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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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| H3123 Electric Guitar Kit |