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I would say in itself no but in the way you play - yup. I tend to play harder with a guitar with a higher action which impacts the sound because I can flail away with less worry of buzzes and fretting out.
And while I can't prove it, I swear my guitars ring longer with a higher action than a low action
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String ramp... yep. What I know is that I've experienced a great increase in volume and responsiveness by raising the action, and in some cases, had a fuller tone. Lowering can help if you are having trouble fretting notes, which can enhance the player's ability to access the tonal characteristics of a guitar.
My philosophy is that the action should be as high as you can make it and still be comfortable playing - and that's very individual. And different makes of guitar make the available variation very, well, variable.
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As you raise the saddle the breakover angle increases, as you lower the saddle the breakover angle decreases. Or , the other way round, whichever way you choose to look at it. QED. |
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and, if the saddle is set in the bridge with no tilt(ex: Santa Cruz has a 10% saddle tilt), lowering or raising will indeed effect intonation-the physics being of either longer or shorter strings-intonation can be on or off within a hair distance.
The tilt of the Santa cruz saddle effectively eliminates any intonation changes if you remove material from the bottom of the saddle to lower action-a novel idea IMO. daryl |
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In fact, the saddle tilt of the Santa Cruz actually exacerbates intonation changes when the saddle is lowered, as the distance from nut to saddle crown is decreased significantly compared to a vertically set saddle. |
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While the scale length does change, I think the idea is that the scale length change offsets the string-stretch change as the action is altered. So, a higher action's contribution to sharpness from string stretching is offset by the scale length that's slightly shorter. I have no idea whether or not this works in practice, but I think that's the rationale.
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btw I think you meant to say "scale length that's slightly longer", Bob ?? |
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cheers daryl |
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Ingenious lateral thinking by Richard Hoover. Personally, I have always thought that saddles should be a lot thicker than they are, maybe 5 - 6mm, to allow for adjustment for perfect intonation, or at least as near perfect as the instrument allows. I assume that aesthetic considerations, and increased costs of saddle material , are the only reasons why this isn't done. |
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I use a 1/8" saddle because I think the increased width makes the saddle less inclined to bend or warp. And it looks better IMHO. All that matters is correct position of the bridge slot compared to the scale used. |
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Originally Posted by MikeD Yes, and I find it to be more significant than subtle. Setup is very much a part of the tone of a guitar. X2. Yes it does. |