I've worked on my Rory Gallagher Strat with respect to tremolo, action (via saddle height adjustment) and intonation, and feel relatively comfortable with those aspects of setup on a Strat.
I have 2 other Strats that I need to work on now, and I've run into something that should be obvious to me, but simply isn't. To start, neither of these has had any setup work done on them, after I've gotten them. I see that on both these Strats, the strings slowly but steadily climb above the fretboard as they travel to the bridge. Here's the question. What would be the preferred method for lowering the action: 1) a shim in the neck pocket, or 2) adjusting the bridge saddles? What would be the advantage of one over the other?
For myself, I'm not that much of a hands on guy, so my preference would be to adjust the saddle height (easier for me than removing the necks and fashioning a shim). Why would this be preferred or not preferred?
It seems to me that EITHER method would get the job done, so, is there a preference? Help a really stupid guy!