Congratulations!!! This is the first video where adjusting the truss rod has been clearly explained- ie which way do you turn the allen key in order to achieve either a tightening or loosening and from which direction you view the nut when talking about twisting left or right. Great!
My strings raise a bit at about the 12th fret but I don't have money for a luthier. I am pretty good at adjusting the truss rod. I think I can fix it myself. I just need to know, will I be able to fix it?
Hi I'm new to guitars so I have a noob question. My neck seems to bend up at the head stock (is that what it's called?) but I have no fret buzz. Is this ok or should I tighten it anyway?
THANKYOU so much for this video, I just got my streat back from the tech who dressed the frets and put a new setup on my guitar, but the g string and d string were making a really bad rattle vibrating of the frets, now I paid £45 for this to be fixed, anyway I decided to loosen the nut a quarter turn to see what would happen and now the rattling has gone yipee, their is still a tines little buzz but only acoustically, i can live with that, so I am happy happy, this has bugged me all week to )
@cisco2fun1 Twisting the allen key to the left loosens the neck and gives more bow/relief. Twisting the key to the right tightens the neck and gives less relief
Hey Will, enjoy your articles in Vintage Guitar magazine and checked you out here. How about a video series on doing relic treatments? I liked your article on reliving metal parts and necks. More, more, more please!
i have a question. i recently purchased a les paul copy. my problem is, from the 15 fret on up it frets out, how can i fix this without losing my action??
If your neck is 'twisted', it may be unrepairable. The are several ways to try to repair a twisted neck, one of them being removing the frets and planing the fingerboard. Another way is to heat the neck and try and 'untwist' the neck by force applied gradually with heat. But, my guess is, if your neck is twisted, you'll be throwing it away ...
Shouldn't there be some a certain target relief value that can be measured that we are aiming for here? I've seen others say to put a capo on the first fret, hold down the string on the last fret, and then take calibrated measurements at the 8th fret or so to see how much relief is there.
Try and loosen it first. Completely remove the nut and clean and lubricate the threads of the truss rod, as best you can. Then, reattach the nut and slowly bring up to tension. Do NOT have any String tension on the neck when you're reinstalling the nut. You DO want some string tension on when you're removing the nut initially. If you can't get the nut removed, take it to a Luthier ... or make a campfire with it ...
Try to see if it will tighten ... if not, then it's probably stripped. There are several ways to fix this, going from tearing the neck apart and replacing the truss rod, to simply rethreading the truss rod so that a new nut will fit ... Stewart McDonald makes a great Truss rod "saver" tool kit ... I advise you to check w/a pro Luthier on this one my friend ....
I'm trying to adjust my truss rod to get a bit of relief and get rid of buzzing (adjusting the action only makes playing uncomfortable and doesn't solve the problem). I've never adjusted a truss rod before and when I started to turn the nut there was no resistance at all. The nut turned without any effort as if the allen wrench wasn't even turning anything. Is this normal on a truss rod that has never been touched before? I fear making too many turns and breaking something.
Congratulations!!! This is the first video where adjusting the truss rod has been clearly explained- ie which way do you turn the allen key in order to achieve either a tightening or loosening and from which direction you view the nut when talking about twisting left or right. Great!
Modonaut57 2 days ago
My strings raise a bit at about the 12th fret but I don't have money for a luthier. I am pretty good at adjusting the truss rod. I think I can fix it myself. I just need to know, will I be able to fix it?
DustinAndNatasha 2 days ago
the RISK on the shelf ROOOOOCKS!!!
edgomezuribe 3 days ago
best explaination on you tube. thank you
TheAmericanNight 4 days ago
Hi I'm new to guitars so I have a noob question. My neck seems to bend up at the head stock (is that what it's called?) but I have no fret buzz. Is this ok or should I tighten it anyway?
munted66 1 week ago
THANKYOU so much for this video, I just got my streat back from the tech who dressed the frets and put a new setup on my guitar, but the g string and d string were making a really bad rattle vibrating of the frets, now I paid £45 for this to be fixed, anyway I decided to loosen the nut a quarter turn to see what would happen and now the rattling has gone yipee, their is still a tines little buzz but only acoustically, i can live with that, so I am happy happy, this has bugged me all week to )
UKToneKing 2 weeks ago
This is a good video, however my next guitar will be carbon fiber/graphite.
