A stupid guitar question...

[WithoutJudgementJeremy]

What is Intonation? Can someone explain it to me?

 

[Elysian893]

intonation is when all your frets sound in tune with the string... if you hit an open E string, it should be an E on your tuner, and hit the 12th fret it should also be an E... its so when you're playing you sound in tune with yourself all the time

 

[WithoutJudgementJeremy]

intonation is when all your frets sound in tune with the string... if you hit an open E string, it should be an E on your tuner, and hit the 12th fret it should also be an E... its so when you're playing you sound in tune with yourself all the time

k thanks man. So if I was tuning for intonation, for E would I like hit the 12th fret on the E string and check the tuner to see if its in tune?

 

[Elysian893]

yes

 

[Leandro]

It's a pain on a floyd to adjust intonation... =\

 

[DeathPact]

haha ^ happy days, does it matter if you use the natural harmonic or the fretted note on 12? I think i read you must use the harmonic

 

[Elysian893]

haha ^ happy days, does it matter if you use the natural harmonic or the fretted note on 12? I think i read you must use the harmonic

no, you have to use the fretted note... thats the point of intonation, your frets will sound in tune, your harmonics are going to sound in tune regardless.

 

[Nick Brookes]

also if you go high up you neck and hold a power chord on the b sting if it hums it is not set up right