How to adjust your Intonation - Fender Stratocaster

Описание: In this video I teach you how to adjust the intonation on your Fender Stratocaster.

Intonation is an adjustment that effectively changes the length of the string between the nut and the bridge. It is used to ensure that notes remain at the appropriate pitch as you play up and down the fretboard.

One way to check intonation is to play some open form chords beyond the 12th fret. If the open strings at the nut are in tune but the chords sound off then you have a problem that can easily be corrected.

You should check the intonation when you change string gauges and periodically throughout the year. Different size strings will almost certainly require an adjustment. Humidity and temperature can also affect this because wood and metal expand and contract with temperature and humidity changes.

The only thing you will need is a phillips screwdriver and a good tuner.

Before you do this adjustment it's important to make sure that the action and neck relief are properly set. Also, do this adjustment with the guitar in the playing position. If you lay the guitar down it will be enough to cause the guitar to go slightly out of tune because of gravity pulling on the headstock.

Finally, if you have just put new strings on you absolutely need to break them in first or this adjustment will be almost impossible to do.

Tune the open strings to pitch then compare the note on the the tuner to the fretted note at the 12th fret. If the fretted note is sharp that means that the string is too short and you must lengthen it by moving the saddle away from the nut. If the note is flat it means that the string is too long and you must move the saddle towards the nut to shorten the string and raise the pitch.

Once you have determined whether or not the note is sharp or flat, detune the string to take some pressure off, turn the saddle screw a few turns, tune the string to pitch and check again. Continue this process until the both the fretted note at the 12th fret and the open note are tuned the same.

When you're all done play some open chords at the 12th fret and listen closely. They should sound nice with all off the strings being in tune with each other.

That's it! The more you do this the easier it gets.

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