All About Shims

So the pearl lavender Axis (’99) I bought had a neck and nut (locking) shim when I got it. Before even playing it I removed them because I assumed someone who didn’t know better put them there. I then lowered the trem to compensate. The guitar played well in first position, not great. By the time I was well beyond the 12th fret though the strings were too high off the board. Also, I was getting buzz out of the open ‘B’ string.
It should be said that I hate the idea of a shim. I could be…

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