Briscriggs Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I finished a les paul recently. I didnt do the fret job,bridge install, or nut.Got it back from guitar tech, looked great.But sounds really lifeless{strings dull sounduing}. Intonation dead on from 12th down.Sounds flat from 7th to 1st.Checked cener line, and the bridge apears to be out by 1/16th,is this the problem. Anyone have any advise,Thanks Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 You can quickly check the intonation by fretting a string at the 12th fret and seeing if it plays in tune or sharp/flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workingman Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Try new strings. bad intonation should not efect the string sound (pitch aside) but bad strings can effect intonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Anyone have any advise,Thanks Chris. Sounds like you need to take the guitar back to the tech, tell him to give you the playable guitar you paid for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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