Top E closer to edge of fret than it should be?

[JetFixxxer]

I have this problem with my soloist, so I can't merely take the neck off...the side of the nut is flush with the neck on the high e side, and has a 3/64" length between the low E side of the nut and the neck. The nut screws in from the front, and I assume it would either require bastardising the nut (turn the holes into slots) or fucking with the neck, neither option of which really appeals to me!

You need to plug the current holes with some hard wood dowels and glue. Then make the dowels flush. Place the neck where you want it and mark the holes with a #30 drill bit.


Here is an example.
http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~ihsahn/guitar/neckPlug.html

[KMud]

You need to plug the current holes with some hard wood dowels and glue. Then make the dowels flush. Place the neck where you want it and mark the holes with a #30 drill bit.

It's a soloist SL1, so it's a thru-neck...I assume you meant 'nut' not 'neck' (or meant to quote the guy whose thread I'm hijacking :ROTF. I'll probably get my handy dandy local luthier to give it a look then, as I don't want to wreck my guitar

[JetFixxxer]

It's a soloist SL1, so it's a thru-neck...I assume you meant 'nut' not 'neck' (or meant to quote the guy whose thread I'm hijacking :ROTF. I'll probably get my handy dandy local luthier to give it a look then, as I don't want to wreck my guitar

Sorry I'm a Jackson n00b.....

[KMud]

So'm I, but I'm learning pretty quickly from this forum (*creep* *creep*).

[Model1VH2]

I have this problem with my soloist, so I can't merely take the neck off...the side of the nut is flush with the neck on the high e side, and has a 3/64" length between the low E side of the nut and the neck. The nut screws in from the front, and I assume it would either require bastardising the nut (turn the holes into slots) or fucking with the neck, neither option of which really appeals to me!

First, try loosening the nut and try shifting it to the one side as you tighten it back up.
Sorta the same principal and shifting a neck back into place (or realigning).

If that doesn't work, oval both holes slightly to allow more room to shift.
Then again, shift the nut to that one side as you tighten it back up.

[KMud]

First, try loosening the nut and try shifting it to the one side as you tighten it back up.
Sorta the same principal and shifting a neck back into place (or realigning).

If that doesn't work, oval both holes slightly to allow more room to shift.
Then again, shift the nut to that one side as you tighten it back up.

Was along the lines of what I was thinking, but confirmation is nice. I'll give this a go tomorrow, I should be changing the pickups anyhow (as long as postie is kind). Ta!

[delt]

With a bolt-on neck, as mentioned above, just unscrew it and screw it back straight. For a neck-through or set-neck, the only option i see for fixing this would be to move the holes for the bridge just a bit sideways. One way to do it for a floyd type bridge is to patch the 2 holes with fiberglass and redo them at the correct spots. Tune-o-matics and other hardtails should be less hassle.

Personally i think it makes sense for the high E string to have a bit more "fret length" than the low E, because normally your wrist/forearm is under the fretboard and not over it. So when you play, you tend to pull the strings downwards more than upwards. Plus, when you pull the high E string off the fretboard (excessive bends or vibrato) it can get stuck under the frets, which is annoying.