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    Black Strat with a crook in its neck

    Today’s patient is a Fender Stratocaster, circa 2002.  The initial complaint from the player was a “stripped truss rod nut, and it’s just not playable.” I made some quick measurements and found the neck to be quite bowed. This model of Strat is equipped with Fender’s BiFlex Truss Rod, which works differently than a typical dual action truss rod.  A dual action setup utilizes a matched pair of rods anchored at the nut and at the heel of the neck, allowing for quite a bit of movement in either direction, as well as a good amount of man handling.  The BiFlex setup utilizes a single rod, anchored in the center,…

  • Dailies

    Fender Dread CD-60 Acoustic set-up

    How to you turn a $200 guitar into something special? Swap out the plastic nut and saddle for bone, and give it a Southeast Setup, of course! Which is exactly what we did for this beauty.  Now it sounds like a million bucks.  Or, at least $750!  And it plays better than it did when it left the factory in Indonesia.  A small investment in a few parts and an expert setup will always bring out the best in your instrument.  

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