How do you intonate an electric guitar?

Answer 1

Electric Guitars are played in the same manner as acoustic guitars. The guitar works because magets underneath the strings, in between the end of the neck and the bridge, detect the vibration of the strings as they're played. These magnets (called pick-ups) move in sympathy with the strings, which allows the signal to be converted from a kinetic signal into an electric one. This signal passes through controls inside the guitar (which are controlled via 'pots' on the guitar body) which control the tone and volume of the signal, as it leaves the guitar via the jack.

Answer 2

That depends upon the type of Electric Guitar you have, and the type of bridge that the guitar has on it. For example if you have an electric guitar that has the "tunamatic" style bridge like a Gibson has, You plug in your strobe (tuner) to the guitar, play each string open and at the twelfth fret. If at the twelfth fret the note shows on your tuner as sharp or flat, then you adjust the set-screw slightly on your bridge until the note shows "true" (not sharp or flat). The setscrew is the screw on the back of the bridge that adjusts the small piece of metal that each string rests on individually. Most of the time you'll only adjust the setscrew about 1/4 to 1/2 turn, in either direction, depending if it's sharp or flat. Other types of bridges with setscrews are set very similarly to this.

Answer 3

This is easier than people think. First see what each string needs and write it down.

The easy answer if you've got two guitars with floyd roses with similar headstocks and everything to just copy the one guitars saddles. Remember to take the string off and NEVER do this with an in tune guitar or you may hurt yourself as that is around 20lbs of pressure per string to come whipping at your hands of face.

The advanced answer is. Take one string off at a time to make sure you keep the guitar somewhat in tune as it's always a nuisance to re-float the floyd rose. The screw in front of the string saddle loosen it until the saddle can move closer or further away than it already was. You can also take that screw completely off if you aren't happy with intonation and move it to another slot as you've got more than one.

so ok the rule of thumb is..

the closer to the bridge pickup the flatter the string will be

the closer to the floyd rose the sharper it'll get

think of someone chasing you with a knife I joke with people about this.

If you need more help go to YouTube. Also look into brass big blocks they will make a special floyd rose sound better than an original without the 250$ us price tag.