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I have had this Hot Rod for a bass with the intention of cutting it down to fit. The guitar is a 24 fret electric neck through. I do prefer the access to be at the body, so the spoke nut is a vital feature. I did one of these with a standard hot rod and the rod stops around the second fret, that guitar is working well and the TR works, but the neck does not have CF, so it is not too stiff. The one in the works now is the same with CF, and I am glad I am still using 2 way, as the neck did bow back a touch after carving, the TR was able to adjust it out, but feels stiffer turning the wrench then the same situation without the CF.
So cutting down a hot rod allows me to get the TR nut right at the end of the FB into the area that the volute covers, so this would prevent a blow out as Filippo experienced, however if it is needed for relief, it will act on the end of the FB, this seems like it has the potential for trouble. I like Mario's idea of gluing this in with PU glue.
So in the end, cutting it down was not too hard, I cut the RH threads off, which are at the end, cut to length, and cut new RH threads. The static rod does not center perfectly in the end of this, but I don't see this as an issue, if one used a LH die to cut some new reverse threads it would center better. The space on the nut end is more of a concern, but the threads have 3/4" in the nut, so decent, but not ideal. Not a difficult process, but not one I would look forward to. Took a 1/2 hour or so. From the slew of TR threads recently, I would like to use the Martin one way, but I just proved that I am still green enough in my processes to need the 2 way. The Martin bass rod looks to be easy to cut down and I believe that I can use the Stew mac spoke nut that they sell seperately.
Rob
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