Adjusting the action on an Ovation guitar

Adam Turbiner shows you how to adjust the action on your Ovation guitar.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ovation
• guitar
• action
• height
• shims
• set
• up
• playability

[TheOvationGuitars]

@kumarramesh46 and @NielsonMichael there is no difference in procedure for the Applause and Ovation thinline pickup.

[TheOvationGuitars]

@mrskint55 not sure how there would be no change in action height if you've removed shims??? Do you mean that the action is still too high?

[TheOvationGuitars]

Ah the elusive DS! They should be in stock. Not sure where you are so it's hard to send you to the right dealer.

[TheOvationGuitars]

Again thank you. By the way, the DS is by far one of my favorites.

[TheOvationGuitars]

We are so glad to get your feedback. Thank you for playing Ovation.

[TheOvationGuitars]

Adding or subtracting these shims under your pickup will raise or lower your action.

[cschumacr]

This video has been extremely helpful. i was under the quite depressing impression that one was unable to adjust action on an ovation. This brightened my day quite a bit!

[GeorgyAleksandrov]

Hi,

Can you help me, please? I've got low action on my Ovation Elite TX 2078 (string buzz of different value) on 1st and 6th strings 11th to 15th frets, and I doubt I can find original shims in Russia, so what can I make it of? What should do the job better?

Thanks

[NielsonMichael]

Hi

I have the same model but an Applause by Ovation. Is it the same approach as with the Ovation?

[kumarramesh46]

Hi , can you please show us how to add the shims in the last end of the video ? I have a ovation guitar with the thinner pickups & i dont know how the shims looks like for the thinner pickups .. Even i dont know how to add the shims for the thinner pickups . A video on this would be helpful to us. Thanks in advance.

[mrskint55]

I have removed shims and the action does not seem any different please HELP

[Neubill]

Thanks for this video.

On a related note to a previous posted comment, I am actually interested in the Elite TX DS778TX Baritone but can't find a local dealer who has it in stock.

It would be cool if Ovation could make a demo video of someone actually playing the instrument instead of someone holding it in front of a camera at a show and saying, "Check it out!" Thanks in advance.