WARMOTH TRUSSROD weirdBOW!!

[Manish Boy]

GOT MY NEW WARMOTH NECK LAST WEEK, COOL MODERN VINTAGE MAPLE NECK...THE THING IS THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ADJUST THE TRUSSROD (1/8-1/4 turn PER DAY)..I DON´T SEE Any CHANGE AND THE GAP BETWEEN THE 6TH STRING AND 8TH FRET IS PRETTY BIG! I´M TURNING CLOCKWISE TO STRAIGHTEN IT BUT THE t-ROD KINDA FEEL SLACK!!! any thoughts?? thanks!!!

 

[Paul G.]

There is no reason for Warmoth to snug up the truss rod nut before shipping. I would loosen the strings and run the truss rod nut up till you feel a little resistance. That should be your starting point.

P.

 

[Manish Boy]

is normal to feel the truss rod kind of slaked when i turn it CLOCKWISE TO STRAIGHTEN??? or it has to feel tightened?? the more i turn, the more it gets loose, thanks for the info

 

[thorton077]

Why the all caps?

 

[dsutton24]

If you're looking at the heel of the neck, you're turning the nut clockwise to tighten it, right?

With the neck off the guitar, turn the adjusting nut counter clockwise until it feels loose. Now tighten it, going clockwise. You should be able to feel the point where the nut contacts the heel of the neck, it will suddenly get harder to turn. Turn it another eighth of a turn, this should get you in the ballpark.

If you have one of their Pro necks with the fine adjuster on the underside of the heel, it's a bit more involved, but not difficult:

http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/SideAdjustPop.aspx

Note: Always slack the strings when making trussrod adjustments.

 

[Mark Davis]

With no strings on the guitar tighten the truss rod till the neck is completly straight.

Then put on a set of 46-10 strings and that will add enough tenson to give you a relief of around .010-.012.

 

[Rolling Estonian]

With no strings on the guitar tighten the truss rod till the neck is completly straight.

Then put on a set of 46-10 strings and that will add enough tenson to give you a relief of around .010-.012.

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Also, it can take a day or two for the wood to settle after adjusting the truss, especially if you've been going back and forth. Go completely flat, let rest and work from there.

M

 

[Manish Boy]

more harder to turn means more straight neck? i,m looking at the top of the neck, turning clockwise to tighten, feels slacked to me though!!

 

[GigsbyBoyUK]

Your first point of contact on this should have been Warmouth. Why would you buy any new item and do anything other than talk to the retailer/manufacturer in the first instance if you have a problem with it?

 

[94bamf]

Your first point of contact on this should have been Warmouth. Why would you buy any new item and do anything other than talk to the retailer/manufacturer in the first instance if you have a problem with it?

No need to contact Warmoth, just read the instruction sheet that comes with the neck(assuming you bought it new?). It explains that they leave the truss rod completely loose. When I got my Warmoth neck a month or so ago, it required at least 3-4 full turns (maybe more, it was a lot) to get it straight.

 

[wallis222]

Why the all caps?

That's how they talk in Montreal.

 

[Paul G.]

No need to contact Warmoth, just read the instruction sheet that comes with the neck(assuming you bought it new?). It explains that they leave the truss rod completely loose. When I got my Warmoth neck a month or so ago, it required at least 3-4 full turns (maybe more, it was a lot) to get it straight.

That's pretty much what I was trying to say. Until the nut makes contact with the neck, it won't have any effect.

Again. Loosen the strings. Run the nut up until you feel a bit of resistance. Now you're at zero.

P.

 

[Manish Boy]

No need to contact Warmoth, just read the instruction sheet that comes with the neck(assuming you bought it new?). It explains that they leave the truss rod completely loose. When I got my Warmoth neck a month or so ago, it required at least 3-4 full turns (maybe more, it was a lot) to get it straight.

3-4 full turns, wooow!! What direction did you turn the nut? right now i´m in the point of to much nut strength and i don´t wanna go further (or should i?)
Thanks for the help and advice!!!

 

[Rolling Estonian]

Don't over do it!

Make sure that you set the truss to get the neck straight. A day or two can be necessary. If you can't turn it any more, you're probably too far.

M

 

[braderrick]

3-4 full turns, wooow!! What direction did you turn the nut? right now i´m in the point of to much nut strength and i don´t wanna go further (or should i?)
Thanks for the help and advice!!!

Too much nut strengh? But it feels slacked? I don't understand. Are you saying the nut is hard to turn or easy to turn? Have you backed it out and tried again until you feel tension (when the nut contacts the wood)?

 

[Maricopa]

it required at least 3-4 full turns

It's absolutely impossible to turn a truss rod 3-4 full rotations.

 

[Manish Boy]

Yep, the nut kind off feel loose CLOCKWISE, but I kept turning until i feel tension once again and now is getting straight. i reckon it needed just one complete turn!!! (the strings are getting harder to bend though...lol!!)
Thanks for you help guys!!!

Merci!!!

 

[Bones]

This partscaster stuff aint for everyone and can be unnecessarily expensive if you don't take the time to learn to do things the proper way.

At this point, you still shouldn't have strings on the guitar.