Are you in need of an acoustic guitar neck reset? Is your guitar become much harder to play because the strings are higher. You can do this yourself with the right tools and instruction materials. This is the first in a whole series of articles dedicated to the process of neck removal and resets.

If you are trying to find a hidden rattle in your guitar, investigate the possibility of a loose truss rod in the guitar neck. Sometimes this rod can be too loose or it can be touching the truss rod channel just enough to cause a slight rattle with the strings vibrate.

Repairing Cracks in a Fretboard Source: Crack Repair Tools and Materials Required: Spatula 2-Part Epoxy Garnet Sandpaper Silicone Carbide Sandpaper Sanding Sticks Repairing Cracked Fretboards: Cracks in a guitar fretboard are usually caused by one thing – the guitar was exposed to a very dry atmosphere for an extended period of time. While not hard [...]

Types of Truss Rods Source: Guitar Neck Repairs Types of Truss Rods: There are two main types of truss rods used in contemporary guitar construction. The one way truss rod and the two way truss rod. How the One-Way Rod Works: The tension rod works in a similar manner to the guitar strings. The strings [...]

Fingerboard Removal Source: Guitar Neck Repairs Fingerboard Removal: Certain operations require the removal of the guitar fingerboard. These can include, but certainly not limited to:

Overheated Guitar Source: Guitar Neck Repairs The Overheated Guitar: By this I don’t mean a guitar that was played by a hot guitar player, just so you know. I want to talk about this issue as you will see this sad situation all too often. The Cause: Most often the cause of this condition will [...]

Fixing Badly Bows Necks Source: Guitar Neck Repairs Fixing Badly Bowed Necks: Even though the guitar truss rod solves many neck adjustment issues, it carries its own baggage of problems in an of itself. Usually these problems are not the fault of the original installation or the truss rod itself, but of a poor repair [...]

Adjusting a truss rod is really a very minor guitar repair. Whether an expert or a novice, you should know how to adjust the neck relief on a guitar. This is a very detailed article which give you guidance as to the different types and locations of adjustment nuts, cautions to be aware of and much more.

Guitar Neck Relief: Find out what neck relief is, what the proper amount is and how to correct for improper neck relief. Guitar action, string height, nut and saddle heights are all considered in this comprehensive and informative article on Guitar Neck Relief.

Neck Repair Assessment – Ouch!!! Source: Guitar Assessment Guitar Neck Repair Assessment: The Guitar Neck becomes an area of focus for both major and minor repairs because it is so integral with responding to the guitar players input. If a Guitar Neck is slightly out of adjustment or is damaged in any way, it can [...]