<div class="bbWrapper">Hey folks.<br />
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I'm lucky enough to own a fantastic 97 SR5 with a maple neck and ceramic pickup. It's a beast.<br />
Now, I've toyed around with multiple string heights and truss rod adjustments and bridge settings. I was always looking for that sweet spot for my kinda playing (pop/rock and I like to dig in a bit) <br />
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Recently I loosened the truss a little more than I'd normally have it (about the thickness of my bank card when 1st and last fret depressed down) and holy cow!!! It is absolutely singing.<br />
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Even acoustically it's just got huge tone. My action is probably a bit higher than the majority of players I watch on this forum but my god I love it.<br />
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Anyone else tinkered with the higher than average side action.<br />
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Many thanks</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">Higher Action definitely gets you better tone, IMHO. You lose less vibration from contact with other frets, and the strings can vibrate more freely. The EBMM factory action is a bit higher than other manufacturers, and I think its because it was chosen for tone, and not for having a really low "fast" action.<br />
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Heck there are some famous 80s shredders that use some pretty high action, so I don't see why "Low" equals "fast".</div>
<div class="bbWrapper">Agree. A higher action will give you a better tone and more volume as the strings have more room to move/breath. <br />
I like my basses set up how I like them. <br />
I use the recommended settings as reference/start point then go from there cause really at the end of the day the only person who can set up your bass is you</div>
