Now you can undo the neck bolts and disassemble the neck joint. Remove the strings, or if you want to reuse the same strings you can leave them attached at the headstock and hold them in their positions on the neck with a capo applied around the 7th fret- then slacken them right off so that you can remove all of the pins at the bridge and disconnect the strings from the bridge. If they are already tight then you can proceed to do some surgery on the neck angle.ģ. If this is the case first you should check if the bolts holding the neck on are tight? If they have loosened a bit they may be allowing the neck to move in its pocket, and tightening them might fix your problem. If a straight-edge lands below the top of the bridge it indicates that the neck has been pulled forward by the string tension.
EKO RANGER GUITAR 12 STRING HOW MUCH HOW TO
Again, Mr Ford has a nice demonstration of how to do this here: If the neck relief is correct you then look at neck angle. While you are at it - check the action at the nut.Ģ. If it is more than that your neck has a forward bow and you should adjust the truss rod to correct this before you go on to look at the neck angle. There should be a tiny gap, about the thickness of a business card. Examine how much clearance there is of the string over the 6th or 7th fret. With the guitar at normal concert pitch hold down a string at both the 1st and 14th frets (effectively using the tight string as a straight edge). Follow the method Frank demonstrates here. Before you play with the neck angle you need to ensure the neck rellief is appropriate. If you are brave enough to DIY the general approach is as follows:ġ. It would not be too expensive to get a neck adjustment and set-up done professionally.
EKO RANGER GUITAR 12 STRING HOW MUCH PROFESSIONAL
If you are not confident you should take it to a professional luthier. It is a repair which you could do yourself, but it is a bit technically demanding. This type of bolt on neck, without heel, was discussed recently in this thread about a baby Taylor. Tags: Adjust the Action, Eko Ranger XII VR Eq
If it needs shims, what are they made from, and where would I obtain them from? The neck is flat where it enters the body, (eg: it has no 'heel') and appears to be held in place with 4 screws that go through a chrome-metal-plate on the back of the body (similar to the neck on a Fender strat) So how would that be done on this guitar that has a Bolt-On-Neck. I need to get a 24" straight edge to double check, but after reading your info, it seems to me that the neck-angle needs adjusting ? So the height of the 6th string at the bridge is: 11/32" (eg: lower than the 1/2" (16/32") your recommend in your info) The height of the bridge is: 1/4" (8/32") (eg: lower than the 1/2" (16/32") your recommend in your info) The neck seems straight, so I don't think the Truss-Rod needs adjusting.
The clearance at the 12th fret is to high for me, at: 10/64" So even higher as you go further down the frets. This EKO has a: Bolt-On neck and an adjustable aluminum bridge saddle. I've not played it lately, but now notice that the action is high. I have the above 12-string which I bought new 3 years ago, and it seems well made. Hi, Many thanks for your detailed online info. How Should I Adjust the Action on a: Eko Ranger XII VR Eq
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