Gretsch Guitars - Tech Tips - Truss Rod Adjustment

[StephenFAwesome]

This was exactly what i needed to know for my acoustic Historic Series, i can't wait to watch the rest of your vids.

[HypotenusLuvTriangle]

I found this takes care of fret buzz at the top of the fretboard. I am having an issue where the upper and lower frets have no buzz, but after following these instructions, I'm still getting buzz in the middle fret range, ie 6-13, on the D and G strings mostly. What can be done for that?

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[XTAZLA]

The maximum relief or clearance on a neck should be around the 8th fret capoing the first fret and pressing at the last fret or Fender used to also recommend where the neck meets the body fret. Leaving your guitar leaning against something especially in the winter may result in a compound warp of the neck which usually means the frets have to be removed and replaced to plane the fingerboard straight. The heat from the funace in winter dries out the wood so leave your guitar by a cool wall.

[XTAZLA]

What is important on a guitar is that the fingerboard is manufactured as straight as possible and then that the frets are correctly installed and leveled and crowned with care. The nut height is important to be not too high hard to play and pull strings sharp.or too low buzzing. There are proper measurements but a rough rules of thumb is to have a hair of clearance under string and first fret when you press the string between the 2nd and 3rd fret.

[XTAZLA]

I have been starting with 4/64's which equals one 16th pick up height when depressing string at the last fret for the bridge pick up and 6/64"s which is 1 and a half 16ths for the neck pick up.

[johntrik]

How much of an inch is the feeler gage you re using for measuring? Is it 0,008 of an inch??? THANKS! ! !~

[whitefalcon74]

i have a 62 gent but it is hard to play action is high and makes it hard to do lead licks any advise?

bride in all the way down.

[AntoniusRome]

Your tips are the greatest, keep em coming.

[Unfnation]

Excellent job! Clear video showing exactly what you need to see, list of tools, explanation of exact procedure step by step without a bunch of useless chatter. Thank you thank you thank you!

[barakfares]

I see you are a pro, I bought one G5120 Electromatic does not remain in tune, I replaced the tuners and got a bit better but I'm not pleased with it. Any ideas that might help, please?

[manferot]

Hell that was fast! Shouldn't the neck be allowed to settle for a couple of hours?

[nooobangelo]

the best "truss rod video" on YouTube :)

[unholydeath123]

Can anyone help me with my string dilemma? My high e string keeps making an annoying sour/buzzing noise everytime I place my finger on the 12th and 13th fret. Both frets sound exactly the same and it's really frustrating. My guitar is in perfect tune, and the strings are a bit old. I'm thinking that I just need new strings. But the weird thing is, it's never ever happened before.

[ChickenVendetta]

@unholydeath123 You've got a dead fret. Look it up, and you should find some ways to fix it. If you can't, take it to a luthier and see what he can do.

[jaimico777]

1 Idiot who lost the Like Buttom

[whitefalcon74]

Feeler gages can be purchased at most sears tool outlet,Harbor freight,and most Auto parts stores.

[paulcourson]

after you turn the truss rod you need to tune moron

[DrumsnStrings]

Where can i get such a cool capo? or which brand is it?

[BolshevikTiger]

I didn't get any truss rod wrench with my 5122...

[auto4union]

Whats 0.008 in metric!

[KevinFL]

Been a Luthier since 1980. Greatch quality has always been all over the place. After Fred Gretch died, the family licenced their name to several companies who made guitars under the Gretch name. The 90's Gretches are the low point. Korean made guitars that were awful. Fender has done a great job with the new Gretches. The quality is greatly improved. But they marketed some Gretch Acoustics a few years ago that were $1,000.00 Chinese made low quality pieces that had me scratching my head.

[Bradleeo]

where can you get a feeler gage?

[auto4union]

@Bradleeo any tool shop !

[riddler2468oasis]

@Bradleeo Hardware stores.

[Gibson2471]

that a nice fender rack tuner u got there

[maplegrace]

So the eight thousands feeler gauge, 0.008", would be the high E string in a pack of 8s. And if you had 9s or 10s, they would be pretty close. Right?

[TwoTones]

These vids are great. I was having some fret buzz issues but ended up solving it by adjusting the thumb screws on the bridge. How do you know which method you should use?

[mikebrownonline]

is it 0.08 mm?

[Jay67A]

If it was 0.008" (inches), then it would be 0.2 mm

[countryclassic]

Close enough.

[vmp0001]

this dimension applies for the gibson type? what is the fret that he is pulling in order to make the measurement? thx a lot.

[mikebrownonline]

what was the feeler gauge dimension?

[countryclassic]

He said eight thousands. Or .008"

[XTAZLA]

@countryclassic automotive feeler gauges for spark plug gaps at automotive stores. Fender recommends about .010 inches for relief but the Custom Shop uses less relief like more about .007 approximately. I find it depends on how hard the player picks or strums. For a more aggressive technique I use more relief. Fender FMIC owns many guitar companies including Gretsch recommends action height of 5/64's on strings D, G, B, E and 6/64's which is 3/32nd on low E, A. Approximately I use 6/64 on D. .