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Question: Im a beginning guitar player with no experience at all!.i got a truss rod!. do i need to use it!? !?
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gah!.!. these people and their answers!.!.!.

A truss rod is a metal rod that runs the length of the neck!. It is put there to counteract the high stresses the guitar strings put on the neck!. Its used to change the relief of the neck (or how much your guitar neck bows)!.

What I don't get is why everybody here is saying to to a tech and do it!. It's always better to learn how to set up your guitars because you can personalize them to your needs!. A truss rod adjustment won't break your guitar unless you do something retarded and tighten it until it cracks the neck!. (and it will be obvious that your over doing it way before this happens)

You only need to use it if your neck has to much or not enough bow!. This will either cause bowing or high action!. Heres a tutorial!.

http://www!.ibanezrules!.com/tech/setup/tr!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, you don't need to use it!.
The truss rod is a rod they put inside the neck to keep the neck from warping under the tension of the strings!.
only if your guitar necks gets out of shape do you need to have it adjusted and then only a guitar shop should do it!.

Even I won't mess with a truss rod!Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!. Leave the truss rod alone!. Especially if you know nothing about guitars!.

Here are some places you should visit to learn a few things about your instrument:

GUITAR ADVICE 4 BEGINNERS:
thebestguitarsiteintheworld!.blogspot!.c!.!.!.
http://www!.morphis!.com/articles/guitar_a!.!.!.

ONLINE GUITAR TUTORIAL:
http://www!.netspace!.org/~mts/guit_tut/

FREE LESSONS/BEST BEGINNER SITE:
http://www!.justinguitar!.com/index!.php

ALL-ROUND GOOD GUITAR SITE:
http://www!.all-guitar-chords!.com (includes scales, modes,etc!.)

E-BOOK:
http://www!.ebooks!.thehelpster!.com/learn-!.!.!.

ONLINE GUITAR TUNER:
http://www!.guitarforbeginners!.com/online!.!.!.
http://www!.howtotuneaguitar!.org/

GUITAR CHORD CHARTS:
http://images!.google!.com/images!?hl=en&q=!.!.!.

Have fun! Just don't touch that truss rod!

KabumWww@QuestionHome@Com

no throw it away now, if your guitar starts playing funky take it to a shop, they'll set it up for you,someday if your nice they may show how to adjust a truss rod correctly, until then you could try a video on how to do it, but dont cry if you hear something go snap!Www@QuestionHome@Com