the problem with guitars
MissYouAllDay
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Well I have a tiny dorm room with no space for a guitar stand. I keep my guitar up on shelf in a gig bag. If I wasn't so worried about banging the thing or scratching it or whatever I would leave it around and play it 2x as much cause I wouldn't have to get it out/ put it away. Can anyone here identify with this. It kinda makes me wanna buy a shitty 100$ acoustic and just have it sitting around and not care about it.
Oh and a question for you all. High action or low? Your preference?
Oh and a question for you all. High action or low? Your preference?
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I always have cheapo guitars around. they're great to sit by the fire,and you don't have to worry about a little charring. They can be full of sand on the beach. Just shake it out! Good to have in a dorm so you don't worry about the good one.
I like low action on acoustic, somewhat high on electric.
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It really depends on the guitar where I like the action. I don't like fret buzz so around 9/32's is where I usually like the action depending on the size of the frets. Fairly low to medium I guess. It depends on your own style, 9/32 is real comfortable for me. But I don't play very fast runs either.
And for me, the lower the action, the better...
So whats the advantage to having a higher action? More sustain?
someone fill me in on the meassurements and how exactly you change ur action?
How much are the best strings money can buy? Are they actually that good?
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Well, I'd vote for Elixers. Usually $12-15 a set. My buddy prefers D'Addario Silk and Steels. $9 a set. Both have advantages and disadvantages. For the longest time, I played Ernie Ball Earthwoods, and had pretty good luck with them.
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Stone uses Martin Marquis 80/20 Bronze strings on his acoustics, as does Ed, based on the notes for Riot Act.
(DG 22CE.) THey are eaisly worth the 12-14 dollar price if you don't break strings often.
Higher action will yield less fret buzz useful for slide play and its a little louder most guitars with slightly higher action are designed without an onboard preamp and p/u. Country and Bluegrass players prefer Martin guitars for this very reason. Of course the action can usually be changed but I go see a luthier for that however there are plenty of websites if you'd like to try it yourself. The action on my fender was perfect strait from the factory which is odd. but heat and moisture and string tension can change the setup of the guitar. Your brother more than likely put on strings that were too heavy for the set up on his guitar causing the neck to bow. THe truss rod needs to have a few rounds cranked down.
Higher action can give you more tone but if it's too high it ain't no fun to play. Like Paco says, the truss rod might need adjustment, but be careful on a cheap guitar. You can sight down the neck from the body to see if it's bowed outward. Sometimes the top will bulge out a bit and raise the action. That's a job for a tech, although you can be adventurous and file down the bottom of the bridge saddle to lower it. ( Don't tell your brother I said to do that though!)
The book " Guitar Player Repair Guide" has a lot of information how to work on that stuff. It's a great book.
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