Who do I contact to improve the action on my electric guitar?

Question:You shouldn't really need to contact anyone. On an electric guitar the action should be adjustable by changing the height of the saddle/s or the bridge, which you can do in various different ways. On a guitar with a Fender-style tremelo unit, the strings pass over individual saddles which are adjustable using a very small Allen key. You normally have to detune the strings if you want to raise the saddles - raising or lowering them will make the string go out of tune anyway.

On a guitar like a Les Paul, with the famous Tune-O-Matic bridge, you adjust the entire bridge in one go using the two knobs on the legs that hold the bridge up. These are simple procedures that you don't need to be a pro to carry out.

If the guitar has a bolt-on neck, adjusting that might help too, but that's a job that I for one would leave to a guy in a shop. It could be that the grooves in the nut are too shallow, and that too is a pro job to remedy.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: You shouldn't really need to contact anyone. On an electric guitar the action should be adjustable by changing the height of the saddle/s or the bridge, which you can do in various different ways. On a guitar with a Fender-style tremelo unit, the strings pass over individual saddles which are adjustable using a very small Allen key. You normally have to detune the strings if you want to raise the saddles - raising or lowering them will make the string go out of tune anyway.

On a guitar like a Les Paul, with the famous Tune-O-Matic bridge, you adjust the entire bridge in one go using the two knobs on the legs that hold the bridge up. These are simple procedures that you don't need to be a pro to carry out.

If the guitar has a bolt-on neck, adjusting that might help too, but that's a job that I for one would leave to a guy in a shop. It could be that the grooves in the nut are too shallow, and that too is a pro job to remedy.

Usually you take it to a custom shop and have the owner or a worker examine it and tell you the available options on improving it and they'll describe the different types of electronics they can add or changes that can be make. I usually take mine to marshall music or something of that line.The people in these types of shops are very cooperative and willing to help, even to answer 'dumb' questions.
Good luck!