mj_gant Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Aside from factory specs, guitar variety, Where does your relief and Action measure on your favorite Electric G? I'll start- Relief at 7th .007 Action at 12 LOW E .055 Action at 12 HI E .043 Kind of low but clean all the way up neck. I always shoot for .062 on LOW E and relief of .010 or under. Don't always get there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 This is with a .009"-.042" set of strings on a 25.5" scale neck with a slight tapered radius fret-board of about 11" to 13" Relief at 7th fret : .004" Action at 12, low E : .046" (3/64") Action at 12, high E : .033" ? (+1/32") I've been saying for years now, that I'm going to heavier strings and will raise the action for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonmb Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Relief at 7th fret: .005" (.13mm) Action at 12, low E : .051" (3+/64") Action at 12, high E : .038" (1+/32") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) relief at 7th. .003 action at 12. low E .035 action at 12. high E .019 O btw I use 10's (edited to show what string gauge i use) Thats on my godin SD(hence my name:D ) And I have NO buzzing anywhere on the neck. Edited December 13, 2004 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi J Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Anyone... Is there a specific intonation for any style of playing? I have been curious about this for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 what do you mean by that? "intonation" refers to how well your guitar is in tune when you press down on a fret. bad intonaton= even if your string is in tune when you press down on a fret it's sharp or flat. good intonation= when your string is in tune and you press down anywhere on the neck that note is perfectly in tune. See how to make your guitar play "in tune" here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi J Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Damn... I do that a lot. I write the wrong words... sorry. I was referring to string hieghts and relief. This IS about string hieght, right? Forhive me, I am unfamiliar with certain terms, though I pick em up after looking stupid once. I swear I'm not as n00bish as I'm being, normally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 ok now I understand, Generally a guitarist wants his/her action as low as it can be without buzzing. So a rythem player will want it a little higher, and a lead player would want it as low as humanly possiable because it makes you faster. FYI it's always to review your post and read it through to make sure you got your point across, use right wording Etc. Etc. Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 ok now I understand, Generally a guitarist wants his/her action as low as it can be without buzzing. So a rythem player will want it a little higher, and a lead player would want it as low as humanly possiable because it makes you faster. Not all lead players want it low. Bluesy types often like to "dig in" when bending, and ultra low action makes this tough. Plus, aggressive players hit the strings hard enough to make low action rattle a lot. SRV had high action. And you can still play fast with high action, it's just harder. Yngwie has fairly high action (of course, his Fender axe has a pretty round fretboard radius). But yeah, most shredder types like it low. I like mine in the middle - about 4 or 5/64" on 12th fret low E, and slightly lower on the high E. Godin, you must have a LIGHT touch to not buzz with your action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 ya I got a prety light touch, I turn up my amp real loud any barley play. And like I said, It's all done by person to person. Most people who play my guitar make it buzz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj_gant Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 And you can still play fast with high action, it's just harder. Yngwie has fairly high action (of course, his Fender axe has a pretty round fretboard radius Indeed. Here are some "pro" setups taken from Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair guide. Malmsteen: 4/64 string height at 17th fret and .008 relief at 7th Clapton: 3/64-4/64 string height at 17th with .010 relief at 7th SRV: 4/64 string height at 17th fret and .012 relief at 7th Here is Gibson flat top factory setup specs: Maximum relief at 7th: .012 Action at 12th: 6/64 low E and 4/64 high E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 And you can still play fast with high action, it's just harder. Yngwie has fairly high action (of course, his Fender axe has a pretty round fretboard radius Indeed. Here are some "pro" setups taken from Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair guide. Malmsteen: 4/64 string height at 17th fret and .008 relief at 7th Clapton: 3/64-4/64 string height at 17th with .010 relief at 7th SRV: 4/64 string height at 17th fret and .012 relief at 7th Here is Gibson flat top factory setup specs: Maximum relief at 7th: .012 Action at 12th: 6/64 low E and 4/64 high E That is lower than I expected. A thread over at Jemsite hinted at higher action, but I'd guess Dan is the better source... Note: 2mm is roughly 5/64" http://www.jemsite.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php...t=yngwie+action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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