Action Setting

[Goatblower]

So here I am, the proud owner of a brand new Axis - Hurrah! Trouble is, I'd like to raise the action slightly to match my older fixed bridge one. My dealer is miles away, so its a job I'd like to be able to do myself. Is this easy to do or is this something I should leave to the professionals?

Advice much appreciated!
Ta
GB

 

[hat]

here is a link to a site that will explain, it's not that hard.



http://projectguitar.com/tut/action.htm

 

[nobozos]

Just turn the two pivot bolts on the Floyd Rose counter-clockwise a qarter turn at a time until you are happy with the action, then adjust your trem spring claw in the spring cavity to make sure that the Floyd rests on the body.

 

[tvanveen]

On a related note...what sort of tool do you guys use to adjust the relief?

tv

 

[Jimi D]

On a related note...what sort of tool do you guys use to adjust the relief?

tv

It's so easy to adjust the truss rod on an EB/MM guitar - that's one of the features I really like about them! I use a screw driver, a handy hex key, the handle of a truss rod wrench for another guitar (but I don't have any more "other" guitars any more, so who knows why this is still lying around)... I just use whatever's handy that will fit in the holes...

 

[tvanveen]

Thanks...which direction is concave, which way is convex?

tv

 

[Estin]

concave would be regular foreward bow you would have with a little releif in the neck. convex would be backbow thus the strings prolly fretting out at the first couple frets.

 

[tvanveen]

Right, which direction do you need to turn the bolt to get more or less relief? Clockwise = more relief = concave?

tv

 

[Jimi D]

Lefty loosey, righty tighty... So left relieves tension and increases the relief, and right increases tension on the truss rod and decreases the relief... and there you go!

 

[Goatblower]

Thanks folks
GB