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| Author: | John Elshaw [ Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:23 am ] |
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For those of you who have built and setup a lot of guitars for fingerpicking, what type of action do you set at the 12th fret? I just read a good article about guitar setup for fingerpickers, and they recommended 2mm for the low e-string at the 12th fret. That seems a bit low, but for a fingerpicker who is amplified and doesn't play hard with a pick, maybe this is good. What do you all think? Cheers! John |
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:27 am ] |
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John That is a bit low, but will work for some!!! I use 0.078 or 2mm for the HIGH E and 0.12 (approx 3mm) for the low E |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:35 am ] |
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If the player has a light touch, you can set it as low as 65 to 75 thou, high to low. I had a students Collings set liek that, it buzzed for me, but I play way harder than he does. I set my clients up at about 75/95, but my own a hair lower. Much more than that I find high. |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:50 am ] |
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For me I set at .08 high E and .12 Low E. with almost no relief. most finger style player will likly want something near this with a little relief at the 8th |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:32 am ] |
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I set the low E at .09 and the High E at .06. I have just a little relief in neck that's pulled in by the string tension and my necks are CF reinforced. |
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