drlargepants Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) I know this is somewhat subjective, but the action looks (and feels) way high on this. Anything other than the cowboy chords seems really hard work. What does the panel think ? Action at nut seems ok, relief is fine, and neck angle to my limited knowledge looks about right. Intonation is off also on the low E and A strings, which would be a symptom of high action yes ? A slight disclaimer though is that I haven’t played guitar in years, and especially not an acoustic, if this is normal I’m giving up now lol ! Edited July 22, 2018 by drlargepants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlargepants Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 That’s a £1 coin btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I have the same guitar and no way is that normal action! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlargepants Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) That’s what I thought. You should struggle to get a pound coin under it based on their specs. Might just be a high saddle I guess, hopefully it’s not that the neck angle is on the lash The perils of buying blind! Edited July 22, 2018 by drlargepants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I took my GS Mini back after a couple of months from new to have the action and one fret buzz sorted so they aren’t exactly perfect out if the box every time. Unless the neck relief/ truss rod is not set up good then it must be a high nut or high bridge needs sorting? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) Even for an acoustic that action is getting towards unplayable territory. As a general rule of thumb, once you've got the basic technique down, playing barre chords shouldn't require any real physical effort. On that guitar it looks like it would require a fair bit of downwards force even quite near the nut, let alone further up the board. Edited July 23, 2018 by Cato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlargepants Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 11 hours ago, mybass said: I took my GS Mini back after a couple of months from new to have the action and one fret buzz sorted so they aren’t exactly perfect out if the box every time. Unless the neck relief/ truss rod is not set up good then it must be a high nut or high bridge needs sorting? Nut looks ok tbh, so hopefully it’s just the bridge that needs a shave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 It’s a Taylor and should have a brilliant action, even if it is only a GS mini. My 2 are phenomenal and having been to the factory in El Cajon I know how fussy their QC man is. Take it back, or take it to an authorised Taylor repair shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlargepants Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 16/10/2019 at 17:00, Grahambythesea said: It’s a Taylor and should have a brilliant action, even if it is only a GS mini. My 2 are phenomenal and having been to the factory in El Cajon I know how fussy their QC man is. Take it back, or take it to an authorised Taylor repair shop. Got rid of it in the end. Currently looking at a Big Baby or maybe a Seagull 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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