How to Adjust the Neck on an Electric Guitar

[GuitarsOfVideoGames]

You should specify "Generally at the 17th" because the trick is actually when the neck and body join.

18th on mine

[Eldererr]

wait do i need to do this when i bought my new guitar or my new guitar is already setup?

[caulinrocker1]

@Eldererr depends who you buy it from ... also if you use different strings (different brand, core, and or guage), or change anything on the guitar you need to do this and also reset the intonation and action too ... after setup recheck and readjust the overall setup accordingly maybe every month or two

[c4r50n1]

I was about to leave a mean comment about the heavy breathing but I would have done the exact same thing.

[derdian3]

thighten the rod to increse the bow ,or thighten the rod to decrese bow?

[jetfish777]

or 4 the last step u can play every string on the 1st fret 2 see if theres any buzzing

[BTayache]

Thank you Darth Vader, this helped.

[dropeify]

i've a question for you, i i wish you could answer, i see the your strings are kind'a close to the frets, on my guitar to, but when i play a but hard, more less normally, when the strings vibrate i listen to them touching the frets and making a bad noise, i think i don't listen to it when it is amplified, but what should i do?

[inkey2]

@dropeify the thing is, an electric guitars intended purpose is to be played through an amplifier since it is not an acoustic guitar. If you are not hearing the fret buzz through your amp (but hear it when not plugged into an amp) forget about it....especially if you always play through an amp with distortion

[dropeify]

@inkey2 luck mine that i don't get a death note, but like i have a 100 watts amplifier, i should play it kinda' loud, so i get the most os the guitar and the amplifier, but i don't, so it's annoying to hear it, but on concerts i play it louder. but ty anyways for the time spent, cheers.

[eliteslayer66]

my truss rod is only available if i take the whole neck off but i cant find a video for it

[inkey2]

@eliteslayer66 yeah, the old Fenders were like that....have to take the neck off to adjust the rod. It really is not that big a deal. Just loosen your string about 5 turns each, unscrew the neck screws on the back and remove the neck. Do it slowly and mak sure that if there are any slim pieces of wood (shims) placed under the neck that you leave them in the same position when you put the neck back on.

[Blader999]

thats so boring i actually fell to sleep while i was watching this!

but it helped :D

[xbox360soccermaniac]

i need help, my 4 ,5 ,6 strings when i play it touches the neck. I NEED HELP PLLLLLZZ

[DUDI0215]

may be your frets are uneven

[kaleluk31]

on the truss rod ajustment, turn it left to raise the action. turn right to lower the action, is this the same of all truss rods?

[abaddon5]

The truss rod isn't for action. Truss rods adjust to keep the neck level. An example is if you take a normal six string guitar and put a set of strings for a seven string (B tuning) on it, it WILL stress the neck if you don't adjust it. The saddles can be raised or lowered to set the action.

[superfuzz80]

I`ve been wondering about this.I have figured that since the guitar is tuned down to B the tension on the neck decreases, however since the stringe gauge is heavier (with a seven string set)than with a set of 10`s(for standard E tuning) I figure that the tension on the neck would even out and become similar to that of standard E tuning with a set of tens-and therefore that the truss rod would not need any adjustment..

[abaddon5]

I put my Ibanez into drop B, and it made the neck bow forward BAD. I thought that it would be okay, but I really had the adjust the hell out of it.

[superfuzz80]

Ok thanks for the input.I might want so see a luthier when I attempt to tune my guitar to b standard-wouldn`t want to ruin the neck.

[superfuzz80]

Ok thanks for the feedback! I might want to see a luthier when I attempt to tune my 6string to B standard in other words.

[abaddon5]

You *could* do it on your own (like I did), but if you don't feel comfortable, then take it to a shop. It's not really that hard, but it takes patience. Most luthiers didn't go to school (in my experience), they just DID IT. Just like intonation or tuning, it takes time.

[inkey2]

to abaddon5: the truss rod "can be" for adjusting action if the neck is warped and your action is high from the warpage

[abaddon5]

Oh, of course. My Ibanez I mentioned is a great example of that. The tensions were different between the first set on it and the set that I put on myself. The action was horrible because the neck was bowing forward.

[Romantase]

Yeah you are right. When you tighten the truss rod the action lowers.