[quote name='neepheid' post='720018' date='Jan 21 2010, 12:30 PM']No, the truss rod's job is to counteract the tension placed on the neck by the strings. If you loosen the truss rod, this allows the strings to pull more relief. You need to tighten up the truss rod to lessen the relief.[/quote]
So in effect, turning the rod left will increase the bow on the neck (upwards) but turning it right, will loosen the neck (downwards). Seems confusing (to me it does) when 'righty tighty, lefty loosey" is said as i assumed tight = bow foward, loose = bow back.
Also... my Ibanez ATK truss rod is on the heel of the neck, does the same rules apply by turning left = pull more relief, turning right = loosen relief?