Quote Originally Posted by Glacies View Post
I would rather pay my tech for it than juggle it back and fourth with GC, but I just want to make sure a shimmed neck isn't the sign of other problems and won't affect anything adversely. The switch thing is a non-issue. I'd fix it myself if I didn't have a policy about working on my guitars.
Shimming is very common to bolt-on guitars and doesn't indicate any problems.

FWIW, I put a shim in my new G&L JB and it made a world of improvement. That bass is not a cheapie by any means either.