DIY: How to Adjust Your Guitar's Neck Relief & Truss Rod-Plus, Fix Your Action

DIY: How to Adjust Your Guitar's Neck Relief & Truss Rod-Plus, Fix Your Action | Helmer’s How-Tos

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In the second episode of our Helmer’s How-Tos DIY series, expert luthier Dave Helmer shows you how to keep notes sweet by adjusting the truss rod to improve your guitar’s neck relief (don't worry, you won 't break it), or by raising or lowering action on the fretboard. For the best results, a string action gauge will come in handy.
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@demonrouge3338 Жыл бұрын

I want to add that your conversational approach is so much easier to follow that a lot of videos where the speaker is taking forever to make simple important points. I appreciate your way of doing this a whole lot. 👍👍

@JustRockMySoul Жыл бұрын

Instead of just going "back and forth between relief and action", it's best to remember the acronym "T.R.A.I.N." mentioned by Ron Thorn. Tune first, then set the Relief aka adjusting the Rod, then set the Action, check the Intonation, Noodle for a bit. Repeat those steps until satisfied. Satisfied meaning that you can leave out steps 1-4 and go straight to playing with your strings being the desired height, enough relief not to touch frets higher up, and the intonation being as consistent as possible throughout the fretboard. This all also changes when you switch string gauges and you will want to give it a full setup.

@tbone25 Жыл бұрын

Great video and explanations! So many videos fail to explain the concepts or provide the specs that they are adjusting to. The bending ruler for relief and the tape roll for radius were very clever props that conveyed the concepts perfectly! You also noted the fret numbers and specs for your action height. Very much appreciated. Thanks!

@stancoleshill8925 Жыл бұрын

First , I discovered doing this with bicycles when I was young, then I moved to motorcycles and cars, I retired and built my own computer and it still works great, now I am setting up my guitars and discovering what I have missed. One day we will get back into the N scale model railroading.

@James-mz7tv 3 ай бұрын

I watched this forever ago, it was super helpful then, and for a freakin WEEK I've been looking everywhere on youtube trying to find it again, so I finally remembered that I just happened to accidentally screenshot last year when watching it, but then there was no title or anything because it was a thumbnail! But. I finally found ya. Phew. This is the best and clearest video on this shit on KZfaq man. I watched about a hundred others trying to find this again. I will subscribe so it doesn't happen again.

@premierguitar 3 ай бұрын

Bookmark this video ASAP, JAMES!

@garygimbel5022 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff Dave - you’re a natural !!

@DougHinVA 10 ай бұрын

Truss rods are adjusted maybe 1/8 turn at a time. Clockwise (tighter) makes the neck flatten out or bow backward. Counter-clockwise (looser) makes the neck bow forward (cupping and adding relief). 1/8 turn is plenty at a time and allow a bit of time with strings at full tension to see the result.

@michael_caz_nyc Жыл бұрын

Great information clearly demonstrated & explained. I do all-my-own work, and enjoy learning tips & tricks. This was a master-class. Awesome job. Enjoyed it.

@78tag 3 ай бұрын

Well done - saving this to my favorites for future reference. Thanks Dave.

@Hell_Inc Жыл бұрын

best video about guitar setup I’ve ever seen

@user-ql1pc7pi9x Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you 👍

@thejuggernaut5327 Жыл бұрын

Great video , thanks!

@jimmypennell8831 8 ай бұрын

Really good video. I have checked out a few. Probably the best explanation and examples I've seen.

@JESSEPINKMAN74 7 ай бұрын

Watched this video and was able to solve the buzzing on my new Squier Starcaster, thanks so much!

@nikismile123 4 ай бұрын

very helpful indeed, thank you!

@revolution51 5 ай бұрын

Didn't know it, but this is the vid I have been looking for. My guitar: 2004 Ibanez AG85-TRD (hollow body) Same upper register problem. Thanks for the upload.!

@loupascarelli 4 ай бұрын

THANKS , DAVE !

@slpc30 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video it's very helpful

@stevekirkby6570 Ай бұрын

About the best tutorial I have found on this subject. Thanks :)

@Robotsg1 6 ай бұрын

Nice Video!! Thank you!!

@kalle3940 7 ай бұрын

YOOO THIS FIXED MY GUITAR!!!!! ULTRA THANK YOU!

@premierguitar 7 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@kalle3940 7 ай бұрын

@@premierguitar Thank you again. You made a shitty day a lot better!

