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Location: SoCal | The higher the action, the more break there tends to be over the saddle and the more pressure is put on the saddle by the strings. The more pressure means that the sound is transmitted to the top from the saddle better, hence better sound. Also higher action means that you can use heavier strings without them rattling against the fret board. Again, more tone.
I use mediums by choice (13's). But Shro's right in that you have to try different things and decide what works best for you. SRV used to use incredibly heavy strings on his Strat and have very high action. Worked for him. But everybody's different. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | SRV also tuned down a half-step which would help with handling those heavy gauges.
I read in a bio one time that Stevie used to glue the four fingers of his left hand to the forearm of his right. After the glue dried he would pull the fingers free taking skin off of the forearm and ...voila! New calluses.
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Location: SoCal | Drugs...... |
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Location: Orlando, FL | That's sufferin for yer art... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | He learn that from G.Gordon Liddy School of Music? |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Welcome Joe
Sounds like you have got a great guitar and are young enough to appreciate your good fortune as opposed to the wretched flotsam of asylum refugees that seem to fluorish here. "rochambeau??" obviously a French term a synonym for "Idon'tknowwhatthehellI'mtalkingabout".
High action usually will give a boost to the acoustic sound, but Ovations are so good when plugged in, I don't see any reason to make your fingers suffer for a little acoustic boost at the expense of better action.
Enjoy that great guitar, the finish will grow on you as you learn it's inner secrets. Just don't let it spoil your ability to ever get along with maybe a future wife.
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Location: London, England | The only problem is that I have a terrible 15 watt fender amp, that makes my ovation sound pretty bad.
I am saving up for a fender acoustasonic amp(are they any good?) to finally do my O justice, in its lovely unaltered EQed sound.
I also have my eyes on a marshal acoustic artist 100 watt amp, but I guess I'm a fender fanboy so I'm more leaning down the fender way.
What do you guys think? |
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Location: Vermont USA | I have a Fender Acoustasonic 30 and it does a wonderful job with my Elite. Tried a Peavy acoustic amp and did not like it at all so Fender it was.
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nice to meet you :)
