I just finalized an assmebly that had quite abit better tone with the strings higher. My blessing( or curse) is that I need as big a frets as possible and the action virtually laying down on the fretboard- the lowest possible action.
Cause of this, I've had to get rid of a few guitars that wouldnt come together liike that. It's also made me a better builder. Ive had to assemble every guitar to the nth degree to achieve the lowest of the low possible with the least possible string buzzing.
I got a few rare guiatr assemblies finished out so that the action is lower than humanly possible and I can still bend every string as much as possible -nearly without fret out and the low E doesnt barely buzz almost - to where you are thinking the action is TOO low..then thats when I am done.
Ive succseeded on this with two builds- two of them were Warmoth. Also have two Jacksons I painstakeingly finally got right down to that "strings laying on the fretbaord-no buzz " action.
Theres also a penalty for tone.. you lose some when your action is that low.
I do have a couple of Starts that simply play themselves with the strings set abit higher, and also get some of that fuller tone that comes with the strings being higher . Thats an amazeing thing , and Im very glad I have a couple of great guiatrs like that also- they are just so perfect the palying is beyond effortless- its inspired!
Cause of this, I've had to get rid of a few guitars that wouldnt come together liike that. It's also made me a better builder. Ive had to assemble every guitar to the nth degree to achieve the lowest of the low possible with the least possible string buzzing.
I got a few rare guiatr assemblies finished out so that the action is lower than humanly possible and I can still bend every string as much as possible -nearly without fret out and the low E doesnt barely buzz almost - to where you are thinking the action is TOO low..then thats when I am done.
Ive succseeded on this with two builds- two of them were Warmoth. Also have two Jacksons I painstakeingly finally got right down to that "strings laying on the fretbaord-no buzz " action.
Theres also a penalty for tone.. you lose some when your action is that low.
I do have a couple of Starts that simply play themselves with the strings set abit higher, and also get some of that fuller tone that comes with the strings being higher . Thats an amazeing thing , and Im very glad I have a couple of great guiatrs like that also- they are just so perfect the palying is beyond effortless- its inspired!
