PLEAZE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

adjusting the truss rod is a very important procedure. I didn't know this till i met a great luthier called rusty rowan, by which time i found out, too late, that my guitar neck had twisted due to poor rod adjustment. This is irreversible damage so now a beautiful acoustic is permanently made bad.

That said it is also a very dangerous procedure, and has to be done right by a professional. You have to remember that it is essentially bending the wood of the neck so the tiniest bit too much and the whole neck could snap off. You definitely need an adjustment, but make sure whoever is doing it is a pro, ask around, see who the top rated luthier is in your area, and get them to do it.

It isn't a dangerous procedure or something that will make an atomic bomb explode.

With right knowledge, right tools and some patience, you can make all these routine adjustments yourself to your guitar.

And even if you buy a 2500$ Gibson LP, you will still have to make truss rod adjustments due to weather changes or any other reasons.

If the shop is a recognized one, it is more likely than not that they know what they are doing when it comes to truss rod adjustment. So, don't worry that you got a bad guitar. It is in safe hands.

if you know what you are doing yeah but there are some people out there who think they do, and I've seen it happen where necks snap off guitars because of overzealous truss rod adjustments. You don't need to go to the yoda of guitar repairs, but you need somebody reputable ie. not some nobody who happens to be working at the local guitar shop. I perhaps make it sound more serious than it actually is but at the same time it's a matter of a couple of hundredths of an inch, which some just don't have the patience for.

fooj7, although delicate in nature, a truss rod adjustment is nothing to worry about. It's a routine part of a set-up.

accidents happen when fools start cranking the rods 3 or 4 turns when a 1/4 turn would be too much.
a competent luthier knows this.

:wink: i would not worry.

accidents happen when fools start cranking the rods 3 or 4 turns when a 1/4 turn would be too much.
a competent luthier knows this.

:wink: i would not worry.

+1 to that.

The classic amateur mistake is to crank the thing too much and too quickly. Anybody with any experience - or who can read simple instructions - knows that you should do a small adjustment first and then WAIT until the wood has a chance to resettle to the new tension. Then check and repeat if necessary. Unless you get a complete bozo on the job, it should be pretty straightforward.

And you ought to read up on it and learn to do that and other guitar setup adjustments yourself. Taking a guitar in to the shop for everything is like leaving your car somewhere for a week or two to have gas put in the tank, IMO. It's not rocket science, nor is it dangerous if you understand the procedure and are reasonable. There are lots of good tutorials online. I usually point folks to Frank Ford's pages at: http://frets.com/

accidents happen when fools start cranking the rods 3 or 4 turns when a 1/4 turn would be too much.
a competent luthier knows this.

:wink: i would not worry.

I do tend to get a tad animated sometimes. Listen to this guy, he said what i was thinking, but in a far less alarming, and more sensible way.