Quote Originally Posted by McCreed View Post
I know action can be a personal preference, but 1.7mm sounds like a lot to me. Even if that's your unfretted string height, I would expect intonation issues when fretting on the lower frets.

I generally go for between .010 -.020" (.25-.50mm) at the first fret with the string depressed at the 3rd fret (depending on the instrument). With that fretted height, it leaves the unfretted height around .5-.75mm above the first fret.

For the rest of the set-up, Neck relief .012 - .015" (.3 - .4mm) and string action at the 12th is E = 5/64" (1.98mm) G = 4/64" (1.58mm).
This is my rough (pre-setup) guide before the strings are on. It is also the height of the nut slot above the fretboard (not above the first fret). It probably leaves the E quite close to 0.35 mm above the first fret.

They will need more precise filing with the final setup.