Neck Relief

[BradKlein]

Bill, I think that many players have had that experience with adjustable truss rods. I suppose it's one of those subjective subjects that hasn't, and probably won't be settled definitively. But you're certainly not alone in your experience.

I bought a used Gibson fern that had a loose truss rod. After putting some tension on the rod I got a noticeable increase in volume. My theory was that with little tension on the rod, the neck was flexing too much during playing and thus absorbing a lot of the energy that would otherwise have gone to the top plate.

I wait to be corrected, and thank those who know what they are doing for educating me.