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How To Intonate an Electric Guitar  
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Tags: intonation, pitch, guitar, setup, electric, intonate

A guide on how to set the intonation of your guitar so all the frets up and down the fretboard are closer to the desired pitch.

1.	Start by installing new strings. Tune them to pitch and then stretch them. Allow them to stretch overnight before setting intonation.
2.	To set intonation, first tune the open string using a tuner accurate to one hundredth of a cent.
3.	Then fret the twelfth fret of that string.
4.	If the fretted twelfth fret note is flat, then you need to set the saddle closer to the pickups (towards the neck). Do this using a screwdriver to adjust the screws at the bridge.
5.	If the twelfth fret note is sharp, then you need to adjust the saddle farther away from the neck.
6.	Make small turns (1/8 of a turn of the screwdriver at a time). Retune the open string and compare the twelfth fret note again.
7.	Repeat adjustments for all strings until all twelfth fret notes are in tune with the open notes.
8.	Alternatively, you can compare the twelfth fret notes to the twelfth fret harmonic instead of the open string.

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