Action

[Davee]

Long shot, recently dug out my thunder 1 bass in lockdown.Put a set of new stings on and action seems high anyone know what the string hight should be?

cheers 

[4000]

As high as you prefer. 😉 There is no “answer”. My action is no higher than 2mm 12th fret E, lower for the G, but some prefer much higher action. Sounds to me like your neck might need adjusting if it’s been sat awhile, unless you’ve put a different make and/or gauge strings on it.

[Davee]

Thanks just put some Ernie balls regular slinkies can’t remember what was on before but these seem a bit heavier 

[4000]

35 minutes ago, Davee said:

Thanks just put some Ernie balls regular slinkies can’t remember what was on before but these seem a bit heavier 

If they're heavier it’s likely they may have pulled the neck forward, in which case you would need to tighten your truss rod to compensate. 

[Davee]

Brilliant thanks