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Old 06-18-2019, 12:35 AM
AcousticDreams AcousticDreams is offline
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Can not point you to a good video source, I can only relay what I have learned personally after a few years of experimentation.
All three are dependent upon each other. In someways it is kind of like asking who is the most important member of a Rock band; While the argument of who is the most important in a group can be debated at great lengths, The groups total outcome suffers is just one member is off.
1. Usually one might start off with Neck relief being somewhere in the .03 to .10 thousands relief
2. In my humble opinion, nut slot depth should be the next step. This is very important for play-ability in the first few frets. Nut Slot height is probably the most overlooked area in a guitar set up.
And that is because Nuts are glued in, thus is you go to far, it is harder to replace than a saddle.
Nut slot height is probably not as quite controversial as Saddle height. Meaning the standard nut slut depth is not very dependent on one's playing style. However, It is can be String Gauge dependent. There is some discussion on Nut slot depth variances especially the bass strings because of gauge. Nut slot height is usually judged on the height of the frets.
3. Saddle height can be very controversial. Possibly the greatest difference in Saddle height(outside of any bridge or Neck reset issues) is dependent on the players Playing style and string gauge.
A heavy handed player might want a higher saddle height for:
A. Less String buzzing
B. More volume and some say, more tone.
A light handed player may be able to get away with less saddle height. Even with heavier strings you can have a lower action, if you are a light handed player.
As volume and string buzzing can be less of an issue-but no always.
4. And after you have adjusted the neck relief, nut slot height, and the saddle height, then you might have to readjust your neck relief. Neck relief for one setup might not work for the new setup.
Bottom line, what isn't controversial in this day and age? ha ha.
On Brian Kimsey's web page he has lots of exacting measurements for different kinds of players for the Saddle height. Certainly a good place to start.
However, nothing should ever be written in stone. It should all is dependent on what the player wants.
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