Raising Telecaster overall action

[SongsForTheDeaf]

Do you have to raise the saddles to raise the action or can I raise it but loosening the 4 screws at the bottom of the bridge plate ?

I ask because I don't have a small enough allen key and the overall action needs to be raised for slide. Thanks!

 

[Low_fidelity2100]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

Gotta raise it at the saddles. Those four screws are there to secure the bridge to the body, they have absolutely nothing to do with action.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

wow I feel like an idiot, thanks Low fidelity ... Guess I have to go and try to find really small allen keys

 

[LReese]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

If you're really in a pinch, shimming the neck pocket on the neck end with a business card would raise the action a little. You're going to throw off intonation a bit by doing this.

I don't recommend it - just saying it would raise the action.

My feeling by the question you asked is you need to take the guitar to a tech to set up the guitar for a higher action.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

I might do that its just that its so expensive at my shop

 

[Bludave]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

You need to Lear how to setup your guitars the radius of the fingerboard comes into play as well you want to attempt to keep the curve of the fingerboard and the curve of the saddles consistent it will play and sound better. Buy a couple of books it will be very helpful

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_...Play_Great!.html?actn=100101&xst=3&xsr=387636


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[Chocklit_Thunda]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

If you're really in a pinch, shimming the neck pocket on the neck end with a business card would raise the action a little. You're going to throw off intonation a bit by doing this.

I don't recommend it - just saying it would raise the action.

My feeling by the question you asked is you need to take the guitar to a tech to set up the guitar for a higher action.

No need for highly accurate intonation with slide though? I'd try this method.

 

[LReese]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

No need for highly accurate intonation with slide though? I'd try this method.

A business card thickness would knock not it off much, but if the OP is like me... if 1 is good, 3 is better... LOL

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

Go to a hardware store and buy some allen wrenches...standard if it's MIA or metric if it is MIJ, CIJ, MIM, MIK, etc...

If you have a small local store just take the guitar in to the store and have them find you the correct size allen wrench...you're looking at a few bucks and if you're going to play guitar you need it!!!

 

[BrianS.]

Re: Raising Telecaster overall action

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Nuts,_saddles/Resonator_nuts,_saddles/Slide_Guitar_Extension_Nut.html?offset=10&read=reviews#reviews

http://www.amazon.com/Micro-Musical-Productions-Corp-Perfect/dp/B000EHUYR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378566439&sr=8-1&keywords=slide+guitar+nut

Maybe something like these would work? Not sure if they would be compatible with a tele nut, but they are cheap enough and easy to install.