Peteyvee Premium Platinum Member. Messages 56, I knew an idiot that did it to a 70s P-bass. Had to wonder what he was thinking Tune-O-Matic Member. One of the first things I've learned to do when receiving a new guitar is to check that the truss rod can in fact be adjusted.
Sometimes during the manufacturing process, laquer and other assorted crap can get in there and make truss rod adjustments all but impossible.
That's when it goes back for a refund or exchange. Pretty much anything on a guitar other than a bad truss rod can be fixed. Messages 37, A Gibson acorn nut is designed to break before you do damage to the rod.
I learned that the hard way, or easy way depending on how you look at it. Los Angeles Member. Friend of mine had an old ovation with sky-high action and a seized truss rod. I thought I would "do him a favor" and force it. I technically still owe him a guitar. EDIT - this was in the 90's, it was like am and we were all drunk. I'm sure someone has. When setting up a guitar one should not adjust the truss rod unless it is absolutely necessary.
I have six electrics and I've only had to adjust the truss rod on two of them. You must log in or register to reply here. Trending Topics. Your go-to guitar…. Started by jlectka Yesterday at PM Replies: Guitars in General. The truss rod NUT being tight may or may not be an indication of how much the truss rod is tightened or overtightened.
They can just be 'tight' sometimes. Sure, if someone keeps winding it up, it's gonna get tight and something is going snap eventually.
The real issue is the 'straightness' of the fretboard. I say straightness, though in practise a touch of 'relief' is the norm forward bow, concave bend. Moving on from that, if, having found out that the neck does need adjustment by way of tightening the truss rod to cure too much forward concave curve, and it's found to be tight hard to tighten , this is what to do. Remove the truss rod nut. Obtain a suitable washer that will fit over the truss rod and drop it down into the gap it occupies.
You may need to customise a standard washer to do this. In fact, get or make two of these washers. Grease the truss rod using a screwdriver to apply it all the way down to where it disappears into the end of the neck. Grease them and drop in the two washers. Now, as the washers have been fitted, the nut may stick up and make it not possible to put the truss rod cover back in place.
If so, remove one washer - hopefully you won't have to remove two. From thence on the truss rod should be much easier to adjust. That way, the nut isn't having to do all the work and is less likely shear the rod or grind to a halt. And I stress - did I say stress?
In short, if in doubt, skip the second person bit! Find all posts by DanSavage. Paging Charles Tauber Originally Posted by the. All times are GMT The time now is PM. User Name. How To Set Intonation. Make Appointment. Location - Find Haze. View fullsize. Will I damage my guitar if I adjust the truss rod? Can I break a truss rod? Sure am.
If the truss rod already felt tight to begin with, stop! But… those scary warnings… I thought it was safe Think of it this way: When you change your guitar strings, a string could break and snap into your eye. The exception that annoys the rule Early Rickenbackers pre need some special care. Oh, and use the right tool Seriously. Community Bot 1. Fergus Fergus 1, 1 1 gold badge 10 10 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges. Thanks, this is a helpful answer! I will note however that expert guitar technicians like Dan Erlewine disagree on the need for neck relief for guitars, although they appear to agree with you for bass guitars.
Hal H Hal H 19 1 1 bronze badge. Is there a particular kind of guitar, or neck construction, that is vulnerable to this? It would be helpful to know which "some guitars" this affects. I only know about the guitars I own or have owned, but I was cautioned about this regarding my Rickenbacker bass. I did not actually have any problems adjusting it though.
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