First, Happy Christmas!
I got a set neck kit recently (PRS-1TS) and have started some prep work. Adam has already replaced the original neck for me due to some really dodgy fretwork.
Today I was checking out the new neck before I undertook any work on it, which included checking the truss rod to make sure it works and so on. I have a couple of concerns that I would like to run by you guys.
Before I made any adjustment, there was a back bow in the neck. When I adjusted to counter that, I can get it close to straight, but not perfect, which concerns me with planning to do a fret level before setting.
Secondly, the truss rod nut only has about 3/4 of a turn in it from full clockwise to full anti-clockwise, and there is only about .5 -.75 mm of movement when adjusted from one extreme to the other and not enough to completely remove the back bow. (FWIW I know these are dual action t-rods)
Does this sound normal for a set neck? I've only owned a few set neck but never had any issues adjusting their neck relief. I've built and worked on mostly Fender type bolt-on necks but this one feels like it's really fighting the adjustment and not giving much up. This is my first set neck build, but I've not encountered any neck that that behaves this way, so please enlighten me.
Thanks