Gregory's Server@Klaxun @atatassault @sarahbecan Maybe not, but when I'm adjusting the tension on a guitar's truss-rod, I could be holding the instrument in either direction.
if they just made it explicit that it's when the socket-end of the truss-rod is facing towards or away from you, I wouldn't have to figure it out the hard way.
The thing about "obvious" unspoken assumptions like this is that people tend to assume other people will "naturally" make exactly the same assumptions.
After five decades of observation, I can assure you they don't.
@gothnbass @atatassault @sarahbecan let me just clear it up for you. Righty Tighty Lefty Loosey assumes that the pointy end of the screw is facing away from your face. In this orientation the top side of the screw is the relevant surface pertaining to moving left and right. With a truss rod that means the head of the guitar is closest to you. If in doubt, turn the trust rod a quarter turn after noting the bend in the neck, and check the bend in 30 minutes for any change.