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Shredder Ski Jumps

I have a new client with 100+ shredder type guitars. He gave me a couple of the easier ones to work on. The first is an ESP which fretted out with bends up above the 12th fret. I thought it was just the 2/64th" low action, but the last two frets seemed really high. I suspected there was a shim in the pocket, and yeah, there was. The bottom of the neck heel is deformed where the shim was. The shaded/dirty area at the bottom edge. Not den…

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Ian Davlin
Those side markers are a real concern. Here are some options Drill the markers out, fill and instal new markers after the leveling. Make as much improvement as is possible without hitting them Pull th…