Well, now I am a little confused. I thought that with the support rods in the neck, the neck could still be adjusted(just not as much). Likewise, it would limit the twist or movement of the neck.
So, from what your saying... if you leave the first 7 fret area without support, wouldn't that make the neck susceptable to move in that area? I thought the idea was to limit the movement of the whole neck.
It sucks being a noob sometimes.