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Best way to set-up for slide?

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I've got my Squier Tele in open G now for slide - I don't want to go for heavier strings, I want to keep the 9's I've already got on. However, I DO need to raise the string height a little - would it be better doing this at the neck, adjusting via the truss rod, or by adjusting each string individually at the bridge? The first way SEEMS easiest, but I don't want to take the risk of getting a warped neck by lowering the tension on the neck. The second method seems preferable - it's a bit more fiddly, messing around with a tiny Allen Key, but the strings only need raising a little - I want to be able to still play chords easily in open G for quite a few songs.

I could really do with some advice before I commit to either method.

:D :D :D

Vic

"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)


   
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