This was the proper amount of relief for the owner's playing style. Check the results each time you move the rod-and be patient.īy tightening the truss rod, I reduced relief from.
Go slowly, making very small adjustments (1/8 to 1/4 a turn at a time). Turn the wrench clockwise to tighten the rod and reduce forward bowing, or counterclockwise to loosen the rod and reduce back bow. Locate the correct tool for your guitar's truss rod (the size and type of nut can vary according to Strat model, year, and manufacturing origin) and insert it into the truss-rod nut ( Photo 4).Ģ. With the guitar strung to the client's specs and tuned to D standard, I was ready to tackle the neck relief.ġ. Now the trem can tilt forward without hitting the pickguard.
Scraping the pickguard to create a space between it and the trem assembly. Using a mechanical pencil to mark about 1/8" of material to remove from the pickguard. If you look closely, you'll see two indentations at the edge of the pickguard where it was pressing against the trem posts. To prevent a screwdriver from slipping out of the screw head and scratching the finish, use your free hand to guide and secure its tip.
Because it's butting up against the tremolo base plate, the custom pickguard is obstructing trem action and needs to be removed and trimmed. When tightening or loosening the truss rod to control neck relief, go slowly and make very small adjustments. On this Strat, the distance from the 1st string to the 12th fret was 6/64", and the 6th-string gap was also 6/64". The distance you're measuring lies between the bottom of the string and top of the fret. Use a string action gauge (available from ) or precision metal ruler to individually measure the string height at the 12th fret ( Photo 2) for all six strings. This creates a "zero" fret and temporarily removes the nut from the action equation, allowing you to initially focus on neck relief (the amount of forward or backward bowing in the neck itself ) and bridge and saddle height.ģ. Clamp a capo on top of-not behind-the 1st fret ( Photo 1). Usually that's standard E tuning, but as we've discussed, for this setup it was a whole-step below that.Ģ. Using a string action gauge to measure the action at the 12th fret.ġ. This temporarily removes the nut from the action equation. Before measuring action and neck relief, clamp a capo over the 1st fret.
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