merciful-evans Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 I picked up my 339 today and the action felt a little high. I checked the neck curvature. There was a little too much relief. Before going any further I decided to get on with another job (reverse the neck pickup ring). I had been meaning to do this for ages. So all the strings came off and I did that first. While the strings were off I decided to check the neck for straightness (yes I have the notched straight edge). With the strings off it was already perfectly straight. After a little cleaning I put the strings back on and tuned up. The excess bow had gone. In fact, the action needed raising now. I had not touched the truss rod at all, and the strings had only been off for about 40 minutes. I did not raise the action, instead deciding to let it settle for another day first. Now, I normally change strings one at a time to minimise tension change in the neck. Even so, this movement surprised me. My 339 is a Studio model so its a maple neck. Anyone else experience this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Sorry for the late reply - haven't been here for awhile. But, yes I have experienced this on a couple of occasions when I took all the strings off at the same time (which I don't usually do), but not every time. I can't explain it, but seems occasionally the neck just needs to have no tension and it sort "relaxes" to a normal position. I have no reasonable explanation, and some may say we are both crazy and there is no way that should happen, but I have experienced the same thing. And by the way mine were on mahogany necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 I've only just checked back myself TG! Thanks for your confirmation that its not a unique experience! Much appreciated. The guitars with my luthier at the moment for some minor fret leveling. I must remember to ask him too. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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