Delberthot Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I'm in the process of setting up my Yamaha BB425 properly but the one thing I have noticed is that even with the string height adjusted, the saddles are still pretty high resulting in a huge break angle for the strings I've installed shims on basses before but only when the saddles have bottomed out before reaching the desired string height- is it possible to put the shim in the neck pocket at the end nearest the headstock to bring the angle back slightly so that I can drop the saddles? Would this have any adverse affect on the bass other than I would notice a slight gap between the neck and the pocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Should be no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 As long as there's plenty of thread in the neck - you should be fine. A mm or two shouldn't weaken the joint (assuming you've got 10 mm + of screw in the neck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) [quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1423519313' post='2685932'] As long as there's plenty of thread in the neck - you should be fine. A mm or two shouldn't weaken the joint (assuming you've got 10 mm + of screw in the neck). [/quote]A mm or two! you'll probably need .010" or .015" that's all & it'll be fine Edit: A piece of card - business card type is usually about right! Edited February 9, 2015 by KiOgon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1423520665' post='2685976'] A mm or two! you'll probably need .010" or .015" that's all & it'll be fine Edit: A piece of card - business card type is usually about right! [/quote] Depends on the amount of adjustment you need! I ended up putting about a 2 mm thick shim in my Ibanez neck pocket to get the action down from sky high! (It already had a mm thick shim in it at that!). The general rule is - If you want 2mm adjustment at the bridge - you'll need less than 2 mm of shim. About 2mm of shim gave me about a 4 or 5 mm adjustment at the bridge - but it's a 24 fret neck. a 20 fret neck will be slightly different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Cool - I'm going to do it at the weekend. I normally use kitchen worktop veneer edging as it's not going to compress when I tighten the screws. I might be lucky and find that someone put a shim in at the factory as can often happen and removing this will do exactly what I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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