PRS neck shims - how and where to buy?
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Black Plaid
Other Alan!
I thought neck shims were for re-angling the neck, not just raising it. What are the directions you are seeing?
stewmac.com has some, but they are specified as angles instead of thickness.
https://www.stewmac.com/tonewoods/s...itar-necks/stewmac-neck-shims-for-guitar.html
stewmac.com has some, but they are specified as angles instead of thickness.
https://www.stewmac.com/tonewoods/s...itar-necks/stewmac-neck-shims-for-guitar.html
Hi, the ones referenced by the PTC:
I certainly don’t want to guess what stewmac options work. I’m looking specifically for what PRS makes us believe is broadly available and follow their instructions to the T.
plus, stewmac is ridiculously expensive, $18 ($8 shim + $10 shipping) for a shim???? Lol... come on...
Black Plaid
Other Alan!
From the video I am guessing they are just cut out from paper of the correct thickness. Paper comes in a range of 'weights', contact the PTC and see if they can give you some guidance.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
@Rider1260 to the courtesy phone.
Black Plaid
Other Alan!
Yes, but then the action is too high. The shims are to bring the action back into spec.
alantig
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It doesn’t matter what kind of paper you use - if it does affect the tone negatively, you can just run it through a laser printer to add toner.
Maybe using printed paper with some names like John Mayer, Santana etc will improve the tone considerably...
alantig
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Maybe using printed paper with some names like John Mayer, Santana etc will improve the tone considerably...
I should have printed out all those St. Anger shims...
Black Plaid
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I used a Stew Mac Shim for the first one , it is not the correct shape for the PRS neck pocket so its a bit of work and really easy to break but it works.
For the others I have done I used a plastic conference badge, cut and sanded to shape and thickness/angle I wanted. I like to fill the entire neck pocket when I shim a guitar.
You can just loosen the trim springs and it will float a bit if you don't want to shim.
These shims from Amazon look similar to what PRS is using in the video https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Guita...words=Guitar+neck+shims&qid=1611243697&sr=8-9
For the others I have done I used a plastic conference badge, cut and sanded to shape and thickness/angle I wanted. I like to fill the entire neck pocket when I shim a guitar.
You can just loosen the trim springs and it will float a bit if you don't want to shim.
These shims from Amazon look similar to what PRS is using in the video https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Guita...words=Guitar+neck+shims&qid=1611243697&sr=8-9
Thank you, @Rider1260 - very helpful.
This is no dig at all on PRS, I love them and believe they make the best guitars in the world, and their customer service is superb. The only comment is they do make it seem so simple to float the SS bridge but it requires quite a bit of work depending on your comfort level with tools and guitar work.
This is no dig at all on PRS, I love them and believe they make the best guitars in the world, and their customer service is superb. The only comment is they do make it seem so simple to float the SS bridge but it requires quite a bit of work depending on your comfort level with tools and guitar work.
I used these shims: https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Canad...0.5+1+degree+0.25+0.5+1+degree+,mi,170&sr=1-1
I had to cut and fit the shims to the neck pocket (I trimmed off part of the thicker, bridge-facing end). Using the 0.25 shim made the guitar play great - the action is now much better.
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I used a piece of a D’Addario NYXL pack of strings. Cut to shape, worked like a charm.
