https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:08:45 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-80059 Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:47:42 +0000
it always happens, if you play it and really i mean play it, a lot and lots of bends, then it looses the tension, so it will be in tune on all open strings, but if you played them all at the 12th fret, they wont be.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Alex_ https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-80059 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-80056 Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:24:58 +0000
Tune your guitar up with a tuner. Play the open bass E string. Now fret it at the 12th fret. Is the fretted note sharp?? (90% of the time it will be sharp). If so, you need to lengthen the string. On your bridge, using the adjustment screw, back the saddle a bit (helps if you loosen the string first). Tune up and check again. May take you a few trys, but you will get it so the open string matches the note played at the 12th fret. Do all 6 strings. If a note fretted at the 12th fret is flat compared to the open string (much less common), you need to shorten that string. Move the saddle forward.

It is kind of a hassle adjusting intonation. Sometimes it changes your action. If you move the saddle back it lowers the string. You might get fret buzz somewhere. So you have to raise the action on that string a little. That changes the intonation. Hassle!! But, if you stay at it you will get your intonation perfect and action. Your guitar will sound awesome in tune anywhere you play it on the neck.

Rarely will your saddles end up looking even. They will be staggered. The 6th string saddle will be way back, 5th slightly forward of the 6th, then the 4th will be slightly forward of the 5th. But, when you get to the 3rd string (G), it will be way back like the 6th string. The 2nd string will be slightly forward of the 3rd, and the 1st will be slightly forward of the 2nd. This is normal.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-80056 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-80054 Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:23:19 +0000
If you'll look at your bridge, you'll see some adjustable screws there. Now, imagine placing your finger on the first fret of your E string. When you pluck it, the note is higher in tone than open E. In effect, you have just shortened the string with your finger. The same principle applies when adjusting intonation.

Get an electric tuner. Play an open E and tune it to the reading on your tuner. Now play the octave at the 12th fret. If the tone is lower than it should be, adjust the screw so that the little ridge moves towards the front of the guitar (how's that for tech talk? :)), effectively shortening it and raising pitch. If it is higher, adjust the ridge towards the back instead. Obviously, do that for all the strings.

If it still doesn't sound right, you might need fret work or a neck adjustment.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Scrogdog https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-80054 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-5610 Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:04:33 +0000
Iv picked up my Jackson again after about a month of using my Epiphone.
Now Its all in tune and everything...but then as i begin to play notes up towards the 12th fret they're out of tune!? And contunue getting more out of tune as I go higher.

Whats going on? How can it be in tune but then up on the high frets out of tune?!
This problem is particularly bad on the 2nd and 3rd strings.
Has it got something to do with the Floyd Rose?]]> Guitar Players Discussion simon@home.co.uk https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/how-is-this-possible-whats-going-on/#post-5610