Bitterroot Guitars Truss Rod Video Series #1... How Do These Things Work?
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- If you really want to get nerdy with truss rods, Matt from Texas Toast might be your new best buddy.
In this series of videos, we will discuss how truss rods work and how you can install them. We might just show you some cool tricks, techniques and tools along the way as well.
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I've been using the Bitterroot rods ever since you first turned us on to them. I like the one with only the rod covered because the nut end isn't as large. So less material removed to fit rod. Plus I like to use a bull nose cutter so the bottom of the channel is round. I figure why have the square corner rout gap. That's known as SCRGS in luthier circles.
I like this truss rod design. Is there anything like silicone caulking needed to absorb vibrations? Do these just get covered by the fingerboard, or is any glue used in the channel?
Great video as always.....but the other takeaway is the fact that the copy-carver was out in the background....maybe we have some other cool stuff to look forward to?
That would be cool!
Pretty bad customer service. I called and the lady acted mad 😡
I'm sure I've seen you install truss rods before, but I never tire of seeing a master at work!! - Cheers from Canada
Bitterroot is da bomb.
Such cool people
John at bitterroot is an outstanding person. Much respect for them and their business. Also, matt looks like he’s been hitting the gym! Good on you bud. Keep it up
Thanks my friend
Hey there! What‘s going on at Bitterroot Guitars? Homepage is offline for me… can‘t see anything…
I do not know?
I hope we didn't break the internet
Wait...not everyone has a pin router in their shop? What are you waiting for?
I know right!
Gibson rods do not have to be curved, but rather straight with a taper. Shim up the nut area ≈ 1/8”, cut channel, and you have a channel that’s progressively shallower as you near the nut. This is the way they were made in the “golden age,” and how many ‘59 Les Pauls have useless truss rods?
The idea of a truss rod is to counteract the effects of the strings, and the strings are straight, but they have no problem flexing the neck.
I know this is the tribal lore of the Les Paul forums.
I have built both and you will not be able to convince me that the vintage style single acting rod does not need to be in a curved channel.
Fortunately the world is big enough for both of us and we can agree to disagree
@@TexasToastGuitars I’ve yet to build a LP where my straight/tapered channel didn’t pull a neck straight after string tension. But yeah you can build yours however you like
@@danieldean8953 Thanks
@@TexasToastGuitars welcome
I'm not fan of that dual truss rod with the rotating nut. I had to replace original truss rod in my 8string guitar, where was originaly that inner nut type, but was kinda round for the allen wrench. I replaced it, it was my first time, so lots of mistakes, but that is different story...:D Anyway after I put everything together and put new strings and was making setup. At the end of the setup when I was making final adjustments of the truss rod the screw or whatever it is called behind the nut broke...:D So I bought that with the inner nut and I hope it will last longer...:D I installed some carbon reinforcements so we shall see.:)
Wow bud you loosing some lbs can really tell. Way to go.
Thanks Dustin
I'm trying to eat better and move more :)
I use one of the short Bitterroot truss rods with the exposed bar stock to do strings-on fret leveling with 400 grit sandpaper attached. Picked up that technique from Sam Deeks here on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/video/MDRfd3MCBIo/v-deo.html
I use Bitterroot truss rods. Love them. Fender later added the glued wood bushing at the nut side of the neck. The nut pushes outward against the bushing creating the second direction of neck travel so the neck is bidirectional.
These rods are quality. Recently got a 5 pack of the type with the heat shrink on the active rod only, and am very pleased with them. They're every bit as good, lower profile, and a fraction of the price of the rods I was previously buying from Stewmac.
Thanks Matt. I got some truss rods from Bitter Root a couple months ago. Good quality stuff.
Dang I didn’t recognize you without your hat!
I just bought my first thing from Bitterroot! I had to find a bone nut to replace the one on the guitar on my avatar. Seems they're the only folks that had one big enough to fit. Mine is like 1mm wider in 1 dimension than what everyone else carries and Bitterroot had it!
It was only like $7 and so I left them a message on my order saying "I had heard of them from Matt & Chris @ Texas Toast and thanks for the new bone nut because I couldn't find the specific size I needed anywhere else except Bitterroot!"
Thanks yall!
Glad they got you what you needed amigo
Great informative video as always - thanks for taking the time to create and share this Matt.
I can't say enough nice things about Bitterroot. I had a question and got a quick email response. I eventually called and did not end up talking to somebody in India. Unheard of! I talked to the main man in charge. Bless his heart, I talked his ear off.
That is awesome!
Now I see what the difference is between their two styles, thanks!
Does the fully wrapped rod still work if you somehow got glue in the truss rod channel when glueing the fretboard?
Yes, you should be fine
Watching the open example pieces where you just slide the truss rod in and out makes me wonder how do get the truss rod to stay in place once in the guitar? I know tension from a truss rod adjustment would probably hold but when you adjust to zero seems like that truss rod would just slide back and forth.
The Mosrite was famous for its swappable rod
Are these as good as the stewmac truss rods?
I don't use the StewMac rods
@@TexasToastGuitars they appear to be exactly the same but they cost twice as much.😰
What is the length of your truss rod?
It seems like an additional advantage of the fully heat shrinked rod with full sleeve over the nut is that you don't have to be concerned about getting glue in the slot. You can go wild on the glue! I have three truss rods in stock that I don't want to use now after seeing these Bitterroot rods.
Give them a try
So cool!!
I like build videos!!!
Great video Matt!! You gave a Master Class on 2 way truss rods vs Dual Action truss rods. When John Suhr was on Tone Talk he talked about the early days when he was having his necks made for him. He said the supplier switched from vintage, curved channel truss rods to the modern 2 way without telling him. When he got the necks with the new style rod he said they sounded dead and he switched back immediately. What are your thoughts on that?
With all due respect to Mr. Suhr, I think that if you aren't' making your own necks you aren't a real guitar maker
@@TexasToastGuitars I agree, but this was way back in the day when he first started, right after he left Fender Custom Shop
Would love to see how much torque it takes to break double trussrod hex part off. Would need to sacrifice one trussrod tho.
He has a video where he tries to break a truss rod and can't do it.
I did make that video
*BITTERROOT HAS THE BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT, BAR NONE.* 🤠🤘👍
They sure do
Cool!
Thanks Matt, once again really informative.👍 Did I just hear you refer to yourself as a luthier? 😜 I hope you’re going to cover length of rod selection as you continue, cos that always confuses me the most.
I am and I think I did HAHAHA
@@TexasToastGuitars I thought it may be a sign of silverware accompanying the Coor’s Light on the livestreams or the introduction of white gloves 😂😂