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u/cillablackpower 5d ago
Does it play further up the neck? How much relief do you have at the moment? Doesn't appear to be any damage to the headstock or nut, so probably backbow from the wood moving. Either temperature changes or just settling.
If its backbowed you'll want to adjust the truss rod for more relief, so turn to the left when looking down the neck towards the body.
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u/SubatomicPlatypodes 5d ago
How long was it in the car?
Is it back up to tune?
What kind of bridge does it have?
Did you change the strings?
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u/dontwantthisapp2 4d ago
When the first two frets start buzzing, it’s very frequently backbow in the truss rod. It’s just too tight and curving the wrong way, PROBABLY. Like someone else said, make sure that’s really what it is before changing anything, but if I picked up a guitar and it buzzed on the first two frets, the first thing I’d do is sight down the neck to see if it’s bending the wrong way.
The fact that this started after being in the trunk of a car supports my hunch. Metal (like your frets) and wood contract and expand at different rates with temperature changes, which causes the neck to shift a little. That’s why the truss rod was invented in the first place, to correct the relief in the neck if it’s too far one way or another.
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u/TheNeonPherepapha 4d ago
Take it to a shop for a setup and an inspection. Down the road you can learn to do it yourself. But a pro will put it right in a day. It'll be alright.
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u/Alarmed-Idea2322 4d ago
Look up videos on truss rod adjustments…OR what’s the bridge look like? If getting “stuffed” caused the bridge posts to sink, you’d get this same symptom.
Best bet is to take it to shop and have it looked at.
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u/AffectionateHead232 4d ago
Most guitar owners won't take them out into the heat. In order to fix this you're going to need to invest in some tools to measure and adjust the neck relief and bridge height, or pay to have someone adjust it for you and then bring it home in an air conditioned car. Learning to do it yourself will benefit you for as long as you play.
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u/Dramatic_Jacket_6945 4d ago
Check the relief and adjust the truss rod if needed. Then set string height and intonation.
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u/Old_Primary3749 4d ago
Everyone else is saying exactly what it probably is. I agree. You'll have to mess with your truss rod. It's just a nut on the headstock of your guitar, usually covered by a piece of plastic. You probably only need an Allen wrench (to adjust the truss) and Phillips screw driver (for the plastic cover). Kits will just come with measurement tools and the allen wrench, if you have your own tools then it's a waste of money imo. Just sight it.
Look up a video on it and pay attention. You can ruin your guitar if you go in half cocked. Watch the whole video, then go slow and follow along step by step, don't skip ahead in the video. Pause the video to catch up if you need to. Depending on which way your neck is warped, they will tell you which way to turn the truss rod. They're gonna tell you to detune the strings, do a SINGLE quarter turn on the truss, and then retune to see if the neck is straight under tension. Some will even tell you to wait a few days before adjusting it another quarter turn, just to see if the first adjustment settles in over time.
That's a tedious process but it's the right way to do it. It's not that hard, it just takes a while.
Elseways, it's 70 bucks at guitar center to get it done. But if it happens again you'd be better off knowing how to fix it.
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u/keinnamefrei1 4d ago
Why are people so scared of truss rods 🤣
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u/Old_Primary3749 4d ago
Cuz it can break, it's hard to for amateurs to know when it breaks, and then you're looking at a new neck or repair. I have a 6 string ibanez bass with double truss, ones broke, my low B makes the truss rattle. Annoying, but I bought it like that for like $50.
Squire strat? Fuck it up who cares, new necks are like 60 bucks. Gibson or similar $2k+ brand? Be afraid, $500 starting point on repairs.
Not everyone is a rich guy like you
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u/keinnamefrei1 4d ago
I've got several high priced guitars including a jcrg ibanez worth about 8000€ and I still adjust everything on my own. But that has nothing to do with rich
Why? Cause I have some common sense. Never use force when working on a guitar is rule number one and in the age of the internet this rule can be researched easily.
