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Originally Posted by charles Tauber
Take it to a professional for a setup. He or she will be able to determine if you have enough saddle height to lower it to achieve your preferred string height. He or she should also check the string height at the nut and lower it if it is high.
The truss rod is there only to adjust the amount of curvature in the neck, not to adjust string height.
If you want to take measurements of the string height on the guitar who's action you like, and take measurement on the one that is too high, you can determine how much the one that is too high needs to be lowered and if there is enough saddle to do so. If you want to do that, I can tell you how to do so.
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If you do the measurements like Charles said, remember that any change needed for the string height at the 12th fret needs to be doubled at the saddle. If you need to bring the strings down 1mm at the 12th fret, 2mm will need to come off the saddle. Also, a common problem that arises when the saddle is lowered is that there might not be enough of a break angle (where the string cross over the saddle) to maintain good tone. Also, also is the string height above the top. If it gets too low, the tone could be affected. We don't get no free lunches.
