Ok guys...I have a problem!! I have recently aquired an early 1960's six string Vox 'Shadow' solid bodied electric which I am now trying to restore. All is going well as the guitar is in pretty good condition and 99% complete but the trem is causing me some problems. When I got the guitar it was fitted with a bridge (in the wrong place) which I don't believe it should have, and the trem mounted too far back on the body. When I removed the bridge and re-possitioned the trem unit it soon became apparent that the strings would touch the fingerboard all the way down!! There is no height adjustment on the trem and the neck hasn't been shimmed - any thoughts?
Cheers,
Russ
Vox Trems anyone??
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Russ,
I've had a look in a few of my old books and on the internet. Unfortunately I've drawn a blank - sorry! All I managed to find was a photo of said guitar complete with trem unit ( http://www.eddieslapper.co.uk/gallery/d ... um=7&pos=0 ). Perhaps this might help you with the trem position on the guitar body?
Anyway, Happy New Year to you and the family. Hope to see you next year sometime.
Best wishes,
Roger
PS There was also a question about the Vox on a forum, but then I guess you know about that one!
I've had a look in a few of my old books and on the internet. Unfortunately I've drawn a blank - sorry! All I managed to find was a photo of said guitar complete with trem unit ( http://www.eddieslapper.co.uk/gallery/d ... um=7&pos=0 ). Perhaps this might help you with the trem position on the guitar body?
Anyway, Happy New Year to you and the family. Hope to see you next year sometime.
Best wishes,
Roger
PS There was also a question about the Vox on a forum, but then I guess you know about that one!
- Russ Gannicott
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Thanks Rog! Yes, that's the very same guitar! I've mounted the trem (without a bridge) and amazingly the intonation is pretty spot on! The problem witht he action was that the neck needed pulling forward which I have now don. The action is a little high by modern standards but the guitar plays pretty well considering its age and construction.
Thanks again for your help, and a very happy new year!
Russ, Carole and Ash.
Thanks again for your help, and a very happy new year!
Russ, Carole and Ash.
- Bob Wilson
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- Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Hi Russ
My first electric guitar was an old early sixties Vox (which had an aerial socket instead of a standard jack ). I remember the necks were prone to warping and the only way I could get a decent action was to shim in the four corners where the neck was screwed to the body and then worry about the truss rod adjustment after it was as near as I could get to what I wanted. This worked pretty well until I got rid of it with only frets 18 to 21 on the G ever needing to be tweaked on a regular basis (about ever 5 to six weeks). I'm sure you don't need any advice on these things but, as I've come across it before, maybe it's worth a try. My guitar warped clockwise to the headstock but was only noticeable at the top end. A friend of mine had a worse problem and made a press with two lengths of heavy plywood and bolts down both sides which he tightened finger tight to a shaped inverse of the neck. He then steamed it every day over a week and tightened a bit more each time in the opposite of the warp. It seemed to work but re-warped within 2-3 months and also needed refretting. If it gets too bad it might be worth trying this but only if you are happy to refret.
Good luck with it
Happy New Year
Bob
My first electric guitar was an old early sixties Vox (which had an aerial socket instead of a standard jack ). I remember the necks were prone to warping and the only way I could get a decent action was to shim in the four corners where the neck was screwed to the body and then worry about the truss rod adjustment after it was as near as I could get to what I wanted. This worked pretty well until I got rid of it with only frets 18 to 21 on the G ever needing to be tweaked on a regular basis (about ever 5 to six weeks). I'm sure you don't need any advice on these things but, as I've come across it before, maybe it's worth a try. My guitar warped clockwise to the headstock but was only noticeable at the top end. A friend of mine had a worse problem and made a press with two lengths of heavy plywood and bolts down both sides which he tightened finger tight to a shaped inverse of the neck. He then steamed it every day over a week and tightened a bit more each time in the opposite of the warp. It seemed to work but re-warped within 2-3 months and also needed refretting. If it gets too bad it might be worth trying this but only if you are happy to refret.
Good luck with it
Happy New Year
Bob
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