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Comment by Uncle John on September 7, 2013 at 8:34am

3/8 inch to half an inch at the midway point  (where the 12th fret would be) would suit me - some like more

and 1/8 inch or wee bit less - or a bit more up at the nut. 

Comment by chris marland on September 7, 2013 at 4:18am

Thanks uncle John. Can,t put photo on at minute but what space should there be for optimum performance
Thanks

Comment by Uncle John on September 4, 2013 at 1:19pm

Ron is on target.  We likely need a photo or two of the guitar.   Side view for string height and top view too.

Comment by chris marland on August 27, 2013 at 7:15pm

Thanks for advice, I,m going to have to practice a bit more

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 27, 2013 at 2:56pm

If the strings sound dead, sounds to me like you're pressing down with the slide too hard. You want the slide to ride lightly atop the strings. It's a technique issue that you just gotta practice until you get it. Other thing that can happen, if it's a mag pup, is that you press the strings too close to the pole pieces, effectively causing them not to vibrate freely enough to change the magnetic field enough to create enough voltage. If it's a piezo pup, then this won't matter, as piezos only generate current by contact vibration. Try not mashing on the strings so hard, and see what happens.

Comment by chris marland on August 27, 2013 at 8:25am

Hi Ron .Thanks for reply. I,m after unfretted,slide and with pickup .
Thanks Chris

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 27, 2013 at 7:49am

Are you trying to play slide, or fingered-but-unfretted? Is it all acoustic, or does it hae a pickup?