I'm just finishing off sorting out a Yamaha RGX121D to give to a friend of mine. I dismantled it, cleaned all the hardware etc and have rewired it etc (please god do not judge my soldering!)
I've adjusted the neck relief and i'm now at the stage where I need to adjust the string heights to match the fretboard radius.
According to the spec sheet online the neck radius is 13.5, I dont have that gauge to hand. I've got 12 and 14. Should i go towards a rounder radius or the flatter one?
I know we are talking about milimetres, I'm just curious.
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The strings sit higher from the board. You also need the thicker strings slightly higher, so what you end up with is a flatter string radius than the fretboard radius.
I use a string action gauge for each string, gradually increasing height from high to low strings. A little steel rule will work. some people use a plectrum as a rough guide
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Thank you, i've set the two E strings (high at 2/32 and low at 3/32) i'll give it a go
No gauges at all.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
Tap strings to check for clearance - when they all just touch the card you have the same radius as the fretboard.
As Roland says it depends on the player too, the faster/lower the action you want the closer the two need to match usually, but still not to be the same.
As far as I can remember I've never once used a radius gauge to set string heights, only to check a fingerboard radius for reference.
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I'm just trying to make it comfortable for him to play on and record into an interface with.
It's buzzing around the 7th on the D String. I've backed the truss rod off a bit and that's helped somewhat, may need to do a bit more.
Ive set the trem to lightly wobble if needs be.
Law of sod the middle pickup has decided crap out now haha!