4-string-thing Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Just loosened the truss rod on my Ibanez by a quarter turn to give the neck a bit of relief (ooh er, missus) How long will it be before I can tell if its worked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 [quote name='4-string-thing' post='1290499' date='Jul 2 2011, 09:07 PM']Just loosened the truss rod on my Ibanez by a quarter turn to give the neck a bit of relief (ooh er, missus) How long will it be before I can tell if its worked?[/quote] As long as it takes you to remeasure the gap at the point you previously measured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 You can actually watch the relief change as you turn the Allen key. What you might be getting confused with is whether or not the change is stable (chances are that if you are tweaking a previously perfectly playable bass then it will be). You will often read from the keen DIYers on here saying to give it a quarter turn then leave it for a day - well that's fine if you've got a week to set your relief. In my experience, you adjust the neck to the required relief then tune it all up, maybe go for another tweak if required then retune... if it's out the following day, just do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1290525' date='Jul 2 2011, 09:34 PM']You can actually watch the relief change as you turn the Allen key. What you might be getting confused with is whether or not the change is stable (chances are that if you are tweaking a previously perfectly playable bass then it will be). You will often read from the keen DIYers on here saying to give it a quarter turn then leave it for a day - well that's fine if you've got a week to set your relief. In my experience, you adjust the neck to the required relief then tune it all up, maybe go for another tweak if required then retune... if it's out the following day, just do it again.[/quote] Thanks Ou7shined While not actually being able to see it change as I turned the Allen key, it did move slightly within a few minutes. It had a slight backwards bend before, causing a little fret buzz, now it seems dead straight. Ill check again tomorrow and if need be, give it another quarter turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Should be noticeable within a couple of seconds. It sounds drastic, but I usually put the neck over my knee and give it a bit of a flex just to help it on it's way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Sorry having just revisited this post I realise that my earlier reply may have come across in a sarcastic fashion.. That wasn't my intention. I should have taken the time to explain in a proper fashion, as Out7hined did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I give the neck a bit of a push and then measure the relief again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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