There was a joke earlier in mid 2000s that you need to twist a truss rod until you hear a click

@didybopintitys

5 ай бұрын

That’s a good one lol, thanks for that I’ll have to use it sometime

@KEANZOKIofficial

5 ай бұрын

💀😭​@@didybopintitys

@Smelyn

4 ай бұрын

@@didybopintitysnahhh this is fuuuuuckeddd 😭😭😭😂 that’s why bro said we left that in the mid 2000s 😂😂😭

And remember to tune up after every adjustment.

Its ok, don't worry !! The local guitar shop techs & luthiers will be happy to book you an appointment to see if they can fix your guitar after you try this guy's very detailed and informative instructions !!

If you have an acoustic you don't want to use to truss rod to adjust action. The truss rod is for the bow (curve) in the neck. To lower action you want to adjust the saddle or nuts height.

@patrickwomack

5 ай бұрын

To lower actions. Take off the strings and take out the saddle (use a pair of needle nose pliers, be careful) , Take a sharpie and mark the BOTTOM of the saddle and sand off the marker to make sure you get an even sanding. This will lower your action by that much. ALWAYS BE CAREFUL. BEST BET TO GO TO A PROFESSIONAL

@patrickwomack

5 ай бұрын

To increase action: take off the strings, take out the saddle (using needle nose pliers, be careful) put a piece of paper under the saddle and place it back in. ALWAYS BE CAREFUL. BEST BET IS TO GO TO A PROFESSIONAL

@ranga821

5 ай бұрын

Horrendous and incorrect advice

@patrickwomack

5 ай бұрын

​@@ranga821Do you mind stating what's wrong with this information?

@__-cg2hm

5 ай бұрын

So how do I get rid of the noise, knowing that the height of the strings is a little low, please?

You make it sound like this is the solution for high action and this is the solution. ACTION is NOT RELIEF. Gonna be a lot of sad guitar owners after this video.Thanks

You're the best because all others do a lot of talking and no teaching. You made the teaching is very simple. All other teachers are just nonsensical.

Truss rod adjustments are for relief of the neck, not for adjusting action.

yo,this video like super buttery smooth.

I love how he throws T at the end of “Truss” rod lol.

Wow.. thank you for sharing! I'm a begginer and I just have no clue at all why my guitar keeps buzzing. Now it sounds just right ❤

@InappropriateJoke

4 ай бұрын

Be very careful when you do it because a little too much can warp your neck beyond repair

Also works on electric if anyone new to guitar is watching or just didn't know. It's either in a hole by the headstock, og by the body of the guitar. If it's the ladder you need to detach the neck from the body using the screws on the back

Mine just got delivered today! Love it

This really helped me😊

You guys are experts at destroying the strings with the allen wrench

Thanks I appreciate your help

Thank you SO MUCH! I needed this

@jonas6588

4 ай бұрын

Das ist aber leider kompletter Schwachsinn, der Halsstab ist nicht dazu gedacht, die Saitenlage einzustellen. Von dieser Firma würde ich nichts kaufen, wenn die Angestellten nicht einmal die Basics verstehen.

I remember people telling me oh don't do it yourself you'll break your neck, I was still super noob when I started learning about it and I feel like it helped me find my preferred action hight early on

Thank you for sharing! 👍👍

I always have to think about how and why we have a truss rod to remember which way to turn. The purpose is to counter the tension from the steel strings because they pull much harder than the strings on orchestral instruments like a violin. So basically tightening it makes it pull against the strings harder and loosening it will give it some slack and go where the strings are pulling

I had an Orangewood guitar. Beautiful instrument.

If only mine had a rod. It’s my grandmas old hand made guitar that got warped and the back is kind of coming off a little bit. It’s pretty much an antique that is just sitting in my basement now.

Thxy&rockn rolly!👍🎸🎸🎸

Aff que trampo Renato Russo 🌹😎🤣

Thank you

Don't listen to a man who says trust rod

@Zakkunie

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I just can't truss them either....

@jeffreylamb8629

4 ай бұрын

@@Zakkunie 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sethpujol1704

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same lmao. Plus if your neck has a back bow then you wanna tighten it not loosen it lol

Righty tighty, lefty loosey 😊

Does anyone know what guitar brand and guitar model this is please? I like the colour and shape of the guitar 😊

Great Tip. ❤

Amiga minha Denise inglês

My strings on my bass are against the pickup but the action at the top of the neck is like 2/3” off the board it buzzed against the pickup in an open note and I can’t play anything else anyway because they strings are so high up

I might probably want to sand down the bridge a bit because my strings are too high from frets and when it comes to tightening the truss rod, I get buzz

@__-cg2hm

5 ай бұрын

So how do I get rid of the noise?

@UnknownPerson-cl9di

5 ай бұрын

If you are facing the same issue, tighten or loosen the truss rod till it is slightly concave from the side strings are there, and it needs to be just slightly concave, if it's too concave you'll have problems playing, once that's done and buzzing is there, probably your bridge is too low, buy a new bridge and see a youtube tutorial on how to setup a bridge, once it's also set up, and problem persists, remember, the gap required between strings and frets on 12th fret is 2mm, no more or less, your guitar's frets are probably the problem, get a fretjob done, get new frets installed or a new guitar cuz if frets are the problem you mostly can't fix it.@@__-cg2hm

@UnknownPerson-cl9di

5 ай бұрын

@@__-cg2hm At this point just buy a new bridge with nut and use a youtube video to calibrate your guitar from a zero. and if you did everything and still buzzes, you're either playing too loud or your guitar has build defects you didn't see while buying.. I would recommend seek professional help in this case as setting up bridge, nut and truss not is not for freshers, you can seriously damage guitar if you make any mistakes during truss rod adjustments, you must be familiar with the popular old joke, "adjust your truss rod till you hear a clicking sound". just don't

I have buzz on my electric but not on open strings and only about to the 6th fret after that there’s no buzz

Hi... How I can correct bridge lift/ Body lif near bridge area?

My top string is laying on top of the first and second fret and buzzes when I play. Should I make a raised nut so it clears the fret or is the another way

How do I know if my truss rod is at the right tension, is there a certain distance the strings should be from the fretboard?

@william.youare6736

4 ай бұрын

Yes, use a string tuned to pitch as a straight edge. If you fret a string at the 1st and 12th fret simultaneously this will make great reference to see how straight the neck is. There should be a gap between say .oo6" - .015" (that is 6 to 15 thousandth of an inch) between the bottom of the string and the top of the 6th fret. Your basically using the string as a straight edge "laying it on top of the 1st and 12th fret simultaneously to check the straightness of the neck. For reference a crisp American dollar bill is .004 of an inch: or 4 thousandth" thick. The thickness of four dollar bills is .016" thick or 1/64th of an inch, the smallest mark on a quality metal ruler. Tightening the truss rod will make the neck straighter, loosening it will let the neck bend with the tension of the strings. The amount of give or "bend" in the neck is called relief. By the way, more relief in the neck willll give you higher action, but the action on a guitar is set by adjusting the height of the string at the saddle, not by adjusting the truss rod. The truss rod is adjusted to give the least amount of string buzzing and to contract the tension of the stings, change in humidity, change in string tension due to string guage tension etc...

When i play on the 12th fret the strings are like muffled/buzzing. Does that mean i have to turn the true rod right out left?

@Philrc

5 ай бұрын

It means leave the truss rod alone. the nut and or bridge needs adjusting.

I purchased orangewood Rey Mahagony my action is high now I adjusted the truss rod but it is fully tight and the action is still high I'm afraid please help

I don't have truss rod 😢😢😢

It depends on where the adustment is. If your truss rod udjustment is at the nut reverse direction for tight and and loose

Wow..I been playing acoustic Guitar since I was a child...how come nobody told me this😂😂😂

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GUYS THE TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT IS ONLY FOR THESE GUITARS. Make sure you know what kind of truss rod you have!

Also, let the nexk settle before attempting further adjuatments.

tune down before adjusting?

I have loosen it completely and its still so bended upwards help please

What about electric guitar bro? (Good job)

How about stratocaster?

truss rod isn't the only way to fix the action u should always try adjusting the bridge/nut first

@Disciple0fMetal

5 ай бұрын

Yep.

What type took is used ?

Homie called it a trust rod 😂

@LRS-Music

5 ай бұрын

Thats what's its called?

@jgmiller804

5 ай бұрын

​@@LRS-MusicTruss not trust.

And give it a few days to how much it settles in to your adjustment

Does this work with electric guitars 🎸 ?

Dude, serious question! My guitar buzzes whenever i play a D note. Like if i playe the open D it buzzes, or if i play a D on the 5th fret of the A string I get a buzz. But nothing in between. Gat a fix!?!?

Sugestão de amigo

Meu problema é os pontinhos KK

Posso escrever sem pontinhos KK Renato

Belinho

Didnt even know there was a screw down there

Sometimes a bowed neck, is permanent due to abandon for years. No matter how much truss rod adjustment is done. I was close to breaking one. And the action was above the highest action on my tool. Sad, wasn't my guitar, it was a nice Washburn.

Did he say _trust_ rod? 😅

did he say ‘trust’ rod?

And give it time between turns, I adjust over the course of a few days. It's easier than you think to warp the neck, and it's a problem you can't fix or undo, so just take the time to do it safely and correctly. You aren't saving time by ruining your guitar forever

Should I detune the strings a little bit?

@beefnacos6258

5 ай бұрын

Lol yes a lot

Righty tighty lefty Loosey😊

Plus it will give you lighter string in standard pitch

My guitar needs truss adjustment. It's tedious

You don’t want to use the trust rod to adjust that you’re gonna throw out your intonation or you’re going to mess up the trust because you turned that thing violently you’re only supposed to do quarter turns

@richhillyer3448

5 ай бұрын

Truss

Not if its a taylor. That will need shims

Meanwhile, me that doesn't have a truss rod in my cheap guitar😅

My biggest question is will my guitar break if i wind it too much

@LogicalQ

5 ай бұрын

Yes, this can happen. I was a guitar tech for 7 years. Saw 1-2 guitars a year where some poor guy with a hex wrench and just enough knowledge to be dangerous cost himself a whole bunch of money. It can break the truss rod… it can unthread it so that it no longer works… it can pop the whole fretboard off the guitar…

@beefnacos6258

5 ай бұрын

Lol take it to a tech

@william.youare6736

4 ай бұрын

Yes, you could, but that is why you never turn it more than 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn at a time, then remeasure the amount of relief in the neck ( at the 12th fret) don't do it to adjust your action though per say, but it does affect your action. You adjust your actiom at the saddle.

My guitar always buzzs

This advice is half baked like a lot of advice on these platforms. It is essential that before loosening or tightening tge truss rod that you bend the neck back slightly BEFORE you turn the nut. This takes the pressure off the nut and thread. Then let go of the neck and check. This is just common sense, otherwise you may strip the thread on the rod and then you are stuffed

@beefnacos6258

5 ай бұрын

And if you doubt your skills take it to a tech.

@mrharms9265

5 ай бұрын

As a professional tech, I will agree that this video is half baked at best.... unfortunately, your comment is just as undercooked.

@doriangray2020

5 ай бұрын

@@mrharms9265agreed. I wonder how many guitars are ruined from videos like these.

Do not adjust action this way, you want some relief in the neck. Saddle height and neck angle should be taken into consideration as well as how the top of the guitars condition is.

@philipliethen519

4 ай бұрын

Methinks the state of humidification also plays a roll.

You need to let everyone know that it can take a bit of time for the adjustment to terminate...like hours and sometimes days.

bruhh trustrod is not for action it's for the relief of your guitar neck

4K

First find out if your guitar truss rod straightens clockwise or counterclockwise

I'm scared that my guitar neck would snap, will it?

@richhillyer3448

5 ай бұрын

Yes

@user-tw7nm6go7e

5 ай бұрын

@@richhillyer3448 nahhhhh

Is it the same for electric?

@Deathpig

5 ай бұрын

This applies to both but adjusting truss rod Is NOT to set string action

@BryanClark-gk6ie

5 ай бұрын

​@@Deathpig But it does affect action.

What if strings are to far and they are buzzing at the same time

@jgmiller804

5 ай бұрын

If the action is high and you have buzzing it could be a poorly slotted nut

@rokirambo648

5 ай бұрын

@@jgmiller804 Thanx 👍

Contrary to the detailed inspection and tuning process OrangeWood claims, why do you think so many of your customers complain about quality control and inconsistency between identical models?

“Adjusting your trust rod”

my guitar don't even have that

👍

To teach a part of this adjustment is not a good thing. While I'm sure some will find this adequate, you've been given partial information in this video that "could' lead to problems. For instance, many older guitars have single-action compression rods, not a 2-way rod like this Orangewood. With a single action rod, it'is best to slacken the strings, slowly tighten the rod to bring the neck into a slight reverse warp, bring the strings to pitch, then loosen the rod to proper relief. This keeps you from forcing the rod to bend the neck, but also make it fight the string tension. Doing it wrong usually leads to a t-rod that no longer adjusts b/c you've compressed the wood too much. This is just one example. So please just go slowly turning your T-rods. It is the only way to learn.

É pra

Please don’t do this.

@richhillyer3448

5 ай бұрын

How many guitars got destroyed because of this video?

Just bring it to a local pro and support a local business

My kids just broke my only guitar y’all wanna bless me with one 🙏

Dont get taken by obscuring tool names. The 'truss rod tool' is a bog standard 4mm Allen wrench. Tools will not make up for inexperience. Learn to achieve the task, or at least as close to it as possible, before dumping investments in fancy tools. A regular old Allen wrench will work just fine. If its difficult to turn, use a small socket and an extender to add more torque (do not over torque the rod and nut). Without the knowledge you wont appreciate what specialty do, how they do it, and which ones you actually need versus which ones you can live without. Ive seen tons of people with fancy tools gathering dust because they bought an expensive tool and screwed up the project, then never picked them up again.

By no means fixes every issue. Lots of things come into play for those issues.

This is insane. No. the truss rod adjusts relief. First check the relief, of it's fine then adjust the saddle for strong height.

So y’all saw my comment

You said trust rod so I don't truss you

I dont know why I watched this, my guitar doesnt even have a truss rod

If you hadn’t called it a trust rod I might’ve watched

My guitars to cheap I don't have one

first of all it's not 'trust' rod, it's truss rod (truss, as load bearing part of a construction).

I don't have a truss rod in my guitar !

Just Crank it till it pops. Then you're in the zone,