Jamesemt Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) I've got a US 1996 62ri Jazz neck on my Precision. It's sat around completely untouched for a couple of years. Went to set it up tonight and I can't get the neck to straighten. With the nut fully tightened there is still a lot of bend (err relief??) bending to the right when sighting down the neck. Truss nut turns freely. Adjustment is at the heel. Any ideas? Or am I looking for a new neck Edited December 15, 2011 by Jamesemt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Without wanting to sound patronising, are you turning it in the right direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesemt Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 I'm trying to straighten the neck by turning the screw clockwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 If the trussrod is maxed one suggestion that often comes up is to remove the adjusting nut and add a suitably sized washer(s). This should provide a few more turns of neck straightening adjustment. Stewmac also offer a truss rod rescue kit which might be worth looking at - http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Special_tools_for_Truss_rods/Truss_Rod_Rescue_Kit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 When you say 'bending to the right' what do you mean? If the neck has a kink that isn't forward to back (as looking from above sighting down the neck) then you may have a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesemt Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Yeah sorry. From normal playing position the neck has too much relief ie bends forward. Fully tightening the truss rod makes no difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ah right, that's ok then! The washer trick suggested by ikay is definitely worth trying before anything more drastic, means the truss rod starts applying pressure earlier on along the adjusting nut's travel. Worked well on my Jap jazz, but I remember it took me a while to find a suitably sized washer to fit the bullet truss adjustment hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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