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It's a MIM ? Check for fret level first, then relief. No real empirical eveidence but I *think* I get better tone with the strings a smidge higher than their absolute lowest. Not high enough to cause intonation issues but a smidge up. Of course it may have as much to do with my hands as anything.
One advantage to having your strings a little high is that it will tend to slow you a bit. Really makes you plan that next fill and sometimes go - ah, tht fill isn;t really necessary and sometimes that means a fatter, tighter pocket ... Once in a while I need the reimnder... Overall I feel my action is pretty low - just not necessarily all the way down there if you know what I mean. I took the same approach on my Tele. I had it setup to Bill Kirchen's specs and that turned out to be slightly higher than I generally had set it up in the past. I like it it that way but then I'm a bassist hwo plays guitar not the other way around ...
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