It's unbelievable to me now but for the first few years I played guitar, I had absolutely no idea what a truss rod was – let alone how to adjust it. Blame it on being self-taught and knowing few ...

Adjusting your truss rod might feel like a tall order the first time you attempt it, but with a little background knowledge and guidance it;'s an easily achievable piece of DIY guitar maintenance.

Truss rod: The truss rod affects the guitar’s string height, or “action.” If the action is too high, the instrument can be hard to play. If it’s too low, the strings can buzz at certain frets.

We have Gibson's Thaddeus "Ted" McHugh to thank for truss rods, and a lot to be thankful for. They made the instrument ready for the steel-string era, more playable and more durable – and ...

With a truss rod hammered in, frets installed, and hardware attached, it’s mounted up to a cheap kit guitar for testing. The printed neck works, and it’s given a proper shakedown with some ...

a metal rod usually runs through it. South Africa's Rubato Guitars has done away with the truss rod for its first model – named Lassie – instead relying on the stiffness of carbon fiber to ...

It's unbelievable to me now but for the first few years I played guitar, I had absolutely no idea what a truss rod was – let alone how to adjust it. Blame it on being self-taught and knowing few other ...