mikeyrsmith
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[I started this thread in Dan's Guitar Shop, but figure it makes more sense here. Sorry for the double post!]
Help! I wanted to dial a little bit more relief into my new (to me) '74 Les Paul Custom (the neck was nearly ramrod straight when I got it). But after less than half of a counterclockwise turn (total) of the truss rod nut, it went completely loose on the threads. I didn't unscrew it completely, but I could have, with no resistance whatsoever.
It's not stripped...it tightened back up just fine. And I was able to get roughly the amount of relief I wanted (but no more). So what's up? Should I be worried? Or is it just that this neck, on this guitar, now has as much relief in it as it ever will? Someone also suggested loosening the nut completely, putting a 2" dowel under the strings at the 6th fret or so, and leaving it there for a few days. Make sense? Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Mikey
Thanks!
Mike in Baltimore
Help! I wanted to dial a little bit more relief into my new (to me) '74 Les Paul Custom (the neck was nearly ramrod straight when I got it). But after less than half of a counterclockwise turn (total) of the truss rod nut, it went completely loose on the threads. I didn't unscrew it completely, but I could have, with no resistance whatsoever.
It's not stripped...it tightened back up just fine. And I was able to get roughly the amount of relief I wanted (but no more). So what's up? Should I be worried? Or is it just that this neck, on this guitar, now has as much relief in it as it ever will? Someone also suggested loosening the nut completely, putting a 2" dowel under the strings at the 6th fret or so, and leaving it there for a few days. Make sense? Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Mikey
Thanks!
Mike in Baltimore