Truss rod on Fender squier???

[smokeynichol]

i can't seem to get the truss rod to turn--what size allan wrench should i use?? guitar seems to be in in one chord and out in another-when i tune each string using a tuner chording at '' seems to be ok with the exception of some buzzinf farther down the nck but when i play the "G' chord i have to bring up the bass 'E' string for it to be in tune at the G chord-what seems to be wrong with this guitar???

[Ronsonic]

If tuning is the problem the answer is not the truss rod.

The truss rod adjusts neck relief. Only neck relief. Not anything else.

[Mrmarshallhead]

Welcome to equal tempered tuning. It's a physical impossibility to get every chord in tune on a guitar, so don't worry yourself over it. Provided your strings are ok, and you have the intonation set correctly at the bridge, that's as good as it gets without resorting to fancier methods like Buzz Feiten or Earvana systems, both of which cause small adjustments to narrow the more obvious deviations like major thirds that equal tempered tuning causes (although they don't manage it 100% ).

[Bob V]

Assuming that there is a reason to adjust it, the trussrod on your guitar might vary by the source since Squier's are made in different places from time to time. It's most likely a 5mm Allen wrench used in most imported trussrods. There's a chance it might take the nice robust 3/16" wrench used in the Made in Mexico Fenders. Least likely (almost impossibly) is the 1/8" size used on American Standards. Unfortunately there are other sizes out there (like the ones USA Custom Guitars use) but these are the three you'll need to adjust almost any socket-head trussrod nut.

While we're at it, acorn nuts on Gibsons are 5/16" but Guild, Taylor, and Ovation use 1/4".

Edit: sorry, just realized some Squier bass guitars have a 4mm allen wrench to adjust the trussrod.

[bluesky636]

Originally Posted by smokeynichol

i can't seem to get the truss rod to turn--what size allan wrench should i use?? guitar seems to be in in one chord and out in another-when i tune each string using a tuner chording at '' seems to be ok with the exception of some buzzinf farther down the nck but when i play the "G' chord i have to bring up the bass 'E' string for it to be in tune at the G chord-what seems to be wrong with this guitar???

Have you bothered to set up the guitar properly and adjust the bridge saddles/string length for correct intonation?

Assuming your guitar is a Strat type Squire:

http://www.fender.com/support/strato...etup_guide.php

[sixstringslut]

You can't do an X-ray over the internet, nor can we trouble-shoot your squire. This could be anything...realy, however, not truss rod. Pickup height, trem spring tension, string gauge and age all come into play here. Take this to someone that can look at it and fix it. Most of these are great guitars for the money, just never properly set-up from factory.

[mc5nrg]

Ditto on the above post.

[CA_Dan]

Yeah, it's the tempered tuning. Common to all guitars. Look into the Earvana or Buzz Feiton tuning systems.