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-Brian-
Posted 2004-05-27 4:51 PM (#186639)
Subject: What's your favorite action setting?


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What is your favorite action setting for your ovation?
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MWoody
Posted 2004-05-27 5:02 PM (#186640 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?



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The Elite Lx - Med to Lt. with just under the 5/64" at the 12th fret. I will finger style pluck and hammer.

1615 12 string is the "limbo" plan - "How low can you go"! It's a strummer.
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Beal
Posted 2004-05-27 7:11 PM (#186641 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?



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3 and 2.
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Bailey
Posted 2004-05-28 2:41 AM (#186642 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?


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All right W-2, I'll bite. What does 3 and 2 mean?
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CharlieB
Posted 2004-05-28 4:55 AM (#186643 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?


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I think he's meaning 3/32's and 2/32's on the treble side.
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shar
Posted 2004-05-28 5:24 AM (#186644 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?


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I think he means 3 gals and 2 guys... :D
or is it 3 guys and 2 gals...? :D
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CharlieB
Posted 2004-05-28 7:33 AM (#186645 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?


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Nah, if he had that in mind it would have be 3 and 1, or 4 and 1 etc etc etc.

On a more sane note, I like mine, so thought I'd measure it... my action.. on the guitar that is.

Just under 5/64 on the bass side, uncapo'd at the first fret (ie from the nut). The nut is just a wee bit higher than I'd like, but still quite passable.

I wish my relief was a bit less... tis about .020 and it just does not go lower than .010, no matter what. Thats the end of the limit on the Kaman Bar - even with light strings. This seems to be getting worse, ie, relief is growing "by itself", so I'll probably end up sending it back for correction right before the unlimited section of the warranty is up - it ought to be pretty evident that it needs correction by then.
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Slap
Posted 2004-05-28 11:59 AM (#186646 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?


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I like low action...for finger style.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2004-05-28 12:07 PM (#186647 - in reply to #186639)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite action setting?


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Everybody's different in what they like. Sam likes low action for fingerstyle, but Chet Atkins liked it high for fingerstyle. I know that Wong likes it high for tone, and I like it in the middle for tone and playability.
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