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In this episode, Ben, explains how to repair a kit guitar by putting a shim underneath the neck and another under the nut. He discusses whether or not this is a good idea and the history of 'shimming'.

If you have any questions about this repair or any other repair you are undertaking, or have any suggestions to improve this repair, please leave a comment below.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:01 The background of shimming in the Fender franchise
2:44 Looking at the guitar - shim or recess?
3:17 Off with the strings
4:02 We find out what's wrong with the nut
4:36 Off with the neck
5:36 Maple veneer for the shim, cut, file, and create an angle with levelling beam
12:54 It is a perfect fit
13:21 Marking the holes in the shim
15:17 Removing the nut
16:57 How to shim a nut
20:38 Gluing the shimmed nut onto the neck
20:50 Putting the guitar back together
22:31 New strings
24:45 Adjusting the bridge to get more height on the strings
25:21 Using the under string radius gauge to find the radius
26:00 Using the Crimson Guitars fret rocker to check the frets. And they are not level!
27:44 Shimmed nut too high now so Crimson Guitars nut slotting file comes into play
30:20 Conclusion
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