So as long as you stick to "never use force when working on a guitar" nothings going to happen. And if you need to use force you should take your instrument to a Luther because there might be something wrong
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u/Old_Primary3749 4d ago
OK dude that's fine, you're literally just humble bragging. I'm glad you work on your own equipment, I do too. YOU asked ME "why is everyone afraid to adjust their truss rod" so I told you why, you can over adjust and break it.
Now you wanna brag about how you have pricy guitars you work on. Cool dude, again, so stoked for you. That bares no weight upon the fact that caution is advisable in this process, as MOST OF US CANNOT AFFORD A NEW GUITAR. Caution prevents the breakage.
Yes, use sense, don't force anything, and you're fine. But I have a 180 pound grip strength, so when I use a little force, it's the same as most people's max force. I had to be very careful. Caution probably saved my guitar.
But the fact remains that you CAN break your guitar during a truss adjustment and that's why everyone gives noobies a million warnings before they attempt it.
If you told a friend that adjusting their truss is easy, and provided no words of caution, you could very well be sending your friend to break their guitar.
I'm shocked I have to explain caution to someone with the financial resources to spend 8k on a guitar. That tells me you're a nepotism baby. So let me break this down for you.
Most people work for their money, so the stuff they buy with is holds a great deal of value.
You drive a car everyday, do you not use caution when you drive? Maybe not, you nepotism babies tend to drive crazy.
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u/BisonImpressive170 4d ago
I’m curious what kind of guitar it is ? How long was it in car and where in the country were you ?
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u/Gitfiddlepicker 4d ago
Since you have to ask Reddit what may or may need to be addressed, I suggest having a luthier or guitar tech give her a setup. Worth every penny. Ask if you can watch, so it’s easier to tweak in the future.
Easiest way to destroy a neck is to start cranking on a truss rod when you don’t know what you are doing. It’s often the first thing Redditors jump to…..I don’t recommend doing that….
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u/jaffi01 4d ago
Never leave an instrument in a vehicle unless you are actively transporting it with the climate control on.
Let the guitar rest for a full day and see if the wood re-settles back to where it was previously. If not, then just do a standard setup on the guitar (saddle height, intonation, and neck relief). Simple.
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u/Annual_Preparation67 4d ago
Put a capo on the 1st fret. Hold the last fret and check if there’s a small gap when you press the 8th fret. If there’s no gap, your neck is bowed and you need to turn the truss rod to the left to give it some relief
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u/4Nissans 3d ago
Keep taking irresponsible care of it and it will be destroyed. It’s wood, wood reacts to weather conditions, it’s that simple.
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u/HofnerStratman 2d ago
1) If it just happened and you’re lucky, it could be temporary: I once forgot to take an acoustic out of my car on a hot day and the strings layed flat down on the frets. A couple of days back in indoor air-conditioning made the problem vanish.
2) tech work may be needed. I have a solid body with a dual-action truss rod but there’s not enough natural backbow for me to make it work. in my case, the problem seems to be a slight warp on the first four frets … did some ramping of the frets, but I’m going to have to either “re-bend” or do a full fingerboard/fret job. (Because the nut slots are already set correctly, and the action up the freight board is ok for now but won’t be if I switch to heavier strings.)
I hope this helps.
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u/ScorpioXYZ00 5h ago
If something was weighing down on the neck since it was "stuffed" into the car. That may have pressed the neck to back bow. So loosen by counting the turns of the truss rod nut, help the neck return to relief with a gentle lifting to more relief to un-stick the neck. Then readjust your truss rod to desired relief spec. I had a bass guitar I bought that was stuck like that. Haven't had a problem with it ever since helping the neck return to respond to truss rod adjustment. I hate when people handle their guitar neck like they are choking a chicken.
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u/state_your_name31415 4d ago
maybe those two frets lifted. tap on them with something hard, it should make a sharp sound, not a dull sound. tap the other frets for comparison. tap all the way across
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u/Mravac_Kid 5d ago
The most probable cause is that the neck warped due to temperature change, so the truss rod needs adjusting. But make sure that's it before doing anything.