Hi, i just glued the neck in, all the notes cut out from the 5th upwards. i have tryed the truss rod, no use. any ideas?
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Hi, i just glued the neck in, all the notes cut out from the 5th upwards. i have tryed the truss rod, no use. any ideas?
Hi Aidan.
What method did you use, how did you do it?
What type of kit?
Can you post some pics, they always help
I dont know how i tryed and it wouldnt let me post pictures. Haha, i have an EX-1 i just clamped it down with titebond glue
Hi Aiden, maybe the frets are not flat. Try making a small tool that allows you to check the frets, three at a time, like this tool here: http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools...et_Rocker.html
Also make sure the bridge is not too low, pics always help too!
Hi Aiden we need more information and photo would help. Have you tried raising the bridge saddles ?
If the neck wasn't seated properly when you glued it, it may be sitting a little too high hence strings bottoming out on the higher frets.
Has the nut been changed could be too low ?
Hi Aiden, resize the pictures to 97kb or less and they should upload.
Also the truss rod may need more relief, the neck may have too much back bow.
Don't muck around with the truss rod too much unless you have a bit of experience. Don't force the allen key or you may snap the truss rod
Nut hasent been changed getting pics ready
I do have a little experience, not a pro ;) at setting up my guitars :)
hard to tell from the pics Aiden. The string action looks quite high above 12th fret. Then the bridge looks set quite low.
The neck should have a rake so the nut angles down from the body by a few degrees, does it have a rake angle ?
added some IMG tags, here are the pics:
http://imgur.com/Qc2HsNR.jpg
http://imgur.com/0uLQZKB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tpm3g4O.jpg
I dont know, please someone help :(
also some general shots that show most of the guitar in one shot from the top and the side and either end.
just put up your imgur tags again and I'll turn them into linked pics again
So when you drop the bridge down to a more reasonable action you're saying the strings bottom out on about the 5th?
It's might just be a camera trick but it looks to me like you've got quite a front bow in the neck.
Its not a front bow, its at what i like it, i have it at .20 mm on a feeler gauge but i tryed higher and the only way is to have the bridge insanely high for no bottom out.
still a bit hard to see Aiden, but looks like the neck has too much relief ie it's bowing forward. Try and loosen the truss rod a bit so facing the socket lefty = loosey or anti clockwise.
Most of the pics the string action looks high at 22nd fret so try lowering the bridge a little.
Hard to see but you haven't put a shim in the neck pocket have you ? hard to see with the black paint.
The neck will take a few weeks to set in so be patient.
Did you attempt a fret level ?
What's at .20 on a feeler gauge? Where did you take the .20 measurement? If your necks not straight that doesn't really mean much.
I see the problem: tidy your room!
just so i understand:
if you were to fret a note, at say the third fret, the string would bottom out on one of the higher frets and not sound the note?
Nice spottin' Stan;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by stan
didnt attempt fret level they are level i checked, the bridge is already for for the neck cause it bottoms out :') i measured at the 7th and 9th fret guys and no shim. i thought it would be good to just smack in their
hey shhh my room is clean as ;)
and yep anywere from the 7th - 5th up bottoms out. untill i raise the bridge a f*** ton
How did you come to the conclusion that the frets are level? What process did you go through to determine that your neck is dead straight?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aidan7250
made a leveler that i wiggle over 3 frets at a time to see if any were not level and they were level.
it would be my guess that it is a neck angle problem.
This is assuming that the neck is not bowed, the frets are level, the nut has no issues.
if you run a straight edge along the length of the neck starting at the first fret, down the middle of the neck, where does it contact the bridge?
It should be just on the bridge saddles.
If it goes above the saddles by much, you neck angle is too much, and I think this may be the issue - your stings would bottom out on higher frets.
You could use a steel ruler on edge, or a decent spirit level to check, string would be off or out of the way
Shit I dunno brother, if your necks straight and your frets are level it must be something else. Maybe your strings are crooked.
since the bridge is adjustable, start by using the straight edge and adjusting the bridge height so it just touches....
this is what you are after, also another way to check all frets are level:
http://www.co-bw.com/Images_Audio/neckangl.jpg
i used a steel ruler, it just slid over the top of the bridge.
Maybe take some photos of the fretboard with the steel ruler running along all the frets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aidan7250
seems correct then I guess...
Either that or the neck angle is too great and the bridge is set too high
awaiting input from DB or Gavmeister....
Yes! good plan. it all helpsQuote:
Originally Posted by bargeloobs
Yes, room needs a clean (don't worry, nobody noticed it on my bass video :D). We need more photos Aiden, this is really confusing as by what you are saying it should be fine!
How did you make sure the neck was dead straight BEFORE checking the fret heights? If the neck was not dead straight beforehand it can affect how level the frets are.
yes we did Callum...
If the neck is dead straight and the frets are level, its a nut issue.
How have you check the neck and frets? Just by eye or something?
A picture of the nut would assist. On my LP-JR the stock nut came so high it was comical
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What city are you in Aidan? Maybe we can get one of our resident experts to have a look at the guitar.
Looking at the pics it looks like your neck has a front bow, but that could be my eyes..... Spent the last ten minutes trying to find my glasses so I can see properly.....
Go through the suggestions mentioned, you may find the problem..