Different truss rod question

needmoney · #1 01-24-2006, 11:36 PM

I just bought an el' cheapo neck from my local guitar store and I'm wondering how I go about adjusting the truss rod?! It's at the headstock end, but it's not shaped for an allen key, just circular. I've never seen one like this before.

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Any ideas????

Magneto · #2 01-25-2006, 02:14 AM

Have you tried sticking an allen wrench in that hole to see if there's a nut in there? It seems to me that there should be. Maybe shine a light down in there to see? I can't tell anything from that photo.

Mag...

needmoney · #3 01-25-2006, 03:51 AM

Yes you are right Magneto. I am very stupid. There were big chunks of sawdust built up on the nut. I couldn't even see it when I shined a torch in there!

Magneto · #4 01-25-2006, 03:55 PM

Naw.. that wasn't stupid.. I had one similar to that once. I thought the allen-head was stripped because I couldn't get the wrench to bite in there. Turns out it was full of dust/dirt/wax and I had to clean it out. After that, the wrench fit properly.
Glad you got it sorted out.

Mag...