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 FAQ · Instruments & artforms

# Does a classical guitar have a truss rod?

 Updated 19 October 2026

 

Most classical **[guitar](/en-gb/instrument/guitar)s** have no adjustable truss rod; nylon's lower tension lets them use lighter internal reinforcement. Steel-string necks typically carry a truss rod. Some modern nylon-string models, Taylor's among them, do include one, adjusted through the soundhole. Check which kind you have before attempting any neck adjustment.



 

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