How typically long until a new guitar require a neck reset?

[tadol]

It’s important to remember that it’s the combination of all these different pieces that makes the whole - heavy/stiff sides, or solid laminated rims, or one piece bowl backs, or just over-braced tops can all potentially minimize the need for neck resets. But those all have some serious consequences on the tone of the instrument. The other thing that can help reduce the need for resets is to keep a close eye on your action and relief, and keep your guitar well set-up, and don’t put heavier strings than necessary or tune to higher tensions, or store it somewhere where it’s going to get too hot / cold / damp / dry -

There will always be horror stories of guitars that need resets within the first few years, or need 2 or 3 resets in the first 10 years, but those are pretty rare, and those stories can be far more interesting and can spread far more widely, than stories about a guitar that just plays well and sounds fantastic, and doesn’t need anything more than new strings for for the first 20 or 30 years -

[ChrisN]

Or, just buy a Taylor with a NT neck joint and get on with living.

[edcmat-l1]

I have a 40 year old Alvarez that does not need a neck reset. The saddle is nice and tall and the action is low. Although that's not exactly typical for those guitars of that age.