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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

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 azimmer138947.5199421296

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

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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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

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

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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Jim Watts
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