I think you should say forward bow not backward bow at 4:55. There are errors in the drawing shown as well. To correct too much forward bow ( too much neck relief) the truss rod needs to be tightened and that means to turn the adjuster nut clockwise not counter clockwise as shown in the drawing. I think it is easier to define what neck relief is. Then, if there is too much relief ( feeler gauge drops or slips between the string and the fret easily) --->tighten the truss rod by turning clockwise. If the feeler gauge can't slip in between the string and the fret, i.e. no relief then loosen the adjuster by turning counter clockwise.
Hi, There are three ways that I know of to combat this: 1. Slacken off the truss rod to a neutral position. Then give the neck mechanical assistance by pressing down on it while adjusting the truss rod. 2. With severe neck bending, you may need to use a heat press on the neck. Here is a great video demonstration of this: th-cam.com/video/sYFGoeZZeas/w-d-xo.html 3. If it's a bolt-on, you may need to buy a replacement neck. Hope this helps some. All the best!
Hi! This could be a number of things... 1. Neck has too much of a back bow. 2. String action is too low on the treble side. 3. Neck is twisted. 4. Frets are uneven/high on the treble side 5. The nut slots are too deep on the treble side. If very light gauge strings are used, I would check nut slot depth first.
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I think you should say forward bow not backward bow at 4:55. There are errors in the drawing shown as well. To correct too much forward bow ( too much neck relief) the truss rod needs to be tightened and that means to turn the adjuster nut clockwise not counter clockwise as shown in the drawing.
I think it is easier to define what neck relief is.
Then, if there is too much relief ( feeler gauge drops or slips between the string and the fret easily) --->tighten the truss rod by turning clockwise.
If the feeler gauge can't slip in between the string and the fret, i.e. no relief then loosen the adjuster by turning counter clockwise.
Yeah, I thought so too. Apparently this dude doesn't care or he'd fix it. More concerned with his little special effects. Form over content.
and the relief for the acoustic guitar?
What if I have a bad back bow but my truss rod is maxed out and can't be tighten anymore?
Hi,
There are three ways that I know of to combat this:
1. Slacken off the truss rod to a neutral position. Then give the neck mechanical assistance by pressing down on it while adjusting the truss rod.
2. With severe neck bending, you may need to use a heat press on the neck. Here is a great video demonstration of this: th-cam.com/video/sYFGoeZZeas/w-d-xo.html
3. If it's a bolt-on, you may need to buy a replacement neck.
Hope this helps some. All the best!
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Hi, i have a cheap bass guitar with no truss rod. How can i straighten the neck without trussrod?
Is the neck bowed or twisted?
What about open string buzz , having it on the D and G.
Hi!
This could be a number of things...
1. Neck has too much of a back bow.
2. String action is too low on the treble side.
3. Neck is twisted.
4. Frets are uneven/high on the treble side
5. The nut slots are too deep on the treble side.
If very light gauge strings are used, I would check nut slot depth first.
Hello. So I have a rattle playing the 15 fret to the 23 . To I need to tighten or loosen