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I recently bought a fun SGV 800
The action is a bit high on the neck, was wonering what is the way to decrease the action

Is it a bolt on?

On my bolt ons my guitar guru shims the neck which raises the heel toward the strings, you then adjust the bridge to taste.

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Lots of things you can do. As Bango Rilla mentioned, since the SGV800 is a bolt-neck guitar, you can insert a thin shim at the base of the heel of the neck. This will slightly alter the angle of the neck compared to the top of the body, perhaps making the strings more easily adjusted to action you prefer. When I used to do things like this for clients, I would use the flaps from breakfast cereal boxes and cut thin shims from them. I would also use discarded saxophone and clarinet reeds.

It may be that your nut is too tall, in which case you could grab a piece of fine sandpaper and a nice, flat surface and take a few thousands of an inch off the bottom of the nut. This could be a little scary unless you've done it before, so it might not hurt to consult with a qualified guitar tech.

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I don't remember exactly how to adjust these at the bridge, but a quick look on the internet reminded me that these have essentially, a Mosrite style roller bridge with what are most likely two adjustable posts. Remove the locking nut on top of each post, and the answer might reveal itself. The adjustment might even be the nut itself.

Edit - Yamaha still has an online repair manual for these. Such a cool company! And I was right, under the lock nut is an allen height adjustment screw.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/267152/Yamaha-Electric-Guitar-Sgv-Series.html?page=6#manual

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Last edited: Oct 01, 2024 17:26:35

Sonichris wrote:

I don't remember exactly how to adjust these at the bridge, but a quick look on the internet reminded me that these have essentially, a Mosrite style roller bridge with what are most likely two adjustable posts. Remove the locking nut on top of each post, and the answer might reveal itself. The adjustment might even be the nut itself.

Edit - Yamaha still has an online repair manual for these. Such a cool company! And I was right, under the lock nut is an allen height adjustment screw.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/267152/Yamaha-Electric-Guitar-Sgv-Series.html?page=6#manual

BRILLIANT THANK YOU!

chiba wrote:

Lots of things you can do. As Bango Rilla mentioned, since the SGV800 is a bolt-neck guitar, you can insert a thin shim at the base of the heel of the neck. This will slightly alter the angle of the neck compared to the top of the body, perhaps making the strings more easily adjusted to action you prefer. When I used to do things like this for clients, I would use the flaps from breakfast cereal boxes and cut thin shims from them. I would also use discarded saxophone and clarinet reeds.

It may be that your nut is too tall, in which case you could grab a piece of fine sandpaper and a nice, flat surface and take a few thousands of an inch off the bottom of the nut. This could be a little scary unless you've done it before, so it might not hurt to consult with a qualified guitar tech.

I think i'll take it to my local luthier, thanks for the help!

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