My Bass

[rootsbloodyroots]

i made a bass and it looks good sounds good and all but i kinda messed up the placing of the bridge its a 26 fret high c 5 string and the intonation is a tad sharp above the twelve fret. ive moved the saddles as far back as possible so am i right in thinking theres nothing else i can do and just live with it slightly out? any help or advice would be very much appreciated.

[Digideus]

Bolt on? If so, you could raise the neck angle slightly by installing a shim under the neck joint. That would alter the length of the string a tad and you could then intonate corectly. Other than that......put it down to experience and dont do it on your 2nd one

[mammoth guitars]

What kind of bridge is it? You may be able to fill and redrill and not even see the change.

[rootsbloodyroots]

its a gotoh quick release bridge. i could try a neck shim indeed. thanks for your help. yes i guess it is just an experience thing i tend to just throw myself in at the deep end and learn as i go along. atleast i learned something.