Do it yourself guitar setup/intonation

[max28]

so if sharper closer to the nut if flatter pulling away from the nut

[paranoid]

I use the 6th and 12th fret harmonic and compare it to the 6th and 12th fret. If the harmonics are flat, I adjust the string saddle towards the bridge pickup, away if sharp.

[deathbyexposure]

I also intonate my guitar myself and to my other friends who trust me with their guitars.

This is a very informative thread tho! Thanks for all the inputs!

[tsunamic]

Woah. im learning a lot in here. pero nakakatakot parin talaga pakelaman ang truss rod. you make a simple mistake, and you wave goodbye to your axe. hehe.

[free2rock]

Woah. im learning a lot in here. pero nakakatakot parin talaga pakelaman ang truss rod. you make a simple mistake, and you wave goodbye to your axe. hehe.

Nangyayari lang naman yan kapag pinilit mo pagpihit sa TR. Tapos CRACK!

Normally quarter turns lang pag-adjust dun.

[tsunamic]

Nangyayari lang naman yan kapag pinilit mo pagpihit sa TR. Tapos CRACK!

Normally quarter turns lang pag-adjust dun.

yun nga eh. pero saka ko na siguro gagalawin, chineck ko naman using yung 1st fret at fret na kung saan nagmeet yung neck and body, pinindut ko parehas, tapos tama lang naman yung relief, hindi sobrang straight. kaya di ko pinakelaman. bridge lang muna.

[free2rock]

yun nga eh. pero saka ko na siguro gagalawin, chineck ko naman using yung 1st fret at fret na kung saan nagmeet yung neck and body, pinindut ko parehas, tapos tama lang naman yung relief, hindi sobrang straight. kaya di ko pinakelaman. bridge lang muna.

You adjust the truss rod only when you need to. Like when you're changing string gauges or intentionally increasing or decreasing relief. Also, when you're adjusting the TR, you have to do it while adjusting intonation.

[raizen26]

this is great

[reinramirez]

astig napaka informative nitong thread, pero para sa baguhan tulad ko di ko pwede gawin, katakot yung truss rod adjustment saka di ko alam kung chromatic yung tuner ko (cherub na tig 400 ngayon), malapit lang naman ako sa guitar saloon sa roosevelt ave dalahin ko nalang pag dating nung addarios strings.

Sabi sa kabilang thread ipa general setup ko, kasama kaya dun yung truss rod adjustment? saka kung ganun mga 1 week ko iiwan sakanila yung gitara ano?

[dirtybluesplayer]

Naalala ko nung newbie ako into electric guitar, wala pa sa isip ko yung setup setup na yan, until dumating yung araw na parang hindi na ako komportable, at dun na ako nagsimulang mag research about the basic guitar setup, it takes time kung baguhan ka, pero pag dumating na yung time na nakasanayan mo na, mayat maya mo na gagawin. This is a MUST to MASTER.

[reinramirez]

nipluck ko kagabi yung D string sa 12th fret, meron parang maluwag na screw sa bridge na nag riring, may naka experience na nun? washburn grx10 sya, di ko naman ginagamitan ng trembar

[Autoplay2009]

this is informative!   

so far, ako lang nag-aadjust ng trussrod at intonation ng mga gitara ko. laki na din natipid ko haha

[reinramirez]

tangalugin ko lang 

dapat magkapareho sa tuner yung open string saka 12th fret ng bawat string? pero sa 12th fret hindi ako sa tuners mag aadjust kundi sa bridge tama?

sinubukan ko kasi sa 12th fret yung tuner(pero wala akong ginalaw standard tuning parin sya) mejo mataas sya nasamay kanan yung pointer ng tuner. (di ko lang sure kung anong klase yung tuner kung chromatic ba sya tulad nung hinahanap sa mga nababasa kong tutorial)