To Jon: Size of MM neck shims?

[flukather]

Hi Jon!

I need to shim my EBMM Luke I guitars to be able to have the Floyd Rose trem raised higher and still have the same string height. Right now I have a neck that is very straight, but not to straight, and my string height is factory recommended. My trem is so far into the body its practically touching the guitar with the underside of the trem. Soooo...

How big are the factory installed shims that you can find on some Music Man guitars? Also what materials do you use?

Regards
Niklas

 

[GWDavis28]

I've never needed to shim any of my guitars, but I remember a few people here saying that they've used these:

• Matchbook cover
• Credit Card (Old)

Hope this helps, Glenn |B)

 

[jongitarz]

.012 .016 .020 They are made of plastic and are used to compensate for the lack of inividual saddle height adjustment on the Floyd Rose trem.

 

[Chad]

.012 .016 .020 They are made of plastic and are used to compensate for the lack of inividual saddle height adjustment on the Floyd Rose trem.

Are you talking about bridge shims or neck shims?

 

[Chad]

Other things that can be used as a neck shim:

--Cardboard like the kind used for a cereal box
--A shaved piece of wood....though it can be hard to cut it that thin and accurately

 

[flukather]

Are you talking about bridge shims or neck shims?

I am talking about neck shims, it seems like Jon thought i ment bridge shims. Could I please get that info instead Jon?

 

[jongitarz]

Those are neck shim measurements.

 

[GHWelles]

I have same questions . . .

 

[jaxadam]

I have same questions . . .

good lord, still can't let that one die?



Take a business card and cut it. Those will work as well.

 

[jongitarz]

I have same questions . . .

LOL!

 

[jongitarz]

good lord, still can't let that one die?



Take a business card and cut it. Those will work as well.

Not in the long run...They will get thinner over time.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Engineers brass shimstock is good too.
You can cut it with a pair of scissors and comes in a tin of various thickness.
Spud

 

[Chad]

Those are neck shim measurements.

I asked because I don't see how a neck shim can make up for a lack of invididual bridge saddle adjustments. A neck shim can raise or lower one or both sides of a neck as a whole, but a neck shim can't fine tune individual string heights to the extent that individuals saddles allow.

 

[jaxadam]

Not in the long run...They will get thinner over time.

Hilarious. Just trying to positively reinforce another person that they weren't the only one with the same issues, and a big joke is made out of it.

 

[tommyindelaware]

i use the thin martin triangle picks.....cut them to the size i need. they are wide enough , thin enough......&
they don't compress like cardboard does after while........

 

[jongitarz]

Hilarious. Just trying to positively reinforce another person that they weren't the only one with the same issues, and a big joke is made out of it.

Dude, you need to lighten up a bit.

 

[jaxadam]

Dude, you need to lighten up a bit.

Well, when you try to help someone out and get ripped on in a few threads, it gets old. I guess that's why I don't contribute much here.

 

[jongitarz]

Where were you ripped on in this thread?

 

[jaxadam]

It was getting there, that whole I have same problems/I have same questions crap

 

[jongitarz]

It just seems to me you are being over sensitive about it...Nobody is ripping on you. As BP says, relax and enjoy the ride.















And lighten up a bit