An internal, adjustable tensioning device for keeping instrument necks straight, patented and first used by Gibson around 1921.
reinforcing metal rod for stabilising and adjusting the neck.
This is the name given to a threaded piece of metal that runs through the neck of MOST guitars and electric basses. The rod is designed to help balance the tension between the guitar strings and the neck of the instrument. By adjusting the truss rod, you can raise or lower the action on your guitar. You can see it in the picture I drew for showing fretboard grime.
A tensioning rod, used for bracing in gates and at terminal posts. May be threaded at one or both ends or contain a tightener or turnbuckle for adjusting tension.
a metal bar that runs the length of the runs the length of the neck of the guitar from roughly the nut to where the neck meets the guitar body
a metal bar that runs through the center of the neck
a metal-reinforcement in the neck that can be adjusted to straighten out a warped neck
an adjustable metal rod that sits inside of the neck, underneath the fingerboard
A long rod inside your guitar neck used for stabilizing a wooden neck
A metal rod that runs along the inside of a guitar's neck, underneath the fretboard. It allows the neck to be adjusted if it is not perfectly straight. Classical guitars, Martin guitars, and most handmade acoustic guitars do not have truss rods.
Inside of most necks is something called a truss rod, a steel bar with a screw or nut at one end. By turning the screw or nut, the rod turns, and then pushes the neck forwards or backwards. Strings pull pretty hard against the neck, and it bends up (sort of like an archery bow when the string is tight). As a result, the strings can be pretty high off the fingerboard, making it more difficult to play them. Adjusting the rod can bring the neck back to straightness, so the strings are a bit closer to the fingerboard. The big question is this: Should you do this kind of adjustment yourself? Probably not. It doesn't need to be done very often, and if it does, it's best to leave this to a professional who works on guitars for a living. Why go to a pro? If you tighten the truss rod too much, you can snap it, ruining the guitar's neck.
sometimes made of hardwood or graphite, but more commonly of steel, this dowel-like rod is fitted lengthwise into a neck to counteract the pull caused by string tension; the Gibson company introduced the "adjustable" truss rod in the 1920s.
A metal rod within the neck of the guitar which can be adjusted. Used to straighten the neck.
A rod which runs thru the center of a guitar's neck below the fingerboard, The truss rod helps to stiffen the neck and prevent bowing caused by the tension caused by the strings. Can be adjusted (in most guitars) to change the relief of the neck.
A curved metal bar implanted into the neck of a guitar used to adjust the amount and direction of bend in the neck.
A truss rod is a guitar part used to stabilize and adjust the profile (also called the relief), of the neck. Usually it is a steel rod that runs inside the neck and has a bolt that can be used to adjust its tension. The first truss rod patent was applied for by Tim McHugh, an employee of the Gibson company, in 1921.
