Sg335man 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2019 Hello, I was rather surprised when straightening my neck on my 89 reissue of a 60s 335 Dot, for fret crowning. After moving the wrench 1/4 turn I found the Trust Rod Nut and part the thread of the rod filed down catching the Rod threads? Several Luther’s have since told me this was common practice at the factory to fit the cover?? The angle of the neck being the problem? It just about works but you pay thousands for that kind of work? Thanks guess I will try another but and see? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slimt 111 Report post Posted July 18, 2019 Well, there aint know one else out in the world that will duplicate that.. That looks ugly.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdgm 851 Report post Posted July 18, 2019 It may have been common practice but as slimt says it's ugly, and incredibly bad workmanship IMO. As you say, you pay $$$$ and then you find they've done that. I think I better remove my Gibsons TRCs and have a look myself..... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaicho8888 34 Report post Posted July 18, 2019 I've got two LP's with that same issue; although not as bad as yours. If you adjust the truss rod and the non filed side of the nut lands on the top of the headstock, the truss rod cover might not seat flat on the headstock. It is really poor workmanship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobouz 225 Report post Posted July 26, 2019 Hmm, I've owned a lot of Gibsons over the years & have never come across anything like that. Scary stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveFord 581 Report post Posted July 27, 2019 I've never seen that on any of the Gibsons that have passed through my hands. I would not be pleased to discover something like that, something like that should NOT pass through their quality control. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Natural 197 Report post Posted August 11, 2019 Sometimes you just can't truss Gibson QC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites