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Adjusting your truss rod is only one of 3 big parts to completing a full guitar setup. If you don’t know how to do a proper truss rod adjustment, you could make your guitar play worse or even break your neck altogether.
Step 1: Check the relief or back-bow in the your guitar neck
Step 2: Adjusting the Truss rod
Neutral Position - Slight Forward Bow: No Tuss Rod Adjustment Needed
Forward Bow - Extrreme U - Shaped Bow: Turn Truss Rod Counter Clockwise
Backwards Bow - Extreme N Shaped Bow: Turn Truss Rod Clockwise
