LTD EC 1000 neck help
LTD EC 1000 neck help
Considering that you've got a reasonably good guitar, that it probably cost a considerable amount of money, and that you seem to have no idea about how the truss rod works, I strongly recommend that you take your instrument to a guitar tech until you learn more about it. At least until you learn what not to do while trying to adjust it.
hmm problem is I don't want to spend any more money on the guitar (was quoted $150 for a setup and new strings though I have to send it off to a shop so I won't be able to see how they do it).
At least take a look at ESP owner's manual available for download. However, I never felt confident to try any adjustments based only on it. I believe that you can find lots of written material online, as well as some videos.
According to some books (e.g. Dan Erlewine's), if you tighten or loosen the truss rod too much you can cause severe damage to your guitar. But if you are really going to do it by yourself, do it on small increments (like 1/8 to 1/4 turn each time), tune the guitar if necessary and check the result. Also, some recommend that you should put some pressure against the headstock (as you were trying to backbow the neck with your hand) while tightening the truss rod (same reference here).
Wow those setup costs seem more reasonable, but unfortunately I live in Australia :(
Yeh it was poking out of the cavity, I had to push it back in and give it a turn so that it was in a tightened position , I imported the guitar, the trip from the U.S to my doorstep probably affected the neck.
well I decided to have a go at adjusting it, seeing that my low E and A strings had fret buzz (when fretted) I adjusted it to give it some bow. I gave it a 1/4 turn 5-6 times (from a non tightened position). The severity of fret buzz reduced but its still there. I noticed that It was harder for me to bend strings also the action was higher as well.
Just Google it there is loads of info out there, Its easier to look at the diagrams than try to explain it :)