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The distance between the strings and the fretboard is called the "action". If you Google for "lowering action guitar" you'll find lots of advice. – slim Dec 2 '13 at 14:12
Three adjustments to the action: bridge saddles, nut, and the truss rod. – Kirk A Feb 4 at 22:55







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Do not gently into that good night. – Kaz Dec 2 '13 at 22:46




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Beyond what Dr. Mayhem suggests, there could be a minimum of how low your (electric guitar) bridge can go, and the solution there is to add a shim in the neck pocket on the bridge side. This changes the neck angle, which has a slight change at the neck but a great change at the bridge. It allowed me to get the action of my Telecaster very low.

Of course, this only works if your guitar has a bolt-on neck.

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You really don't want to adjust this by yourself if you are not a technician. There is a metal rod that runs across the neck, look through the sound hole and you will find it. You can adjust this with an allen wrench to curve the neck and so lower or raise the strings.

Be careful here, because if you go too far you might ruin the neck. The technician can also carefully shave the the little white piece that you can see below the pins. Again, this piece can often be made from bone and could be very expensive, so don't risk messing it up.

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