Neck Shims

[scotty]

I have been thinking about making a neck shim to install an OFR on a Warmoth body. I have never done this before so I have a few concerns. I have been doing some reading on the board and found that the shim should be 4 degrees. I would assume that I will have to fill and re-drill the holes in the neck to compensate for the new angle which would also create a gap between neck and body.

Has anybody done this before? And could you give me some tips?

[Newc]

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Shimming a neck in 5 easy steps:
1 -Get a business card.
2 - Cut about 3/4" wide strip off of said business card and round one edge to conform to the neck pocket.
3 - Place piece of card under the neck heel at the back of the pocket.
4 - Attach neck.
5 - Floyd your ass off.

Repeat 1-5 until you get the angle/action you want.

Pierce the holes into the shim before mounting the neck. If not, turning the first bolt will turn the shim. You can also cut it so it fits between the bolts, but I prefer it to go from end to end.

[DonP]

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Or you could do it like I did and dig out the router. I was also going for a sunken pocket / smaller heel for better high fret access.

I think I actually free-handed the neck pocket. And you guys thought Newc was dangerous LOL!

[LexLuthier]

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Old credit cards work good for shims too, FWIW.

[slash]

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I have used a couple of washers. Worked for me [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Any opinions on angled neck pocket vs. shims?

[Newc]

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I'd prefer an angled neck pocket, but I won't be doing one anytime soon [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[chrisintampa]

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i went to a hobby store and got some thin brass and then just cut it... worked like a charm.

the floyd on my tele was sitting up about 3/8 of an inch. once i shimmed the neck, the floyd is sitting on the body..

[scotty]

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Thanks for the info guys.

[Chuckracer]

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You can stick all sorts of shit in there. As long as it's a hard material, you're good to go.
I once found a very flat joint in the neck pocket of a Jackson!

I don't remember what happened after that...

[nor]

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A joint in the joint?
[img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[scotty]

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lol

[DonP]

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Mojo!

[Budman68]

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[ QUOTE ]
You can stick all sorts of shit in there. As long as it's a hard material, you're good to go.
I once found a very flat joint in the neck pocket of a Jackson!

I don't remember what happened after that...

[/ QUOTE ]

<font color="aqua">soooo that's where it got too! Man, I spent hours looking for that damn thing..... [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] </font>

[JBall008]

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I've been working on one and did the business card thing. Works pretty well.