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Originally Posted by noodles  
If you own bolt-on guitars, I guarantee you that most, if not all, of them are shimmed. It is a standard setup practice. Guitars come shimmed from the factory. You'd be amazed at the effect a 1/2" wide strip the thickness of a business card will have on your action and neck angle. A bridge height adjustment ALWAYS goes hand in hand with a neck adjustment, so you are doing nothing to alter the playability. |
i guess i didn't clarify, i meant that i would never alter a guitar i already had set up and shimmed to my liking just to accomodate another pickup. i would just deepen the pickup route in that case.