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  • #16
    Some homemade custom guitar by an unknown builder?

    Wonky truss rod

    Cost more for the repairs than it's worth

    Unless it's your grandads old guitar
    Toss it

    If it is
    hang it on th wall and move on
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    • #17
      Its definitely some kind of monday or left over build but it sound gorgeous.
      ive never heard anything like that. Its very hard mahogany and its rather quiet unplugged (sort of inverted to how guitars that pass by me usually are like) but with electronics its chewy and rich.
      Ill make some photos, the ebony is to come...
      GuitarDoc you asked me whether thats already without the nut. You ddnt commend further after reply.

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      Id rather get a heatgun and remove the fretboard than tossing it ;-//

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      • #18
        I'm thinking that it is an old single action truss rod.

        I have some questions...
        Is it a removeable neck/bolt-on neck, or is it glued-in?
        What is the scale length (distance from nut to bridge saddle)?
        What is the problem with the neck...what is it you are wanting to do?...(Is the neck permanently bowed forward giving too much string relief and you can't adjust it enough with the truss rod? Or just the opposite, too much back bow making the strings buzz against the frets and you can't adjust the truss rod enough to give more relief?)
        Originally Posted by IanBallard
        Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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        • #19
          Just curious...could you post a pic of the entire guitar so I could see what it looks like.
          Originally Posted by IanBallard
          Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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