I would have bought a Parker years ago if they did not have that sternum stabbing upper bout.
HillaryHitler 2 weeks ago
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HillaryHitler 2 weeks ago
thighten it to the left gets the bow out right?
cisco2fun1 1 month ago
@cisco2fun1 Twisting the allen key to the left loosens the neck and gives more bow/relief. Twisting the key to the right tightens the neck and gives less relief
Modonaut57 2 days ago
@Modonaut57 and that's my left ,, if neck faces me is my left not the necks left correct!!! cuz then that makes sense
cisco2fun1 2 days ago
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AVEIL 1 month ago
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AVEIL 1 month ago
Brilliant video, I actually kind of understand what the truss rod does now - thanks alot :)
PsychoticSausage 1 month ago
I like the way you talk
v8metal 1 month ago
all that good stuff ...,,,,,great,.,!!!!!
united19702 2 months ago
Check out my new, three part series on how to age/relic metal parts! Should get you where you need to go!
535C3 2 months ago
Good stuff, Will - thanks !
rhcp708 2 months ago
That relic-ing metal parts and necks, not reliving! Damn spell correctors.
mauijet 2 months ago
Hey Will, enjoy your articles in Vintage Guitar magazine and checked you out here. How about a video series on doing relic treatments? I liked your article on reliving metal parts and necks. More, more, more please!
mauijet 2 months ago
Why do all the strings need to be perfectly in tune? expecially when stings are buzzing..it's almost impossible to tune unless you go up two octaves
FilmCrewIncJosh 2 months ago
Very informative! Thank you for taking the time to make this video!
Zbot665 3 months ago
sooo its righty loosey, lefty tighty?? lol jk
Gomarshit 3 months ago
thanks for the video. Very well done.
Drumhyper1 3 months ago
Just Fantastic!
thefishermann 3 months ago
i have a question. i recently purchased a les paul copy. my problem is, from the 15 fret on up it frets out, how can i fix this without losing my action??
lonniehurley 3 months ago
If your neck is 'twisted', it may be unrepairable. The are several ways to try to repair a twisted neck, one of them being removing the frets and planing the fingerboard. Another way is to heat the neck and try and 'untwist' the neck by force applied gradually with heat. But, my guess is, if your neck is twisted, you'll be throwing it away ...
535C3 3 months ago
I have a guitar with a twisted neck. Does that mean that i can never get it to play the correct notes? Is it ruined? And is there a way to fix this?
darkryu38 3 months ago
Very Helpful ....Thank you
chieftanzzz 3 months ago
awesome,really helpfull
cromaticas 3 months ago
Thanks! Wonderful vid.
JulianZeezer 7 months ago
Shouldn't there be some a certain target relief value that can be measured that we are aiming for here? I've seen others say to put a capo on the first fret, hold down the string on the last fret, and then take calibrated measurements at the 8th fret or so to see how much relief is there.
memTigerFanInNC 7 months ago
Try and loosen it first. Completely remove the nut and clean and lubricate the threads of the truss rod, as best you can. Then, reattach the nut and slowly bring up to tension. Do NOT have any String tension on the neck when you're reinstalling the nut. You DO want some string tension on when you're removing the nut initially. If you can't get the nut removed, take it to a Luthier ... or make a campfire with it ...
535C3 1 year ago 2
mine wont budge!!!!! what should i do
thenobs123 1 year ago
Try to see if it will tighten ... if not, then it's probably stripped. There are several ways to fix this, going from tearing the neck apart and replacing the truss rod, to simply rethreading the truss rod so that a new nut will fit ... Stewart McDonald makes a great Truss rod "saver" tool kit ... I advise you to check w/a pro Luthier on this one my friend ....
535C3 1 year ago
I'm trying to adjust my truss rod to get a bit of relief and get rid of buzzing (adjusting the action only makes playing uncomfortable and doesn't solve the problem). I've never adjusted a truss rod before and when I started to turn the nut there was no resistance at all. The nut turned without any effort as if the allen wrench wasn't even turning anything. Is this normal on a truss rod that has never been touched before? I fear making too many turns and breaking something.
DaShortyJ 1 year ago