FrankAtari Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Hi Guys, I think my telecaster has some intonation issues. Probably the whole set up needs some tweaking, however all in all the guitar is good. The problem relates to the first 11 frets where almost all of the notes are about 1/4 sharper than they should be. This is according to my boss digital tuner. The frets from 12 onward are in tune. I have no buzzing issues and I have a six saddle bridge. So what do I do? Should I work on the nut or is there a way to balance the saddles or maybe the truss rod? Tnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 It could be nut height/action height, but if it’s only sharp in the lower register, I’d look at at the relief first. It might be that there is too much bow in the neck, causing sharp notes due to the stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankAtari Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 28/01/2022 at 11:45, ezbass said: I’d look at at the relief first. It might be that there is too much bow in the neck Well I think I kind of did it, for the problem is largely contained. I'm rubbish with the relief so I just skipped that part and worked directly on the truss rod, empirically. The notes became flatter when tightening. Now even the worst notes are not sharper that 1/8 and many are fine. I'm not sure how close to the ideal pitch they should really be, but for now I'm happy. Probably it's worthwhile investing in a set of those nut files. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
