dalandser Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hello, I bought a cheap Johnson strat copy for a student. He's left handed so I was pretty happy to find one. The problem is now that I'm trying to set it up is that the strings almost all completely fret out from about the 10th-12th fret and up. The neck adjustment seems OK and I tried shimming the neck end of the neck pocket with a piece of calling card, but then the nut was so high relative to the bridge that the action looked like a cheap acoustic. Does anyone have any advice for me? It will be greatly appreciated. Have a great day. - Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYou Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 If adjusting the bridge or loosening the truss rod dosn't work, you could file down and recrown those frets, if you feel like putting the work into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalandser Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 My oh my. The neck pickup had staggered poles causing this. Please have mercy on me! Thanks for the heads up. The frets were amazing on this guitar for what it is, that was another thing that was confusing me. Lol, wow, my bad. Have a great day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYou Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Haha I've done it too. No worries. There have been a couple times where I built an entire guitar, then during the setup couldn't figure out why it was buzzing and pinching at high frets. I'd go crazy inspecting the frets and bridge, only to find everything was perfect. Eventually I'd find one of the humbuckers, which hadn't been adjusted yet, was angled a little and the strings were touching the cover. I'd go around and around for ridiculous amounts of time just to find that one obvious answer. Edited May 20, 2013 by NotYou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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