Sun Jul 28, 2019 8:34 am
Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:22 am
Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:09 am
Danley wrote:Sounds like you need a neck shim - I know some people like to adhere to the factory setup, but I would never hesitate to tweak to your preference. From my experience, some guitars just need a shim and others don’t.
(You could also lower the bridge a bit if you don’t care to lose some up-bend - I admit I’ve never cared to measure the height on mine but it appears yours is a bit high relative to what I typically see.)
Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:58 pm
Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:53 pm
762 wrote:Danley wrote:Sounds like you need a neck shim - I know some people like to adhere to the factory setup, but I would never hesitate to tweak to your preference. From my experience, some guitars just need a shim and others don’t.
(You could also lower the bridge a bit if you don’t care to lose some up-bend - I admit I’ve never cared to measure the height on mine but it appears yours is a bit high relative to what I typically see.)
Thanks for the reply.
First of all, I want to say that I wanted to check out a USA G&L because I have heard that they are head and shoulders above USA Fenders that are not custom shop. Second, I have read that you can't willy nilly swap G&L necks because each neck is custom fit to each individual body for maximum fit. Given these, how on earth could this guitar leave the factory with such poor playability when set to spec? Why would G&L let a neck that needs to be shimmed pass QC??
As far as my bridge being too high...it's set exactly 3/16", and up-bends get exactly 1.5 steps on the G string like they are supposed to.
I definitely don't want to lose any up-bend...want the full 1.5 steps on the G string. And actually, if the bridge were lowered, I wouldn't even be able to get a 1/2-step up-bend on the High E...so up-bends there would be flat.
I'm really disappointed at the prospect of having to shim the neck and am extra disappointed in my first G&L experience...unless I am missing something simple.
Challenger wrote:It is unlikely G&L would have let the guitar leave the factory set up like this when it was new. The previous owner(s) likely tinkered around with it.
Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:06 am