How high should the bridge be on a Les Paul?

How high should the bridge be on a Les Paul?

Pickup height setting is a little tricky but not a black art. Fender-y single coils have a stronger magnetic pull so need to be backed off, but most humbuckers share one bar magnet and aren’t so strong. So, set the bridge to about 3.5mm and see how it sounds.

How high should Les Paul action be?

ACTION: fret low E at first fret and measure the distance from the bottom of the to the top of the 15th fret. It should be 5/64″.

Do Les Pauls have high action?

my les paul action is pretty high as well, adn i still get buzz on the low e string. strange, maybe i need to adjust my truss rod or get a setup job. Yeah, I’d take it to a luthier/tech for a setup. You should be able to get your action just as low on a LP as on a Strat.

Why are Les Paul Bridges slanted?

Many guitar designs with fixed bridges have the bridge slanted or stepped so that the distance from nut to bridge is larger for thick strings. The Tune-o-matic extends this idea to make the distance adjustable for all the strings, within limits.

How do you make a Les Paul lighter?

My friend has a Gibson THE paul, it is lighter, because the body is thinner. You could do that, just sand the back of the body down a lot, or use a planer or something. One more reason for the weight is because it’s usually built of mahogny, wich is a heavy wood. If lighter wood is used, guess the results. =)

How high should my guitar action be?

Measuring at the 12th fret (as in the photo), the action height should be 2.6 mm for Steel String Acoustic guitar, 1.8 for electric, 2.0mm for bass and 3mm for a Classical.

Can you weight relief a Les Paul?

Modern Weight Relief It means removing less wood than the Chambering, but still introduces elliptical holes with small sound chambers inside the body. This seeks to provide the most weight relief without having a full chamber, while maintaining a more classic Les Paul tone.

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