Ok, so I'm trying to figure out how to adjust my neck. Seems like it has a some up-bow. The strings are much closer to the frets at the lower notes than in the higher notes. I get a lot of string flappage on my lowest string (which is tuned a whole step down. Along with my other strings as well.) I'm pretty bad at eye ballin' my neck, so I need all the help I can get! Maybe it's just an action thing? It just doesn't seem uniform all along the fretboard! Maybe that's just the way it is? Haha! Thanks!
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Truss Rod question!
- Thread starter ShredTilYerDead
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Buy a capo, feeler gauges at Pep Boys, check the relief, and get back to us with some numbers. Also read the set-up stickies above. Tuned down a whole step? Yeah, that can cause some problems.
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To check if the neck is straight i take a good straightedge (my dad works in a machine shop so they're easy to come by) and put it against the fretboard between strings then shine a flashlight on one side and if any light escapes underneath, you need to adjust the truss rod accordingly.
But i do this on a fretless neck so im not sur how well it would work on a fretted.
But i do this on a fretless neck so im not sur how well it would work on a fretted.
This actually works well provided you have a quality straightedge and not your mother's wooden yardstick. One may have to settle for measuring 1st fret to last fret depending on the length but compensated by adding .001" - .002". Once aligned, I would still use a feeler gauge to judge the relief gap between the straightedge and fret at the 8th & 9th. I've seen a couple of guys who use fluorescent fixtures mounted horizontally on the rear of their work benches to better illuminate the details.
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