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Haino-
It's an 8 year old cheapish Yamaha. Never adjusted it before... Wondering if it's loosened off so much that there's barely any tension on the truss rod or something like that. Will mess about with it some more.
After that if I want to drop the action further I'm going to have to file slots into the bridge and drop the saddle more and switch to the lightest gauge strings I can find. Neck reset doesn't seem worth it on a guitar that was £200 (I think?)
frankenbike
Is this Allen bolt a truss rod? I tried adjusting it but nothing really happened. Action is so high on this guitar that I can't play barre chords for more than a minute. Have already filed down nut and bridge as far as I dare