i think mine had that marking under the pickgaurd too. ?? Shaped shims fit most neck pockets with a rounded heel. I couldn’t give a number, I used a 1mm guitar pick, cut slightly short. Best $9 I've spent in a long time. All of my problems went away. I was curious as to what angle I should buy from StewMac? My package did arrive a few days late, but I can’t blame StewMac for that. "My Jazzmaster needed a better string break angle over the bridge. Hey, I recently bought a new Jazzmaster Player Series. Keep these on hand for a quick turnaround on this common repair. I found out about shimming the neck. Jazzmasters like heavier gauge strings. Then tighten the rear screws snug. For the record I have a JM which is not shimmed and a Jag which is. Nope. When you need that combination of lower action and just the right amount of float for the trem you can dial it in everytime. Not a whole lot, but seems like enough. I also bought a player series about 3 weeks ago, the only issue I had was the strings seemed too close to the pickups/ Frets so I just adjusted the bridge to raise the strings a little bit and its been perfectly fine ever since. Well made. Cookies help us deliver our Services. As Dan Erlewine describes in his Guitar Player Repair Guide: "This gap may cause an upward kink in the neck. Submit links to audio clips of artists, soundclips you've made, questions and general discussion about Jazzmasters and all other offset guitars in general. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Fixed the problems I was having with both the bridge and trem and turned the Bass VI from a dog into a real player. Hey, I recently bought a new Jazzmaster Player Series. No adjustments needed to be made—fit like a charm out of the bag. yeah, i'd say the body looks like an early 60's one. —Erick Coleman, guitar repairman and StewMac tech advisor, Taper specs (approximate) 3 shaped shims for guitar By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Had a Sharp & buzzing G string on a G&L Doheny Tribute. Dan creates tapered shims that cover the entire heel of the neck—with these ready-made shims, that work is done for you. And I was considering shimming the neck before I cut the neck pocket too deep (it's a standard way to alleviate the bridge buzz) Here's the body after I finished the body routes before rounding the corners. Not complaining, just sayin. Thanks. Finish by tightening the forward screws good and tight and the rear ones snug, but not really 'hard tight.... to … The item I ordered was 9 bucks, and shipping was 9 bucks. I should have ordered 3 as shipping would have been the same. Shimming the neck is subjective. you can see the yellowstain and the neck pocket looks a good quality tight fit for the neck. After removing 1/8" off the top, it's still thicker than a standard jazzmaster, but it doesn't look chunky anymore. In my experience shimming changes two thing: 1. the angle btw neck and body and 2. the angle of the strings btw bridge and trem. If you want to ad just a smidgen, the cut up some shims from a clean coke can. You can trim along the lasered line to fit the shim to a pocket with a flat heel, like a Tele. FREE Shipping with StewMAX is now available! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The holes lined up perfectly and installation took no more than five minutes! This is my first JM so I really can't compare the POS bridge that came with the guitar with the nicer bridges that come with more expensive JMs, but its eliminated buzzing (and I use .09s) and the guitar sounds fantastic. The action on the upper frets is now exactly where it’s supposed to be.After marking the blanks for the screw holes I applied thin superglue to both sides of each shim where I was going to drill. You can trim along the lasered line to fit the shim to a pocket with a flat heel, like a Tele. The improved version of the classic Fender Strat Bridge, The most consistent, top quality Strat® replacement body on the market today. If you continue without changing your settings, you're agreeing to receive all cookies on the StewMac website. it looks as if someone's done something to it though. The Jag got a bit more solid sounding and sustainy after shimming it with a slice of a credit card (vintage VISA for the best tone.. If you plan to run 10s or lighter, look at an aftermarket bridge, mastery or a fender mustang too. Shaped: 2-3/16" x 3" (55.56mm x 76.12mm) You still have to wrap a little bit of tape around the thimbles but that's easy enough and you'll not use any where near as much tape as with the one you listed. If you have to shim a neck this is the only way to do it right.

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