Fender Jazz Truss Rod adjustments

[nfgrufio]

My Fender jazz(truss rod nut at the body, not the head stock) needs some truss rod adjusting but I am really not sure which way to turn the truss rod. It has a slight bow, bowing towards the back of the guitar(if that makes any sense). and I need to straighten it out a little more. If I am looking down the neck from the body, do i turn it clockwise or counter-clockwise?

thanks

[nfgrufio]

nevermind, figured it out...

[mrhardy]

How much "bowing " are we talking about. If there is one spot that you want to pay attention too, it is the amount of relief in your neck.

Improper relief in the short term will only make a bass play at less than optimal performance. In the long term it can warp a neck by causing the headstock area to take a permanent bowed set to the wood.

Do yourself a favor and measure your relief, and set it properly.