@Negotiator23 11 ай бұрын

Great video

@user-zj1ms4fp5r 9 ай бұрын

Thank you great help

@Stratsrule 4 ай бұрын

Like the may you get things across. Ty it helped me!!

@LiamEserda Жыл бұрын

Thank you,very well explained and demonstrated! Is too much relief the same as what is called underbow?

@fatbabyparker2438 Жыл бұрын

nice 👍👍

@vintagetubeamplifiers Жыл бұрын

Great video. What string winder is that?

@dritt-drittpaniagua739 6 ай бұрын

Way cool...I see I did it wrong! Great video. Thank you

@TheDeedeeFiles Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Really helpful

@demonrouge3338 Жыл бұрын

I’m following you. I’ve watched dozens of neck, relief, videos, and you’re the only one who use that straight edge to explain. In two seconds, you made it crystal clear. That’s how I know you know what you’re doing ha ha. I got my telecaster neck perfect and it makes playing so much easier when you’re not fighting the buzz.

@texasbootlegger3752 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! What color is the Gibson?

@jesserothhammer7378 11 ай бұрын

Great value Jack Black

@icecreamforcrowhurst 8 ай бұрын

That string winder is next level.

@Mr.Wu. 4 ай бұрын

Nice

@HEMI_426 9 ай бұрын

Really nice video. Informative. But what if you adjust the neck properly on type of guitar that has a telecaster type bridge, and the saddles go as high as they can? Do you shim the bridge itself? (Raise it) thank you!!

@R1GAMBLER Жыл бұрын

thanks Dave!

@EMWoodworking Жыл бұрын

Have a new MIM Tele Player. Have had to adjust the neck twice now due to weather changes. Had an 83 MIM reissue 52 never had to adjust the neck.

@GenericSpace Жыл бұрын

Very cool vid. I really like that this dude suggested buying a cheap P.O.S. to practice working on. That's exactly what I did by buying a $60 Rogue acoustic.

@chocolatecookie8571 Жыл бұрын

I watched many setup video’s, read many articles, bought severals tools, adjusted many guitars with different bridges and still I cannot manage to setup my guitar properly 😅. It is not so easy as it looks like. So many factors to keep in mind. But one thing I found out is that the fretwork is the main problem most of the time.

@sergiomartinez5946 Жыл бұрын

Do heavy strings tuned to standard tuning naturally have higher action? I'm having trouble differentiating between my truss rod adjustment and action. Should I set my bridge height to be in the middle and adjust the truss rod from there?

@copykon Жыл бұрын

I wonder how they do this during the manufacturing process

@TheRealTburt 4 ай бұрын

I noticed that my high e string takes a lot of pressure to push down. Is that normal? What should I do? Also, a few years ago, the string saddle was pulled up out from the body. I tightened the screws inside the string compartment to make it flat again. I'm not sure if it changed anything when I did that.

@bobravenscraft5376 Ай бұрын

Only go by hi and lo E. For truss on Gibson styles

@colinmiller7546 Жыл бұрын

How much to have you do mine? I’m local.

@travishaynes1180 7 ай бұрын

I'm kinda is personal preference but there are and should be some basic guidelines for the action height.

@bestgameralive1 9 ай бұрын

I didnt know jack black had his own guitar channel

@MG-ep5mm 7 ай бұрын

Is there a more scientific way than just looking at the neck to figure out if it's back bowed or not?

@johnbuell8035 11 ай бұрын

The biggest problem is all that reverb you’ve got in the frets

@travishaynes1180 7 ай бұрын

You NEVER set your guitar down on the input/output jacks !!! Especially when the chord is plugged in !😢

@Cdawgthreee Ай бұрын

Nerd!!!

@LacesOutTristan 29 күн бұрын

lol it’s a 90 degree cable. Not really going to be an issue with minimal pressure on a towel covered surface

@wunderwaffefries 9 ай бұрын

Holy shit you look like Jack Black

@chefpjsmith Жыл бұрын

Turn, turn, snap, twang.......💩

@johnchristopher8530 Жыл бұрын

What no video

@DougHinVA 11 күн бұрын

He is a blunt talker... pay attention.

@EdLaughs 6 ай бұрын

Wrong.

@drharmonica Жыл бұрын

You should have turned off the reverb when testing for buzzing frets. What we really don't need is a pile of echo distorting the original sound.