Today, almost all guitars are fitted with adjustable truss rods that can be adjusted using an allen wrench or screw driver in either the nut or the heel of your neck. Electric guitar truss rods come in two main styles: single action or one-way truss rods and dual action or two-way. In...
One of the less intuitive but still very important parts of guitar maintenance is adjusting the truss rod. While this shouldn’t be used to adjust the guitar’s action, it can help to avoid fret buzz and keep the action consistent across the neck. While if you’re careful this process i...
A simple guide to setting the optimal action On a guitar or bass, the action is the height of your strings over the fretboard. If a guitar's action is too high, the strings will be hard for you to press down and make the instrument harder...
Remember, the truss rod adjustment is only one step in lowering or adjusting the action on your guitar. Do not keep adjusting the truss rod if the action is not ideal. The truss rod is only mean to straighten the neck. The rest of the steps to completely setting the action on your aco...