{"id":1728991,"date":"2022-05-10T14:14:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1728991"},"modified":"2023-06-29T09:43:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T13:43:28","slug":"guitar-setup-what-is-neck-relief","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-what-is-neck-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Setup: What is neck relief?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-part-1-adjusting-the-truss-rod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1734235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Adjusting-the-Truss-Rod-Button-150x150.png\" alt=\"Adjusting the Truss Rod Button\" width=\"201\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Adjusting-the-Truss-Rod-Button-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Adjusting-the-Truss-Rod-Button-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Adjusting-the-Truss-Rod-Button-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Adjusting-the-Truss-Rod-Button.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-part-2-setting-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1734237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Setting-Action-Button-150x150.png\" alt=\"Setting Action Button\" width=\"201\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Setting-Action-Button-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Setting-Action-Button-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Setting-Action-Button-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Setting-Action-Button.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-part-3-intonation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1734236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Intonation-Button-150x150.png\" alt=\"Intonation Button\" width=\"201\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Intonation-Button-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Intonation-Button-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Intonation-Button-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/03\/Intonation-Button.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Neck relief<\/strong>&nbsp;refers to a small amount of concave bow intentionally created in the neck of a guitar or bass by adjusting the truss rod. Adding relief (increasing the amount of bow) to the neck, increases the space between the strings and the frets, allowing them to vibrate freely without buzzing. If there is too much relief, the strings will be too far from the neck, the instrument will be uncomfortable to play, and intonation could be compromised.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1728991 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-what-is-neck-relief\/too-little-relief\/'><img width=\"238\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-little-relief-238x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Not enough relief or Back-bow\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1729612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-little-relief-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-little-relief-768x966.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-little-relief-814x1024.jpg 814w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-little-relief.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1729612'>\n\t\t\t\tNot enough relief or Back-bow\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-what-is-neck-relief\/too-much-relief\/'><img width=\"236\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-much-relief-236x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Too much relief or Up-bow\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1729613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-much-relief-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-much-relief-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-much-relief-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/too-much-relief.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1729613'>\n\t\t\t\tToo much relief or Up-bow\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-part-1-adjusting-the-truss-rod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guitar Setup Part 1: Adjusting the Truss Rod<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-part-2-setting-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guitar Setup Part 2: Setting Action<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-part-3-intonation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guitar Setup Part 3: Intonation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-the-right-tool-for-the-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guitar Setup: The Right Tool for the Job<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1778467,"template":"","categories":[142726],"tags":[54242,118696,54261,117191,56884,81248,117553,81250,56883,118706,58294,54454,90351,71445],"storecat":[143331],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[202712],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Guitar Setup: What is neck relief? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/guitar-setup-what-is-neck-relief\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Guitar Setup: What is neck relief? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Neck relief&nbsp;refers to a small amount of concave bow intentionally created in the neck of a guitar or bass by adjusting the truss rod. 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