Plastic Shim Under Locking Nut

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    Alex Hau

    So a few months back I replaced the locking nut on my LTD M-400 and there was a flat piece of plastic underneath the locking nut. This is not a big deal to me considering its a less expensive guitar and the craftsmanship might not be perfect. The problem is the height of my stings are unbalanced. The plastic shim is only on the high E side of the nut. The high E string though the G string are much higher than the low E and I have set my action super high in order to not get any fret buzz on the A string. I guess my real question is, where can I get one of these pieces of plastic and has anyone experienced a similar problem?!? 

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    Pushead
    Pushead wrote

    It's pretty common to fine tune a locking nut or even a fixed bridge with shims. In fact, most places you buy a replacement locking nut will include shims with it. Here's where I get my shims:

    https://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_Parts/Bridges_and_Tailpieces/Bridges_and_Tailpieces_for_Electric_Guitar/Floyd_Rose_Tremolos/Shims_for_Floyd_Rose_Locking_Nut_Set_of_8.html

    But you can get them in most luthier or instrument repair places.

    Amazon offers the official Floyd Rose shims, as well.

    https://www.amazon.com/Locking-Shims-Floyd-Rose-Guitar/dp/B00XS7YEEK

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      metalhobo
      metalhobo wrote

      you can really use anything for a shim. I've used a small strip of paper folded in half or thirds

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