It’s pretty straightforward. Affix the capo to the first fret and depress the high E string at the last fret (G string on a bass guitar), or where theneckjoins the body (often the 17th fret onStratocasterandTelecasterguitars). With your free hand, use the feeler gauge to measure the ...
“Whenever I measure action, I always hold down the string at the first fret and then measure the distance between the top of the fret and the bottom of the string at the 12th fret. I hold it down at the 1st fret to eliminate any effect the nut has on the height of the string.”...
You can preset the basic intonation of your guitar by taking a tape measure and measuring from the inside of the nut to the center of the 12th fret (the fret wire itself; not the fingerboard). Double that measurement to find the scale length of your guitar. Adjust the first-string bridge...
size. While larger gauge wire can actually help an amp work a little easier and cooler when driving speakers by lowering cable impedance (resistivity), the impact on signal cables is negligible. That is, it’s inaudible to anyone who didn’t pay a lot for a f...
Vinyl isn’t physically able to accept large amounts of bass during cutting, so the tonal range of the music has to be skewed heavily towards the higher frequencies to make things work. On playback, the phono stage’s job is to rebalance this. A good phono stage will let your record ...
See this for info on How to Measure and Adjust Bias. Adjustable Fixed Bias System Power Transformer on left supplies 50 volts AC to the Rectifier Diode. The AC power flows into the diode's negative terminal (cathode) so 50 volts of pulsing negative DC flows out. The 1K resistor and ...
To do this, you’ll need a tuner that can measure cents. A cent is 1/100 of a semitone. (C to C# is a semitone, or half-step.) These tuners can be easily downloaded to your phone or computer. James Taylor, in order to accommodate the vagaries of acoustic guitars, tunes his stri...
There is a threshold, though, to how low the string action can be set before it starts causing problems. String action is difficult to measure with standard rulers, so we recommend thisString Action Gauge. We have several of these gauges in our shop and they're very useful for setting up...
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How To Set Up Your Electric Guitar Part 2: Setting Action Now that the truss rod has been adjusted, click here to proceed to Part 2 where we will measure and adjust the action of your guitar. When you need help, Sweetwater has the answers! Our knowledge base contains over 28,000 expert...