You can preset the basic intonation of your guitar by taking a tape measure and measuring from the inside of the nut to the center of the 12th fret (the fret wire itself; not the fingerboard). Double that measu
Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster truss rods are often only accessible at the bottom of your guitar neck. These truss rods can’t be adjusted while the neck is still bolted to the guitar because the screw head or allen head is partially hidden by the body. In order to adjust your Fender ...
Fender Newporter Player – California Series Acoustic Guitar The Fender Newporter Player is another unique looking offering from Fender, with a Stratocaster style headstock. If you couldn’t tell from its appearance, it’s a guitar that’s been tailor made for performance, and it comes in a var...
and I generally find that guitars ring clearer and sustain for longer when there is some tension on the truss rod. Vintage-style Fender necks present the most problems because the strings generally need to be slackened off and the neck partially lifted out of its pocket in order to adjust th...
In this article, we will show you how to adjust the trust rod on your guitar 🎸 and get it setup perfectly to tailor to your unique playing style. 🎸
Fender Stratocaster connected directly to an oscilloscope. Each 'wave' on the oscilloscope is caused by one string vibration. The highest voltage (peak of wave) is created by the fastest string speed when it's moving directly over the pickup. The zero voltage point (center of graph) is ...
There are many different styles of bridges and each style has its own unique way to adjust the saddle pieces. Here is a list of the bridges that I will show you how to adjust: Fender Stratocaster/ Telecaster Gibson Les Paul/ Tune-o-matic ...
Think "guitar god," and a particular image of Jimi Hendrix springs to mind: Hendrix kneeling, shamanlike, before his Fender Stratocaster, his hands seeming to coax flames from the instrument. Captured by photographer Jim Marshall at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, this image is burned into the...
The article presents a book review for "The Fender Stratocaster Handbook: How To Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot, and Modify Your Strat," by Paul Belmer.ShoafBrownUniv.EricBrownUniv.C.BrownUniv.EBSCO_bspLibrary Journal
Install the guitar strings and check alignment over the neck and pickups. You may need to loosen the neck bolts, and tweak the neck slightly, one way or the other to adjust string position. Tune the guitar as you normally would, in the tuning you prefer. ...