ruedi
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Thought I'd share my top 3 with you 
Wishing you all a nice weekend!
Wishing you all a nice weekend!
I'm Just A Lucky So And So
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Not seen three lefties together - that are soooo beautiful.
Guildedagain
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Feeling left out ;]
Quite possibly the intonation on the Strat seems wrong for a lefty?
There's an almost magical intonation formula on a Strat that dictates the the treble saddles will more or less mimic the bass saddles, this is on my Sunburst.
So they should more or less look like this, but obviously flipped on a lefty.
Quite possibly the intonation on the Strat seems wrong for a lefty?
There's an almost magical intonation formula on a Strat that dictates the the treble saddles will more or less mimic the bass saddles, this is on my Sunburst.
So they should more or less look like this, but obviously flipped on a lefty.
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Wow!! Ruedi you are a lucky so-and-so!!
ruedi
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Feeling left out ;]
Quite possibly the intonation on the Strat seems wrong for a lefty?
There's an almost magical intonation formula on a Strat that dictates the the treble saddles will more or less mimic the bass saddles, this is on my Sunburst.
So they should more or less look like this, but obviously flipped on a lefty.
Good eye, thanks for the hint! I am indeed not happy with the intonation of the Strat, need to work it over.
A beautiful threesome!
walrus
walrus
Rebosbro
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Ruedi, you changed your avatar and threw me off!
Nice trio though!!
Nice trio though!!
Guildedagain
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I was thinking it needed a going over. Quite simple, loosen the strings a bit and virtually reverse the position of your saddles, to mimic the opposite of mine, and you'll be in the ballpark. Tension the strings to pitch and intonate, roughly a 5 minute job, but common wisdom says to do it almost last on a set-up with new strings.
Setting Intonation on a Strat — Haze Guitars
With the exception of, maybe, a four-string Precision bass, setting intonation on most Strats is probably one of the easier jobs. Even more so if you’ve got a hard-tail, non-trem Strat. HOW TO SET INTONATION ON A FENDER STRATOCASTER Let’s recap the prerequisites . The rest of your setup must be
hazeguitars.com
ruedi
Senior Member
The second guard (no Guild
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ruedi
Senior Member
Aaaaand the acoustic compartment:
ruedi
Senior Member
Seven seems to be my lucky number 
Rebosbro
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ruedi
Senior Member
The pick guard seems to be in the wrong side.
paul
Yes that's because it's a converted righty!
You know, this gentleman here did the same, so it can't be overly wrong, can it?
Rebosbro
Member
You gonna add all the knobs and switches too?Yes that's because it's a converted righty!
You know, this gentleman here did the same, so it can't be overly wrong, can it?
ruedi
Senior Member
I don't think so, I like it the way it is For recordings I use my Shure Motiv MV88 mic which is absolutely sufficient for my purposes.
For recordings I use my Shure Motiv MV88 mic which is absolutely sufficient for my purposes.
Rebosbro
Member
I’m very supportive of that choice! Band practice outside tomorrow!! 80 and sunnyI don't think so, I like it the way it is
ruedi
Senior Member
I’m very supportive of that choice! Band practice outside tomorrow!! 80 and sunny
Great, enjoy! We had rain all day, went on a hike with the kids to play with this super cool ball transportation machine (which was under a roof, luckily)
ruedi
Senior Member
I was thinking it needed a going over. Quite simple, loosen the strings a bit and virtually reverse the position of your saddles, to mimic the opposite of mine, and you'll be in the ballpark. Tension the strings to pitch and intonate, roughly a 5 minute job, but common wisdom says to do it almost last on a set-up with new strings.
Setting Intonation on a Strat — Haze Guitars
With the exception of, maybe, a four-string Precision bass, setting intonation on most Strats is probably one of the easier jobs. Even more so if you’ve got a hard-tail, non-trem Strat. HOW TO SET INTONATION ON A FENDER STRATOCASTER Let’s recap the prerequisites . The rest of your setup must be
This is weird. I went over it today, and ended in the almost exact same positions as it was before. I even had to raise the action on the low E a bit to get proper intonation.
Before you posted it I didn't know there was something like a "golden rule" intonation formula for Strats - and at least with mine, it doesn't work! What really annoys me is that low E string, the action is too high now for my likings, and intonation is still not perfect
Guess I have to take the guitar to my tech (if he still lets me in....) Meanwhile, any suggestions?
reudi, where were you when I was selling my buddy's 27 estate lefty guitars? LOL
Actually, they got pretty quickly snatched up locally and on Reverb I was surprised they didn't get any action on LTG.
Scott was my only friend that owned more Guilds than I, and I couldn't play a single one of them!
Actually, they got pretty quickly snatched up locally and on Reverb I was surprised they didn't get any action on LTG.
Scott was my only friend that owned more Guilds than I, and I couldn't play a single one of them!