Recently i spent my money on a new guitar bought from a local shop for £300. It's a Minarik Lotus (pics are in the stickied thread) but i've got a problem that i cant seem to figure out.
Basically the action is quite high (i'll measure it in a second). It is playable but annoys me because i like a lower action coming from a squire strat that already had a low action.
I think it is very similar to the Les Paul style design so it could be exactly the same but im not sure. I have a large bridge at the far end of the body, with large screws in place that are adjustable. Just along past there is a smaller bridge with smaller adjusters that can be moved. However, on the smaller bridge, if i tighten the screws into the body the action is lowered but on the higher frets they sound "twangy" and not normall and buzz and you cant get the increase in pitch on certain frets which is annoying.
What is the first thing to try. Do i need to loosen the strings first so that they dont snap when im altering these adjusters?
Just ask if you need pics of the body
Thanks.
Basically the action is quite high (i'll measure it in a second). It is playable but annoys me because i like a lower action coming from a squire strat that already had a low action.
I think it is very similar to the Les Paul style design so it could be exactly the same but im not sure. I have a large bridge at the far end of the body, with large screws in place that are adjustable. Just along past there is a smaller bridge with smaller adjusters that can be moved. However, on the smaller bridge, if i tighten the screws into the body the action is lowered but on the higher frets they sound "twangy" and not normall and buzz and you cant get the increase in pitch on certain frets which is annoying.
What is the first thing to try. Do i need to loosen the strings first so that they dont snap when im altering these adjusters?
Just ask if you need pics of the body
Thanks.
