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Hello everybody,

I would like to know how to intonate my guitar's bridges.
I've heard it's like this:

You tune up your strings, then you compare the tone of the harmonic at the 12th fret with the tone with the string pushed onto the 12th as you would normally press it as you play.
And if it's not the same you adjust the saddle.

If this is wrong correct me.
And if someone explains it with the sharp and flat stuff please tell with it what those 2 words mean.

ThanX
GreetingZ
Damage Inc.
Make sure that your guitar is in tune,(and holding it in playing position),pluck the 12fret harmonic and then the fretted 12 fret note.
Your meter will show if it is sharp or flat.
If the note is flat then you need to move the saddle away from the neck,(adjust it so it moves towards the back strap button),if the note is sharp then you need to adjust the saddle so it moves towards the neck).
Everytime you adjust the saddle check the tuning and then check the intonation again.
A good idea,(ala Gearjonser),is to check the 10th and 11th fret the 13th and 14th fret and fine tune your intonation from those notes.
If it feels like it's taking forever then you're doing it right.
This link should also help:

from : localhost/www.projectguitar.com/tut/intonate.htm


Okay, first off, with meter you mean tuner?
And what is sharp and flat?
- Damage Inc.
Flat means it's not quite up to the note. Sharp means you've gone past the note.

Go to the Intonation thread in The Vault section of this forum, and see the long post I made on intonation. Print it out, and follow it word for word, when you're working on your guitar.


Oh okay I will.
Thanx JohnJohn and GearJon : P .
- Damage Inc.
Yes, flat means quot;belowquot; pitch, and sharp means quot;abovequot; pitch.

The link to the thread in the vault really does explain intonation methods. Follow it.

Speaking of links:

from : localhost//forum/s...ad.php?t=21014

When you're doing the saddle adjustments, chant to yourself the following mantra: quot;fret flat forwardquot; quot;fret flat forwardquot; quot;fret flat forwardquot; quot;fret flat forwardquot; quot;fret flat forwardquot; ....... quot;fret flat forwardquot;

which means, if the fretted note is flat, move the saddle forward. Works every time.