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Post subject: Tips on Fender Classic Player 60's Stratocaster
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:28 am
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Hi everyone ! I’m new to this forum so I guess I should introduce myself, my name is Yngve, and I’m a Norwegian guitar player living in France. (I know : My name sounds suspiciously like the name of a certain famous Swedish strat player, but in original version. It’s a relatively common name in Norway and Sweden.)

I just bought my third strat – A Mexican made Classic Player 60’s Stratocaster, a lovely guitar for a ridiculously low price ! I’ll recommend it to anyone looking for a good guitar.

However I’m the kind of guy who likes to fix my guitars myself, so I’ve learned over the years to intonate, adjust the truss rod etc, and over the years I’ve gotten the hang of it. But I’ve never adjusted a truss rod on a guitar where I’ve had to take of the neck before.

I was wondering if anyone with a little bit of experience with this could give me some « dos and dont’ts » - tell me if there’s anything I should be aware of etc.

Thanks !

Yngve


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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:37 am
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I think it's a bit of a fumble in the dark.

You will need to estimate how much tweaking required before removing the neck, then just suck it and see.

Surely you don't need to adjust the truss rod already??!!

Keep it strung with 10's, don't stand on it, and all shoudl be fine!

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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:47 am
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Heh, thanks :wink:

No, I don't need to do anything yet, I was just curious. The guitar was very well set up, and I have no intention to stand on it or anything - just like to be prepared 8)


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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:03 pm
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Welcome to the forums!

On a completely unrelated note, where in France do you live? I'd never have expected to meet another Norwegian francophile here :lol:

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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:41 pm
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ulrikandthedominos wrote:
Welcome to the forums!

On a completely unrelated note, where in France do you live? I'd never have expected to meet another Norwegian francophile here :lol:

I used to have French in school, close enough for you? :lol:

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bluestube wrote:
I used to have French in school, close enough for you? :lol:


Fender sure knows how to pick 'em 8)

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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:02 pm
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I think its more like: "We shure know how to pick'em Fenders 8) "

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Hi Yngve, welcome to the Forum. We have several Norwegians here; in fact, I am surprised this thread is still running in English!

Regarding your question: if you have a neck with trussrod adjustment at the heel then the method is to loosen the strings (but it is not necessary to remove them), then undo the four screws at the back that hold the neck to the body just enough to raise the neck so you can get at the adjustment screw. No need to remove the neck completely.

Usually just an eighth or a quarter turn of that trussrod is enough to make the adjustment you need. In time you begin to know by looking at the neck how much you might need to change the trussrod (as you probably already know).

Retighten the neck screws, retune the strings and see if the neck has the relief you want. If not, repeat the process. It is very unusual to need to adjust that trussrod more than twice. Fender's setup guys expect to get it right first time, the majority of guitars they work on!

Cheers - C


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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:57 am
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Thanks! I was afraid that I would have to unscrew the neck completely and remove the strings, but this makes it much easier ! The guitar was very well set up BTW (the intonation was spot on ! The Mexican Fenders are really impressive), I just like to be prepared.

One might say that all Norwegians are internet geeks with a good taste in guitars ! :wink:

To ulrikandthedominos : I live in Rouen, Normandy. Do you live or have you lived in France ?

Again, cheers, and thanks for the very useful reply !
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