Looking: You adjusted the truss rod/neck bow first, correct? (Only asking because it wasn't mentioned.) Just want to add, in addition to the great advice above, that if you never swapped out bridge pins for a different material (bone, ebony, etc.) it's easy to do and makes a surprising difference.
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Lowered action, change in tone?
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adorshki
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I trust the guys who say bridge pins only make a difference because they change the mass (weight) of the bridge itself.Looking: You adjusted the truss rod/neck bow first, correct? (Only asking because it wasn't mentioned.) Just want to add, in addition to the great advice above, that if you never swapped out bridge pins for a different material (bone, ebony, etc.) it's easy to do and makes a surprising difference.
Their effect on energy transfer or tone of string is virtually nil.
We each have our own preferences when it comes to string height. Personally, I detest a super low action on an acoustic guitar. My personal preference is the Low E at about 1/8" at the 12 th fret. I think it gives you more volume, better tone and it just feels right to me. But then again, what the hell do I know. I have player friends (who are much better than me) who want their action to be like an electric guitar. I never understood that but it seems to work for them so that's o.k. I guess.
Butch
Junior Member
No question that lowering the action will cause you to loose that “boom”. Interesting side note, I have a 1970 D28 that I have never liked. It just simply was a dog. I always used medium strings on it. I have been using medium Elixir strings on all of my guitars for a number of years now, but I switched over to lights. OMG that guitar just came alive. It was amazing.