Cooking with Floyd Rose

[SuperSwede]

You might have to put a thin shim under the heal of the neck to change the angle and lower the action. Is the truss rod straight?

The neck has a slight relief, but perhaps I should try to adjust the truss rod.
What kind of shim should I get? Is it hard to install for a non tech guy?

I noticed that the low E is a bit higher than the other strings. Is it possible to lower individual strings on a floyd?

[Spudman***]

The neck has a slight relief, but perhaps I should try to adjust the truss rod.
What kind of shim should I get? Is it hard to install for a non tech guy?

I noticed that the low E is a bit higher than the other strings. Is it possible to lower individual strings on a floyd?

Shim material can be anything from thin cardboard to strips of plastic.

You can change string height individually with thin metal shims made especially for that purpose. You might need to see a guitar repair person to get them. It's not fun or easy to do, but the shims go under each individual bridge piece.

[SuperSwede]

Shim material can be anything from thin cardboard to strips of plastic.

You can change string height individually with thin metal shims made especially for that purpose. You might need to see a guitar repair person to get them. It's not fun or easy to do, but the shims go under each individual bridge piece.

So basically I could add a thin piece of cardboard? I guess that anything that makes the neck go backwards a bit would work?

[Spudman***]

So basically I could add a thin piece of cardboard? I guess that anything that makes the neck go backwards a bit would work?

Exactly. I've seen guitars from the factory with plastic and cardboard shims.