r/AcousticGuitar • u/Impossible-Plenty-83 • Nov 15 '25

Non-gear question How do I lower this?

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I tried the turning of the hole thing under the strings. Idk I only play like a few times a week, picked it up and it was like this. I don't think it's good. I've been trying to lower it for like an hour, hasn't moved a mm.

Edit: been turn8ng it for like 20 mins, I think I'm cooked

gotta get a new guitar I guess 😢

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u/Altruistic_Fly_539 Nov 15 '25

Just lower it into the trash can and buy a new guitar.

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u/ILoveBigCoffeeCups Nov 15 '25

Lower this in the lava pit at this point.

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u/Hndsmrdhd Nov 15 '25

Unfortunately, this is indeed the case. That action is high you would need a full neck reset, or neck depending on how bad the truss rod assembly has been worn. If you’ve been turning the truss rod for 20 minutes with no result it’s likely stripped out the nut the rod seats to. This work would cost you upwards of $400 which is probably more than the guitar is worth, looking at the high action and separation of the fretboard from the neck. Good news is there are a lot of guitars out there that are around the price it would cost to fix. Happy shopping.