How to Intonate an Electric Guitar
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Don Carrs heads over to Sweetwater's Guitar Workshop for an expert lesson on intonating an electric guitar, with one of our in-house luthiers, Greg Reszel.
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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - What is Intonation?
5:22 - Intonating A Guitar
11:00 - Thanks For Watching!
#Sweetwater #HowToIntonate
You're going to love how sweet your guitar sounds after following these steps! Have a question? Drop it in the comments 👇
All of the pickups should be lowered.
It, what about the elastic band,won’t that hold the string back from a successful intonation, rubber does grab on anything serrated, like a guitar string. Will using an elastic band screw up your intonation? That’s my question. Thanks
Thanks so much for this video! I literally do all these things that you showed Oh, so it makes me feel a whole lot better when I do work on my friends guitars for them! You can never learn or relearn enough! Plus your store is great and the list goes on! There are too many channels out there that don't have very good information or a really long don't get to the point, this video gets right to the point with lots of detail given in a manner anyone should be able to understand. 😊🤘🏻
Everybody wants to be an expert yet no one wants to keep an open mind LOL :-)
why is the half of the video useless info
What is it that makes the g-string such an issue
I have been playing and setting up guitars for 65 years. I learned a couple of useful tips from this video.
Concise and effective review! Thank you for your guitar service! 😂❤
this guy explains everything in a way thats super understandable unlike most other luthiers that dont think to explain things in a way that easy for a non guitar tech to understand. I even learned something on this video! 👍👍👍
I disagree
I learned a few things from this video 😁 thank you
@@dancarr8185 what was hard to understand from this video for you 🤔
@@NubsWithGuns literally
@@dancarr8185 same, i switched off when he started going on about the gravity of the neck lol
3:32 I watched about 5 videos about intonation. None of em put it as simple as this. Thanks.
At Efe R.
Because it ain't, unfortunately...
I started playing in 1961 when I was 9 years old. I'm 71 now and I still play. I've also been doing setups over 30 years and this is one of the best tutorials I've seen. This guy knows his stuff. Great video, thank you.
I found that laying my guitar on its back makes the strings go sharp.
So I tune my guitar in the position I play
This is the best method
Excellent video. I already understood how to intonate a guitar but the statement about using a high resolution strobe tuner recommendation took my setup to the next level. I thought my previous tuner was good enough but I just picked up a strobe tuner accurate to 1/1000 of a semitone and wow what difference it makes. Thank you Greg!
I use ableton live’s tuner. It’s so damn accurate I love it. It goes by hz which I prefer much more over a note.
I looked up Greg's tuner, the Peterson. It's about $995 on Sweetwater's site now. It's accurate to 0.1 cent. Same as yours. They also sell another Peterson for $4,383.99. But, it seems to have the same accuracy and features.
A strobe tuner sounds like overkill lol. Most times when I tune I just do it by ear, though I have an Ibanez electric acoustic that has a built in tuner and I've used that a few times just because it's there lol
@@bigbasil1908 Have to say a 900$ dollar tuner is like buying a 250$ guitar cable. Maybe a tad overkill. Like one of the "😲👉🏼🎸oh my God I just bought a expensive guitar and it sounds amaze balls" youtube unboxing videos. Or the "Filling my guitar body with jello pudding, it's ethereal" videos. 😆
All things considered, Gary Moore’s looking GREAT here.
Les is MMoore!
And so does David Ellefson!
That's Dean Ween, duh.
@@HeltonMoraes that aged like milk 😂😂😂
Weird Al and Dean Ween
Greg you just gave me the instructions and confidence to do it myself, and not have to take my guitars to the shop for setups anymore. Thanks man, and God bless!
Thanks for an excellent explanation, very clear and concise allowing me to fully understand the importance of the intonation.
Ahhh, the mysteries of intonation. Thanks for shedding some light. And much love as always to Sweetwater.
Sweetwater does a great job setting up your new guitar when buying it! My Randy Rhoads Pro I bought years ago was closest to perfect you could get when it arrived. Great place to buy a guitar from and great people if you need anything. They really care about their customers. Helpful video. Thanks!
possibly one of the best video about how to do intonation, most accurate and covering all the details
Best detailed video about intonation ever! Many thumbs up! I finally got my baby sounding great and I didn't have to spend a lot of dough either!!!
WOWZERS !!! Super fantastic video tutorial on intonation. I knew nothing about "intonation", and had the "horrid hellbent harrassment" 3rd string (G) problem when I bought a used electric......your step by step method and excellent instructions made this intonation process inviting rather than scaring me off of even touching any of the parts involved. You've given me a new perspective....I was ready to toss my guitar out the window, but this simple and quick adjustment process gave me the positive attitude back, and I'll be ever grateful to you for "tuning me back in to playing guitar"!!!!! CHEERS TO YOU!!!!
