How high is your action at the 12th fret?

Kurtis

CoffeeAndTV said:

Blimey, I’m an outlier here.  On the low E I’m 4 mm on my electrics. I’ve always liked the action high, but might reconsider.  

Mine isn't quite that high (acoustic might be) but it's still more than twice what some people's are.

I play quite hard at times. 

Greatape

About 2mm on my 9.5" radius Tele. It was pretty flat but I've added relief, which seems to improve the sound. 

I don't like really low action, and I don't like the treble side to be significantly lower than the bass side. 

Loobs

Yeah, depends what you're doing I guess. 

guitars4you

Loobs said:

CoffeeAndTV said:

Blimey, I’m an outlier here.  On the low E I’m 4 mm on my electrics. I’ve always liked the action high, but might reconsider.  

is that actually playable?

Not sure I'd want to shake his hands if they are that strong

DrJazzTap

3/32 bass side and 2/32 on the treble side on all guitars.

Henrytwang

My electric guitars are generally about 5/64” on the bass side and 3/64” on the treble side at the 12th fret. On a 12” radius board the action is sometimes set a little lower.

andy_k

I thought mine were set pretty high, mostly around 3mm, and I usually have a little too much relief - never flat,
Biggest issue, and harder to fix, is getting the nut right, action doesn't really come into it once I get playing, hammer ons and pull offs seem a bit cleaner with a slightly higher action  / more relief, but too much makes things a bit stiff, and intonation becomes a real problem.
Most of my stuff has something like a 9 inch radius, if not smaller, so for bendy stuff I do need a bit more clearance, no buzzing allowed.