Re:It's Never Too Late to Learn Guitar
by ralmeida on Monday August 14, 2017 @05:30PM
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Good point, forgot to mention the name of the truss rod and the saddle height - which is arguably the most influential parameter in overall action.
I also second the opinion that it's quite approachable if you're patient and methodical.
Another tip (to _keep_ the setup working) would be to have the guitar professionally set up, then carefully measuring and writing down the parameters, so they can be reproduced later.
The hardest one is neck relief, but even this can be approached in a reproducible way by pressing the first and last frets on a string and measuring space left at the 12th fret with a "feeler gauge" or some other width reference (credit cards, stacked sheets of paper, etc).
I also second the opinion that it's quite approachable if you're patient and methodical.
Another tip (to _keep_ the setup working) would be to have the guitar professionally set up, then carefully measuring and writing down the parameters, so they can be reproduced later.
The hardest one is neck relief, but even this can be approached in a reproducible way by pressing the first and last frets on a string and measuring space left at the 12th fret with a "feeler gauge" or some other width reference (credit cards, stacked sheets of paper, etc).