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Old 08-02-2010, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Doubleneck
OK, I will throw out what I think a good guitar manufacturers would call a very good standard setup 6/64 on low E, 4/64 on high E at the 12th and a relief of about .007. I think most people would be happy with that. Many guitars come in higher than that to make sure there are no busses. Also easier to come in high and bring down than the other way around.
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Originally Posted by Larry Pattis View Post
I'll go with that.

It doesn't happen often that one actually finds a guitar from the factory with that set-up.

On a Cargo?

No way!
I'm just a noob, but to me the action at the nut is more important than the action at the 12th fret. Especially on the short-scale Cargo.

Lowering the nut slots made a *huge* difference in playability to me. I lowered the 12th fret action as well, but since the tension on the Cargo is so low, that didn't matter as much.

In general, a properly cut nut is more important than a "proper" saddle height to a noob like me who rarely goes past the 5th fret.
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