his sig says Launceston, Tassie. Trying to remember if we have any other Tassie forumites that could help....Quote:
Originally Posted by adam
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his sig says Launceston, Tassie. Trying to remember if we have any other Tassie forumites that could help....Quote:
Originally Posted by adam
I can't think of any other forumites in Tassy.
Aiden have you got any guitar playing friends that can have a look ?
Otherwise have a play around with some of the suggestions and check if the nut height is too high.
I checked my EX build lastnight and the neck doesn't have a break angle like SG's and LP's do so the neck should be parallel with the body
Just getting the photos ready now, in the first one you can see the nut is really good.
Hi Aiden,
the action looks a bit higher in the 31-37cm photo than the nut photo and the photo near the 22nd fret, which would suggest the neck has relief or forward bow.
I'd have a play again with the truss rod and try and get the action consistent over the whole fingerboard.
It is hard to see as each photo is more than likely taken from a slightly different angle which is no fault of yours.
Also play with the bridge height to try and stop the strings bottoming out around 22nd fret
the only way for no bottom out is to have the string height insanely high and the truss rod tightened... that's why the neck is bent a lot sorry, i can straighten it and take more photo's but the strings will bottom out even further down the neck so i really see no point.
It's very hard to tell what's going on in any of those pictures because 1 - the strings are obscuring the ruler and 2 - you can only see a small section of the fretboard.
How long in your straight edge? You need one long enough to run along the entire length of the fretboard, that way you can eyeball whether there is any gaps between the ruler and the frets and determining what sort of bend you have in the neck.
An even better way is to use a notched straight edge, which will sit directly on the fingerboard and give you an even more accurate reading.
it 1 meter long its fine.
Yeah but having a huge front bow in your neck isn't actually fixing anything is it? All you're doing is creating action so high the instrument becomes unplayable. You need to get the neck straight, then you need to level the frets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aidan7250
After that you can come back and moan about strings bottoming out.
yes Barge is correct.
Aiden if you say the truss rod is tightened I assume you mean righty tighty or clockwise facing it.
These truss rods are dual action so turn the allen key left (lefty loosey) or anti clockwise facing it.
Don't force it or it will snap ! Best back off the string tension when you adjust the truss rod.
The neck needs to be straight under string tension to have the best playability.