Messages 5,756. Sep 26, 2013. #1. Over the years, I've experienced this a very few times. A guitar will have a noticeably (and problematic) weak response from the high E. That is, that string will be significantly quieter that the other five. This has nothing to do with pickup adjustments or anything obvious. 3 Use a feeler gauge to measure the action at the first fret. Place your feeler gauges right on top of the first fret so you can determine how much the nut needs to be filed down to lower the action. Use a ruler to measure first. It should be 0.3 inches or about 7.5 millimeters from the string to the first fret. However some manufacturers build Nylon strings with a string ball for you to use on both electric and acoustic guitars. Both D'Addario and Ernie Ball have Nylon string models with ball ends that allow you to use them on other guitars. So, not much of a problem, just an inconvenience. ThisBass Tuner is the perfect tool for tuning your 4 string bass guitar. --Instructions:-- Simply start by plucking an open E string along with the string o .

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