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For me, there’s a simple solution to this problem - just don’t buy a Gibson with a steep neck angle. I find it alters the whole geometry and feel of the guitar as well, in a bad way - possibly even the sound. I struggle to get comfortable with the neck angle on a Les Paul anyway... so a convenient first check is just to look at the bridge height. If the height wheels need to be more than 1/4” above the body when the action is set right, it’s too high and I’m not interested in that guitar.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
ps how can you tell mine is at a low angle by that single photo?
The bottom line is that your guitar has been made correctly. Many aren't - including some in the 50s as well, but at some point Gibson intentionally increased the neck angle in order to give more leeway for their 'roughly in the right ballpark will do' approach to neck fitting. Believe it or not, the underside of the tenon is deliberately cut to allow 'wiggle room' - the exact opposite of how it should - and easily can - be done with modern tooling.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Couldn't care less if it isn't 'correct' and now bothered about marking my guitars. Only guitar it will not work on is my ESP LTD Phoenix 1000, as the bridge and tail piece are too close to one another and so the angle will not work, strings fall out slots on bridge etc
Pity, as I love that guitar and would have liked it top wrapped.
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That's the extent of the damage on my SG after 10 years of having it like this. I've next to bugger all. You can see on the plain strings where it's dug in and I haven't quite put it back in the same groove.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Probably not an issue if you're always going to do it, but looks a right mess if you don't.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Very little IMO.
As for "when am I ready?" You'll never be ready. It works in reverse, you become ready by doing it. - pmbomb
There's also the issue that when the bridge is up really high it seems to flex back and forward on the posts when you bend strings, and causes tuning problems. A friend had two LP Customs, one with a high bridge and one low, which seem to indicate that - the one with the high bridge would never stay in tune, and I'd done the same work on the nut on both of them.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein