I recently got an SL1T and set it up with D'Addario EXL 9-46 strings. I normally setup my guitars with relief around .007" to .012". I found that when I loosened the truss rod all the way on this guitar, the relief is around .005". Since it's already all the way loose, I can't get anymore relief/upbow if desired. I've owned over 30 guitars and I've never run into this issue before.
In the Owner's Manual, Jackson lists factory spec for relief at .020" at the 8th fret. I don't know anybody that knowingly runs that much relief on a guitar like this, but it bugs me that I'm not able to adjust it to factory spec if I wanted to.
I'm also concerned that if I ever tried to sell the guitar this could possibly hurt resale value because I would feel compelled to mention this issue. If a potential buyer desired more relief this could be a problem. Or if they wanted to put on super light strings (like 8 gauge or so), then the neck might potentially go into a backbow that couldn't be corrected since the truss rod is already all the way loose.
With all that said.....even though I normally like more relief, I have to say that this guitar plays really well. It's a nice guitar that resonates & sustains well.
My questions:
1. Is this a big enough issue that I should try to return or get a credit from the seller? I bought it used from an individual via Ebay. I specifically asked the seller if the truss rod worked properly before I bought the guitar.
2. Should I try to correct this issue? I'm wondering if I were to put on heavy gauge strings and leave them on for a couple weeks or months if the neck would upbow and stay that way, so that if I put the 9-46 strings back on I could adjust relief like normal. Has anybody tried that before?
Thanks!
In the Owner's Manual, Jackson lists factory spec for relief at .020" at the 8th fret. I don't know anybody that knowingly runs that much relief on a guitar like this, but it bugs me that I'm not able to adjust it to factory spec if I wanted to.
I'm also concerned that if I ever tried to sell the guitar this could possibly hurt resale value because I would feel compelled to mention this issue. If a potential buyer desired more relief this could be a problem. Or if they wanted to put on super light strings (like 8 gauge or so), then the neck might potentially go into a backbow that couldn't be corrected since the truss rod is already all the way loose.
With all that said.....even though I normally like more relief, I have to say that this guitar plays really well. It's a nice guitar that resonates & sustains well.
My questions:
1. Is this a big enough issue that I should try to return or get a credit from the seller? I bought it used from an individual via Ebay. I specifically asked the seller if the truss rod worked properly before I bought the guitar.
2. Should I try to correct this issue? I'm wondering if I were to put on heavy gauge strings and leave them on for a couple weeks or months if the neck would upbow and stay that way, so that if I put the 9-46 strings back on I could adjust relief like normal. Has anybody tried that before?
Thanks!
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