How to set up an electric guitar - Telecaster STRING ACTION Adjustment

This video is for everyone who wants to set up the string action of their Fender-style electric guitar. All the steps are beginner friendly and easy to follow and even you don’t have more tools than just the allen key that came with your guitar, there’s all information you need. More setup tutorials about the intonation and the pickup height adjustment are coming up, so please make sure to subscribe!

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - What is a good string action?
1:05 - Tool requirements
1:23 - String and radius gauge DIY
2:18 - String action adjustment walkthrough
5:05 - Lower and higher settings
5:30 - Fretwork issues
6:06 - Conclusion
6:32 - Outro

Information provided by Amber Wong 2110.
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[MaxPowerCrafts]

This helped me set up my string action on a guitar I've had for 17 years, and I just now started trying to learn it. And this and the rest of the series has been hugely helpful for setting up my standard tele. Good stuff ^__^

[susancalderon]

Best tutorial for my squire tele. Thanks Nina

[djfive-seven]

Thank you so much for this vid. I got a really good deal on a player series Fender Tele while I was in Poland. While I was in Poland the action was perfect but some how during the flight back the string action got super high.

[Jagersdad]

Thank you so much!!!
I have the same telecaster as you do and your video helped me out tremendously!
Liked and Subscribed!
Aloha and Happy New Year from Hawaii!!

[themuteventriloquistfx]

Thank you, Rina, your videos and tool (gauge ruler) helped me to set up my new tele made from a kit with some upgraded rig! Happy with the tones ;)

[miriguitarandbassplayer]

This is very cool ! Thank you so much for the tools and gauges 🫶🎸✨

[declandelaney]

Very clear, just bought a telecaster type guitar cheap and planning to do it up. Best video. Printed out the measurement tool . Thanks very much

[bittygame]

Really good video! I personally appreciated the tip that some buzz you can hear when strummed, but not through an amp. So test it with an amp. I was in that exact spot. Great advice, thanks.

[armandavart]

Thank you so much! I was looking for a complete tutorial to adjust my 98' Tele and you explained it flawlesly. You deserve far more subscribers :) .

[marcohermans]

Good tutorial. By putting a capo on de first fret you take the nut out of the equation. This works if the nut is perfectly cut but it will always be a fraction higher then the first fret. Keep that in mind. I always double check my action before and after I worked on the nut.

[mariofabrizi]

Concise and clear! Great explanation of action set up, but I laughed out loud when you said tune in next week to find out how to correct the intonation. ( ie play your out of tune guitar for a week LOL )

[rbophonic]

This was super helpful and well explained. Thank you! Btw, at 1:12 when you say “gauge” you pronounce it exactly as it _should_ be said, but that is not how we native speakers say it. The way we say it, it rhymes with “cage”. Englisch hat Regeln, aber wir können sie anscheinend nicht befolgen 😅

[darthporkius]

Thank you much!! I just finished building and painting my first Harley Benton tele kit. These squire tele videos were the last piece of the puzzle. Thank you!!! Oh and....you are super cute. The cherry on top of good information.

[amyholderness]

Fantastic tutorial. Clear, clean easy. Well done.

[scottwithers]

Great work, and a helpful template! Thanks a lot!

[Eloscar]

Simply amazing content. this was my first guitar and Ill be learning how to do every adjustment from you! great work :)

[thehonestguitarist]

Thank you, Rina. Where have you been all my life?😍😍😍😍

[AU-cser]

After about 18 years, I've finally bought proper tools (from Music Nomad) to setup my own guitar haha! Though, higher quality tools are not cheap, so having an alternative like this to setup your own is something beginners with limited cash would appreciate! I know I would when I was just learning during my teens! Such a clever solution! Good job, Rina! Also, I saw your channel update posted 5 months ago, any updates on when we can expect new videos? :)

[viktorbagdan]

Hi Rina, Thanks so much for these videos! It helps me a lot! I just wanted to download the free template, but it doesn't work, and even I couldn't register for your website. Is there any way to get it? Thanks in advance! Viktor

[davidviau]

I just came upon this but your website is out of service and would love to get that gauge printed, any other way I can get it? (also great vid, super well explained! Thank you!!)