mullmuzzler Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 ...StewMac 1/8" double-action rod... any good? Your expiriences & opinions please! mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I've heard it was good. I'm just about to place the order for mine now. In the cart and everything . I'd like to know about this too. I'm a little dissapointed that you have to buy their bit to install it though. I can't find that size anywhere else. Devon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullmuzzler Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Aw, man, that s**ks! How much for the bit? mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I think it's 19 something...right around 20 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullmuzzler Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 That's more than for the rod! Monopolists!!! mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 http://www.stewmac.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?a...atalog/sku.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Love em. Dont need their bit. I use a 1/4 flute bit. works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 the thinest 1st fret you can have with a hot rod is like 21.5mm isn't? and i had to make a special template for routing the slot with a regular router bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 so you can have extra space in the cavity and use the 1/4" bit? Devon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I installed one in my previous guitar. Liked it so much I ordered another for the next one. It was perfect for a 1 piece mahogany neck w/ 1/4" rosewood fretboard and medium jumbo frets. When I adjust a truss rod I like to see instant results. You could see the strings move up or down off the fretboard as you turn both ways. I went out and bought the required 7/32" router bit, a real oddball, lol. They always manage to make you spend just a little bit more. Like fitting my Grover tuners required a 25/64" drill bit. Go figure, that size isn't part of a regular set. As far as routing the truss rod slot with a 1/4" bit, its definitely do-able. Whats in between the brass blocks doesn't matter just make sure you shim them tight so they won't rattle later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 I was pleased with the bit itself. At least it was a good bit, you know? I love the rods, and I use them almost exclusively. My only complaint is that I would like to see the allen wrench head version welded to the "other" rod. What I mean is, because you have that gap between the rods, you could leave about 3/8" more wood under the allen head if it were on top when installed, rather than on the bottom. On one of my own personal guitars I actually flipped it so now clockwise bows and counter clockwise backbows. But it looks great and I feel better with more wood right at the head, since that brass anchor is pretty big there. If you're going to do a volute I'd say you can have a neck thinner than 21.5mm. I have one that's almost an Ibanez wizard thickness. But I thinned the fretboard by about 1/16" so I'd have more neck wood for the rod, and it has a volute, too. I like to make the depth for the two ends, and then come up about 1/32nd for the length of the rod. Even with the tubing on there it sits higher than the ends do. Its not much but if you're carving thin like a wizard it could be the difference between success and firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 When I was gonna buy that truss rod, I was just going to use a 3/8" bit and then hand-sand 1/16" off the top and bottom to accomodate the nuts. But then I found the LMI truss rod. Its the same rod, but it only requires a 3/8" slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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