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Action high?

I was wondering if my action is a bit too high. It's 5mm on the 12 fret of the fat E string from the wood, and around 4 from the fret. If it is, how do I lower it?

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What kind of bridge do you have? what kind of nut? Acoustic or electric? Steel or nylon strings? What makes you think it's too high?

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There's a very good article here on the site under guitar tech that goes over how to measure and adjust the action.

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