
To check the string heights of the 1st and 6th strings at the 1st fret:
1.Measure the string heights at the 1st fret (Figure 33).
To check the string heights of the 1st and 6th strings at the 12th fret:
1.Measure the string heights at the 12th fret (Figure 34).
Guitar Body  | String Nut  | 6th String: 5⁄64"  | Guitar Body  | 
  | 6th String: 2⁄64"  | 
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  | 1st String: 3⁄64"  | 
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1st Fret  | 1st String: 1⁄64"  | 12th Fret  | 
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Figure 33. Correct 1st fret string heights. | Figure 34. Correct 12th fret string heights. | ||
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— If the string heights are correct (Figure  | — If the string heights are correct, then con-  | ||
33), then move to checking the string  | tinue to the next   | ||
heights at the 12th fret.  | 
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  | — If the string heights are incorrect at the  | ||
— If the string heights are incorrect at the 1st  | 
  | 12th fret, then continue to the next step.  | |
fret, this is an indication that the groove  | 2. With the supplied 1.5mm Allen wrench,  | ||
the string nut sits in needs to be either  | |||
adjust the string saddle setscrews until the  | |||
deepened or made shallower. This condi-  | |||
string heights are correct.  | |||
tion is most likely a result of wood move-  | |||
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ment due to humidity changes in the envi-  | • Turn the screws clockwise to raise the  | ||
ronment. We recommend having a quali-  | |||
  | height of the string saddle; therefore,  | ||
fied guitar technician raise or lower the  | 
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  | increasing the string height.  | ||
nut before continuing with string height  | 
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adjustment at the 12th fret.  | •  | Turn the screws counterclockwise to  | |
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lower the height of the string saddle; therefore, decreasing the string height.
3. Adjust the middle strings so they gradually increase in height from the 1st string height through the 6th string height.
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