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Old 07-08-2015, 09:48 AM
Gypsyblue Gypsyblue is offline
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Default Jerry Donahue's tips for setting up a Telecaster

Haven't tried this yet but Jerry's one of my very favorite guitarists.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/th...ge-intonation/
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:18 AM
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Good article - I'm going to try his method on my Tele. There is one error though.
He says to tune the "G" string to A440. Pretty sure he means the "A".

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Old 07-08-2015, 12:50 PM
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As he talks about the G# on the G string right after, I think the 'A440' comment just is the wrong frequency - because he also mentions it at the 12th fret.
And right after, when he's talking about the E (note) he mentions 4th string 6th fret and 3rd string 4th fret - neither of which is an E.
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Old 07-08-2015, 03:54 PM
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that is how i learned to tweak my tele. great info. thanks to jerry d.

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Old 07-11-2015, 05:27 PM
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As he talks about the G# on the G string right after, I think the 'A440' comment just is the wrong frequency - because he also mentions it at the 12th fret.
And right after, when he's talking about the E (note) he mentions 4th string 6th fret and 3rd string 4th fret - neither of which is an E.
MikeBmusic is correct, of course. Thanks for the explanation.


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