Blick Fang

On 11/15/2019 at 2:54 PM, Bizman62 said:

 Try strips of a soda can!

Ummm.   I don't think thats a good idea.  Why don't I just use razorblades?

The pine wood shim work nicely.  The guitar stays in tune and sounds its best.  The "resonance" control on the amp was up too much, causing a lot of "flub"

Thanks for stopping by.

Hi All

Noob Guy.  It's wonderful to be here!

I have an Ibanez RG 421 that I fit with a neck from a different RG.  After a while, I noticed it would move ever so slightly because the pocket is a bit wider than the neck, causing some tuning issues on the treble side, coincidentally where there is a small gap between the heel side and the neck and the body of the guitar,

Anyhow, that gap is my problem.  People misunderstand and tell me I should get those stewmac under neck shims.  Its not a height problem.  It's width problem.

So I tried a regular door shim and cut it down to size.  Its dimensions kinda remind me of a postage stamp.  I popped it in and put the neck in and it was tight and I was happy.  The only thing that concerned me was the composition of the wood.  It was pine and it was concernably soft.

I strung it up and plugged it in and it sounded like ca-ca.

I should mention that I have a new amp.  One day it sound great and other days it sounds meh.

Tonight I will try my other guitars and see where I stand with the amp.  If the amp sounds good (for some reason it usually does on Fridays!)  I know my little soft shim is the culprit and that pine is not the answer.  I may cut 2 Fender tortoise heavies to fit in there.  I had just one in before.  The guitar rocked but didn't seem to stay in tune.

I guess my winded, coffee infused post asks "What would you use for the shim material?"

Thank you and I hope you are having a good day.