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Cheers guys. I'm sure it will be fine, but bad experiences really sit with a person... I'm sure we've all been there.
Is there any way I can tell just by looking at it whether the truss rod will be all good or not?
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Hold the low E string at the first and last fret and look at the gap at the 12th fret - should be about 0.5mm - 1mm - even if its more or less its likely sortable provided you can shift the truss rod nut/screw by a quarter turn or so its probably ok.
Edit for corrected value