rick c
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Ah, I think I see it now! As the truss rod is tightened the neck levels out in the middle but the nut drops some in relationship to the bridge, creating less clearance past the 12th fret. Is that right? In that case you would raise the bridge some to compensate.
Thanks!:salude
If there's too much relief and the bridge is raised to "compensate" the guitar will be a bitch to play and will still buzz/choke up high at "normal" action. The correct thing to do is to straighten the neck with only very light relief then adjust the bridge to the preferred action. If there is still excessive buzzing/choking then it's likely that a fret leveling is required.