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Dec 22 2008, 11:10 AM
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Here's a step by step video tutorial on how to do a complete LP Setup mate. Hope it will help you.
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Dec 22 2008, 11:32 AM
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QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Dec 22 2008, 11:10 AM)  Here's a step by step video tutorial on how to do a complete LP Setup mate. Hope it will help you. Excellent mate! Thanks for the awesome link QUOTE (ztevie @ Dec 22 2008, 11:19 AM) You can always lower your bridge to see how low you can get and still have a nice tone. But you also have to check that you have the right amount of neck relief, this is very important if you want as low as possible without bad tone. Put on new set of strings, tune your guitar, check neck relief. If relief is not ok, loosen strings, and adjust the truss rod a LITTLE bit, tune your guitar and check neck relief again.(Sometimes neck relief adjustment need hours to really set in properly). Do this at your own risk, I have always done it myself, and I think people are too afraid to touch the truss rod, as if the guitar will explode or something! Just don't use too much force and only adjust small steps at a time, 1/4 turn maybe... It's no big deal... If relief is ok, lower the bridge, to a point where you feel it's comfortable for you, tune your guitar, and play... Buzz, bad notes, no sustain? Raise a LITTLE bit, sometimes you will need extremely small changes to have great effect... Tune your guitar again and check.. If you feel you still have too high action(because when you lowered it to your liking you have bad tone on some frets), AND the relief is ok, you might have some fret issues... That would require a fret job, which is another story... I used to crave very low action on my guitars, because they would be easier to play... But nowadays I want some action so the tone is much clearer... No matter how you do, lower action will give you lower sustain and more unclear notes, than if you raise it some... Good luck! EDIT: Oh, that's what you get for writing long answers.. THese guys got there before me!  Thanks a lot man ( I can't do anything but long answers or post  For some reason I always seem to write a small novel every time I need post something. But I guess it shows some sort of interest in what you're writing/doing  |
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Dec 22 2008, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE (gibsonmatte @ Dec 22 2008, 11:32 AM) Excellent mate! Thanks for the awesome link My pleasure mate, anytime
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