roadhog96 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 If you have a brand new guitar that has a twisted neck can this be fixed. When I say twisted, I'm refereing to if you press the 1st and 6th string at the 1st fret and last fret and measure the distance between the strings at the 7th fret, one side measures .008" and the bass side is .024". You can sight down the side of the neck and see more relief on one side. Can this be repaired with out removing the neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Admin Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 in my experience it is normal for the bass side of the neck to have a little more relief than then the treble side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhog96 Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 in my experience it is normal for the bass side of the neck to have a little more relief than then the treble side... I understand that, there is obviously more tension pulling on the bass side of the neck so if conditions are just right the wood fibers can be stretched and forced to take on a new shape. But what is acceptable? The neck relief at the 12th fret is .002" on the treble side, so you can see that it is pretty straight on this side and .012" on the bass side. The string height is .060" on the treble side and slightly over .090" on the bass side. That's not even close to what Gibson or anyone would set up a guitar. The only way to get it lower is to adjust the bridge so that the treble side is higher and lower on the bass side to compensate for the twist. This is totally opposite from the norm. If you try to tweak the truss rod, the 3rd sting starts to buzz on every fret up the neck. The treble side is nearly flat and the relief on the bass side is so oblivious you can't help but see it. If you ever put on heavier strings, the relief on one side will increase even more with no more adjustment left. So back to the original question, what is acceptable and can this neck be repaired, what is involved to repair it? Or would Gibson just replace the guitar. This guitar is brand new and has a full warrantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Admin Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 it would depend upon what the repair guys determined once they looked at the neck...it could be either a repair or replace situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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