Slight neck bow

demanufactured

Just now noticed there is a slight bow in the neck of m ltd kh202 , the action gets slightly lower from the 14th fret on.
I know you need to adjust the truss rod to correct this , how much of a turn does it need ,what driection do you turn it, and is it something you have to turn really slow , id imagine it is.
Iv done most other things with guitars never went at the truss rod though.

Karl Hungus

If there isn't any problems with fret buzz, or notes fretting out, then I wouldn't touch it.

judas101

a lot of ppl like to have a slight bow so i'm told.

probly only applies to bass tho

Karl Hungus

judas101 wrote:

a lot of ppl like to have a slight bow so i'm told.

probly only applies to bass tho

No, it applies to violins too.

demanufactured

if i hit a not say on the 12th fret , and pull up on the bar, then it frets out.

id like to lower the action slightly , so it prob will cause problems

Voodu Child

Every guitar needs a bow of some sort (some very rare exceptions - you'll find some shredders playing with almost zero relief).

Whether your guitar is setup right is a matter for speculation. Best thing is to read a setup tutorial. A good setup is a matter of getting the bridge height and neck bow right.

Its possible to give ballpark figures of what they should be respectively (in mm), but it varies from guitar to guitar, and from player to player, so really you should just have a go yourself.

Karl Hungus

I think some of the most thorough tutorials are over at ibanezrules.com so have a look here: http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/index.htm

It's an excellent resource when setting up your guitars, so if you feel you really need to adjust the bow of your neck, then have a good read of the relevant articles.

demanufactured

Cheers lads , ill have a good read around before i go doin anything.