Allen Key Truss Rod

An old school truss rod bolt at the bottom of the neck image credit.

Allen key truss rod.

The business end of the truss rod is recessed deep within the sound hole. The truss rod on my martin gpcpa5k needed some minor adjustment. Use the martin guitar allen truss rod wrench to adjust your guitar s neck to achieve the action you desire. This item set of 9 guitar allen key hex wrenches for truss rod bridge saddle and nut.

You can adjust the truss rod with a nut located at one end. It fits well into the truss rod end and enables easy. Find the right truss rod wrench size needed in a database of over 75 guitar and bass brands including fender prs gibson martin ibanez taylor jackson takamine schecter yamaha breedlove and many more. The neck of most guitars has what s known as a truss rod which is a one or two piece adjustable metal rod that goes down the inside of the center of the neck.

Some manufacturers including larrivée and collings use a long bent hex key to adjust the truss rod. Tacklife hex key allen wrench set 26 pcs sae metric allen wrench set with long arm ball end 3 64 3 8 in 1 27 10mm heat treated chrome vanadium steel hhw3a 4 6 out of 5 stars 271 13 97 13. Kaish 2 sets m3 and m2 5 guitar hex allen wrench key for floyd rose tremolo bridge. 10pcs 3mm guitar hex allen wrench key for electric guitar tremolo bridge.

These builders don t drill a hole through the cross strut brace glued under the top between the soundhole and neck block and the curved key lets you reach around the brace to engage the truss rod located in the neck block photo 2. Includes a 4 1 2 bent leg. I didn t want to risk damaging the hex head and or the guitar by trying to use adapt a standard profile hex key. Different manufacturers put them in different places but they re usually at the headstock under a cap just behind the nut or where the neck joins the body just under.

Future when you re adjusting the truss rod make sure the allen key is seated properly in the truss rod nut. 2 allen wrench hex key for guitar locking tremolo bridge and nut.