Mornats Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 The old leftly-loosely, righty-tighty tip for adjusting a truss-rod is a nice way of remembering which way you should turn it. My rather nooby question is this: is is still leftly-loosely, righty-tighty if the truss rod is adjusted from the body side of the neck as opposed to the headstock side of it? I want to tweak my Overwater's neck tension a little but want to get it right first time. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks! So I'm assuming that the truss rod has been inserted the opposite way round if the bit you stick your tool into is near the body. No innuendos intended by the way, that just happened to be the simplest way to explain it when the proper terminology goes right out of your head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 [quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1322080162' post='1446357'] Thanks! So I'm assuming that the truss rod has been inserted the opposite way round if the bit you stick your tool into is near the body. No innuendos intended by the way, that just happened to be the simplest way to explain it when the proper terminology goes right out of your head! [/quote] That's my understanding of how it works. Just remember to go slowly and not turn too much all in one go; let the neck settle down a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 Yep, a quarter turn every 24 hours is what I'm aiming for. Patience is a virtue as they say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Yes exactly the same. Just think about the action of screwing a wood screw into a piece of wood, as long as you are facing the piece of wood, the rule always applies. I generally pull the neck back across my knee in between turns of the truss rod - you get the same effect as leaving it to 'settle' by itself in seconds rather than days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Of course there are exceptions to the rule, I've owned several 80's Warwick basses and the rods have worked the opposite way! My advice is always to take it a bit at a time and NEVER assume that 'righty is tighty'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I actually think the quarter turn and leave it twenty four hours is nonsense. If it needs a quarter turn then fine but if it needs a half turn or more, then that's what it needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1322086339' post='1446471'] I actually think the quarter turn and leave it twenty four hours is nonsense. If it needs a quarter turn then fine but if it needs a half turn or more, then that's what it needs. [/quote] However... there are some necks/woods that react more slowly and over a greater period of time. If you need to go much past a half turn between set-ups then you are moving the neck a fair bit. If the neck was a slow mover and you crank it 1/2 to full turn you might find that initially you get the reaction that you want BUT 24hrs (or more) later the neck has moved even further and you have to adjust it back. I'm not saying that you are wrong and I certainly don't subscribe to a 1/4 turn then leave it 24hrs, as I'll tweak it a 1/2 turn or so but much past that and if it is a new bass to me then I'll leave it sitting a while with the strings up to tension before I have another look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1322118907' post='1446611'] However... there are some necks/woods that react more slowly and over a greater period of time. If you need to go much past a half turn between set-ups then you are moving the neck a fair bit. If the neck was a slow mover and you crank it 1/2 to full turn you might find that initially you get the reaction that you want BUT 24hrs (or more) later the neck has moved even further and you have to adjust it back. I'm not saying that you are wrong and I certainly don't subscribe to a 1/4 turn then leave it 24hrs, as I'll tweak it a 1/2 turn or so but much past that and if it is a new bass to me then I'll leave it sitting a while with the strings up to tension before I have another look. [/quote] Yes you are right, I should have expanded my answer a bit, but it was late and my bed was calling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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