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12.03.06, 09:32 AM #1
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Is my neck shot?
Hey, all. I picked up an OLP MM1 a few weeks ago at a scratch & dent Musician's Friend. I did a stripe job and put a Floyd on it. I'm all done with it now but I got major fret buzz. The Floyd is parallel with the body and I've adjusted the tuss rod. If I tighten it it sraightens the neck and makes the action closer but it buzzes like hell. But when I back off and loosen the rod, it eventually stops buzzing, but the strings are a mile off the fretboard- especially at the higher frets. It was like that when I bought it too, but I thought it just needed some adjustment. I think the neck may be twisted or something. I can't really tell. Is my neck shot?
P.S. Will an EBMM neck fit on an OLP body? Are the bolt paterns the same?
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12.03.06, 10:10 AM #2
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If the Floyd is flush mounted, the neck is going to need to be shimmed to adjust for the that. You might be better off taking it to a qualified guitar tech to shim it and set you intonation/action. Also, no offense, but it's offensive to even consider putting an EBMM neck on an OLP. The OLP's are very nice guitars for the $$$, but you could buy about a half dozen for what it's going to cost for and EBMM neck. Plus, unless you're buying one off of someone selling a used one, you ain't buying one anyway. Unless you currently have an EBMM, the company won't sell you a new neck. You have to send your old neck back in order to receive a replacement, which will cost almost as much as a new guitar.
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12.03.06, 04:27 PM #3
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Damn! Thats why I love this place so much. The shim worked beatifully. I actually thought about that before because the guitar that I robbed the Floyd from had it's neck shimmed. Thanks G Proud. I know the real Musicman is in a different leauge as the OLP copy, but I was just curious if the neck would fit. Actually the OLP neck is very comfortable to play. This is just a fun project guitar that I don't care too much if I fuck up ya know? I was actually suprised how much I like playing it. And it sounds good too.
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12.06.06, 03:43 PM #4
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How thick is the shim you used, and what did you use for it? I have a VERY similar issue.
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It's about as thick as a guitar pick. You could actually cut a pick in half and line up the two pieces at the back of the neck slot on the body. I was suprised it made that much difference, but it did. Like I said, I used the shim that I robbed out of a Strat, which I also robbed the Floyd Rose from. It's just a small, thin piece of plastic.
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Now comes my favorite part of the show. It's my favorite part of the whole evening. We've been on tour since March and I have no better time anytime then right now because I get to go sit down, have myself a nice cold one and listen to the greatest rock n'roll guitar player in the world. Mr. Eddie Van Halen. - Sammy Hagar
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Actually Zaxxon, your pictures on the replica thread were what I used as a template for mine.
It looked killer, so I had to do one myself. I wasn't origionally going to put a Floyd on it. But I had a real Floyd on a Strat that I don't really ever play, so I said screw it, I only paid a $140 for the OLP and if I screw it up, oh well. But it turned out pretty well for my first such project. Now I don't have the urge to butcher my Wolfie (thankfully). If I knew how to post pictures I'd post one.
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Thanks man that's awesome. I'd like to see it. I used my olp cause I have a axis on order. I used Bretts post on page 4 of the EVH Replica page of this site for the stripes sizes plus thos pictures of Ed in front of the truck. I also used the forums at eddievanhalen.com to get some ideas of what paint to use and how to do it. I really want to do a frankenstrat but it seems hard as hell. I might just save up and buy a meanstreet one. I have a meanstreet 5150 relic and it's freakin awesome looking and a sweet guitar to play.
Now comes my favorite part of the show. It's my favorite part of the whole evening. We've been on tour since March and I have no better time anytime then right now because I get to go sit down, have myself a nice cold one and listen to the greatest rock n'roll guitar player in the world. Mr. Eddie Van Halen. - Sammy Hagar
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