Action Vs. Tension Vs. ?

[marksound]

Last night at rehearsal I had a conversation with the bass player that went something like this:

Him: "This bass has really high action. The strings are almost touching the frets."

Me: "You mean low action."

Him: "No, that's tension. Action is how the string vibrates."

Me: "Wrong."

Him: "Talk to people who build guitars."

Me: "I do every day."

So to set the record straight, A. is 'action' the height of the strings from the fretboard or the vibration pattern of a plucked string? B. Am I losing my mind? C. Does B. have anything to do with A.?

[b5111987]

Last night at rehearsal I had a conversation with the bass player that went something like this:

Him: "This bass has really high action. The strings are almost touching the frets."

Me: "You mean low action."

Him: "No, that's tension. Action is how the string vibrates."

Me: "Wrong."

Him: "Talk to people who build guitars."

Me: "I do every day."

So to set the record straight, A. is 'action' the height of the strings from the fretboard or the vibration pattern of a plucked string? B. Am I losing my mind? C.  Does B. have anything to do with A.?

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action meen the hight of the strings if it has a high action the strings are way off the fretbord but if it has a low action there nearly touching the fretbord

[darren wilson]

Action is the height of the strings above the frets. Tension is affected by tuning, string gauge and scale length.

[unclej]

when did we start listening to what a bass player had to say?

(duckin' and runnin' boss. duckin' and runnin')

[Mickguard]

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[b5111987]

when did we start listening to what a bass player had to say?

(duckin' and runnin' boss. duckin' and runnin')

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[marksound]

when did we start listening to what a bass player had to say?

(duckin' and runnin' boss. duckin' and runnin')

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No foolin'! You should have asked the singer, he would have set you straight!

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Uh, that would be me.

[Mickguard]

Uh, that would be me. 

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Ah, that explains everything. EVERYTHING.

[Pr3Va1L]

NO it dosen't

I sing too (And aren't that good at it )

Edited July 15, 2005 by Pr3Va1L

[erikbojerik]

Action is what you get after the gig.

Tension is what you get from your wife after the Action.

[b5111987]

Action is what you get after the gig.

Tension is what you get from your wife after the Action.

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[Mickguard]

Action is what you get after the gig.

Tension is what you get from your wife after the Action.

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Perfect!

Must be a manager...

[mailman]

Last night at rehearsal I had a conversation with the bass player that went something like this:

Him: "This bass has really high action. The strings are almost touching the frets."

Me: "You mean low action."

Him: "No, that's tension. Action is how the string vibrates."

Me: "Wrong."

Him: "Talk to people who build guitars."

Me: "I do every day."

So to set the record straight, A. is 'action' the height of the strings from the fretboard or the vibration pattern of a plucked string? B. Am I losing my mind? C.  Does B. have anything to do with A.?

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he's 100% backwards

action is height, tension is the strings ability (or not) to vibrate