I love passionate guitar techs!! And he’s a natural teacher👍🏼👍🏼
I’ve always loved sweetwater. They don’t feel artificial like so many other companies. I needed help setting up my Alesis keyboard that I got off of amazon and mistook them for the manufacturer. I was on the phone with an employee and he helped me even though they gained no money from it. I’m buying a prophet rev2 and a kc 600 amp from them within the next month. Thank you sweetwater!
Would love a video on working through different scenarios, one being you need to lengthen a sharp string, but your saddle is all the way back. Things like that.
Thank You Don and Greg I never before since I was five years old deadened all strings except the one I was tuning intonating but then I only had a wa wa peddel when ten years old none of this new fantastic gear I got from You at Sweetwater now but now I'm 63 years old and learning still.
Buying my first beginner bass from Sweetwater in a couple of weeks!! They make the customer so comfortable- There’s Nothing like feeling you are talking to someone who care’s versus someone who just works at a retail store . A completely different experience. Never rushed on the phone .
Glad I found this site, I've been setting others intonation for years, but you made some really good points. 👍
Wow I really did not expect this video to answer everything the way it did, absolutely fantastic work. Greg is the way.
Breaking it down Barney style. Outstanding work and confidence in your craft Greg, I’d love to hear about what you have to say about the nut and pickup height, as well as truss rod adjustments. Aspiring luthier here 🙌
6:24 Hats off to you.
That's where I knew you really know how to do the job correctly because a lot of luthiers I've been seeing do it with the guitar laying on a table.
Love Sweetwater - only place I shop, since 1993. I see he has: 3 in 1 oil, Feed & Wax, & DeoxIt. Glad I am using the same products. I also love some of the Music Nomad stuff. This was great. oNe LovE from NYC
Greg is a great person, very knowledgeable and he is a great guitar player regardless if he gives himself credit or not. This video will help many people not get things thrown at them LOL I am glad to see this video posted.
I've been playing guitar 25 years. We just moved, and I don't know who the reputable tech/luthiers are in my new area. I knew that my main guitar was sharp, but didn't want to take it to an unknown shop. Thanks to this video and my Peterson tuner, I'm playing in tune again. God bless you.
Fantastic video! Very well done, informative and detailed instructions.
I don't know how many years I have been practicing with a guitar with the intonation messed up. This was an awesome tutorial for my first time setting up an electric guitar. The sound of everything is a hundred times better. Chords or scales I thought I was playing badly sound amazing!
Haha changes everything right!
So you never noticed and I bet no one else did.
Your explanation is spot on Greg !
Beautiful explanation on this process. Thank you very much. Super helpful.
Let me say I do really love this channel. This video is one of my more favorite one. I like to technical part of guitar playing. I can appreciate what it takes to get everything out of it as you can.
Most of my friends bring their things to me. Whenever they want to change things out or upgrade they asked me for help. Most of them do not even know what end of the soldering gun to use.
Whatever this video pops up on my UA-cam account I always watch it. I don't care who you are there is always things you can learn. Nobody knows everything. That's my biggest reason I appreciate UA-cam. People from across the world can learn from one another.
I know I can only hit the like button once and of course I am a subscriber.
Great informative video. Not as daunting a job as I expected. Thanks for the vid!
So much info packed into this one video, thanks for making it easy to understand!
I worked in fabrication and layout in the metal trades -
The little tricks make all the difference
I was wondering what intonating a guitar was, super, super useful info, thanks 👌
I needed this video last week 😭😭
thanks for answering that question. I never fully understood the intonation vs. tuning, now i do
I played (and recorded) in the 70's/80's not knowing about intonation. Always wondered why my axe sounded great on some strings and rubbish on others. Managed to blag my way through gigs for years.
It's fascinating to watch someone who is a master of their trade. Excellent video, learned a lot!
Best intonation tutorial video ever!
5.33 I really must say this video must be one of the most valueable I have seen since I don't remember already. Seen dozens already and and a few of this sidenotes he pushes in before he even begins I have never considered before and makes perfect sence. Wll try this at once. Thanks for the tips.
The point about letting the strings stretch in and a bit of playing the strings in really helped! I tried intonation set up straight away with new strings and a few days later I was horrified! Worse than before! I think this could be the simple reason! Thankyou very much!
That was very informative it's really breezy thank you so much for posting awesome lesson
Great, down to earth instruction.
Greg Reszel is a saint.
Sweetwater, the best customer service in the business
Thank you!Watching which way to turn the screw to elongate or contract the string.Answered my question!!!Thanks again!
Thanks for your time and help on this one
Wow. I never thought of comparing the harmonic. I used to intonate by ear. I was always close but still found spots that were off. I gotta try this. Thanks.
