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Speedemon13
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Speedemon13
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07/05/2005 3:24 am
sice the the tempature change between now and winter i have found that my guitar neck is slightly bowing in ward leaving the action of the the strings in the mid-neck area to be higher than that of the 24th fret. now me being out of town from a music store would like to know simply if i should tighten the truss rod to fix this problem or if i should loosen it to strighten it out . thanks all.
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redspecial
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redspecial
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07/05/2005 4:29 am
man, i dont think this thing over with smiles. :(
maybe u should go to anybody knows truss issues. store or whatever, anywhere with experienced guys in neck adjustment...

btw, this thread looks better under "tech", not the "open discussion"...
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Lordathestrings
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07/05/2005 5:46 am
Originally Posted by: Speedemon13... would like to know simply if i should tighten the truss rod to fix this problem or if i should loosen it to strighten it out . thanks all.
[font=trebuchet ms]Tightening the trus rod bends the neck back, against the string pull.[/font]
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Speedemon13
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07/06/2005 5:14 am
thanks lord
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07/07/2005 1:57 am
Originally Posted by: Speedemon13thanks lord
[font=trebuchet ms]>shrug< It's why I'm here...[/font]
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