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Originally Posted by SalFromChatham
A setup for a guitar typically is about $60-80. They get the action right by looking at three things...
1) neck angle/relief... this gets adjusted with the truss rod. Most folks like it very close to flat, with just a little concavity...
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That's a little misleading.
A "setup" can include different things depending upon who is doing it. Usually, it involves checking relief, nut height, saddle height and can include adjusting the saddle for intonation.
As part of assessing what work is required, prior to performing any work, a competent repair person will examine the instrument. One of the things he or she will examine is the neck angle - either with formal measurements or by eye.
The neck angle is not, and cannot, be adjusted with the truss rod. Addressing a poor neck angle, generally, is beyond a "setup" - neck relief, nut and saddle heights. Interim remedies for a poor neck angle, such as slotting and ramping pin holes, shaving the bridge, etc. would be beyond the scope of a typical "setup", though could be performed at the same time as the setup. Lowering the saddle, to offset a changing neck angle, is common and would fall under the work performed during a "setup".
The cost of a setup can range from $50 to $150, or more, depending upon who is doing the work and their geographical location as well as what work he or she includes in the term "setup".