bro, luthier na yan dapat noon pa. sensya na ha, ganun kasi ako, ayoko pangunahan eh, it might cause more damage/problem kung ako gagawa or i may/may not do it correctly. in my case, in acquiring a guitar (bnew or used) i bring to jun castro and have him set it up, which he already knows my personal specs (like low action, 9's na strings etc.) and he explains why/what should be done in special cases.
bring it to your luthier and let the experts do it and the end result is 'worry free'.
my two cents worth lang bro..
oo bro, si mang jun na nag-aalaga nitong gitara ko since day 1 na makuha ko sha! alam nya rin yung sukat nito, pati lahat nang preferences ko! pag dating sa pag-"optimize" nang gitara ko, sa kanya ko talaga dinadala, (truss rod, action, pickup replacement, fret leveling, etc) pero pag basic bridge intonation lang, ako na gumagawa nun kasi sobrang simple lang naman eh. nagulat lang ako, kung bakit antagal ko na nag-iintonate, ngayon lang ako naka-encounter nang ganito. well, baka nga katulad nung sinabi nila sir bradey at lovecore, baka nga "patay" na yung strings ko. ill replace it with a fresh set muna
brandey: oo brad, ako rin yan ang problema ko since grade 4 ako, sobrang acidic nang kamay ko. minsan after a gig, pag di ko napunasan nang mabuti strings ko, kalawang na kinabukasan. hassle talaga, sobrang tadtad nga nang silica yung guitar case ko eh
lovecore: talaga, new set of strings sumablay sa intonation? what strings were you using then? im using GHS EJ signature 0.11's, for about mga 4 years na. ngayon lang ako nagkaproblem