Totally unusable first 4 frets?

jacklawtey

So, this problem was only affecting the first and second frets on the B and G but after 6 months in its case, look how bad it is! Any idea what I can do to aid this? It's.. hilarious! 

Here's a video of it in action (whey): 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HAeQRrLq9qQtQ0_jEKbDi_mYGAcf5iOX

Thanks in advance for any pointers! 

ICBM

If you're lucky, the truss rod just needs loosening.

If you're unlucky, the neck has a warp that the truss rod won't fix.

FelineGuitars

Guitar feels neglected after 6 months in it's case - needs some pampering 
Start with dinner and a movie , or a date night to show you care - avoid going straight to Netflix and chill

More likely as ICBM said  truss rod needs loosening a touch 

Bronze strings looked a bit tarnished in the video . 

If the above works treat yourself to a fresh set?

jacklawtey

FelineGuitars said:

Guitar feels neglected after 6 months in it's case - needs some pampering 
Start with dinner and a movie , or a date night to show you care - avoid going straight to Netflix and chill

More likely as ICBM said  truss rod needs loosening a touch 

Bronze strings looked a bit tarnished in the video . 

If the above works treat yourself to a fresh set?

If this guitar was a person, they should've left me long, long ago. The strings are a disgrace, I have some newies ready to go but I've been resigned to the fact the neck is warped. I'll try loosening the truss rod a little, see where we get to. 

jacklawtey

So, the truss rod was just insanely tight. I added.. a lot.. of relief and we're back in action!