Indianrock2020 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I'm working on strat intonation and wondering what the difference is between the left bracket and right bracket of the "tuned" box. Since I'm plucking the strings open, then comparing with fretted at the 12th fret for intonation, would be nice to know what a movement half way across this "tuned" bracket actually represents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchguitarist Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Normally the units of tuning accuracy are cents (one hundredth of a semitone) I compared the POD tuner with my Korg rack tuner and they both show the same movement. So -50/+50 is +/- 50 cents to low/high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianrock2020 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Normally the units of tuning accuracy are cents (one hundredth of a semitone) I compared the POD tuner with my Korg rack tuner and they both show the same movement. So -50/+50 is +/- 50 cents to low/high. So in adjusting intonation using the POD tuner, a variation between harmonic and fretted note at the 12th fret which is the width of the "in-tune brackets" would be about .02 2/100th of the distance from E to F ( for example ). I think what I've done is introduced just a bit too much neck relief so may straighten the neck slightly with the rod, then try to deal with any fret buzz around the 8th fret by raising bridge saddles. Whether this will result in lower action and less intonation variance at the 12th for those two strings where I've already moved the saddles as far back as they'll go, I don't know yet. I won't waste too much time trying to make the low E perfect at higher frets -- don't play there much and this isn't a $10k guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoguyy Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 It may not be a $10k guitar, but you would be amazed at how much closer to a $4k guitar a $400 guitar can get if you pay a professional to do $400 worth of work. As to relief and intonation -- there are better places to get that info. Especially since many people will tell you that fret buzz on an electric doesn't matter except for open notes. I don't know the answer to the +/- question because I have a separate tuner for that kind of work. But I do know that if you are off as far as the bracket, you have quite a few turns of the screw to get it right. That far off can be heard by the human ear -- or, at least, by my ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianrock2020 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Yes I'm not opposed to paying somebody for another setup, but knowing how to do minor tweaks ( and having the right tools ) would be nice since winter/summer and other changes may necessitate adjustments every season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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