Update: I have been carefully adjusting the truss rod this evening, and I have turned it counter-clockwise i.e. loosened it until the point where I st...

Thanks for your reply. I don't have a straight edge ruler to make an actual measurement of the height of the string at the 12th fret, but by making me...

I've adjusted the truss rod, loosening it by about 2 or 3 full turns, and left it for 24 hours to settle down. The relief of the neck looks 'correct' ...

Thanks for the reply, it was helpful. I guess like most things it's down to practice, but it's reassuring to know that I'm not the only guitar player ...

Thanks for both your replies so far, they were really helpful. Differences between individual guitars of the same make are something I hadn't really t...