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QuestionCan I setup my own guitar?
Michael PapenburgMichael Papenburg is a Professional Guitarist based in the San Francisco Bay Area with over 35 years of teaching and performing experience. He specializes in rock, alternative, slide guitar, blues, funk, country, and folk. Michael has played with Bay Area local artists including Matadore, The Jerry Hannan Band, Matt Nathanson, Brittany Shane, and Orange. Michael currently plays lead guitar for Petty Theft, a tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Professional GuitaristYes, setting up a guitar is relatively straightforward, although many people will go to a professional tech to have it done as correctly as possible. Make sure that the strings are following the arc of the fretboard. You can do this by adjusting the saddles. Make sure that the strings are high enough to not fret out or buzz when you're playing. And then you could possibly adjust the truss rod to adjust the angle of the neck, depending on the heaviness of the strings that you're playing. If you prefer heavier strings than what is provided, you may have to tweak that a bit to make the neck the right angle for the guitar. -
QuestionIs 2mm too high concerning action? I measured the distance between the bottom of the low E string and the 14th fret.
Community AnswerIf it doesn't buzz and you can hold chords fairly easily then you're good. 2mm is great. -
QuestionWhy does my high E string have more tension than all my other strings?
Community AnswerTension coupled with a small diameter increases the frequency, which in turn heightens the note's sound. If you lower the tension, you lower the note's value. -
QuestionIs it better to have a professional set up my guitar for me?
Community AnswerYes, especially if it's your first guitar so that you do not mess it up. -
QuestionHow high should the string be above the frets?
Community AnswerThat depends on the guitar (by the way, that's called "action"), but you should probably use an electronic tuner just to make sure it's right.
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QuestionWhy does the G string go out of tune so easily?
Community AnswerI think this is because there is more stress on this part of the guitar relative to the G string's thickness (it's quite thin). I read this somewhere a long time ago. In all of the guitars I've owned, it's always been the G string that has caused me the most tuning and other problems.
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QuestionWhenever there's a measurement at a specific fret, is that referring to the gap between the neck and strings or the actual fret and strings?
Community AnswerThat's the fret and bottom of the string. In other words, it's the space in between.
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