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Hi, if I want to increase neck relief by [i]loosening [/i]the truss rod, is it necessary/recommended to slacken the strings first?

(Trying to avoid metal fatigue - I've previously done a little-by-little adjustment on an acoustic g**t*r, slackening and retightening each time, and broke two brand new strings in the process :) .)

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No need to slacken the strings when increasing relief, just do it little by little, 1/8 turn at a time

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[quote name='ras52' post='1089460' date='Jan 14 2011, 03:41 PM']Hi, if I want to increase neck relief by [i]loosening [/i]the truss rod, is it necessary/recommended to slacken the strings first?[/quote]

Nope :)
If you're slackening the truss rod you are allowing the strings to pull the neck forwards (thus decreasing the string tension).

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