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Phazer

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Hi all :)
Lately I've been doing my own setups on my jp and I think I'm managing to do everything correctly.
I managed to get my action extremely low, but still without any buzzing.
But I noticed that my truss rod wheel has come to a stop.
Can it be that my truss rod is set up correctly with it being totally tight?
I did that thing where you put one finger on the first fret and another on the 15th, and the string doesn't touch the 7th fret, there's a tiny amount of room...
the guitar plays really well, but I don't want to damage the neck.
So has anybody else have the truss rod completely tightened?
 

Lou

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There is a limit to any truss rod in both directions. Don't over tighten it or you may risk snapping it.

I had a guitar that was on the other end. The nut was loose. It wasn't a problem because I could get the neck relief where I needed it. But if you find you need to go tighter and you cannot move that wheel without a lot of force, then I would contact EB for suggestions.
 

Phazer

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now my truss rod wheel is completely turned to the right looking from the body towards the neck.
but as I said, I'm not getting any buzzing and I have a very low action, but I'm not sure the neck should be so tight, even though I still have some space between the string and the fret if I fret the first and 15th fret
 
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