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Post subject: Neck Angle and Action
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:40 am
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I have read several posts about people not being able to to get their action low enough, especially after replacing the bridge with a Badass.

The answer lies in the neck angle, which can be adjusted on Fender guitars by either shimming the neck or adjusting the neck angle screw if you have a '70's or 80's with the screw and 3 bolt neck system.

If you have to shim the neck, remove the 4 neck bolts, and slide about a 1/2" snippet of a medium guitar pick into the neck pocket and reattach the neck. This will tilt the neck back and allow you to lower the action.

You will also have to check and recalibrate the intonation on the neck after this procedure.

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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:19 am
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Great info, just wanna add this:

SHIMMING/MICRO-TILT™ ADJUSTMENT
Shimming is a procedure used to adjust the pitch of the neck in relation to the body. A shim is placed in the neck pocket, underneath the butt end of the neck. On many American series guitars, a Micro-Tilt adjustment is offered. It replaces the need for a shim by using a hex screw against a plate installed in the butt end of the neck. The need to adjust the pitch (raising the butt end of the neck in the pocket, thereby pitching the neck back) of the neck occurs in situations where the string height is high and the action adjustment is as low as the adjustment will allow.

To properly shim a neck, the neck must be removed from the neck pocket of the body. A shim approximately 1/4" (6.4 mm) wide by 1 3/4" (44.5 mm) long by .010" (0.25 mm) thick will allow you to raise the action approximately 1/32" (0.8 mm). For guitars with the Micro-Tilt adjustment, loosen the two neck screws on both sides of the adjustment access hole on the neckplate by at least four full turns. Tightening the hex adjustment screw with an 1/8" hex wrench approximately 1/4 turn will allow you to raise the action approximately 1/32". Retighten the neck screws when the adjustment is complete. The pitch of the neck on your guitar has been preset at the factory and in most cases will not need to be adjusted.

Note: If you feel that this adjustment needs to be made and you're not comfortable doing it yourself, take your guitar to your local Fender Authorized Dealer.


Taken frome here: http://www.fender.com/support/basses.php


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