Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

[emilio]

Hey guys! Some dude brings me a guitar today for a setup saying that the action was too high. He told me that it was very nice and low until a friend dropped it. After that it was really high and was buzzing everywhere. I said, cool I can beat this. Well I couldn't. I saw the guitar and while the action was unreasonably high, I've worked on guitars like this and fixed them. So I'm tightening the rod and it won't straighten the neck. I tightened it as far as my gut will let me and 1/4 cm off on the 7th fret (with capo on 1st and fretting the last). I really have no idea what to do now. Is it really warped?

 

[Demanic]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

Is it set, neck through, or bolt (screw) on?

 

[emilio]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

Screw on.

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

Is it visibly bowed forward? Either way, you might try loosening the rod fully and then tighten it.

However, I'd say the end of the rod slipped off the dowel pin in the heel, which may not be fixable. If you can get the dowel out and wiggle the rod you might see it line up, then you can pin it again.

Assuming of course it does use a dowel to hold the end of the rod. It may also just be dropped into the channel.

 

[emilio]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

I tried unscrewing and screwing it a bunch of times with WD 40 and it worked. It was very dirty, yet not visibly. It had a white dry material. Hmm... Thanks a lot dudes!!!!

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

White dry material could be white lithium grease residue or leftover sawdust, or maybe even graphite "lube", but I don't know if that comes in white.

 

[Demanic]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

I would check the screws holding the neck to the body.

 

[emilio]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

Odd as it was pretty fricken stuck after a point. It's good now, just two frets that buzz. It's an older EX-50. That'll have to be tomorrow though.

 

[emilio]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

The screws were tight and flush. The neck just needed some tightening, but it was stuck.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Guitar fell and truss does not fix bow

The dry white stuff is corrosion.