Many acoustic guitars’ truss rods are only accessible in the heel of the neck inside the guitar. There are a few different reasons for building a guitar neck like this. With the truss rod access inside the guitar, there is no need for a truss rod cover cluttering up the headstock. It ...
The StewMac guitar setup kit comes with a straight edge to check how straight the neck is when you are straightening the trussrod. It also comes with a set of gauges to measure both the string action height as well as the string and fretboard radius. If you want to do a complete setup...
Adjusting the truss rod of your guitar alters your guitar's neck relief (the amount of bow in the neck), which is measured by the distance between the strings and the frets. While the amount of relief is a matter of personal preference, most guitars play well with a relief somewhere betw...
For a neck radius of 15 to 17 in (38 to 43 cm), string height should be 4⁄64 in (0.16 cm) on the low side and 3⁄64 in (0.12 cm) on the high side. 3 Remove the strings from the bridge on an acoustic guitar. If you have an acoustic guitar, you can't adjust the acti...