Do I need a shim?

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, missis sumner said:

How did it sound?

I don’t know but I’ve just looked and it’s sold 😀

[mcnach]

On 30/10/2018 at 16:52, Bridgehouse said:

I’ve got a set - it would be hard to do this with a card as the shims are wedge shaped - the pack comes with different angles.

 

It's a little over-engineered, that's all. No need for a wedge.

[NancyJohnson]

On 28/10/2019 at 18:53, Reggaebass said:

Nice shim on a bass I saw for sale recently 😁

Please tell me it wasn't being sold by the purveyor of instruments for people with big hands.

[Geek99]

I thought I needed a shim recently but it turned out the neck wasn’t quite sitting flat

the material i found best was that thin plastic they used in o pack of socks and underwear to wrap the socks around. Easy to cut, thin  and doesn’t squash

[Reggaebass]

28 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

Please tell me it wasn't being sold by the purveyor of instruments for people with big hands.

😂. I don’t think so, it was on Shpock. 

[prowla]

29 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I thought I needed a shim recently but it turned out the neck wasn’t quite sitting flat

the material i found best was that thin plastic they used in o pack of socks and underwear to wrap the socks around. Easy to cut, thin  and doesn’t squash

I use aluminium food trays - they’re easy to cut to strips and double over to get the required thickness. 

[MrCrane]

On 30/10/2019 at 08:59, missis sumner said:

How did it sound?

I'd hazard a guess that it's a tad on the sharp side.

[Reggaebass]

4 hours ago, prowla said:

I use aluminium food trays - they’re easy to cut to strips and double over to get the required thickness. 

I like that idea, on the few occasions I’ve had to fit a shim I’ve used a strip of business card 🙂

[Ricky 4000]

4 hours ago, prowla said:

I use aluminium food trays - they’re easy to cut to strips and double over to get the required thickness. 

No no no. I tried that and it sounded a bit Chinese. 😬

[prowla]

2 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said:

No no no. I tried that and it sounded a bit Chinese. 😬

That's one to take away...

[Reggaebass]

2 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said:

No no no. I tried that and it sounded a bit Chinese. 😬

Good for noodling on then 🤓

[Geek99]

Trying to curry favour with that suggestion 

[Geek99]

So why aren’t y’all out gigging rather than thinking up weak puns about takeaway food ?

[Ricky 4000]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

So why aren’t y’all out gigging rather than thinking up weak puns about takeaway food ?

Good God man, the last gig I played was around 1993. I'm still carefully planning my come-back.

It ain't easy to find a top quality Grace Jones tribute act within a third of a mile of my location, and without a current bass player... plus I'd have to learn the set... 😬

edit: Actually, I can already play 'Private Life' all the way through. More or less.

Edited November 2, 2019 by Ricky 4000

[prowla]

10 hours ago, Geek99 said:

So why aren’t y’all out gigging rather than thinking up weak puns about takeaway food ?

Good delivery!

[Stub Mandrel]

My Performer has micro-tilt adjustment. I must admit I just backed it right off. Even so the action is lower than most guitars.