USA Charvel San Dimas trem post question

[guitarzan_josh]

OK.. So I own a Polar White USA Charvel San Dimas and I love the guitar. It it plays great and is set up well. I have discovered something that is REALLY confusing to me and Im wondering if some of you other owners can help me out.

So I was looking at the Trem Posts and noticed that it seems the treble side is higher than the bass side by a good three or four threads. This is not the "pitch" of the floyd but the hight of posts themselves. The strings themselves are level compared to the fretboard, but the floyd is not level compared to the body. Its enough where you can visibly see the angle. Again, the guitar is set up fine, 1/16th of an inch action on the 12th fret on both the E strings.

I guess I'm just confused as to what is causing the floyd to be angled like this compared to the body. Is it the neck pocket that may be angled incorrectly or does the San Dimas body have a "slant" to it?

This is not causing issues with the playability, intonation or anything else with the guitar... its just driving me nuts and I want to know if this is how they all are. I have a USA So-Cal and it isn't like this.

Yes... I am that OCD.

Thanks in advance for any input.

[84sups]

The higher stringer are smaller so the posts have to compensate for that. If the post were even the high strings would sit too high off the fretboard to play comfortably and compromise the intonation.

[guitarzan_josh]

That makes sense.. but its the opposite on my guitar. The high e string side is the side that is higher.

[plon]

Make sure your neck is seated squarely in the neck pocket. Try backing off the neck screws with no string tension, make sure the heel is in flush it will have a slight back angle due to the angled neck pocket to accommodate the necessary neck angle for the non recessed Floyd, and then while holding the neck firmly in place, re install the screws.

[straycat]

Post a pic of that area of the guitar.
Look and see if there is a gap between the body and the neck like plon said it may not be correctly in the neck pocket.
The neck may have have shim under it I have found a few where the shim slipped out of place when they bolted the neck on the body.Hence one side being slightly higher than the other.

[guitarzan_josh]

Pics!

[RobRR]

Could be a number of things. Crooked neck pocket, crooked neck heel, uneven fretboard or messed up saddle locations. Ive had fretboards that are thinner on one side than the other. What ever the cause, what you have there is not normal. I would investigate those four things and report back, though I doubt its a saddle problem.

[guitarzan_josh]

from the best I can tell, It appears that the issue is being caused by the neck pocket. It looks to be about 1/16th or so of an inch thicker on the treble side. WTH? I mean Im OK with it b/c as I said earlier it intonates fine and I have no issues with it. Its just shocking that this can occur. I'm guessing those neck pockets are not CNC'd?? Wonder if I could get them to send me another body? LOL

[Grawnday]

So, will this cause extra wear on the knife edges over time ?

[Gigi]

it can cause different wear on the knife edges and on the posts from the bass side compared to the treble side.
i would level the floyd plate on the same height, bass side to high side although that would cause different action from low e string to hi e string.

@guitarzan_josh: do i see a light neck crack on the third photo?

[bombtek]

Measure (with an accurate ruler) the distance from the guitar body on the treble side to the bottom of the fretboard overhang (just in front of the neck pickup). Get as accurate a measurement as you can. Then do the same on the bass side of the neck. That should tell you if either the neck pocket shelf is off or the squared off portion of the neck that fits into the shelf is off.