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There use to be a bunch of stickies about truss rod adjustments and simple repair work and I did a google search of the site attempting to find a little bit better information but, I came up with nada. So, I hate to ask such simple questions about adjusting a truss rod but, I really would like to start doing more of my own guitar work. So, here it goes.
I have a Jackson soloist that has a bow in the neck. I know that necks are not suppose to be perfectly straight because it doesn't allow for the vibration of the strings above the frets. Is the proper bow for a neck a slight drop off asymptotically as it reaches towards the 24Th fret?
I have a neck which it's clearancs are as follows.
24Th fret ~ .062
12Th fret ~ .078
01st fret ~ .031
It appears that it is basically starting to lip up at the 24Th fret area. So, The question I have is how to properly adjust this puppy. I have never done it before but, I understand that I just need to take very small increments and let it sit for a while after each time I do it. But,I am a total nervous noob about this and I am not sure of which direct to turn the tool. So, lets just say, I am sitting down with the guitar headstock pointing towards me, which way would I turn it? And what is the basic rule of thumb for going both directions?
-Nate
I have a Jackson soloist that has a bow in the neck. I know that necks are not suppose to be perfectly straight because it doesn't allow for the vibration of the strings above the frets. Is the proper bow for a neck a slight drop off asymptotically as it reaches towards the 24Th fret?
I have a neck which it's clearancs are as follows.
24Th fret ~ .062
12Th fret ~ .078
01st fret ~ .031
It appears that it is basically starting to lip up at the 24Th fret area. So, The question I have is how to properly adjust this puppy. I have never done it before but, I understand that I just need to take very small increments and let it sit for a while after each time I do it. But,I am a total nervous noob about this and I am not sure of which direct to turn the tool. So, lets just say, I am sitting down with the guitar headstock pointing towards me, which way would I turn it? And what is the basic rule of thumb for going both directions?
-Nate
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