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Old 06-17-2019, 11:26 PM
Tico Tico is offline
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Default Is guitar set up controversial?

Disclaimer: Possible dead horse alert.

I recently bought a used Martin 000-15M.
I'd prefer the action a bit lower.
I could take it to someone, but maybe it's finally time for me to finally learn to take a shot at doing my own setup.
I've never consider learning setup on my higher end guitars bought new, but this one, while I love it, is a tad more modest.

It doesn't need a neck reset; I prefer light strings and an action that's low with little buzz only when strummed hard.
I'm not a bluegrass player.
It's just coming off it's initial 2-week ToneRite session.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that leaves 3 things to adjust, truss rod, nut, and saddle.
What order are those done in?
Is there universal agreement on the order?
After doing all 3 do you start over and tweak them all again?

I've googled setup, watched a few videos, but frankly it would take zillions of hours to watch a fraction of them.

Can someone point me to a good source?
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