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Acoustic Sized Truss Rod in Electric Neck

Irving
July 24th, 2012, 11:50 AM
Accidentally ordered 14 1/2" truss rods from LMI. (overall length 15 1/2")

The electric truss rods are 17". (overall length of 18")

It's a 2 1/2" difference in length and that is the only difference.

The short rod ends under the 15th fret while the long rod would end between the 19th and 20th frets.

Wondering if I can get away with using these shorter rods on three electric guitars or if I'll regret it later. Anyone ever built an electric with a shorter rod?

ludashoeless
July 24th, 2012, 12:57 PM
i don't know but just for peace of mind i would return it and get the right one

metecem
July 24th, 2012, 01:07 PM
You could try a short scale....

Or an acoustic with piezos...

Irving
July 24th, 2012, 04:38 PM
The guitars they are going in have 24.9" scales.