I got my first Warmoth body a few weeks ago and stuck a MIM strat neck on it. After a few days, I decided to get a 24 3/4" conversion maple fretboard neck from the Warmoth showcase. After putting it on, the action is pretty high. I lowered the bridge as far as it could go, in fact, if I use the trem arm, the tail piece gets caught on the body & doesn't return to it's original position, throwing the guitar out of tune. Is there any reason why I would have good results with the MIM neck, but not from the Warmoth? Is there a good way to fix this without a shim in the neck joint? (I don't think the problem is with the angle of the neck pocket. The action is pretty high all the way down the neck. The whole thing just needs to be raised a bit.) Any help you could offer would be, well.... helpful. Thank you.
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Warmoth does a good job of cutting the nut slots, but they make the cuts a bit shallow so you can increase their depth to suit your needs. The thinking, I'm sure, is that you can always cut them more but you can't put back what you take away.
Also, it's worthwhile to check the relief. They don't set that coming from the factory. Might make for a higher action than is necessary or comfortable.
Also, it's worthwhile to check the relief. They don't set that coming from the factory. Might make for a higher action than is necessary or comfortable.
I went back and looked. the nut does seem to be cut higher than the Fender neck I had. Although the strings do still seem to be quite close to the first fret. I'd worry about cutting it much deeper and causing a buzz. I've adjusted the truss rod & fretting the string at the first fret & up where the neck joins the body, It looks similar to where I have my other guitars.
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Wi11is said:
It's frighteningly easy to over-cut the nut slots, and the thing is just ruined at that point. But, the only trick to it is to go slow. One or two slices, then measure. It'll take a while to get where you wanna be, but you'll keep from going past where you wanna be.
And don't skimp on the tools. Go get a set of feeler gauges at least. A fine set can be had at any automotive supply for $5-$7. Stack up ~.012" and check your first fret clearance while fretting the second.
Thank you!!! I ended up taking it down to the local guitar repair shop to have them perform this. Was nervous about doing it myself. After getting it back, the guitar plays like a dream. After years of playing guitars that are kinda like the one i want, I finally have it & I couldn't be more impressed with it.
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