Charvels with no truss rod, how to adjust neck relief?

[straycat]

This Kramer clone has the wheel and I love it.

[~K~]

I'm guessing because Eddie VH probably has a stake in that as it was on his PV guitars. Maybe they needed permission or to work out an agreement?

I wonder why they never used the wheel adjuster like on some of the custom shop guitars.Can it be something that could be done to the pro mods as a modification?

[~K~]

Is it a figured neck? Quarter sawn? Figured necks are notorious for being sensitive to humidty changes. My necks move every spring and every fall but I'm in the Northeast where it is more extreme. Quartersawn necks tend to be more stable because of the way the wood is taken from the log. They pay strict attention to the direction of the grain when they do it

Thanks, i just figured that out. Wow, how hard is this to do? I have done truss rod adjustments on my Model series and other charvels (pointy stocks) but never had to take the neck off? How so I have to take strings and everything off? Wow, they just put way too much relief in this at the factory, my older charvel necks are dead on flat.

[tonemonster]

My necks typically move in the spring and fall too, so its not a huge issue to remove the neck twice a year to adjust, but its the principal. Its so damn stupid and archaic. I refuse to own one on that point alone. I would much rather own a warmoth mutt than a charvel just because of that truss rod thing. something SO simple and fundamental. I mean dammit, your $179 cheapie beginner guitars have frickin truss rod adjustments accessible on them.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

The wheel is a good idea. It's not the best looking, but it beats taking the neck off IMO.

The PC1 neck has the adjustment at the head, that's even better.

[BayRocker]

I'll take the neck off every guitar I own to adjust the truss rod if it means I avoid looking at that eyesore of a wheel and chunk taken out of the fretboard...

[tonemonster]

I'll take function over fashion any day, and that's a statement coming from a high maintenance bitch like me.

[CowboyFromHell]

Wouldn't need a chunk out of it and a wheel if they'd just wise up and put the damn truss rod in like normal.

[titan7]

so what happens when you need more rotation on the wheel but the tool is banging up against the neck like it's stuck between holes? BTW nice charvel, wha t color is that?

[tonemonster]

wouldn't need a chunk out of it and a wheel if they'd just wise up and put the damn truss rod in like normal.

tru dat.

[GuerillaPete]

They really should offer it on a produciton model. Such a simple and great feature. I have a Charvel for super-low tunings (drop Z - I exaggerate) with the bridge completely blocked. I had it modded by adding a wheel adjuster and access for it. The amount of wood taken out is miniscule. Won't affect your tone. It comes in handy when switching string gauges and tunings a lot.
None more black:

[jmsaxon69]

....bunch of pussies!

[JACKSONFREAK]

Adjust it once get it where ya want it then leave it. As long as the environment its kept in is stable u shouldnt have to make more adjustments unless u change string guage it tunings. I've had my stealth pro since 92. And uve adjusted the neck maybe 5 times total since I bought it. Yes its a headstock adjustment but my point stats the same.
Gil.

[AndyK]

It is annoying, but I've got taking the neck off to adjust the truss rod down to under 5 minutes! What I do:

1) fold a paper towel until it's the size of a 9v battery, then dive the trem and shove the paper towel under it.
2) turn guitar over, and loosen the neck screws with electric screw driver until they clear the guitar neck
3) remove neck, adjust truss rod
4) put neck back into body, tighten screws, done!

[Nightbat]

I also wonder how things are gonna be in the long run
If you have to change relief twice a year (guess more for those playing out), what's gonna happen to the holes in the neck after 5-10 years?

...thinking about it, it might be ironically fitting to have every Jackson with the butt-adjustment have a Jenna Jameson graphic