carousel182 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_rods/Adj...75.html#details] how would you be able to put this in a neck through guitar. where would the bottom rod stick out so that it could be adjusted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) The usual place for adjustment is at the headstock. I DID make a neckthru once with the adjustment at the neck joint just for s**ts and giggles. Its an unusual design, my first guitar and I like playing it the most out of all my other guitars. Edited March 20, 2007 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another doug Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_rods/Adj...75.html#details] how would you be able to put this in a neck through guitar. where would the bottom rod stick out so that it could be adjusted I used the spoke wheel on my neck-through bass. I routed the truss rod slot to end at the end of the fretboard, then routed and chiseled a cavity large enough for the spoke wheel, so the spoke wheel is right at the end of the fretboard. I'm afraid I don't have a good pic handy, but I hope you get the idea. I've also seen a couple basses here recently that had a spoke wheel cavity in between frets. A pretty neat idea. Personally, I wouldn't do it with the slotted or allen head truss rods though, since you'd need a big cavity to get the tool in there (unless you rig it so that it can be accessed by removing a pickup). One word of warning: I installed the truss rod and fretboard before final sanding and finishing, since I wanted the neck to be square when I clamped down the fretboard. I had to be real careful about the spoke wheel when sanding. I masked it off, but still ended up nicking it a little bit. Just something to take into consideration. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 i think i have a good idea for a tool for the slotted just simply bend a screw driver (or cut a piece off of it and weld it back on at a right angle) so that you have a right angle that can fit into a hole that can be accesed from inside of the top humbucker cavity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 why not just buy the hex-key truss rod since the keys come already bent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Heres how I did mine. Notice the heart shaped hole in the pickguard. I plan to extend the fretboard into a 24 fret. The additional piece will be screwed down using the two top pickguard screws (countersunk into the wood) and I might add a couple more screws down below. I will epoxy a fret over the joint between the two pieces. I may be covering the adjustment hole but how often do you really need to make this adjustment? Anyway, the piece can be removed easily without "destringing" the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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