https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:48:52 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378608 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:41:47 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378608 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378605 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:14:31 +0000
Can everything be reversed or are there certain things that would
damage a guitar permanently?

For example going too far with tightening the truss rod etc? That's a buggy....you not going to crank a 1/2" of releaf out of the neck buy cranking two turns on the truss rod!!!! Small tweeks and give the wood time to react..]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378605 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378604 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:30:58 +0000
Can everything be reversed or are there certain things that would
damage a guitar permanently?

For example going too far with tightening the truss rod etc?]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378604 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378602 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:26:24 +0000
Thanks for the advice, I have now done my first ever set up, and am the happy owner of a guitar with low action and good intonation..

Playing it now, makes me realise just how bad I had let it get over time :D Been playing 35+ years and never paid for a setup once. Own 20 some guitars so I have lots of setup experience. It is a very rewarding thing to become proficient at! 8)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378602 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378595 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:11:03 +0000
It is strange how things move around with time isnt it. 2 years ago I gont my oldest daughter one of those Mini strats. I set it all up at the time, but it doesnt get used a lot... sits on the stand most of the time.. Well i was teaching my younges a song on it last night, and was amazed how high the action was on it now!!! Did a quicky trussrod tweek, and action adjustment, and we are good to go for now. Didnt adjust intonation...shes six, and we were learning twinkle twinkle.... it was good enough for that :D :D :D]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378595 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378594 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:44:54 +0000
Thanks for the advice, I have now done my first ever set up, and am the happy owner of a guitar with low action and good intonation..

Playing it now, makes me realise just how bad I had let it get over time :D]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378594 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378589 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:01:42 +0000
I'll let you know how it pans out, thanks everybody for the help.

Al]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378589 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378580 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:44:40 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378580 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378579 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:47:44 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378579 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378561 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:32:13 +0000
My guitar is a les paul type guitar (a vintage v100) so that first link you posted is spot on.

thanks very much for your help :-)

i hope i dont now go and break my guitar with my two left hands :lol:



edit: Another question

I want the action to be as low as it is on my telecaster type guitar. Is this possible? or do les paul type guitarsm always have a slightly higher action?
Im just asking in case i get frustrated by trying and failing to achieve the impossible?]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance almann1979 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/bit-of-help-needed/#post-378561