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saddle out, 2mm action @ 12. Problem?
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Andy Culpepper
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RE: saddle out, 2mm action @ 12. Pro... (in reply to turnermoran)
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I would echo what Anders and krichards are saying, if the action with the saddle IN is at 3 mm, and there is 2 mm of bone showing above the bridge, that's a good situation. Also when people are talking about action here, I'm curious, are you just measuring the string height over the 12th fret, or are you fretting the first fret and then measuring it? Pure string height over the 12th fret of 2 mm is basically unplayable to 95% of players IMO because of the amount of buzzing you will experience. A lot of players don't realize that going from a 3 mm to a 2 mm action is a huge difference that will completely change the sound of their guitar... Many people bring guitars to me and ask me to lower the action, so I will take it down say .3 mm depending on the guitar, but now they complain about all these buzzes that they never had before (and the fretwork and neck relief are perfect). If there were one thing that I wish players would understand better it's action. Namely: when you bring the action down, the guitar WILL start to get a little buzzier. There's a reason why classical guitars are set to 4+ mm action on the basses standard. So you have to decide if you're a) Someone who's OK with some buzz, or b) Someone who's going to have to live with a slightly higher action In my experience the vast majority of professionals and very good players fall into the b category. Action rant over, sorry. lol
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Date Apr. 26 2013 13:09:21
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Anders Eliasson
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RE: saddle out, 2mm action @ 12. Pro... (in reply to C. Vega)
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Any nylon-strung guitar, no matter how good the fret work or neck relief may be, is going to have excessive buzzing with a 2mm sixth string action at the 12th fret if you do much more than just tickle the strings. A good number of pro players have an action approaching 3.5mm, perhaps even a bit higher, and they generally aren't nearly as concerned with the actual numbers like many amateur players seem to be. Depending on other factors like neck width, profile, etc. a higher action can still be very comfortable. I agree 100% Over the years we´ve had a few members with magical guitars. Only a few. I think the record was a 1,5mm set no buzzing at all. We all just laughed. There are no magical guitar setup not even by the famous Hermanos Conde. Steel string guitars have a slightly lower setup than flamencos and they all buzz when going below 2,5mm. Another thing is that you can have a lower setup on flamenco guitars. 2mm is possible if accept a LOT of buzzing and accept a big loos of projection and musical dynamics. Get that guitar adjusted to lets say 2,9 - 3mm and adjust your fingers to that. And more important teach yourself not to be so freaked out when it comes to numbers. You´ll see that your playing will sound a lot better. A lot more power an sound.
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Date Apr. 27 2013 8:48:01
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