But first we need to explain what 'guitar action' actually means and how it can affect your playing experience and tone. Put simply, it's the height your strings are set from the guitar's frets.

Getting your guitar set up and maintained properly is vital to playing well and sounding great. If your guitar strings can’t resonate and intonate properly you’re automatically at a disadvantage. So ...

As you can see above, there are different approximate measurements for achieving low to high action on electric, acoustic and bass guitars. The measurement indicates the fractions of an inch between ...