dmccombe7 Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Reggaebass said: I never really measured the height ,I just setup with the lowest action possible but a shop once asked so I bought a gauge and 1.5 at the 12th is my maximum i like, a friend of mine who is a really great player has 3mm and I find his basses hard work to play Think a lot depends on how you play. If you have a light touch with your plucking hand its easy to have a low action. Altho my VM4 arrived with 1.5mm and i was able to play at home with a light touch i found when i gigged i could hear a little fret buzz and adjusted action up to just under 2mm and i'm quite happy with that. I now aim for 2mm but my P bass is just under 2.5mm i think at 12th fret. I can live with it but i know a decent luthier could get it better for me. I think the nut end is also a little high but i've not looked into that bit as yet. It just feels a little high at first few frets 1-3. Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Think i'll ask the BC public where they measure theirs. Could make for an interesting topic on here. Then again it might be a bag of worms LOL Dave Holy crap, that could get messy pretty quickly! 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, Bassfinger said: Holy crap, that could get messy pretty quickly! 🤣 Too late its done now lets see what happens. It'll end up another P v J thread again i bet 😂 Sometimes its nice to cast a line and see who bites first Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric.C.Lapton Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Too late its done now lets see what happens. It'll end up another P v J thread again i bet 😂 Sometimes its nice to cast a line and see who bites first Dave Have you considered neck relief and fret wire/fretless type 😂🤣 Edited January 2, 2023 by Eric.C.Lapton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 If you can fire an arrow from your neck the relief is off a little. Works for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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