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Uploaded by on Sep 14, 2008

http://pbguitars.co.uk/ - How to adjusting the string height on your strat style electric guitar.

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  • is this a Yamaha Pacifica guitar?

  • yes

  • what tool are u using?

  • A string height gauge and a radius gauge both bought online in America from a company called Stewart-MacDonald, who are luthier suppliers.

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  • where did you get that allen key set. i want one. my guitar saddlesar high and all the stringsbare high how do i change this?

  • Thanks for this video, great help. Tools in video can be found here at stewmac.com

  • @ihateskoolitsucks Hi! brand is for peoples who understand what is it, sorry. Any guitar You can and WILL play. Spanish without few strings or even Russian without one. Just do it or try

  • @sly130000000000 it's depends how strong or not You'll push on strings, soryy. of course. can beat by hummer as well, but it's not a way. thats why : feel and listen. again feel

  • any guitar have her's own sound . Height is important, yes, deffinetly. easlier to play and make some virtuousies. I'm does this bit different. but principe the same. just listen how and were. if You like it - It's Yours. That's it.

  • Your videos are great they have really helpd me out thanks.

  • what kind of Allen kit are you using metric or standard

  • whare do you get a gauge to measure the string height?

  • This helps out a LOT. But- Is there any way of gauging how high the strings should set along the first fret ? I installed a new Nut (r2) and am so low on the fat E that I get buzz, yet too High on the High E .....I used sandpaper as spacer (shim) under the nut . Should a Dime slide between the first fret & string? or should it be more like a Nickle thickness at the first fret? ANYONE that can answr this plz do,I need some advice here. really. Right Now, I only have a thin Pic clearence .

  • i only need that "screwdriver" to adjust and thats it ??? ... i see that the screws of that thing are like ... to stuck out ... is it correct or not ??? ... ill make a video if necesary :s

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