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fsmith
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Dave,
Currently it is set up with 10's at 3/32" on the high and low E. I plan on changing the strings to my new favorite string hybrid slinkys and lower the action to about 1/16".
fred
Currently it is set up with 10's at 3/32" on the high and low E. I plan on changing the strings to my new favorite string hybrid slinkys and lower the action to about 1/16".
fred
fsmith
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I use a steel ruler and measure from the top of the frets to the bottom of the strings.
whitestrat
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I dunno the height of mine, but it's pretty low. It's what the factory set it up to be, and I've never touched it... Strangely after bringing the guitar back from japan, it didn't need adjustment, unlike my 20th... maybe that's because of the 2 different woods in the neck? I dunno...
73h Nils
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For that smooth, uninhibited feel!
I think mine's at 5/32nds... Kinda high.
For me that would be very high. I like it no higher than 1/16th. Even 1/16th bothers me a little.
73h Nils
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Yeah, I should give it a tweak, but it feels comfortable for me!
Randy Wilson
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There's always a trade off when it comes to action. The higher the strings, the more vibrato and tone are achieved. While lower action lends to faster and more comfortable playing, tone tends to suffer a bit. Bottom line, whatever works for you while giving great tone and playability.
mikeller
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I pretty much set all mine at 4/64 with the low E closer to 5/64....
I don't see it. John Petrucci's action is ridiculously low. To the point of some buzzing and his tone is sublime. If you listen to the piezo passages on "An Evening With John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess" you can hear the buzzing. But when he switches to the mags through the Mark IV, it's all tone, all day.
73h Nils
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^ I agree! JP's action is ludicrously low and it still sounds godly.
Have you heard the CD I'm talking about? He plays through a Mark IV, 2x12 cab, a delay pedal and I think, a Boss noise gate. In the Piezo sections, you can hear some buzz. Mainly during fast runs where I imagine, pick hand pressure tends to go up. But when he switches to the magnetics and puts on some gain, it's just the sweetest Mark IV tone I've ever heard.
Plus, you can get a fair idea of how low his action is on any DT DVD where there's a closeup of his hands.
And lastly, I remember Jon here saying that he sets up JPs guitars and that when unplugged, there is a tiny bit of buzz. Even on mine, if I alter my technique, I can increase or decrease the amount of buzz. So, the player has alot to do with it as well. It's almost like being able to mute adjacent strings properly. That's a technique that gets overlooked very often.
Dave
73h Nils
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Evening With is one of my favourite CDs! 
marsguitars
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Isn't it about time you guys went metric? all these 16ths, 32nds etc are confusing me!
FWIW.. 1/16" = 1.6mm, so 5/16" = 8mm and 11/32" = 8.7mm
FWIW.. 1/16" = 1.6mm, so 5/16" = 8mm and 11/32" = 8.7mm
