Kramer guitar question - where is the truss rod?

Question

I have an old Striker 600ST, so badly intonated that the neck will have to be adjusted. But for the life of me, I cannot figure out where the truss rod is! There's no truss rod cover up at the top of the neck... is it accessible via the neckjoint cover at the bottom on the back? How does one find it?

These answers would be very helpful for someone looking for general information on how to intonate a guitar - but I am not that someone, although I do appreciate the time people have taken.

I am looking for the rather specific information regarding the means of access to the truss rod on a circa 1986 Kramer Striker 600ST.

Answer 1

For specific info on Kramers why not contact Kramer Guitars? I don't know if you your model is one of the aluminum neck Kramers, I always heard those could be trouble.

However, at Kramerguitars.com there are customerservice links and history. I'd go there if I were you. In fact I just did to find out if it was worth it.

Personally, after owning Gibsons, Fenders, Gretschs, Epiphones, Yamahas, Guilds, Rickenbackers, Mosrites and Martins I suggest not messing with the neck unless you really know what you are doing, or you don't really care if it gets messed up bad.

Answer 2

First, a truss rod adjustment does little or nothing for intonation, and one should never use a truss rod for the primary adjustment for action. In addition, truss rod adjustments, if done to excess, can destroy the neck. Be careful!

Intonation and action are adjusted at the bridge after the correct relief is placed in the neck. Let me explain how to do this...

1. Tune the guitar to pitch.
2. Fret a string at the first and last fret and look at the gap between string and top of the frets and find the place with the greatest distance between string and fret.
3. The greatest distance between fret and string should be about 1/32", or about the thickness of a credit card. If it is more than 1/32" THEN you need a slight truss rod adjustment turning the rod clockwise no more than 1 full turn.
4. If there is less than 1/32" then you need to turn the rod COUNTERclockwise no more than 1/2 turn.
5. Once this adjustment is complete then adjust the bridge for action.
6. If you still can't get the action low enough, remove the neck and put a piece of plastic about 1/8" wide and as wide as the neck pocket (a thick pick, cut to size, is perfect) at the base of the pocket and bolt the neck back on. Readjust, and repeat if necessary, stacking shims as necessary and resetting action at the bridge.

The truss rod is accessible when you remove the neck from the guitar. It is on the bottom of the neck.

Answer 3

Take it to a shop. There are models with which the truss rod is not accessible at all, and some on which you might be able to access it under the pickguard, right where the neck joins the body, but not from the back. But that all aside, truss rod is NOT inteded to handle intonation problems, you might damage the nect totally. With any major neck problems, you'll have to take it to a shop anyway, so save yourself some nerves and just let a pro handle it.

Answer 4

the truss rod is under the fret board at the body area, intonation is when you move the tremolo saddles forward or backwards, you need to tune the guitar, use harmonic tuning, and get the floyd rose intonation tool, im not sure if you will find one for the speed loaders tremolo,look down the neck "fret area" into light and see if it looks straight or bowed with the strings at the desired tension "standard tuning or tuned down", if you change the string tension it will affect the intonation!, pick what you want and stick with it standard or drop tuning!, get a couple guitars if you play different styles

Answer 5

Kramer Striker 300st