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jrkirkish

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  1. There are two ways to put a truss rod in a neck. First option is to route a slot for the rod, and covering that up with a fingerboard.

     

    The second option is to route a slot from the back of the neck, i.e. the skunk stripe.

     

    Interesting to note that in these cases, the neck is made up of 2 parts, therefore there is no such thing as a one piece neck with a truss rod.

     

    The depth of the route varies. I would check out the instillation instructions that came with the rod, but a good rule of thumb for installing a truss rod in a neck with a seperate fingerboard is to have the truss rod sit pretty even with the gluing surface of the fingerboard, though I usually try for about 1/8 of an inch deeper.

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