Andy Culpepper -> RE: saddle out, 2mm action @ 12. Problem? (Apr. 26 2013 13:09:21)
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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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