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jakebrgr
 Post subject: Guitar Intonation..
PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:20 pm 
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First name: Jacob
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Hello..
I have a problem and its really annoying me.
I have an intonation problem with my guitar.
It NEVER used to be this bad but now, the lower E string and the B string have really bad intonation problems.
All of the other strings are fine, just those two.
The guitar played fine and then I let my friend borrow it for about a month and a half and he didn't have heat in his house and now that I have it back, it has terrible intonation.
These are the notes in standard tuning:

6th string open:E
12th harmonic:E
12th fret:E

5th string open:A
12th harmonic:A
12th fret:A

4th string open:D
12th harmonic:D
12th fret:D

3rd string open:G
12th harmonic:G
12th fret:G

2nd string open:B
12th harmonic:B
12th fret:Really low B

1st string open:E
12th harmonic:Doesn't work, I have to go to the 13th fret to get
the harmonic to sound. But when i sounds, its a perfect E.
12th Fret:Exactly an Eb.

Please, can anyone help me!?
This is driving me nuts!

-Brgr
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Blain
 Post subject: Re: Guitar Intonation..
PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:33 pm 
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You might start by putting a new set of strings on to make sure the problem is not within the strings.

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jakebrgr
 Post subject: Re: Guitar Intonation..
PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:43 pm 
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Could it really just be the strings?

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WaddyThomson
 Post subject: Re: Guitar Intonation..
PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:48 pm 
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Oh yeah! Particularly if they've been over stretched or something. Plus, they have to be more than a couple of months old. That's pretty old for strings that have been played much.

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jakebrgr
 Post subject: Re: Guitar Intonation..
PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:52 pm 
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Wow!
I'm going to be mega mad if I change these and find out that it was just the strings ^_^.
I'll feel so stupid lol.

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jakebrgr
 Post subject: Re: Guitar Intonation..
PostPosted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:22 am 
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Well I changed the strings and everything is perfect!
I thank you guys so much!!
Thank you!!!

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Blain
 Post subject: Re: Guitar Intonation..
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Glad to hear your problem is solved.

Nice when it's a cheap simple fix isn't it?

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Great. Nothing better than a simple solution.

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