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Truss rod length for bass

cattytown — Fri, 13 May 2022 10:01:58 +0000

Hi, I am watching the build a neck course.

I was wondering about choosing truss rod lengths - there seem to be a few to choose from, looking to start from 610mm, and starting from a precision I have at the side of me, fingerboard side of nut to end of fingerboard is 600mm, so I am guessing it extends under the nut?
I'd also prefer to build with adjustment at the head end - what do I need consider there?

Thanks,

Paul.

Headstock slope

frank1985 — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:18:25 +0000

Hey guys, I’ve just thinned out my headstock down to 15mm and am getting ready to carve out the slope next. How does this look? Should I leave as is and proceed with carving or make the slope steeper by routing more maple off, I.e. receded closer towards the nut?

Checkout problem

frank1985 — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:51:46 +0000

I wasn't sure where to post this; I'm trying to order a neck blank on the site, but the 'required' field - "Country/Region" will not let me input anything. Therefore I can't complete the order. I've tried three different browsers.

One Piece Neck and truss rods.

Koendb — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:02:08 +0000

Besides the bolt-on course, I also watched the 'How to Make a One Piece Bolt On Guitar Neck with Skunk Stripe' on Youtube because I happen to have a maple blank for a one piece neck laying on my shelf for quite a while and I plan to put it to use at some point in time.
In the video Mark is using a single action truss rod and puts a curve in the slot. Do you need a curve in the slot if you use a double action truss rod?
Or perhaps, I should ask, is there a reason why Mark used a single action truss rod in the one piece neck instead of a double action one?

Neck pocket nominal depth for bolt on neck

Clinton — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:03:02 +0000

What is a good starting point for neck pocket nominal depth for bolt on necks using a hardtail or tele bridges? Neck blank/heel is at 25mm or 1 inch. Fretboard radiused at 5 1/2mm. Should I base it on the basis of the neck thickness (not the fretboard) to be 1/8inch proud off the surface of the body? That way thickness of the neck blank is non applicable. Is that a safe starting point to establish the 11.5-12mm string height with no neck angle?

Also appropriate body thickness for lenght of bolt on screws with plate and plate washer. Will it be unadvisable if the screws reach the fretboard a bit?

I am at this stage and I am doubting myself and decided to stop to seek some advice.

One of my last builds was a Tele, my first attempt on a bolt on parallel headstock and I simply just guessed and trusted my heart but seem to get it spot on. No longer have the guitar. It was shipped as a gift for my niece and did not take measurements prior.

Pre drilling Truss Slot

frank1985 — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 03:57:21 +0000

Hey guys, I have a gfk600 fixed palm router ... rather than use the plunge base could I just predrill the end of the truss slot down to max depth (about 10mm), set the depth for 2mm on the router and work from that hole?

The reason I ask is because the fence guide that comes with the gfk600 can’t be used in conjunction with the plunge base - the latter requires its own £75 (!) guide.

The only way for me to cut straight (short of making complex jigs) would be to pre drill and use the standard fence guide.

How do I adjust the truss rod?

Marcel — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 10:11:32 +0000

In the Build Your Own Bolt on Electric course Mark makes a neck with the truss rod nut at the body end. My question is: how can you adjust the truss rod to set the action when the neck is bolted on to the body? It seems to me that in that case the truss rod nut is not accessible.

tang width for Mark's fretboard slot

steveadams — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:51:05 +0000

Hi Mark

I'm about to start fretting my neck which has your lovely rosewood fretboard on it. I wondered if you could confirm the width of the fret slots and what width tang you would reccommend for the fretwire to use. I think the fretwire I have looks too wide at 7mm.

thanks

Steve

fretwire advice please

steveadams — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:18:18 +0000

Hi Guys

Just looking for some advice/reassurance...I've just started fretting my first neck and am using stainless steel fretwire 2mm wide at crown and .9mm high....so far I'm pleased with progress, however, when I went to order some more fretwire for the next neck I could see all of the other sizes and options and am now worried that I may have used fretwire that is considered very low!! I am aiming to sell the guitars and obviously want soemhting appealing for customers to play. The guitars are telecasters with a 9.5" radius fretboard.

So my question is really to see what most people would reccommend for a tele, and hopefully get some reassurance that this size fretwire will be ok.

Cheers

Steve

Truss rod nuts

James — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 10:49:19 +0000

Are these specially made for truss rods or is there a cheaper way of sourcing hex nuts? I can't seem to see them for less than about 4 or 5 quid each.