Truss Rod Adjustment

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Dominik Rother
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Truss Rod Adjustment

Post by Dominik Rother »

hi, :o

this is the neck of my esp custom made build 1987 :mrgreen:
when the neck is in place of the body, you only can see the half of the neck screw
is it necessary to loosen all 4 screws of the necks attachment to adjust the neck?? :?: :?:

thanks :mrgreen:
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Charlie Schultz
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Re: Truss Rod Adjustment

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Nick Middleton
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Re: Truss Rod Adjustment

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The answer to your question is is: Yes! Sadly, you have to completly remove the neck to have access to the rod.

To lessen the frustration I suggest you loosen the strings till slack, attach a capo at the first fret (to keep the string from popping off the tuners) detach the neck and make your adjustment. It'll speed things up a bit and expect to repeat a few times till you get the right setting.

On some guitars you can notch the pickguard with a half-circle to expose the lower-half of the nut. This would allow you to adjust with out taking the neck off.
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