How To Make A Simple Truss Rod Adjustment | PRS Guitars

Follow along as James "Skitchy" Zimmers demonstrates the proper way to adjust a PRS Double Acting Truss Rod.

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[danjackson]

Finally, someone explained front and back-bow properly, and in a matter of seconds!

[davidcuevaworld]

Where I live it is hard to find people with the knowledge to calibrate your guitar well. So you have to DIY.


Easy to understand. Extremely helpful.
Thank you very much!


Keep doing videos like this one

[nicok]

Perfect instructions. No fluff. Happy to play a PRS.

[MisterTee]

The bounce from the 5th fret on my guitar threw me across the room

[titaniumtag]

I finally got it all, all in one video ! This is very well explained, thanks a lot.

[slabrosewood]

Vive PRS, la meilleure marque de guitare au monde. Dommage que vous ne soyez pas plus présent en France !!!

[mbodhingle]

Thanks for showing us how it's done, was able to adjust my SCJ with confidence!

[fviivvgiv]

Great informative video and thank you PRS

[Nikoo]

I have been looking a video like this for a while since I switched strings to custom 11s. Very precious. Thanks.

[largtr]

After each truss rod adjustment, I've always thought to tune back to pitch before checking the relief... then make additional adjustments as needed, while tuning to pitch after each adjustment, etc...

[fredxu]

Great demo! Nice and short, has all of the information needed.

[KWCabs]

Nice Job James, miss you guys been too long! Keep the great videos coming!

[nfasousa]

Interesting 0.007 Always is the relief i use for years

[JM-eqsx]

0:44 - single, brass, pre-'92
1:10 - dual, black, post-'92

1:42 - Front bow or back bow?

2:04 Tools

1. #1 Phillips screw driver for cover
2. 6-inch machinists ruler (32nds / 64ths)
3. Set of feeler gauges (check relief at 8th fret)
4. Wrenches (depends on guitar)
a. (5/16 hex socket for private stock core, s2 and CE
b. 7mm hex for SE's
c. 4mm hex wrench for acoustics
5. Capo

[wafflezz]

Personally, I like my guitars with the absolute *tiniest* bit of back bow. I don't know why, I just do. Maybe because it feels like the action is just a bit lower. You can follow the specs and the numbers all you want. Just remember at the end of the day, what feels best and sounds best is probably right for you. Trust your fingers and trust your ears.

[markhorton]

Thank you Skitchy!!! I really enjoy your tutorials, they are always easy to follow!

[thedevilinthecircuit]

If you don't have a thickness gauge, you can use a piece of cut-off .008"-.010" guitar string as your gauge. Epoxy a 1" length to a short piece of Popsicle stick and keep it with your guitar tools.

[jimcamp]

Regarding the pro tip in the video, for fret buzz at the 5th (some measure at the 7th, for Gibson/Epiphone) fret there is string bounce, there is relief, if the string is on the fret, the fret might/could be high, so there might be some relief there. But if the frets are level/fine, there is zero relief or backbow.

[CarlHackman]

I have a quick question if it's possible for you to answer. I have adjusted the neck relief and intonation after putting 9-42s on my PRS CE 24 Semi-Hollow, but can't get the action on the low E lower than 2mm without lowering the bridge which I've heard is not recommended. The guitar is amazing, but I wish I could get the action just a little lower (only 0.5mm). If there is a way to adjust it would it be possible to describe how to do it? This is the best guitar I've ever owned and I don't want to do anything that could ruin it. Thank you :)

[felipeavlopes]

Great video. Very well explained. Would be nice to see the factory recommendation specs for action, specially for the SE Baritones (Mike Mushok SE, SE 277).