lamby Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 Hey What's good about having a double truss rod in your neck? I'm so not an expert so I was wondering whether you experts could... -lamby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 A double truss rod (or should I say "rods") dosen't require adjusting according to the weather and such, but it does add a little weight to the neck and some people really think this weight is sooo bad. I always put (or used to put) double truss rods in my guitars, espically here in minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 also you only have to route a straight cavity for a double truss rod.i am almost positive of this.maybe someone else can confirm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 29, 2003 Report Share Posted June 29, 2003 yup, that's all i've been doing, the whole point of a double truss rod is to have complete control over the movement of the neck, some necks may warp shortly or a while after they're made, this is usualy known as "bowing" and it if bows up, then a traditional truss rod will do absolutely nothing to correct this thus the neck is garbage, but say you have a neck that's bowed up and you have a double truss rod you can adjust the rod to flatten the neck back out so it's playable so the short of it is that a double rod is adjustable 2 ways where as traditional ones are only 1 way adjustable.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted June 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 ahhh excellent... So if your guitar does a lot of travelling and is under different humid and dry conditions it's generally a good idea? (my house is *weird*!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 ahhh excellent... So if your guitar does a lot of travelling and is under different humid and dry conditions it's generally a good idea? (my house is *weird*!) correct. A double truss rod is always a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 yes, unless you want to keep weight down.... if weather is a problem for you and it keeps throwing your guitar necks slightly off you should look at some additional carbon fiber rods to be placed on either side of the truss rod channel i have never used them, but i hear they do wounders for rigidity in the neck such that you don't need to re-setup the guitar every summer and winter and if you travel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 yes carbon rods are cool.so are laminate necks.but like the other guy said double rods are a good idea.the reason i like them is that they adjust easier because the rod is pulling against another rod instead of just tring to straighten itself.am i making sense?it's a matter of mechanics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 oh yes i know..... but i meant to use the double truss rod ALONG WITH 2 carbon rod's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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