thevalleygirl Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Actually I was going to sell my SJ because it was so hard to play. I thought it was 'pretty' and couldn't imagine why everyone in the forums loved them. Well I took it to Joe in Concord (CA) who took one look, took off my (hummingbird and flower abalone inlay) truss cover and tightened the nut. He only charged me $10, and he lowered my Hummingbird 12 a tad too. Now my SJ is my favorite! Both beautiful and functional, with it deep gutsy sound. I love it now. Has anyone else had this problem?
pfox14 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Sounds like the action was too high and adjusting the TR brought it down to a comfortable level. Not an uncommon problem with acoustic guitars not just a J-200.
eltonwce Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 Just had truss rod adjusted and set up on my J-100 Xtra with Maple neck. Sounds so much better. Every time I have a truss rod adjusted. I am amazed how much better the guitar sounds. Seems like the strings need to at a certain distance from top to generate the sound better.
retrorod Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 The first thing I do with acoustics is sight the neck. Adjusting the neck is usualling by feel and sight. I back off the truss rod(strings off).... lube the threads and then snug it up ...just to a 'straight board'. Restringing usually provides enuff tension/relief to make the neck stable and provide the right amount of relief for closer action! If not....I make adjustment between the saddle and nut heights and more truss-rod tweaking if necessary...
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