Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

It's a dual-action rod.

Meaning, turn the nuts clockwise to make the neck move one way (bowed) and turn the nut counterclockwise to make it move the opposite way (relief).

The old style rods were a single action. Flex the neck back by hand when the rods are loose and then tighten the nuts to ...

I am wondering how the modern truss rods work in more recent Rickys. I know the old style was two hairpins which would bow the neck when tightened. Does anyone have pics of the moderns style and how it works? I think it would be about post 1984?

I have seen this image but not sure how this works ...