04-14-2011, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: wyoming
Posts: 42,556
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Quote:
Originally Posted by newbie888
Hi,
What is the cheapest someone has been charged for lowering the action?
more specifically, via sanding of the saddle.
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Hi newbie…
Free - in the case of people who bought a new guitar (or used) at a shop which includes a setup with the purchase.
If not, shop prices run between $30-50 hour. Depending on how much is involved in the setup, the price will vary.
If it's just some inexperienced person cranking the truss rod without knowing what to do, or sanding the saddle without first checking neck relief, then it will be $20 or so...and you may be looking for another tech before long.
If it's a meticulous technician who will check neck relief, nut groove depth, and saddle height, fret condition, and knows what to adjust when and how much to adjust them - you could spend $50-75 and end up with a setup which will last a couple years.
And your guitar will play like butter (if that's what you want).
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