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Guys,
I've decided to be brave and start adjusting truss rods on my guitars where necessary. I'm trying to turn the rod on a Charvel San Dimas re-issue (SD1) and it doesn't seem to want to move in either direction (the adjustment is at the nut on this guitar).
I don't know exactly what size wrench is needed so I've had to try various and I thought initially I had the wrong sized key but have found one that seems pretty tight (no movement or slip against the socket in the guitar). I think this is compounded by the face that the socket is a decent way back into the neck so I can only use the long part of the wrench to reach it so I can't get as much leverage using the short end.
I know I can use a sleeve on the wrench to apply moreforce but I don't want to force it, so has anyone got any thoughts?
Add to this the fact that I now think I need to shim the neck rather than adjust the rod and this hasn't been too successful so far!
Cheers
Ian
I've decided to be brave and start adjusting truss rods on my guitars where necessary. I'm trying to turn the rod on a Charvel San Dimas re-issue (SD1) and it doesn't seem to want to move in either direction (the adjustment is at the nut on this guitar).
I don't know exactly what size wrench is needed so I've had to try various and I thought initially I had the wrong sized key but have found one that seems pretty tight (no movement or slip against the socket in the guitar). I think this is compounded by the face that the socket is a decent way back into the neck so I can only use the long part of the wrench to reach it so I can't get as much leverage using the short end.
I know I can use a sleeve on the wrench to apply moreforce but I don't want to force it, so has anyone got any thoughts?
Add to this the fact that I now think I need to shim the neck rather than adjust the rod and this hasn't been too successful so far!
Cheers
Ian
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