'59 truss rod placement

teleyouk · March 1st, 2008, 01:32 PM

Musikraft seems to propose this option they call custom '59 truss rod placement (high on the heel in the fingerboard; see pic below); there is one on Ebay this day.

Does anyone have more details to tell about this particular placement? Does it have any incidence to the sound?

BroadMaster · March 1st, 2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by teleyouk

Musikraft seems to propose this option they call custom '59 truss rod placement (high on the heel in the fingerboard; see pic below); there is one on Ebay this day.

Does anyone have more details to tell about this particular placement? Does it have any incidence to the sound?

I believe this was an attempt by Fender to make the Truss adjustable with out removing the neck. Lots of old guards were altered so a screwdriver would just fit in the slots. Haven't ya seen this on old teles and wondered why? Now you know. Nothing to do with the sound as far as I can surmise.
I have this option on one of my Musikraft necks and it serves it's purpose well, for me. {See below}

teleyouk · March 1st, 2008, 01:46 PM

Oh, I see; thanks for the info!

BroadMaster · March 1st, 2008, 03:43 PM

you're welcome

mellecaster · March 1st, 2008, 03:56 PM

The 1959 Year was the 1st for Rosewood Fingerboards....and because they were thicker, and how they were attached differently from later years, they call them Slab boards...and as stated above, the access hole was placed higher on the Butt end of the Neck....Great Necks btw.

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teleyouk Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paris; FRANCE Age: 49 Posts: 161	'59 truss rod placement Musikraft seems to propose this option they call custom '59 truss rod placement (high on the heel in the fingerboard; see pic below); there is one on Ebay this day. Does anyone have more details to tell about this particular placement? Does it have any incidence to the sound?

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mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,774 17 Photos	The 1959 Year was the 1st for Rosewood Fingerboards....and because they were thicker, and how they were attached differently from later years, they call them Slab boards...and as stated above, the access hole was placed higher on the Butt end of the Neck....Great Necks btw. __________________ I have never owned an Ipod or Blackberry..and doubt that I ever will......

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teleyouk Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paris; FRANCE Age: 49 Posts: 161	Oh, I see; thanks for the info!