Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Excessive relief yet not enough :: 2014 Gibson ES-355 [8.6 lbs]
Adjusting the truss rod on this year old Gibson was tricky. The bass side would have too much relief before the treble side started to back bow. This is a classic twisted neck situation. Luckily there was more than enough fret height to allow me to help correct this by leveling the frets.
2014 Gibson ES-355 :: twisted fingerboard
Setting the truss rod on this year-old Gibson was a compromise that yielded excessive relief (bow) on the bass side and not enough relief (back bow) on the treble side. Luckily there was enough fret height to allow this twist to be corrected by leveling the frets.
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