How Often Do You Adjust Your EBMM Truss?

[yesandno]

If you can't get the action on your guitar to at least 2/32 at the 12th fret you must be doing something wong. If you have buzzing near the headstock to the 5th-7th fret or so, you need more relief in the neck. If it buzzes above the 12th fret, less relief, then raise the saddles. Usually, all that is needed is a truss rod adjustment.

I just happen to be playing the Luke, so I just measured it. I recently redid my action. Yeah, it happens to be 1/16 on the low and high e's. I just looked at those two strings. It plays great. I like fairly low action.
I'm assuming that 1/16 IS low action only because, by way of comparison, is other peoples guitars and setups and they're action is usually higher.
I was just pointing out that on an electric guitar, the strings will rattle against the frets. This is "acoustic" rattle, as someone else said, and that does not come out through amplification.

If I was to get rid of absolutely all string rattle at the first fret, I would think the that the bow in the neck would have to be ridiculous...as well as raising the saddles.

I just tried something.... If I pick light, (well, light to me) yes, it doesn't make as much noise. I can even make it not buzz mostly by picking light. Maybe thats it.
I use 2.0 picks and I hit the strings hard.

I have a lot of instructional vids and I can hear the rattling over the voice mics.
I can hear Steve Morses guitar strings rattling on one of his vids. I got a Jimmy Bruno vid and his Jazz box rattles like all get out.

 

[Astrofreq]

adjusting the neck relief isnt the same thing as changing string height, hence the confusion. does the truss rod serve dual purposes, as per the EB FAQ?

ABSOLUTELY. You can physically change the neck relief without it affecting the string height. Even if you don't notice it, the height HAS changed.

>>There will always be some acoustic buzz when the action is that low, but if you can't hear it through ?the amp, it's all good


AGREED. You should always test it out WITH an amp for accurate testing. The guitars are sent from the factory with action a bit higher than I like. The first thing I do is put a tiny sliver of business card in the neck pocket and that does it. Maybe tweak the truss a bit.

 

[Astrofreq]

I've never adjusted the truss rods on either of my JP7's.

No need.

Yeah and where do you live. I GUARANTEE that has everything to do with it.

 

[koogie2k]

Thanks for the responses Jon....You ROCK sir!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I adjust mine about every couple of months on all the guitars. Takes seconds...

 

[jongitarz]

I just tried something.... If I pick light, (well, light to me) yes, it doesn't make as much noise. I can even make it not buzz mostly by picking light. Maybe thats it.
I use 2.0 picks and I hit the strings hard.




You can make ANY guitar buzz if you pick hard enough.

 

[wired]

My EVH requires a slight adjustment a couple of times a year, usually in Oct/Nov & then again in May/June. The neck on my Axis Sport moves less, & I haven't had my Sil Spec long enough to know how much the neck will move w/ the change in seasons.

EBMM guitars have the best truss rod design, hands down. That feature & their contoured neck/body joint are the most underrated features on their guitars, IMO.

 

[Jonny Dubai]

Living in Dubai where the heat and humidity are serious i have to adjust mine every now and then....But I hate doing it!!!! I always think I am going to make a cock up. To me there has always been something mystical about truss rods and turning that special wheel!!!!

I am off to bed....nurse, nurse .........

 

[Jimi D]

Well, I live in Ottawa, Ontario, where we can go from 110° F and 100% humidity in the height of August to -40° F and 0% humidity in the dark of February. I adjust the trussrod on my EBMMs at least four times a year each, but I'm extremely picky about my action... besides, it's so easy to do, there's no down side to tweaking them out to exactly the relief I want...

 

[beej]

Well, I live in Ottawa, Ontario, where we can go from 110° F and 100% humidity in the height of August to -40° F and 0% humidity in the dark of February. I adjust the trussrod on my EBMMs at least four times a year each, but I'm extremely picky about my action... besides, it's so easy to do, there's no down side to tweaking them out to exactly the relief I want...

+1 What he said