ibreakemineedtobuildem Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 I have a neck that is installed with a shim under the heel to give it a bit of upwards action.The frets were leveled not under tension.Yet I have slight rattles up to the 12th fret.I gave my truss rod a turn to give a little upbow and the rattles are gone.Is this a correct way of fixing the problem? My neck and fingerboard were perfectly flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Yes, a forward bow causing a gap around the 7th fret from .002"-.015" is usually needed on all guitars. The ones with standard type fret-work (not leveled under tension) are usually the ones that need the most forward bow. Also, when not leveled under tension, it's good if some down-ramping (a.k.a : fallaway) is put into the upper frets to keep that area low after the neck gets tension on it. Having the neck leveled under tension usually puts a more perfected amount of down-ramping into the board, just by leveling the whole board flat in that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibreakemineedtobuildem Posted October 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Thanks soapbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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