Fender Jaguar Neck Shim at Sean Pride blog

Fender Jaguar Neck Shim. Remove one shim, adjust the bridge and pickups. Shim the neck to change neck angle. Find out why and learn how to shim a neck the right way. A few bucks on a neck shim can go a long way towards eliminating nasty bridge rattles and buzzes on these guitars. Before i even took it apart to verify date codes i could see the neck was shimmed because of the gap. My '64 jag i just got has a shim in the neck. The yellow and black paint mishmash in the neck pocket is just like on mine (except for the shadow from the paint stick, more visible on. This allows you to raise the bridge to change string angle (without crazy high action). A shimmed neck requires a higher set bridge, which steepens the break angle, minimises unwanted noises and, hopefully, secures the strings. If you bought the guitar new, you should have an allen key with it that must be used to raise or lower the bridge. While my jag plays pretty well, the tension and action you get with a high break angle sounds really interesting to try.

Remove one shim, adjust the bridge and pickups. A shimmed neck requires a higher set bridge, which steepens the break angle, minimises unwanted noises and, hopefully, secures the strings. This allows you to raise the bridge to change string angle (without crazy high action). If you bought the guitar new, you should have an allen key with it that must be used to raise or lower the bridge. My '64 jag i just got has a shim in the neck. The yellow and black paint mishmash in the neck pocket is just like on mine (except for the shadow from the paint stick, more visible on. Before i even took it apart to verify date codes i could see the neck was shimmed because of the gap. While my jag plays pretty well, the tension and action you get with a high break angle sounds really interesting to try. Shim the neck to change neck angle. A few bucks on a neck shim can go a long way towards eliminating nasty bridge rattles and buzzes on these guitars.

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Fender Jaguar Neck Shim Remove one shim, adjust the bridge and pickups. Shim the neck to change neck angle. Find out why and learn how to shim a neck the right way. If you bought the guitar new, you should have an allen key with it that must be used to raise or lower the bridge. Remove one shim, adjust the bridge and pickups. My '64 jag i just got has a shim in the neck. While my jag plays pretty well, the tension and action you get with a high break angle sounds really interesting to try. This allows you to raise the bridge to change string angle (without crazy high action). Before i even took it apart to verify date codes i could see the neck was shimmed because of the gap. The yellow and black paint mishmash in the neck pocket is just like on mine (except for the shadow from the paint stick, more visible on. A shimmed neck requires a higher set bridge, which steepens the break angle, minimises unwanted noises and, hopefully, secures the strings. A few bucks on a neck shim can go a long way towards eliminating nasty bridge rattles and buzzes on these guitars.