i noticed that my neck was a little back bowed as i was pouring hours into taking off the binding. so i went and tried to adjust the truss rod. the allen wrench just spun, and i knew then the bolt was stripped. the internet said that we could do massive surgery or most likely, just buy a new neck.

at first i hated this neck. maple on a les paul? mr. paul would be flipping in his grave. but now i feel that this neck is destined for greatness. i will not give up on you, neck. so i took a chance and busted out the chisel. my new favorite tool. i started the slow process of removing the fretboard.

i can't believe this worked. and deep within the hard exterior of this neck we find the soft fleshy fruit of the truss rod.

i took this thing out side and beat it with a wrench until the parts came apart. here's what we got.

now it's on. i have to find a replacement part, but first we have to find out how wide this nut is and the thread count or what ever they call it. pain in my ass.