Set-Up
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 […]
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 […]
