I've made 5 guitars now and overall I'm very pleased with how they have gone, however, my favourite guitar has a bit of a problem that I can't seem to sort. I can't get the action as low as I would like, specifically with the high E, which seems to bottom out on whole step bends at the 17th fret. I've attempted levelling several times, checked with a fret rocker and no fret seems high.
The guitar is a strat. The radius is 9.5, which all my other guitars are with no problem. I have quite a bit of neck relief to help with the action, and the high E is higher than other strings relative to the fretboard.
Being a complete amateur at the guitar building thing, I'm wondering if I have made some kind of inherent cock-up. Any suggestions on what to try?
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If you've got a notched straight edge that'll tell you how straight the neck is which might help
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