Having a bit of neck relief may be necessary and a quick fix when the
neck/fret plane angle ain't done right or has varied.
When done right the neck/fret plane is dead flat with a fade down at the body.
It ain't easy to get things perfect so retailers and manufacturers, like Gibson etc etc, came up with this modification story for setups.
Just because this has been around for many years doesn't make it correct.
Just as my 'years' with guitars doesn't make me correct.
The proof is in the pudding.
We used to take all the Gibsons that were made right and save them for the players and the slightly off ones for the general population.
NYC in the very early '70s.
Don't let the truth cause any pain.
