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GuitarLover4eva
Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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 Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:21 pm Post subject: ouch it hurts!plz just read |
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ok i have been playin guitar for 5 months and my guitar has a very high action if u dont know that means the strings are high off the neck and strangely enought i spranged my wrist cause i play like over 4 hours a day and it hurts so u guys got any exersise moves for my hand cause i cant play for a week and this really is bad 4 me  thanxs 4 yer time |
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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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Location: "Hit The North"
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Oh, this can be nasty. Hasn't affected me, but I read about it a lot on "The Bottom Line" Forum. Bassists can get it more than guitarists because of the thicker strings and extra pressure required. I can direct you to more useful posts on that forum, but the most obvious thing is to change your playing.
This can be either your technique or your instrument. Sounds like your instrument needs addressing first. If the action is like an egg-slicer, then that has to be dealt with. It's like wearing shoes that are a size too small; it hurts and it makes you rubbish at running. Ditto with poor action on a guitar.
If you can spare the money for a proper setup, this can work wonders. If you can't afford, then post again for some basics on how to optimize the action of a guitar. |
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GuitarLover4eva
Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:20 pm Post subject: thanx dude |
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ok thats cool so i guess i talk to ya lata  |
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1bassleft
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No prob. Action is sorted by the truss rod of the neck, and the saddle height on the bridge. Intonation (keeping the darn thing in tune up the neck) is sorted by the truss rod, and the saddle distance along the bridge plate.
They're all related, and can be a pain to sort out, hence the tech suggestion. Can you measure the height of the strings from the board at the 12th fret? This is a good measure of action to start with. |
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GuitarLover4eva
Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: okie dokie |
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| me and my guitar teacher is going to sand the bridge thing down ...do u play guitar???? |
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1bassleft
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D'oh  You're talking about an acoustic guitar, I bet. That makes it trickier - what's the make and model? |
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GuitarLover4eva
Joined: 21 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:01 am Post subject: lol |
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| its an dreadnought from that guy estaban its pretty cool |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
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Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| 1bassleft wrote: | No prob. Action is sorted by the truss rod of the neck, and the saddle height on the bridge. Intonation (keeping the darn thing in tune up the neck) is sorted by the truss rod, and the saddle distance along the bridge plate.
They're all related, and can be a pain to sort out, hence the tech suggestion. Can you measure the height of the strings from the board at the 12th fret? This is a good measure of action to start with. |
Bass, this is the 2nd time ive heard you mention that truss rod adjustment can be used to correct intonation problems, are you sure?? i would never 'tweek' the rod for that reason, truss rods are there for the bow and concave of the neck surface, this is for string height 'action' only.
Im not beig funny bit i dont see how action can effect the string length.
Maybe its something ive overlooked over the years... |
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1bassleft
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GL4eva, I hope the sanding of the bottom-side works out, but it may invalidate any warranty you have with Esteban. I can't really help you; acoustic bridges being what they are. It's luthier territory. Do consider adjusting the angle of the fixed bridge; this may help (not with the action) but with keeping everything hunky-dory from E to E.
Lee, thanks for dropping that Q on me at this hour  . Very briefly, the bow of the neck does more than give you lousy action. It also affects intonation. There's some boring physics and anecdotal "one tweak and it got fixed" bassleft-stuff. I won't type it now (3am again  ), and I'll probably new-thread to avoid the hijack.
Following my experience with 'impedance' thread, I searched first. Not much joy - a lot of 'don't touch the rod' scaredy-cats. Believe it or not, there's a Peavey Dynabass .pdf that has the routine about right. I'll find it tomorrow. |
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GuitarLover4eva
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| thanxs u guys u rock |
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