Intonation

[ragincajun]

does anyone know how to intonate a guitar? i have no idea and the sound is starting to show. thanks!!

[falar47]

you have to use a tuner to get the open string the same as the fretted 12 fret note.....

[ragincajun]

do you have to mess with the string saddles to get correct intonation?

[Telecaster]

Mr. Gearhead on the Fender website has instructions on how to set up a guitar. I also believe Seymour Duncans website has something on it also. When you adjust intonation you are shortening and lengthening each string so your guitar is "in tune" with itself. On a guitar tuned EADGBE you would want the 12 fret position of each string to also be EADGBE, one octave higher. There are many opinions on which fret to set intonation with. Another example would be at the 5th fret of the low E you have A. At the 17th fret you should also have A, just an octave higher. This is adjusted using the screws at the bridge that move the string saddles front to back. If your octave note is sharp you would lengthen the string (move away from the neck), if it is flat you would shorten it (move toward the neck). You will have to retune the guitar after each move of the saddles and check again until it is right. I am probably making it sound harder than it really is. You should first adjust or at least check the neck relief and set your string height first. You will need a decent tuner and a fresh set of strings. While setting intonation on my guitars I also check the 12th fret harmonic for pitch. Good Luck

Here are a couple links:

http://www.mrgearhead.com/faq/telesetup.html


http://www.seymourduncan.com/website...techtips.shtml

[rebelern]

Yes!,you may need to make adjustments in setting Intonation,for details on how to set up a Guitar,click on this link- www.mrgearhead.com & then on Fender,then on Set Up,then onto the type of Guitar you have,and there you have all the Info, you wil need to get you started.

Ernie.

[ragincajun]

Thanks!!! this site is great - all my questions finally awnsered!