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There are three steps in the basic set-up of any guitar. It’s important that the neck and nut are set right first before doing anything with the saddle. A Reader Asks about Martin Guitar String Height Specs I’m making a decision to buy a D28 authentic 1941 but some question happen in my mind since this guitar has no adjustable truss rod. The grooves or raised edges where the strings rest, act as ‘compensation’ to lower or raise the height and break angle of the strings.

The original and best material for sustain, tone and strength. This distance plays a key role in your setup because it determines the ease in which your guitar can be played. The 12th fret of the guitar is halfway between the saddle and nut of the guitar. Let's begin by defining our terms. If you have a vintage-style through-cut saddle, changing the height is best left to a pro.
Ibanez offers electric guitars, bass guitars, acoustic guitars, effect and pedals, amps, plus guitar accessories like tuners, straps and picks. What about the action (guitar string height) of this guitar and playability? Typically, people adjust the saddle height so that the gap between the strings and the twelfth fret is some value that they like, and they set the neck relief so that when a string is depressed at the first and the fourteenth fret, there remains a very small gap between the string and the sixth fret, about the thickness of a business card. Acoustic Guitar Setup Tips and Ideas . The higher saddle affects the break angle of the strings in the ways your describe, Derick.As mentioned in another thread, all of my guitars are ideal for me (low action, but decent saddle height), except my 2008 Artist Studio, which I purchased used. Compensated saddles improve the playability by correctly setting each

Unlike on electric guitars there usually is no possibility to adjust the bridge height (you only can file the saddle lower, shim or replace it).

Rough in the nut height and shape The top of the nut is shaped to follow the radius of the fretboard, and the string slots also follow this curve.

Determining the neck angle of an acoustic guitar.

I want to ask a question which has either been answered somewhere before, or has been laughed out of town: is there a rough rule of thumb on what the minimum string height above the top of a fret to the bottom of the string should be..... like at the 12th fret, I assume? ACOUSTIC GUITAR SET UP By Steve Carmody. There are so many good threads here on strings, fret issues, bridge and saddle setups, nuts, etc. The saddle sits directly in front of the bridge pins on an acoustic guitar. To allow the strings to clear the top of the first fret, the bottoms of the slots should be .030" higher than the fret height. Types of Saddles Here's an easy way to find the saddle you need 1: Measure your saddles length, thickness and height (highest portion) 2: Click on the Sort button and sort by length 3: Find the saddles that are your length or slightly longer (we make them a bit longer to sand for final finish 4: Now, out of those saddles… Most modern guitars have a drop-in saddle that can be removed when the strings are off. String height or action describes the distance between the top of your frets to the bottom of your strings.
Yes, that's my understanding. Both nut height and the straightness of the neck of the guitar will affect the action at the saddle (note that when I say “action at the saddle” that this is usually measured at the 12th fret). As mentioned in another thread, all of my guitars are ideal for me (low action, but decent saddle height), except my 2008 Artist Studio, which I purchased used.