Monday, August 16, 2010

Malfunctioning Micro-Tilt

This Peavey T-25 came into the shop with extremely high action. A peek at the neck heel showed that this guitar had a Micro-Tilt adjustment built in. You may have seen this on some Fenders,G&L's and Peaveys and wondered why there was a little hole in the neck plate. The Micro-Tilt controls a set screw that takes the place of a shim,allowing better control of the neck angle. A quick turn of my hex wrench told me this T-25's Micro-Tilt was fully engaged and should have been working fine. A look inside the neck pocket revealed that the little metal plate our set screw adjusts against was missing! As problems go,it doesn't get much easier to solve than this one. The missing metal plate is the same size as a penny. I was able to throw in this "custom" part at no additional charge! With a fully functioning Micro-Tilt,all this guitar needed was a setup and this underrated little pawnshop prize was ready to rock.




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