Sevan

Thanks for the quick replies. Removing the fretboard and installing carbon fiber rods wouldn't cost much of anything but time, provided you don't buy the rods from a music or luthier store. I've removed a fretboard before, but I've never routed a carved neck. That would be the tricky part. I always thought the older guitars still used a reinforcement bar.

Hey guys, I was wondering if I could get away with not having a truss rod on a 19 1/2" scale length mini guitar build. I built a cigar box guitar with a 19" scale length with no truss rod and no problems. Many people build the at a 25 1/2" scale length, but they also only have 3-4 strings. I'm only asking because I can a really good deal on a 19 1/2" scale neck (cheaper that materials), but it has no truss rod.

That's it.

Hey guys, I'm about to route my first truss rod channel and I have a question. I have found no connection as to when one would leave a gap between the channel and the truss rod access. I have seen both straight and angled headstocks with both a gap and routed straight through. What is the benefit of implementing the gap?

Is it possible to do a no pot build? I recently shaped a les paul body with a bolt-on neck and no control cavity. I am just starting out and don't have any templates. I drilled a hole directly from the pickup cavity to an output jack. I also drilled a hole to ground the bridge. Both the output jack and bridge are soldered to a piece of shielding tape in the pickup cavity. I am still getting a bad hum even with a humbucker. Any suggestions other than route a control cavity and add a pot?