Head Adjustment With Floyd Locking Nut.

[allpoopedout]

I read on another forum that this isnt possible but I could swear that it was. You guys are obviously the ones to ask so let me know what ya think. I ordered a hot rod truss rod and If i have to heel adjust it, then it would be a good thing to know before i start routing. It will be an R4 nut I will be using.

[westhemann]

mmm...well that is bad news then because of all of my guitars with floyd locking nuts,some i built and some i bought...every single one of them adjusts at the head

[ibnaz5150]

I've had several warmoths with a heel adjustment and a floyd nut. Are you doing an angled headstock??

[westhemann]

what he is saying is that he was told that headstock trussrod adustment was impossible with a floyd locking nut...which is completely false...

it can be done either way

[allpoopedout]

what he is saying is that he was told that headstock trussrod adustment was impossible with a floyd locking nut...which is completely false...

it can be done either way

Thanks. I was pretty sure that was the case. But before i made a mistake I thought it best to ask here. The headstock is non angled.

[spazzyone]

who ever told you that is dead wrong

much like Wes all my Floyd guitars are at the head and all are two way rods

be smart dont take anymore advice from that person

or you could get into trouble

[Robert_the_damned]

I'll agree with everyone else its perfectly possible.

What that person *may* have been trying to say is that if you use a headstock adjustable truss rod and a bolt through style floyd rose locking nut you end up with a potential weak spot at the head end of the neck (as there isn't a lot of wood there to start with). However, it can be done and lots of guitars do have a setup like this and work fine unless you drop them but most guitars don't like being dropped on their headstocks.

Rob