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Tuning issues can drive you nuts if you don't understand what's really happening when you try to tune or intonate your guitar. Here's part I of our conversation with Chris Labriola of Peterson Tuners.
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AnTennA
on 05/10/2009 		What about the 15th, 17th, 19th, etc. frets? How does just checking the intonation at the 12th fret compensate for the amount of bend the string will experience at the higher frets? My suggestion is that the intonation be checked at the highest fret possible where a usable harmonic exists. For example: if you've got 24 frets, then obviously check the harmonic and the fretted intonation there. If you've got an ax with 22 frets, use the harmonic at the 19th fret. This way, the string is checked for the maximum bend due to fretting pressure --- unlike just checking at the 12th which by nature does not require the string to move as much when fretted.



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