Raising action on EB Music Man... gtr techs please.

[jongitarz]

There really is no need to de-tune before adjusting the truss rod.

 

[tommyindelaware]

Last night i got down with Dan Erlwine's book 'Guitar Repair...' and studied it closely. I'm ready to do the neck adjustment. One thing he suggested was to get a long straight edge metal ruler and some big piece of white paper for the backdrop.

i think that is for when u are measureing the flatness of the fingerboard while there are no frets in it............part of the refret process....

 

[kevorkazito]

Thanks Gary... man I'm glad I saw this post before I did the adjustment.

That was some bad advice I got... hate that. Time to get on the faq so I know everything about my JP.

If you're adjusting your EBMM, then the "righty-tighty, lefty-loosey" applies if you are looking TOWARDS the headstock FROM the bridge! I think the other way is the F#nder way, as they have their truss-rod adjustment at the nut. I haven't had to adjust my Luke lately, but I always de-tune all of the strings a little bit before I turn the truss-rod. Also, as others have suggested, a 1/4 turn or 1/2 turn should be just enough. Re-tune and play for a little bit before you make any more truss-rod adjustments.

I hope that helps!

Gary

 

[doubleR]

I'm confused about something. In Erlewine's book, he goes into great detail about setups. He says to check and adjust the neck relief as needed, using the truss rod, then AFTER that is dialed in, adjust the action using the bridge saddles.


In the Ernie Ball guitar FAQ's, it says something contradictory:

"Q: What is the best way to adjust the action on my Music Man guitar?

A: The best and easiest way to adjust your action is to use the truss rod. To lower your action, turn the wheel clockwise. To raise your action, particularly if you have fret buzz, turn the wheel counter clockwise. It is always a good idea to make just one or two turns at a time, then play it and see if it needs more adjustment. It normally doesn't take many turns of the wheel to notice a difference.

A "turn" as defined here is inserting an adjustment tool and moving a spoke of the wheel from one side of the neck to the other side."

 

[beej]

The confusion is with the term "action". They're really both saying the same thing:

1) Ajust the relief in the neck with the truss rod

2) Adjust the string height to suit