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and if i was going to get a z-file set [MOD EDIT]

can you tell me what the difference is for these and if i need to have both? or one/the other? https://a.co/d/gjVXAJf and https://a.co/d/2XnSELy and i'm i going to need a luthier's rulled square...

ok, that is a good place for me to start. so +2 on imperial for that setup kit........or at least the string action guage. yes, i figured that, but you can buy that guitar guitar tool set w/ screwdrivers, hex drivers, all the different attachements.... but you can get the kit, minus the hex...

The actual gauge is not accurate? or the lower prices? yes, i've seen things on amazon for less, except for this weekends stewmac black friday discounts. i guess reading a book to see what measurements they talk about for each task would be helpful in figuring this out.

for the truss-rod wrenches, which i'm assuming are the wrenches in this stewmac kit............can you just use regular craftsman wrenches or are they angled a particular way specifically for truss-rods.....or are they much thinner for a reason? i've got plenty of wrenches...........i just am...

yes, @stratamania i know enough to use metric for metric and standard/imperial for standard/inches. but the answer to the question still hasn't been given. it's an easy question. but nobody just answers it. they makes a sarcastic comment and then move on. Here is the question.........again...

OK, i'll put that on my list. So then, regarding string action, you measure in standard/inches............if i'm deciphering that correctly........not that you need the guage, but if you did, it would be standard/industrial LOL gonna order that up.

that sounds like an extremely expensive endeavor! can't you just choose the "more-correct" measurment-type for each tool? let's start with just the string action guage? is there any type of consensus on using metric or standard for this particular item?

don't i need a radius guage to set up my tremelo saddle heights?.....there were literally never set up. they are they way they came from the factory.......not set up. i do have a feeler guage, but it was literally for cars, since i was a mechanic.........so it got unfriendly residue all over...

so if you were going to buy this set https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HUCIV7O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_15?smid=A1BA2XBPZFTT2S&psc=1 which basically only has the string-action gauge that you get to decide between metric/standard, which would you choose? metric or standard? and why? i'm also...

So, i need to buy some tools to start doing guitar setups and basic repairs, and eventually doing some DIY builds. so there is this basic stewmac kit, which is available in metric or industrial (inches), but i really have no idea which to buy or which measurement (metric/standard) to base all...

sweat, which part @stratamania ? the break angle or the metric vs. industrial tools? or both. lol

lol, i am thinking about to our conversation. it was a very very long (great) conversation. but i'm still an "over-thinker" i was just verifying some things regarding my old setup with string trees and regular tuners..........specifically, what kind of break-angle is on string EBGD. i...

also, i'm going to buy some basic guitar setup tools. looking at the stewmac basic kit.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HUCIV7O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_14?smid=A1BA2XBPZFTT2S&psc=1 #1 is it worth the $$$ #2 what do most people use for guitar tools? Metric or Imperial?? or a...

Googled "break angle" and got this "For a Fender Stratocaster, the ideal break angle from the nut to the tuners is considered to be a moderate to slightly steep angle, with most guitarists aiming for a break angle where the strings are visibly angled upwards from the nut to the tuning posts, but...