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Post subject: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:57 am
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Hi. I bought this guitar https://www.thomann.de/es/fender_am_eli ... b_3tsb.htm and it didn't came adjust very well. When I started to adjust it with the specifications offered in the manual that came with this guitar, I couldn't adjust the intonation. Does anyone have the correct specifications for the adjusts needed for an elite stratocaster?

Sorry for bad english.


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 1:49 am
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You write ; " I couldn't adjust the intonation."

Sorry but in my opinion you may no know how to set a guitar, you may not know how to take reading and / or work with guitar tools.

It is not specs you need, is how to :(

Where to start to help you ? All Fender guitar ( and mostly all guitar) use the same specs.

Did you speak Spanish ?
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Usted escribe ; "No pude ajustar la entonación".

Lo siento, pero en mi opinión, es posible que no sepa cómo configurar una guitarra, es posible que no sepa cómo leer y / o trabajar con herramientas de guitarra.

No es especificaciones lo que necesita, es cómo :(

¿Dónde comenzar a ayudarte? Todas las guitarras Fender (y principalmente todas las guitarras) usan las mismas especificaciones.

Hablas español ?


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 1:54 am
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You must buy this book :

How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great! (Anglais) Broché – 1 juillet 2012
de Dan Erlewine (Author


https://www.amazon.ca/Make-Your-Electri ... N0DYBKEW0Z


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:03 am
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Llevo años ajustando guitarras. Primero puente, después mástil, después acción y por último entonación. Pues siguiendo las especificaciones de Fender es imposible.


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:22 am
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frosfros wrote:
Llevo años ajustando guitarras. Primero puente, después mástil, después acción y por último entonación. Pues siguiendo las especificaciones de Fender es imposible.


You write;
I've been adjusting guitars for years. First bridge, then mast, then action and finally intonation. Well following the Fender specifications is impossible.

Please easier if you write in english.

Sorry it you really adjusting guitar for years you will not ask about specs or/ and :

1- You can see guitar have a issue and you can tell us wich one
2- You can fix the issue or return on warranty.

My first answer is the good one.


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:00 am
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Years of adjusting guitars, but it's time to start again, doing it right this time. :wink:
First the tremolo, then the neck (that's the "mast" on google translator; mástil) (truss rod; on rare occasions also the neck angle), then string height and so on. On a new guitar, a general checkup on screws & such is in order before the actual setup.

My first guesses would be that the trem is wrong so the intonation can't be adjusted enough, and/or your truss rod isn't set up right.

If you need specs, they are in the link below. Anyways, if you invest 2K on a guitar, it might be wise to invest some 80 more on a professional setup.
Stratocaster setup guide


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:07 am
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Impressed by your linguistic skills, Stratele!

To OP - as the guitar has the booklet with all necessary measurements, is it that those settings aren't to your liking?

Or is it that you can't adjust the saddles back far enough for correct intonation? That's not uncommon on Strats - I believe some people shorten or even remove the little springs, to allow more travel on the saddle.

Cheers - Peter.


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:10 am
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Peter S wrote:
Impressed by your linguistic skills, Stratele!


Cheers - Peter.


Google Translation :lol:

IMO, OP may have neck bow issue.
To me OP lack of experience and knowledge in guitar set -up.


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:04 am
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I'll try again. Thanks to everyone.


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:55 pm
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Recently I put together a partcaster for myself... musikraft neck warmoth body fender parts and brass nut.
Could not get the intonation anywhere close on the low E.
Wondered what was going on but suspected the nut was too high (I had ordered it that way)
The action was high as well and I shaved off a few mill on the nut.
The intonation is now a lot closer.
May not be a solution to your problem of course so be careful once you change the nut there is no going back with it. :D


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:42 pm
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The specs in the Fender manual work quite well when done in the proper sequence. Also, make sure you are using brand new strings when making the final adjustments (intonate).


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:40 am
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frosfros wrote:
I'll try again. Thanks to everyone.



IMO there is something you don't see or don't know about setting a guitar.
Buying the book;
"How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great! (Anglais) Broché – 1 juillet 2012
de Dan Erlewine (Author) "
It is a very good investment


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:36 am
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stratele52 wrote:


Please easier if you write in english.

Sorry it you really adjusting guitar for years you will not ask about specs or/ and :

1- You can see guitar have a issue and you can tell us wich one


Not to pick on my fellow Canadian, because I feel stratele52's heart and intentions are in the right place.
But if we're going to pick on grammatical errors, we must make sure we're not doing any as well.
I believe it's his French Canadian to English translation.

Please : it is easier if you write in english.

Sorry : if you really have been adjusting guitar's for years ; then you would not be asking about the specs and/or:

"1- You can see guitar have a issue and you can tell us wich one"

That's
1- If you can see that the guitar has issues, can you please tell us which one.

Sorry . To be nit picky

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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:53 am
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"Can't adjust the intonation" is too vague. What is the problem that can't be fixed by moving the saddles forward/backward?

Until we know the specific problems you're encountering, here are a couple of issues that can make people think a guitar has intonation issues:
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Out of the thousands of strings I've bought over the years, I've had about a dozen defective strings that wouldn't intonate. Weird warbling, like 2 or more pitches beating against each other.

One time when that happened, the store replaced the strings. And the replacement set was defective too. So I switched brands for a while, until the store sold through that batch. (If a machine is out of adjustment, often that whole production batch will be bad.)
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If the new guitar has taller frets than you're used to, or you're trying lighter strings than you're used to, you may be pushing some notes sharp by fretting too hard.


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Post subject: Re: Strato AM Elite adjust specs.
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:32 pm
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This article is written pretty good and has pictures as well.


https://www.12fret.com/new-instruments/ ... -3-action/

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