Archive for June, 2008
Set-Up 104: Adjusting your Strat’s ‘Action’ (String Height)
There are several reasons why you may want to adjust the string action of your Stratocaster. If you’ve recently changed string gauge, the change in the string tension exerted on the neck may have an effect on the overall neck relief. Or if you want to set up a guitar for bottleneck playing, you’ll want […]
Mojo Monkey, Muddy Money, Mad Stratter’s been up to something funny
Is it possible that the good and groovy mojo that we love and know arises out of a big bad mojo bubblin’ up from down below?
Wrap your mind around that one, Jack; wrap your mind around itself and bring it right back in.Can you feel your mojo workin’ and churnin’? Scope it out, dive on […]
Set-Up 101: Adjusting your Stratocaster’s truss rod
You can adjust the curvature of your Stratocaster’s neck by adjusting the truss rod. The truss rod adjusts the amount of ‘relief’ in the neck, and plays a significant role in the action of your guitar’s strings; too much relief and your strings will be too high off the fingerboard, too little relief will cause […]
