JimiH Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hi guysI've had my diablo for maybe 18 yrs and I was thinking it's always played really nice but I have never touched the trus rod at all. It's had 9's, 10's and recently I put 11's on it. Still seems fine to me. Any quick checks I can do to verify I'm getting the lowest action?. I read some horror stories about them snapping so I want to make sure mine doesn't. CheersGeoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 There was a thread here about a snapped truss rod once, but it might have been temperature related. I think your truss rod is going to be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 best way would be to hold hold down the E string at the 1st fret and the 13th fret, and see how much space there is between the string and the 5th fret. This is a rough measurement of neck relief. If it's more than the width of a heavy pick, you can probably get it a bit lower. I usually like a thin pick between the 5th fret and the string holding down at the 1st and 13th frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Cheers, I will test this tomorrow.Built pretty well my guitar, last year a had to put a thin backing plate underneath the bridge as the saddle screw thread stripped on the G. Tried some helicoils first but they were rubbish. I also noticed the bridge pickup raises up after a while on the treble side due to me resting my palm on the pickup. I have to screw it down again once a fortnight. Thinking of some thread lock to sort that out.ThanksGeoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I have and have had guitars that need/ed religious twice-a-year truss rod attention usually due to switching from running the AC to the heater in the house and tweaks here and there due to hot or cold outdoor gigs.Others haven't needed a truss rod adjustment in years after the initial setup and a re-check a couple days later after the neck adapted to where I wanted it.I assume your Diablo has a floating trem. You compensated for variable string tension when you re-floated the guitar bridge via claw adjustments to return of your action of choice. That has minimal effect on neck tension.In short ... if it isn't broken, don't fix it. You're still winning the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thanks, did the first fret and thirteenth trick, measures around two mm, good enough for me.Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Expecting a hex but got a nut, think its a 1/4 inch. Metric spanner 7mm won't go near it but it's the closest metric spanner.Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Got the manual, 5/16 th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 ok, so why is it so difficult to find one in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Got ithttp://www.allparts.uk.com/products/box-spanner-5-16-inchGeoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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