So, how much adjustment can the truss rod actually pull off?

[steve42]

I have two basses. My original is a Dean Edge IV (about 10 years old) that I bought from an individual in 2010 as a part of a bigger buy. I learned on that bass and always liked the tone.

I noticed a couple of years ago that the neck seemed to be twisting just a bit. I was probably offsetting that for a while because I used a wall hanger at home, so the body weight was likely helping reduce the twist effect. My wife bought me a 3-guitar stand and took the wall hangers down when we remodeled, they never went back up.

About the time I bought my Epi EB-0 SG bass, I put the Dean on the rack with plans to work on it later. Now, I finally think I have time to do it, so I have to ask... how much impact can truss rod adjustments have on a neck twist?

Steve

 

[Jazz Ad]

Zero impact, unless you have 2 trussrods.
Minor twistings can be corrected with a fret planning.
Big ones can be compensated by reprofiling the fretboard and refretting.

 

[RSBBass]

What Jazz Ad said. A truss rod is for adjusting relief. A twist is a real pain.

 

[BassKnuckles]

What Jazz Ad said. A truss rod is for adjusting relief. A twist is a real pain.

+1

 

[walterw]

also, a twist has nothing to do with being hung up on a stand or not; the tension from the strings vastly outweighs the body mass.

 

[bswag]

If you've ever wanted to practice repairs on a POS instrument- well, I'm afraid you've got one now to play with!

 

[Turnaround]

the tension from the strings vastly outweighs the body mass.

As in:

Body mass: ~10 lbs.
String Tension: ~175 lbs.

 

[Fat Steve]

also, a twist has nothing to do with being hung up on a stand or not; the tension from the strings vastly outweighs the body mass.

This. I've got 2 basses and a heavy guitar hanging up in my living room. Never had any issues in the necks on any of them.