Throwing in a Towel

After all my effort to set up the guitar, I just couldn't get it to feel comfortable to play.  It was clear the neck was just not adjusted correctly, and I gave in and brought it in to Evan for a setup.  Sure enough, he took one look at it, got out his trusty allen wrench driver thing and tightened the neck.  I had "way too much relief".  I still don't get it, which is discouraging.  But now that I have it back from him, I can feel that it plays much better.  I'll measure everything and make sure I have a better idea of what a correct setup looks like.

Happily he kept the "Verheyen setup", i.e. I still have the ability to bend up nicely, so I will have fun messing around with that.