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Do I have a guitar with high action?
I am a beginner at guitar. Recently I took my guitar to the store to get its action fixed.But now I see that there is no difference in the actions.
I can fit two 2-mm coins in the 12th fret.I could ...
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High action on higher fret on my steel acoustic guitar
It's been 2 years since the last time I played guitar. I tried to play again this morning and something feels off. I felt sore on my wrist when trying to play barre chords for just a few strums. I don'...
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Ideal action and string gauge for acoustic fingerstyle
I've been playing more and more percussive fingerstyle, and one thing I have trouble with is getting volume when hitting strings with only my left hand, for example like Jon Gomm and others. ...
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I think my guitar strings are wound too tight and I can't play barre chords
I'm a beginning guitar player, with a secondhand Yamaha FG-180J I got as a gift. The strings were already wound when I got it. Upon playing it, I had a lot of trouble playing barre chords. The strings ...
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When adjusting the neck of an acoustic guitar, what bending might be normal?
Recently I bought a second guitar, before I had for almost 8 years just one guitar and did not noticed that its action was quite high. When I took the guitars of others I often wondered that they ...
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How to know the action of an acoustic guitar before buying it?
The question is in the title, really.
I usually play electric guitar and I'd like to learn some finger style on an acoustic guitar. Many acoustic guitar I tried are much harder to play and I've been ...
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High action VS Low action
Can someone compare between high action and low action on guitar and which one is better , i don't know too much about them.
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Guitar strings, high action but not touching saddle
I found the action on my acoustic guitar seemed very high and measured it to be >5mm. I read how to lower it and sanded down the saddle.
I now have the issue that I sanded so much that the bottom and ...
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How can I lower a plastic acoustic guitar saddle?
I got an acoustic steel-string guitar, the nut's height is perfect. Now I want to lower my saddle. It's made of plastic – a bone synthetic for making sure – which I think it's a bit hard to get it ...
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Is guitar action affected by tuning?
I am looking at purchasing a nice second hand steel string acoustic guitar in a local music shop. One of the aspects that I really like about the guitar is the string action.
When I was trying the ...
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Is the action of my guitar really high?
Okay, so I bought an acoustic a few months ago and now I have calluses on my fingertips, but I still get deep trenches in my fingertips if I play for like an hour or so.
Right now I'm trying to learn ...
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Which strings should be used for smoother guitar chord formation?
I am playing guitar for a year and half and till now I am not able to play barre chords smoothly as i can not form it with proper pressure and my hand starts to pain in 2 mins. What kind of acoustic ...
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Barre chords are difficult to play on my acoustic guitar
I have Westfield JBEA 35-SB acoustic/electric guitar.
It's currently strung with Elixir Nanoweb acoustic guitar strings that are extra-light gauge, .010 - .047.
I find it very difficult to play ...
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Acoustic Guitar | How to adjust the gap between the strings and the fret board
I have a 2 year old acoustic guitar . Over the period of time there's a huge gap that has appeared between the higher frets and the strings.
What has caused this gap? and How do i fix this.
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After re-stringing acoustic guitar my action feels way off.
I recently bought an acoustic guitar, and it had this beautiful action on it. I've restrung it recently (same gauge strings) and now there's a very noticeable difference in playability. Is this normal,...
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