Tips on How to Set Up a Guitar : How to Adjust the Neck on an Acoustic Guitar

Learn how to make neck adjustments on an acoustic guitar truss rod from a professional guitar technician in this free guitar care video.

Expert: Tim Ambrosuis
Bio: Tim Ambrosius is professional guitar technician and manager at Keller Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been playing guitar for over 15 years and has worked as a professional technician for almost 10.
Filmmaker: Jason Sager

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[lumberikefa]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

[palbo4]

@Metallimeister all right thanks!

[Metallimeister]

@palbo4 You'll have to tune a few times to get it accustomed to the adjustment.

The neck needs to settle into the new adjustment.

Do a minor adjustment, tune, play, tune for a few hours or even longer. Wait until tomorrow and try it again and see if you need more adjustment.

[palbo4]

@Metallimeister and that doesn't mess it up or anything? because i tried that and it didn't do anything but when i tried to retune it again it sounded kind of weird

[Metallimeister]

@palbo4 I always loosen all the strings before adjusting

[palbo4]

what happens if you adjust it without having it in tune?

[1701mcfly]

@sidloads I've turned hundreds of truss rods.Only ONE snapped! And it sounded like a gun ! I always loosen it first, then re tighten on a guitar I have never done before.Trouble neck with a lot of relief may need you to physically pull the neck AS you tighten.It takes a few guitars before you get a FEEL for how tight the allen or nut should be.(When possible, take off the truss nut and lube it.)

[Mabtheist]

@1701mcfly Only a tad bit of under bow = relief. He even notes that there is a tad bit of under-bow as there is supposed to be.

[1701mcfly]

Under bow = Relief

[sidloads]

any precautions ?