Re: Wolfie Trouble persists..
What year is your Wolfgang? If it was made in '98 or earlier, then you should be able to get a replacement nut from Peavey free of charge, as those were the guitars affected by the softer nut. Have the strings worn grooves into the nut? After 5 years of constant use, that happened on my Wolfgang, I had to order a new one from Peavey. Rid is right about the truss rod, you want the neck to be almost straight, with just a small amount of relief. Try fretting both the high and low E strings at the first and 22nd frets at the same time. With the string fretted at both ends of the neck, take a look at the relief at the 8th fret. There should be just a small amount of space between the string and the 8th fret...maybe a little more than the thickness of a business card. If there is much less or much more space than that, then there is a problem with your setup.
Ryan
What year is your Wolfgang? If it was made in '98 or earlier, then you should be able to get a replacement nut from Peavey free of charge, as those were the guitars affected by the softer nut. Have the strings worn grooves into the nut? After 5 years of constant use, that happened on my Wolfgang, I had to order a new one from Peavey. Rid is right about the truss rod, you want the neck to be almost straight, with just a small amount of relief. Try fretting both the high and low E strings at the first and 22nd frets at the same time. With the string fretted at both ends of the neck, take a look at the relief at the 8th fret. There should be just a small amount of space between the string and the 8th fret...maybe a little more than the thickness of a business card. If there is much less or much more space than that, then there is a problem with your setup.
Ryan
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