Remember to measure from the top of the 12th fret to the bottom of the E strings. How you adjust your string heights will depend on the type of bridge fitted to your guitar.

Install the guitar strings and check alignment over the neck and pickups. You may need to loosen the neck bolts, and tweak the neck slightly, one way or the other to adjust string position.

The good news is it really isn't difficult to lower or heighten the action of your guitar strings to experiment in finding the right setup for you. But first we need to explain what 'guitar action' ...