🎸How To Adjust Your Guitar's Truss Rod

Learn how to adjust your guitars truss rod in this short and concise guitar maintenance tutorial!

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[franktothemax]

What a perfect, concise, and to-the-point demonstration on something that I bet 95% of the guitarists out there have no idea about. Solid as always, Rob 🤘🏻

[thomasbaldiscola]

I can't THANK YOU enough for posting this! I was always afraid to adjust my truss rod. I just set up my 7 string that had buzz issues, and my bass! No more buzzing!

[parallaxgaming]

I swear every how to video you produce has made me more confident about working on my own guitars. So direct to the point and spoken clearly great video rob 🤘🏼

[Allie-just-Allie]

Thank you for making it SUPER CLEAR which way to turn the truss rod. I thought I'd have to remove the strings to remove the cover as well. Actually, using the test you show at 4:30, I've realized I don't need to adjust the truss rod yet. Thanks again.

[Kapp_onfps]

Just bought my first electric guitar and I've been going crazy trying to get the action right. I think I have it just right but it kept on buzzing and I thought that wasn't good. Lol newbie. I never thought the amp wouldn't pick it up, duh. Thank you man this helped me out a lot. Your intonation video was top notch as well thank you for these videos man.

[PwnJbbr]

Would've never imagined that my favorite guitarist would also be the guy that teaches me everything i know about doing tech work to the guitars i try to emulate his sound on.😅

[SleeplessSwan]

your guitar setup tutorials are just amazing. Straight to the point with no fancy equipment required. I really had a hard time figuring out truss rods adjustments when I started learning the guitar because all the tutorials I could find required rulers and loosening the strings, not to mention how they make adjusting the truss rod sound too terrifying because of how often they mention 'breaking your guitar'. It took me years to collect enough courage to do more than just one turn to finally set the neck up correctly. Thank you so much!

[philtennant]

I was a bit scared to do this, but I gave it a try on one of my budget guitars when I restrung it. I was surprised how straightforward it was. Watching this video helped me lots, especially knowing that it is not absolutely essential to remove all of the fret buzz 100 per cent. Once played through an amp, any minor fret buzz disappears. I've got the confidence now to tackle my American guitars. Thanks for the help, Rob. Phil. 68 years, Belper, Derbyshire, England.

[mattbarden]

The truss rod to adjust action rather than the bridge tip is spot on. Wasted too many hours screwing bridge height when the whole thing was just out of wack and needed adjustments.

[cmberrian]

Dude, what a great, thorough and easy to understand video. I've been playing for a long time and the truss rod has always been something that has been a mystery to me and all instructional things I've ever read or watched have made it sound so much more complicated that by the time I was done I barely knew the difference between clockwise and counterclockwise. Your presentation is so helpful .Thank you and great job!! 👍

[MECHSUITBRUTE]

I was getting frutrated with the small turns everyone suggested... your video showed me its ok to take bigger turns of the truss for adjustment, help immediatly!!! Thanks ao much rock on

[llessthan]

I had major fret buzz on my lower frets and put off adjusting my guitar for months due to fear of messing something up. This video made the process seem like a breeze and I was able to adjust quickly with no issues. Thanks a bunch!

[jovanbrothers]

I know how to do all of this, but I always watch to show my support. Thanks Rob!!!

[pillar]

Hey man, just wanted to let you know that of all the guides and videos I've watched, yours is literally the only one that has helped me in successfully adjusting my truss rod!! Now I am confident doing it on all my guitars thanks to you!

[adeypayne]

Absolutely spot on tutorial Rob as always 👏 However, and not trying to encroach, just as a precaution for any newbs, and inexperienced individuals, only adjust 1/4 turns at a time, even with on guitar's with a huge neck relief situation, at least until you become more experienced at knowing how much the truss rod adjustment affects the guitar you are setting up 👍🤘

[brucehill]

Hey Rob. You’re setup videos are the best on YouTube by far!

[toadsworthluigi]

this helped calm me down a lot for my first trustrod adjustment ! now it plays well man, thank you

[stevecatalano]

Hey Rob, love these instructional videos. Can you do a video on pickup adjustment and height?

[M.C.R-ST]

These tutorials will come in handy soon, my guitar tech is retiring shortly and i will need this information to do it all myself!