That was so incredibly helpful! Glad to know I can do this at home with just a screwdriver as well
Thanks Greg! Thanks Sweetwater
About 3:29 comes a great verbal visual on what to do. Thank you guys.
Best video I’ve seen. I have to give it to Sweetwater, they do an amazing job.
Thank You! ! !
This is exactly what I was looking for & desperately needed. :-D
As true as the saying: Right tools for the right job. Thx a mil, another aspect for us learners.👍🎸🤘
Many thanks! Just threw my little Takemine GX- 200 TB back together after years of neglect, & REALLY wanted to get that nailed! Big help.
I didn't know Dean Ween intonated his own guitars. Awesome.
I was looking for this comment lol
Thanks for the demo and easy to understand instruction's...now Im confident to do it myself !!
Fantastic explanation on how to do this. Top points
That was a very informative video! Thanks for uploading this!
Greg…that’s so incredibly easy to understand…Thank You👍
Thanks for this video. Made it really easy to understand the process and has helped me sort my intonation issues. Liked and subbed, cheers.
Greg is a great guy
Great video. Learning alot. I am a new player and am just learning all this.
Glad that he made the point of mentioning he intonates in playing position. A lot of techs do it flat like in the demo.
Sweetwater rules. Simple, useful instruction.
One thing he did not mention was to talk with the player and get feel for how light or aggressive of a player he/she is and how much pressure they used when playing. That makes a difference also. Other wise great video Sweetwater!
On the tuning with the neck pickup thing, I find the same to be true of bass. I also pluck the string over the neck pickup when tuning. I get the best overall tuning regardless of where I pluck the strings if I do it that way.
That is a good observation. They talked of splitting hairs, and I could see how where we pluck, or impart energy into it would effect how it rings out. The pickups tend to sit directly under a harmonic node, so striking it there would mean that the waves settle into their nodes more quickly and accurately than if we struck it between them in a non-mathematically accurate, or harmonious, way. All those small things add up to one big thing in the end.
Thanks for the great details!
Thank you!!
NOW I get it!
Awesome instruction. Mandy Patinkin is awesome😂🤣😅 But seriously folks. The tapping on the saddle with the screwdriver was my uncle's trick too ! Thanks for this Sweetwater.
wound 3rd and plug in tuner saved me from the g-string headache. Thanks so much
Wound 3rd? What does this mean?🤔
like the 4th 5th and sixth string winding around the the wire .
great talent guys at Sweetwater !
Thanks! Very informative video.
Great video, helped me so much! 😊
UA-cam is mostly full of crap - the more I love to actually find peals like this.
I love watching pro guitar restoration and caretaking - who actually know and are able to explain the more technical details of how guitar’s work.
Thx a ton!
very helpful, just what i needed
Bravo! You make it look easy!
I find when i get to the last string number one is no longer okay….js
Simple and Sweet , I mean Simple and Sweetwater!!! . Thanks a bunch made it look easy.
Thank you so much, never seen a video explaining this before.
First time I heard anyone talk about the wound third string and bending--or maybe why it is a fail if you do bend. I found this out the hard way and was puzzled, but feel better (informed) now. Good stuff.
Thumbs up on Bahco screwdriver. The rubber grip won’t scratch the guitar finish and its a European tool company owned by Snap-On. So this guy doesn’t just buy a cheap Chinese screwdriver. Guys that work with tools for a living know that tools count. Its also a great vid and I learned how to intonate this guitar I’m fixing up for my daughter for Christmas. Thanks for the vid. Great channel and cool luthier tech with useful info.
Great explanation!! Awesome video!!
That was some excellent stuff. Thank you so much! Now to get a strobe tuner…
Thanks guys 🥇😅🎸🙏🏻✨
Big help 🤘
Love y’all thank you
I drop mine off at Lightning Joe’s Guitar Heaven in Arroyo Grande Ca. When I come back it’s perfectly intonated and adjusted! Easy!
Thanks Deaner!
Dude I have played guitar as a hobby for over 10 years and never even touched those little screws on the bridge. I always figured it was “luthier stuff” lmao. Thanks for the info! Hopefully my playing will sound a lot better :)
This is brilliant
Thank you ever so much, good man!
best video on intonation. my crappy guitar would be sharp on the 12th fret. i was able to fix that with a clip on tuner after watching this video. is using a really good tuner better? yes. but you got to use what you got and i achieved a pretty good sounding with guitar all chords in tune(as much as they can be)
38 years later it's time to replace the bridge and this is a life saver
Excellent video just took a long time to get to the point.
Thank you so much!
Thnxs for the info champs🎉
Wow the epiphany I never had myself thanks so much man this was great I neede this the guy Dave Sumner in Delaware retired and I’m lost lol thanks again
Thanks so much!
This is amazing