The reason I like single action truss rods

[scottosan]

This is the 3rd vintage Kramer that I’ve owned and they all suffer from the nut threads bottoming out, caused by wood compression. By the time the threads of the rod reach the inner most end of the nut, there’s still too much relief in the neck

Well, no fear. You just need to add some washers onto the end of the truss to give you a few more millimeters of play allowing the truss to do it’s work.

1 Simply remove the nut counter clockwise.

2. While you have the nut in hand, lube the threads

3. Add a few 5mm inner diameter truss washers. Most use the same Fender type. These pretty much drop into place without too much help.

4. Insert lubed nut back and adjust accordingly.

 

[JackBootedThug]

Nice heads up…Scott is more than a pretty face and killer set of legs….

 

[DanTravis62]

Nice heads up…Scott is more than a pretty face and killer set of legs….

And who's Roxy pickup sounds like Jesus Christ Almighty

 

[DistortED]

Thanks Scott, this great to know.

 

[PDC]

Great post! Seems so simple, but I wouldn’t have realized it without being shown.

 

[scottosan]

Great post! Seems so simple, but I wouldn’t have realized it without being shown.

I’ve done this in Les Pauls too. I’ve seen lots of people give up on guitars because the thought the truss rod was no longer serviceable, only to find that as long as it’s not broke, this fix work more often than not.



There’s a washer made specifically for LPs

 

[Sneerim]

I’ve never had to use that trick but it’s something I’ve had in my pocket just in case. I prefer single action as well—they’re lighter and dual action is unnecessary if your neck isn’t built with shit wood.