slk Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ok I know I have seen this info before, but will ask again. What should the string height be like on the 12th-14th fret??? On my new Les Paul the bridge is much higher on the low E side than the high E side. Shouldn't they both be about the same so that the height from the bottom of the string to the fret is the same low and high E. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ok I know I have seen this info before, but will ask again. What should the string height be like on the 12th-14th fret??? On my new Les Paul the bridge is much higher on the low E side than the high E side. Shouldn't they both be about the same so that the height from the bottom of the string to the fret is the same low and high E. Steve The 12th fret spec is 3/64 on the high E side and 5/64 on the low.: http://www2.gibson.com/Support/Tech-Tips/Basic-Guitar-Setup.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPS1976 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 the post above is correct for Gibson factory specs. Epiphone sets them a little higher at 4/64 on the high and 6/64 on the low. I would start at the Gibson spec and go either way that's more comfortable for you. I personally like mine at 5/3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slk Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks for the reply's. I will get on that today and report back with results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slk Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Well it was dead on for the Epiphone specs. I lowered it to the Gibson specs and all is good........ Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Late to the party, but if you own a guitar, I highly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Player-Repair-Guide-3rd-ebook/dp/B002BLZ6GE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418255967&sr=8-1&keywords=dan+erlewine+guitar+repair Also available in a non Kindle edition methinks, I just google'd the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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