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Truss rods are frequently made out of steel, though graphite and other materials are sometimes used.. The truss rod can be adjusted to compensate for expansion or contraction in the neck wood due to changes in humidity or temperature, or to compensate for changes in the tension of the strings (the thicker the guitar string, the higher its tension when tuned to correct pitch) or using different ...
"Single action" or "BiFlex" truss rod adjustment on the headstock. Microtilt neck angle fine adjustment. Some models have string trees. Some models have a coil split switch. 22 medium jumbo frets. Fender Roto-matic tuners, and 4 bolt neck plate. 11 screw pickguard. Some models don't have a pickguard. String locking.
Truss rod adjustment at the body end of the neck, beneath a plastic cover (as opposed to vintage Fender designs, where the pickguard has to be removed) 22-fret fingerboards. Adjustable tension guide (Sprung tensioner on headstock, improvement over string tree)
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Typical modern Telecasters (such as the American Standard version) incorporate several details different from the classic form. They typically feature 22 frets (rather than 21) and truss rod adjustments are made at the headstock end, or the body end depending on the model (typically at the head-stock in newer models). The body end requires ...
Pearl/pearloid inlay position markers on fingerboard. Chrome closed back tuners (11:1 ratio.) The first year is known to have a zero fret. High gloss lacquer finish. Truss rod adjustment location is on peg head at nut until 1980. After 1980 truss rod adjustment is located internally and is accessed from soundhole. 52SDR-9 Dreadnought (c1972.)
Adjusting the truss rod affects the intonation of a guitar as well as the height of the strings from the fingerboard, called the action. Some truss rod systems, called double action truss systems, tighten both ways, pushing the neck both forward and backward (standard truss rods can only release to a point beyond which the neck is no longer ...
Truss rod adjustment at the heel of the neck. 2 vintage style string trees. 21 medium frets. "F" tuners (West German-manufactured), and "F" 4 bolt neck plate w/plastic pad. 3 Ply BWB through 1981 and WBW through 1982 pickguard with foil backing. White plastic nut. 25.5 in (65 cm) scale length. Bridge uses a string spacing of 0.404 in (10.26 mm).