Oliver Twister

Twister

? Hi to all of you! My name is Oliver and I love what you guys do here. Interested in it as a hobby ?. I was looking at different types of truss rods and was wondering if it is realy necessary for the "hot rod" type and if any of you guys make your own? I know and met Merv a couple of times and it was good to know that he is here to. Also met Grant and he helped with a Guitar years ago. Fret wire from guys here in S.A sorta look like a problem to... not a variety available...it just says fret wire lol. Do you any of you guys do orders from abroad together to keep prices down or is it every man for himself here?

Anyhow thank you for letting me join in here.

V8

Heya Twister,

Greetings and welcome. Great hobby, but I'm biased... ?

I'm busy putting tigether a list of projects we've seen around these-parts : http://www.guitarforum.co.za/general-discussion/buildmodrefurb-threads/msg270711/#msg270711 - Alas nothing on the hot rod truss rods - perhaphs check out www.tdpri.com for more info on how the hot rod compares. There's a couple of local builders hanging out in "Gregory's Garage" facebook group that should be able to share opinions.

Group buys don't happen too often, although I know guys do get together and do a stew-mac/juststrings orders and share shipping/duties. Again, Gregory's Garage is possibly your best bet right now.

Twister

8) Thank You Meron! I will check it out. The obsession starts lol.

Gearhead

No need to use hot rods unless you have trouble routing the curved channel, that's all. There's three ways of getting the curve: the traditional way with a curved jig from the top (most commonly) or the back (Fender one piece Maple), the jigsawed one in a sandwiched neck or the bi-cut (G&L) route. If you get the channel curve right, the truss itself is just a long sorta bolt. The head of the bolt is usually shaped kinda long to prevent turning and called an anchor, the nut is where you adjust. Tis nothing more.