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Most modern instruments use metric except for some US-made ones. The real danger as Tannin posted is using a 3mm key in a 1/8" socket - it's the biggest discrepancy and will almost certainly cause damage if you need to put any significant force on the key - it was a really poor design choice for Fender to use this size for something as critical as a truss rod, especially one where you can't easily replace the nut. This definitely won't apply to a Squier acoustic though.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Yep. That makes sense.
Not.
(Do Gibson electrics use the same key? Electric Gibsons are common here (the acoustics less so), and Cole Clark started out making electrics alongside their acoustics. If so, that would explain it.)
thanks
Use the long end, with a piece of stiff tubing over the short end so you can turn it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein