Neck problems on a project gutiar

[Leftyzrule580]

I'm putting together a left handed project guitar, using a right handed DK2M neck. Everything was fine on it until I noticed a sizeable gap in between the fretboard extension and the body. I put a string on just to test it, and it bottomed out when the trem was at my usual "zero" position, and I'd have raise the action a LOT to get it to work What can I do in this situation? I'll post pics later.

[Leftyzrule580]

With a string on it

[jdr94]

you could shave the flat of the heel or have someone do it for you.

[Leftyzrule580]

you could shave the flat of the heel or have someone do it for you.

Right, I'll get on that.

[Grandturk]

Watch the length of the neck bolts when you do this - you don't want them going into the fretboard.

[Dred]

Is your floyd recessed or top mount? If it's recessed, you'll have to flat the heel, and if it's non-recessed then you will have to get accustomed to have it at TOM height.

[Rich#6]

Why not try raising the action?:idea:

[Leftyzrule580]

Why not try raising the action?:idea:

Wouldn't I lose trem travel if I did that?

[Rich#6]

Wouldn't I lose trem travel if I did that?

doubt it.

[sully]

before you get all heel-sculpty, shim the top of the neck pocket and see if that straightens you out.

sully

[Carbuff]

before you get all heel-sculpty, shim the top of the neck pocket and see if that straightens you out.

sully

Thats what came to my mind first. Or as they say, "+1"

[missionguitars1]

"before you get all heel-sculpty"

That's damn funny, you might be in the running to be my new footer...oh wait...

What type of body/setup you running? Top mount or recessed? Is it a Floyd, or vintage trem? Sounds like the problem I had with the Star in my avatar, tried a vintage brass trem from Mike Charvel, and UH OH! - the neck pocket was routed for a floating Floyd!

No worries, as I really like it, but it just wasn't what I had originally planned.

And don't mess with that neck, FWIW...you should be able to work your way around this one way or another without shaving it down...

[sully]

here's a bit more clarity. i found this image while researching neck angle calculations for neck thru guitars.



your situation is explained in the bottom picture. if you shim the top of the neck pocket, you'll ease the angle.

sully

[Grandturk]

your situation is explained in the bottom picture. if you shim the top of the neck pocket, you'll ease the angle.

sully

I did the same thing on a Kramer body/Jackson neck thing I had - the trem was non-recessed floating.

[Leftyzrule580]

here's a bit more clarity. i found this image while researching neck angle calculations for neck thru guitars.



your situation is explained in the bottom picture. if you shim the top of the neck pocket, you'll ease the angle.

sully

Hey man, thanks a ton! What should I shim the neck with?