Taking neck off for a while - loosen truss rod?

[Jumble Jumble]

I'm going to eBay a body I've got, and when it's sold, buy a Warmoth one. However long this takes, the neck will be off the body. Do I need to loosen the truss rod while it's off? I'd say it's going to be a month at least.

 

[AutoBat]

If it hasn't got strings pulling it the other direction, absolutely slack the trussrod.  Tighten back up just before stringing it back up when it finds a new home.

 

[mayfly]

I'd loosen it.

 

[Neo Fender]

OK, so....

What if I have a neck that abruptly lost its tension before I had an opportunity to loosen the truss rod (see www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=15479.0).  It's been a couple of years.  Should I:
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[*]Go back and loosen the truss rod?
[*]Leave it as is?
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[Strat Avenger]

'Totally UNnecessary if it's only gonna be off the guitar for a month.

 

[Cagey]

I agree. I wouldn't worry about it for that short a period of time, either. It's a blink in a neck's life. If seasoned wood had that much memory, truss rods wouldn't work at all. But, you can take a neck that's been strung up for years and flatten it out by tightening or add relief by relaxing the truss rod.

 

[Updown]

What type of neck is the OP referring to  :dontknow:

As I had the impression that ....
a Warmoth Pro with the Heel and Side adjust, was best if Not in use, to loosen it.
(got no idea where I got that thou)  :doh:

A Vintage style neck .... Got no idea either.
But ...
Wouldn't it be best to loosen at least a little.
Rather than having to over tighten later on in it's life.  :dontknow:

Just a thought  :toothy11:

 

[Cagey]

Every neck I've ever had trouble adjusting (not counting broken truss rods) has had the same problem - it wouldn't relieve. Tightening things up to reduce relief has always worked. Not that they can't fail the other way, I just haven't seen it. So, actually, that's an argument to relax the thing. But, I stil wouldn't worry about it.

Although, really, what's the big deal? Relaxing it certainly won't hurt anything. A quarter to half-turn counter-clockwise, and the deed is done. You're almost certainly going to have to adjust it either way once re-installed, so it's not like leaving it the way it is will save any setup time.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Every neck I've ever had trouble adjusting (not counting broken truss rods) has had the same problem - it wouldn't relieve. Tightening things up to reduce relief has always worked. Not that they can't fail the other way, I just haven't seen it. So, actually, that's an argument to relax the thing. But, I stil wouldn't worry about it.

Although, really, what's the big deal? Relaxing it certainly won't hurt anything. A quarter to half-turn counter-clockwise, and the deed is done. You're almost certainly going to have to adjust it either way once re-installed, so it's not like leaving it the way it is will save any setup time.

+1

 

[keeper006]

I agree. I wouldn't worry about it for that short a period of time, either. It's a blink in a neck's life. If seasoned wood had that much memory, truss rods wouldn't work at all. But, you can take a neck that's been strung up for years and flatten it out by tightening or add relief by relaxing the truss rod.

+1. Letting it relax naturally without string tension for that period of time will let you know which way it actually needs to be adjusted, if at all. I find doing setups that most people screw with the truss rod unnecessarily. If you're not the original owner, you'll usually find it's too tight.

 

[Last Triumph]

Mine is still as Cagey left it 6 weeks ago and will probablynot see any tension for another 4 weeks or so whilst I wait for my custom neck plate to be made by Doug.

 

[Jumble Jumble]

Cool. I'll give it a quarter turn. It's an American Standard Strat neck from 2001. I've had it since new, and it's had one pro setup since then.