![]() ![]() The bridge saddle may also need to be shimmed (if the action is too low), or sanded (if the action is too high). Check with your Authorized Fender Service Center for further assistance. Use of a humidity controling device such as a Damp-It may be needed to control the loss of moisture from your guitar. Note: You may live in an area where climate and humidity may adversely affect your guitar. This is a normal reaction for an acoustic guitar. The top of an acoustic guitar may rise or fall to some degree, depending on the climatic conditions in your part of the country. ![]() ![]() Check the height between the fret located at the neck and body joint, and the bottom of each string (Refer to the specifications chart for the proper measurement).Check the height between the seventeenth fret and the bottom of each string (Refer to the specifications chart for the proper measurement).If truss rod adjustment is needed, refer to your Fender owner's manual for adjustment procedures, as well as, information on which type of truss rod is installed in the model of guitar or bass you are working on. Unlike standard truss rods, which can only correct a neck that is concave (underbow), the Bi-Flex truss rod can pull the neck in either direction. Some Fender guitars and basses have a unique Bi-Flex truss rod system. The standard truss rod can counteract a neck that is too concave (has too much relief), by compensating for excessive string tension. There are two different style truss rods found on Fender guitars and basses. Depress the strings at the fret located at the neck and body joint.Using a feeler gauge, check the distance between the top of the eighth fret and the bottom of the sixth string (Refer to the specifications chart for the proper measurement).Tune the instrument to pitch (You will need to check your tuning between each step of these procedures).Start by installing a fresh set of Fender strings before proceeding. Always refer to your Fender owner's manual for additional information and/or instruction.īecause of the various models of acoustic and electric guitars, and basses, we have included with these procedures, specifications charts to assist you. Note: These are minimum specifications, meant to guide you, not to be taken as hard and fast rules. Modifications of the specifications can be made (within limited parameters) to adjust for player application (how hard the you pick or fret the guitar), or other considerations. Compensations may need to be made, if you plan to change string gauges. All of the following specifications are for guitars/basses with the standard gauges of Fender strings that the guitar or bass is equipped with from the factory. Although there really isn’t anything unduly difficult about most minor truss rod adjustments, for our purposes here we suggest having it done by a qualified technician or repair person.įind some of the tools you'll need to measure neck relief here. Should you measure no relief at all or relief amounts in excess of those listed here, you probably need to have the truss rod adjusted. Repeat this process on the low E string (for both guitars and bass guitars).įor Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars, the proper size of this gap varies slightly with fingerboard radius: Neck Radiusįor Fender bass guitars, the optimal measurements again vary slightly according to fingerboard radius: Neck Radius With your free hand, use the feeler gauge to measure the gap between the bottom of the string and the top of the eighth fret (the fret wire itself, not the fingerboard), which is where the curvature should be deepest. Affix the capo to the first fret and depress the high E string at the last fret (G string on a bass guitar), or where the neck joins the body (often the 17th fret on Stratocaster and Telecaster guitars). Only two tools are needed to check neck relief - a capo and a feeler gauge. ![]() It’s a useful measurement because, for example, if you have fret buzzing going on, it’ll give you a good idea of how much you’ll need to have the truss rod tweaked. A simple routine measurement you can perform yourself on your guitar or bass is the amount of neck relief, which is the amount of curvature along the length of the neck. ![]()
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