stakvoryan Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hey guys How often should I need to straighten the neck on my 339? I like a very straight neck w a kiss of bow. It seems like I am having to adjust it almost weekly, and my cue to check it is that I can feel the action seems high. I was told to expect to be more aware of it than my Strat neck, which a solid piece of quarter-sawn maple. Am I in danger of messing up my baby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Dont' do it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntac Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Give it a couple days rest after making an adjustment and then decide if it's good or not. It may still settle for a day or so after you've made a minor tweak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech21 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Stop tightening it right now and get it to a reputable Luthier or guitar tech ASAP (days not weeks). It shouldn't be doing that at all, something is most certainly wrong with it. Many years ago I has a Tokai LP that was doing the same thing action going too high around every 20 to 30 days so a slight tweak of the truss rod always brought it back, BUT eventually a crack appeared in the back of neck (on the curved side) between the 1st and 2nd frets resulting in 1 guitar for parts only as the cost of re-necking it was way more than a new guitar. As a matter of interest, how old is this guitar, how long has this been happening for and how far have you tightened the rod nut up to now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Yeah - like Tech21 said, if you have to keep tightening it, there's definitely something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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