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hey, i've got a yamaha fg-335 that i pulled out of my dads closet. i've been playing it for a while, and it's remarkably harder to play then all my friends guitars. im using medium guage strings.
I measured my 12th fret and it's at 6 mm which is 1/4 inch on the bass E. a few minutes on google showed me that my action is *really* high. my saddle is 8/64 of an inch high on the bass. how much do you think i should take off?
I'd go for as much as is possible without getting fret buzz or putting the intonation out.
Although in saying that I wouldn't have a clue how to do it.
All the best and welcome to Chordie.
If you like the tone than it may be worth taking it to your local music shop and having there luther shave it down and set up your intonation.
If it's something you want to learn than I would suggest buying an old pice and practicing on it cause if you mess up it's not you go to guitar that needs fixing.
Keep us all posted on how it all turns out
Welcome to Chordie froot!
There's a ton of good info on the below site regarding set-ups, adjustments, maintenance, etc.
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/OwnerMa … uitar.html
Also, you may want to try some lighter gauge strings ONCE you get it set up properly. Yamahas have a reputation for warping if left sitting untuned for long periods of time. While not necessarily so, it's possible that you have a warp situation on your Dad's guitar. A good local shop, if one is available to you, will be of immeasurable help to you, especially if you buy some strings and lesson books or fake books while you're there.
- Zurf
thanks for the help guys. i still haven't decided what im gonna do yet.
i doubt this guitar is warped, it's 30 years old but it's a freaken tank. i could put it through a windshield, take it back out and play a song with it.
hey, i've got a yamaha fg-335 that i pulled out of my dads closet. i've been playing it for a while, and it's remarkably harder to play then all my friends guitars. im using medium guage strings.
I measured my 12th fret and it's at 6 mm which is 1/4 inch on the bass E. a few minutes on google showed me that my action is *really* high. my saddle is 8/64 of an inch high on the bass. how much do you think i should take off?
Take it to a good guitar tech because you are sure to screw up the intonation and at least you'll get the whole thing set up properly.
The only bridges I would mess around with are the tunomatics which are very easy to set up
froot wrote:hey, i've got a yamaha fg-335 that i pulled out of my dads closet. i've been playing it for a while, and it's remarkably harder to play then all my friends guitars. im using medium guage strings.
I measured my 12th fret and it's at 6 mm which is 1/4 inch on the bass E. a few minutes on google showed me that my action is *really* high. my saddle is 8/64 of an inch high on the bass. how much do you think i should take off?
Take it to a good guitar tech because you are sure to screw up the intonation and at least you'll get the whole thing set up properly.
The only bridges I would mess around with are the tunomatics which are very easy to set up
I agree! If you don't have information or training then leave your tools in the box and resist any temptation to file, sand, whittle or otherwise potentially ruin a nice guitar. Please invest $40 or 50 dollars in a professional set-up and evaluation... Nothing wrong with tinkering but do some reading, talk to people, invest in a few proper tools, and then obtain some cheap "throw down" instruments to practice on... I often obtain a cheaper import from an EBAY sale or pawnshop and will then "set up" "modify" or "hotrod" the guitar into something better. It's a nice hobby...
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