I did a search and found lots of info, but not any info I could use for this.... I am building a neck, I have it all glued up and ready to rout out for the neck, but I need some info.... I got a "hot rod" from stew mac. does it mater if it is on the headstock end or the joint end? http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_rods/Adjustable_truss_rods/2/Hot_Rod_Truss_Rods.html
usability = not really ... in the headstock you'll need to remove the cover, and in the heel you may need to remove the pick guard (depending on design) I prefer to adjust at the heel end with a hex wrench structure = yes ... having the adjustment at the headstock removes wood from the (potentially) weakest part of the entire neck (if not the entire bass), and unless your utilizing an angled headstock it's just beyond ugly IMO just my two Rupees ... All the best, R
Thanks for the info, the neck I build will have a scarf joint on the headstock, I personaly like the headstock to have the hex nut on the end. Thanks one more time BTW without this place I would never try any of this stuff!!!
It also moves the points of contact between the truss rod and the neck, and therefore precisely where the pressures are applied when the truss rod is tightened. People make decent necks either way, though, so it doesn't seem to matter that much.
What Matt FBB says! Now the question is where you want to control the neck bow, and where you want to not control it...
