Dude! Brilliant catch. How did I never see this? Always looking for feeler gauges when there are picks of all sizes littering my guitar cases, and I always know where they are. Thank you. It's amazing what we can miss that has been sitting in from of us the whole time. I really like your entire guerrilla guitar tech approach. You will survive the zombie apocalypse.
good method. i usually use the music nomad way and that is to put the capo at the 1st fret and press at the 12th fret , measurement is being made under the 6th fret with an .008 (.20mm) feeler gauge.
Who sets their neck relief at a gig? Worked at over 500 live shows and never saw anyone setting their neck relief. However, handy tip and thanks for sharing. 👍
The truss rod tightens the neck AGAINST the tension of the strings. So if the strings pull the neck forward too much, you always need to tighten the truss rod (turn hex key clockwise / 'rightie tightie' as looking towards the truss rod). Some truss rods are adjusted at the body rather than at the head, but the principle remains. It also means that if you switch to lighter strings or a lower tuning, you probably need to slacken the truss rod a little.
The truss rod tightens the neck AGAINST the tension of the strings. So if the strings pull the neck forward too much, you always need to tighten the truss rod (turn hex key clockwise / 'rightie tightie' as looking towards the truss rod). So in this case, looking 'up' the guitar, you tighten clockwise from E- towards G-string.
Finally someone did a tutorial which shows the neck relief in close up. Thank you good sir
Dude! Brilliant catch. How did I never see this? Always looking for feeler gauges when there are picks of all sizes littering my guitar cases, and I always know where they are. Thank you. It's amazing what we can miss that has been sitting in from of us the whole time. I really like your entire guerrilla guitar tech approach. You will survive the zombie apocalypse.
Does it work the same for electric guitar, using the pick?
good method. i usually use the music nomad way and that is to put the capo at the 1st fret and press at the 12th fret , measurement is being made under the 6th fret with an .008 (.20mm) feeler gauge.
Who sets their neck relief at a gig? Worked at over 500 live shows and never saw anyone setting their neck relief. However, handy tip and thanks for sharing. 👍
That would be the last thing I’d start adjusting at a gig 😂
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are the truss rods universal as far as how they function or is this unique to the attitude?
They are universal.
Unless you get a bass with dual truss rods like rickenbackers
The truss rod tightens the neck AGAINST the tension of the strings. So if the strings pull the neck forward too much, you always need to tighten the truss rod (turn hex key clockwise / 'rightie tightie' as looking towards the truss rod). Some truss rods are adjusted at the body rather than at the head, but the principle remains.
It also means that if you switch to lighter strings or a lower tuning, you probably need to slacken the truss rod a little.
Great post Jon! Very helpful...do you have a video for setting the intonation?
If the nut is on the bottom do you turn it the same direction like you did? towards the E
The truss rod tightens the neck AGAINST the tension of the strings. So if the strings pull the neck forward too much, you always need to tighten the truss rod (turn hex key clockwise / 'rightie tightie' as looking towards the truss rod). So in this case, looking 'up' the guitar, you tighten clockwise from E- towards G-string.
Do you have “buzz” at the height you like?
I have some buzz, but I set my bass to have fret grind, it’s part of my sound.