Quote Originally Posted by RalphH View Post
Thanks Simon
I will be a full pocket shim of equal thickness. The genuine SR5's have the neck on the same plane as the body, so I'm sticking with that as I'm trying for a replica. I'm finding it hard to get veneers without importing from Australia and ending up with way more than I need, and spending close to $50 including postage; hence my question about using metal. Would there be any sonic difference if I used a shim of brass for instance? Or aluminium?
You can always try a reclaimer's yard or a demo merchant for scrap offcut pieces of hardwood. Timber Recyclers on Archers road down on "The Shore" comes to mind, but i'd daresay there'd have to be an alternative near Silverdale or the Albany industrial zone?