Moderators Kindness Posted February 12, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 12, 2009 snip Awesome! I wish we could show everyone the difference a good setup makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groutt Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 ... edit: I started writing a shimming thread a few months back, but never finished it because I wanted to take pictures... You can use mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 12, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 12, 2009 You can use mine. You need to patent your process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cpt. Spliff Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 You can use mine. I've seen this picture before. It's amazing. Quality wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 I've never had a situation where i've had to shim a neck (knock on wood.) Of course, I don't usually buy basses that cost under $750 so I'm thinking this may have something to do with it. After having dinner with Kindness and talking about my fret buzz issues, all of them were resolved when i returned home by loosening truss rods. It's probably the 100% humidity here that causes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 12, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 12, 2009 After having dinner with Kindness and talking about my fret buzz issues, all of them were resolved So the moral of the story is, if you have setup issues, just have dinner with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Senator Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 I have a MIM Jazz V that was set up at a music shop with a shim in the neck pocket. They put a piece of a business card with some kind of really thin, soft material stuck on it. Looks like the saddles are pretty high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 I've never had a situation where i've had to shim a neck (knock on wood.) Of course, I don't usually buy basses that cost under $750 so I'm thinking this may have something to do with it. Quality basses often get shims at the factory. I have found factory shims in three of my EBMM basses, a 1980s MIJ Fender and two Lakland Skylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 So the moral of the story is, if you have setup issues, just have dinner with me. Definitely would do again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georgestrings Posted February 13, 2009 Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 I'm using my TU-2 to set the intonation. It's no Peterson, but if you're careful you can get a very accurate intonation adjustment with it. You know, I thought so, too - until I checked the basses I had *carefully intonated* with a TU-2... Out of 4 basses, an average of 3 strings per bass weren't intonated all that well - and a difference could definitely be heard afterwards... Think of it this way - the Strobostomp is 30x more accurate than the TU-2, sooo.... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted February 13, 2009 Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 You know, I thought so, too - until I checked the basses I had *carefully intonated* with a TU-2... Out of 4 basses, an average of 3 strings per bass weren't intonated all that well - and a difference could definitely be heard afterwards... Think of it this way - the Strobostomp is 30x more accurate than the TU-2, sooo.... - georgestrings I use a TU2 to tune and intonate also... maybe I need to look into getting a strobothingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members toolbar Posted February 13, 2009 Members Share Posted February 13, 2009 excellent post! I had the same problem but only on the E. I had a bit of both. I have a G&L L1000 with a micro pitch - tightened the truss rod and then had to adjust the pitch. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phantasm Posted February 16, 2009 Members Share Posted February 16, 2009 Well, inspired by this thread, I decided to shim the only bass that I've never been able to lower the action on - my '82 Gibson Victory Standard. This was my first "real bass." Too bad I can't go back in time 15 years and tell myself to take the neck off, fold a business card in half, and put it between the neck and the pocket. I can now properly set the action with the bridge. Live and Learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 16, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 16, 2009 Well, inspired by this thread, I decided to shim the only bass that I've never been able to lower the action on - my '82 Gibson Victory Standard. This was my first "real bass." Too bad I can't go back in time 15 years and tell myself to take the neck off, fold a business card in half, and put it between the neck and the pocket. I can now properly set the action with the bridge. Live and Learn. The good news is your self 15 years from now won't have to fret about the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted February 16, 2009 Members Share Posted February 16, 2009 won't have to fret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted February 16, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 16, 2009 You me and my puns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted February 16, 2009 Members Share Posted February 16, 2009 It's really damn confusing seeing C7 in TB's avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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