Shimming a p bass

[Delamitri79]

Hey folks

 

I need to shim my p bass but I'm worried about causing a ski jump. Ive read loads about it and it varies depending on what forum you read . 

I was gonna use the old business card trick and curious to know have any of ye done this and what were the results 

 

Much appreciated 

Derek 

[SurroundedByManatees]

You can buy full pocket angled (different angled available) shim veneers. These are fine to use and won't case any trouble.

Edited 5 hours ago by SurroundedByManatees

[SurroundedByManatees]

 

This kind of stuff

[spacecowboy]

49 minutes ago, Delamitri79 said:

Hey folks

 

I need to shim my p bass but I'm worried about causing a ski jump. Ive read loads about it and it varies depending on what forum you read . 

I was gonna use the old business card trick and curious to know have any of ye done this and what were the results 

 

Much appreciated 

Derek 

Hey mate, 

 

I think I have a few shims from my old P Bass that worked a treat if you want them? 
 

just cover postage and I’ll send them out?
 

Cheers

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I always use card from whatever packaging I have saved for this purpose sitting amongst the pile of junk on my desk. I do not believe this can possibly cause a ski jump and have never experienced this although I've shimmed well over a dozen of my basses and guitars.

[RogerDodger]

I've shimmed mine previously with just a narrow piece of business card or similar.

You need it to be as long az the width of the neck and about 5 or 6mm wide is fine.

 

Loosen your strungs and then unscrew the neck. Put the card at the end of the neck pocket and screw the neck back in. Re-tune and adjust the height of the bridge to suit your preferences.

 

If your actuon was too low to start with and you can't get it high enough, then you'll need to put the shim at the other end of the neck pocket.

 

Have a fiddle to see what works. You won't break it.

Edited 3 hours ago by RogerDodger

[Delamitri79]

1 hour ago, spacecowboy said:

Hey mate, 

 

I think I have a few shims from my old P Bass that worked a treat if you want them? 
 

just cover postage and I’ll send them out?
 

Cheers

 

 

Appreciate the offer mate but I'll prob be using some sandpaper or a business card. 

 

Was just curious if I needed to worry about potential neck issues 

[Burns-bass]

Before the internet existing you’d just give things a try and see what happens. Nowadays we all spend ages posting about it.

 

Agree with the rest of the posters here. Give it a try and report back.

[Lozz196]

A mate of mine used a playing card on one of mine - very decently used the Ace of Spades ♠️ 🤘

[Reggaebass]

I’ve always used a strip of business card with no problems whatsoever, that very thin shim can make a big difference to your setup, I wouldn’t go any thicker 

[Delamitri79]

Ive just finished putting in a double strip of very fine grade sandpaper and so far it's absolutely perfect for what I wanted to achieve. 

 

Ill report back in a couple of weeks 

 

Thanks so much for all the great tips and advice 

 

BTW this is my 2011 US american standard precision bass