Do not force the truss rod nut, if you are getting a lot of resistance, then stop.
If so, give it an additional quarter turn towards the loose side, if possible, and see if you can get neck relief that way.
Does this mean that there is a double acting truss rod in use (I don't know this guitar, which is why I am asking). Are you using unusually light gauge strings such that the string tension cannot pull forward enough to get sufficient relief? What string gauge are you using? Also, you said ".I have the truss rod so loose that it is snug.". Another point to consider is the gauge of the strings being used. There are a number of reasons for this, but seeing as it is a guitar under warranty, sending it back is probably best. First one is that the neck has a back bow built in from the factory. If you’re looking for something more in line with that Musikcraft neck, the 60s Standard sounds like it would qualify more than a Slash model.Tp get back to the original subject, not being able to get sufficient neck relief means there are a few possibilities. The way the guy described it, the Slash model has the same neck carve as the Standard 50’s (he agreed with this assessment). The point is, I’ve seen the Slash models advertised as both a “Vintage 50s” shape (like the Standard 50’s) and as a Medium C (like a 59 reissue). The 50s Standard, on the other hand, has higher shoulders, tending toward a 58 reissue (though not quite as U shaped). I wouldn’t think of it as “considerably bulkier” than a 60s Standard. While the 59 carve and the 50s Standard necks seem to measure the same in depth, a 59 neck feels smaller due to it having lower shoulders. In my own experience, a Custom Shop 59 neck carve is between a 50’s Standard and a 60s Standard. They didn’t have a 50s Standard on hand, but he did compare it to a 60s Standard and said that the Slash model was considerably bulkier. I asked if he would compare the neck profile of the Slash model to a Standard 50’s as this is something I’ve thought about. We were talking about fretboards and he mentioned a Slash model he was looking at. That’s something I’ve also wondered and I was actually talking to a sales guy on the phone from a store I recently bought a Custom Shop online. this one seems like suits me best, since i played a fender with a musikraft neck C 83 90 -> this one feels really nice to me. is both the same?Īnd in the other videos, he measure the 60s profile 1st fret is 0,82 inch, 12th fret is 0,92. on the standard 50s non slash measurement to be sure. and according to some web it is suits early 59 neck profile.īut i really dont know the 2019 standard is the same neck profile with the slash standard neck profile, but in the gibson website both guitar is labeled as "vintage 50s profile". I try it on the store today it's quite beefy for me. except we quite opposite in the feel of the neck.įrom the troglodytes youtube channel, vintage 50s profile (but he measure on the slash standard) is 1st fret is 0.89 inch thick, and 12th fret is 0.97 inch. I have been join this forum since 2010 and this is my first post. I also on the quest looking for the perfect les paul like you too. It was tough to let go of the R9 because that’s what I told myself I wanted, but I reasoned that the V1 IS an R9 with one exception- a different year designation. The workmanship and the sound of my V1 was much better than the R9, which had a sound that was very muffled by comparison (I tried everything I could think of with pickup adjustment, but it just wouldn’t open up).
So, I bought the V1 to decide between the two. I couldn’t stop watching that NStuff video though. However, again, I was hung up on having an R9. During my search, I had also seen a video from NStuff Music on Youtube with a 1960 V1 and loved the sound of that particular guitar, which was available on their website. I bought a 2019 R9 that played great and sounded amazing unplugged (very loud and resonant), but it had some workmanship issues. When I decided to get a Custom Shop RI, I was set on a R9. Something to keep in mind if you’re set on the 59 neck profile. The V2 neck is thinner and the V3 is even thinner than that. One thing to note is that there are three versions of the 1960 this year.