how to raise the action of my electric guitar?

[UncleWai]

The guitar is fender Prodigy. It's my brother's friend who just left it in our house.
The action of the guitar is really low, I want to strings higher so the pick off/hammer on sounds can be more pronounced.
Do I n eed to buy a new bridge or something?

 

[vshah]

check fender's site for the manual, it should tell you how if its possible. if your bridge isn't adjustable you might need a new one.


personally i find pull offs and hammers are easier with lower action...

-Vivan

 

[Jeff7181]

DO NOT start fiddling with adjustments. If you don't know what you're doing it's definately worth the $50 to take it to a shop and say "I want higher action and a new set of strings."

Although... I don't know why you'd want higher action. Of every guitar I've ever played (which is only about 10), the ones with the lowest action were the easiest to play.

 

[quakefiend420]

if its an adjustable bridge, you should be able to turn a screw for each string...if not you're gonna need a new bridge