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Originally Posted by futuresoptions
Hey Rick, I was thinking of sanding the lower part of the neck down, but I could just as well do the credit card shim job on the upper part of the neck. I will have to loosen the neck to see if pulling the top of the joint up will allow the bottom to go down any. If it doesn't, I will probably have to sand it down...
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I would not sand that neck except just to remove the finish if that's how you like them. I've done plenty of shimming and it's always reversible. Start cutting/removing wood and there's no going back.
My newest Strat has a large recessed screw in the neck joint that you can adjust with an allen wrench through a hole in the neck plate and it acts like a shim if you need it. I had never seen such a thing before, but it's a cool idea.
My new EVH Wolfgang has a common problem for those guitars where the high E string is too close to the edge of the neck and pulls off too easily. I tried adjusting the neck screws and Floyd Rose nut last night and it's not making a difference. Not sure what to do here.