I have a givson blue diamond guitar The problem i have is that the lower frets are not in tune with the higher frets like the open string and 12 fret are not in tune its seems to be a bit lower in pitch the problem is with only the first 2 strings can anybody help me with this? pls help
Intonation problem. Does your guitar have fixed bridge, tremolo bridge or floyd rose? For fixed bridge, I think only a luthioer can help. For tremolo and floyd rose, you have small screws on the saddle that can change the length of free string (bridge to nut length). You need to adjust those screws.
thanks I checked out this page about saddle adjustment https://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/Electric_Guitar_Intonation.htm my problem is that i have run uot of saddle adjustment and the one of the string is still flat could it be better if i change the string or is it a goner i didnt have the problem last week what could have caused this
If there are screws just behind the saddle then you can fix intonation problem with a screw driver. Just adjust the screw and keep checking the tuning of the open fret and the 12th fret harmonic. If its still not possible take your guitar to someone who can fix it.
It is possible that you are using string gauges lower/higher than recommended. Can be recitifed by a luthier as Sridhar said, if nothing works.
Uhh one more thing - tell me which brand you use + whcih strings are having intonation problem. On my Tulsi, initially some korean strings were there. When they broke, I put Karuna, and the D string of Karuna was really phuckall. It messed up the tension (tuning) and intonation. Needless to add that the gauge was same = 9
i asked for diff guage strings at a music store they had only karuna brand extra light string any way thanks for your advice i think i need to go to a pro
I bought my Blue Diamond 4 years ago, it still play nice. Neck is still OkOk, electronics are a little noise, ill get it done when i buy a new pup. Best thing, the guitar still stays in tune, and the tone is still nice. Pretty good for a 4000 rupee guitar. Have you tried setting the intonation. The 12th fret harmonic note and the open string note should be same, if not adjust the screw behind the bridge till you are satisfied. I remember doing this once.
