Fact is that all my other guitars (including acoustic) have a low E nut slot height of 1.5mm or less, while the low E slot height on my WRL is at 2.5mm. Like I said earlier, the action at the bridge is exactly where I like it (2mm-2.5mm), but there's no way to lower the action at the 12th fret lower than the 22nd unless I lower the nut or create a bow at the neck (really bad idea). Re-tune your guitar. Now it's time for the action. Keep the guitar capo'd at the first fret, you want to keep the nut out of the equation because if it's cut poorly it will effect everything else. At the 12th fret, measure between the high e and the fret crown, you should have around 3/64' (1.19mm) gap.
- Check the truss rod to see what kind of tool you're going to need for the job. Typically it will either have a nut or a hex key slot. If your truss rod is only accessible through the sound hole, you'll probably want a longer allen wrench or nut driver to turn it so you're not trying to stick your whole hand in the sound hole.
- If your truss rod is accessible from the headstock, you don't need to worry about the sound hole. You just need to unscrew the screws holding the truss rod cover in place. When you're adjusting the truss rod from the headstock, don't loosen your strings – you need to have them tuned to pitch so you have appropriate tension on the neck and can see the extent to which you're adjusting it.
B and high E strings are too loud! What can I do?
I've got a Yamaha F325, right now I'm using Elixir Polyweb strings. The title pretty much sums it up. When I strum a big open chord, it seems to be dominated by the high strings (the low E is pretty loud too, but I can mute it with my thumb if I have to).
Problem is, a lot of the songs I know right now rely on chords on the D through B strings, and I'm losing a lot of the middle tone. Is this just something that happens, are there better strings I should try, or do I need to work on my strumming technique?