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I'm a bright boy, can I fix the intonation on my tele myself?

  • 16-03-2007 1:24pm
    #1
    frobisher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭


    I've never touched a truss bolt before but have all the tools and my Tele needs to be tuned to each chord the intonation has gone that far off. The neck looks straight as a die. How can I go about this myself? I'd like to learn. Any tips or pointers?


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  • #2
    Neurojazz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Neurojazz


    DON'T TOUCH THE TRUSS ROD :)

    Intonation is adjusted at the saddles on the bridge - play an open string and check on digital tuner - then play harmonic at 12th and check tuning - after each movement of saddle at bridge on the relevant string retune the open string and play harmonic again until bliss is attained :)


  • #3
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Check the Resources sticky. There's plenty of guides


  • #4
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Neurojazz wrote:
    DON'T TOUCH THE TRUSS ROD :)

    Intonation is adjusted at the saddles on the bridge - play an open string and check on digital tuner - then play harmonic at 12th and check tuning - after each movement of saddle at bridge on the relevant string retune the open string and play harmonic again until bliss is attained :)
    The only thing i'd say there is that your 12th fret harmonic will always be in tune with your open string, whether the intonation is right or wrong. Its just the way vibrating strings work.

    You want to be comparing the open string with the 12th fretted note,

    OR

    the 12th fretted note with the 12th fret harmonic.

    Both ways have their merits, your guitar wont ever play in tune all over the neck anyway, so its up to yourself which way you do it. The difference will be damn all either way.


  • #5
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    keep those single coil pickups low whilst setting up the intonation as the magnets are strong and will affect the tuning.


  • #6
    frobisher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    Great info. Thanks all. And that resources thread is a great help. I'll come back with a report on how it goes.


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  • #7
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    frobisher wrote:
    Great info. Thanks all. And that resources thread is a great help. I'll come back with a report on how it goes.

    Do and let us know if it's a 6 saddle bridge or a three saddle bridge. The altter are tough to fix.


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