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Post subject: Re: Question About Tele Setup
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:47 am
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Thanks to all for the good advice. I have finished setting up my Tele. It has never played better. I play a lot of blues these days and string bending is a little bit challenging(using 10's.) Maybe I will try tuning a full step down to make this part easier?? :D


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Post subject: Re: Question About Tele Setup
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:19 am
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I use 10's. No need to drop tune. At least not due to string guage. Your fingers will get used to it. You'll sound better when you dig in anyway. Particularly playing the blues.

Besides, if you drop tune you may end up having to adjust your trussrod again.
Remember, the trussrod counterbalances string tension. If you change the string tension by changing guage or by changing tune then your trussrod adjustment won't be optimal anymore. If it's never played better then why mess with it?

It's your guitar. It's your call. Personally I don't believe in dropped tunings. Altered tunings maybe but not dropped tunings.

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Post subject: Re: Question About Tele Setup
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:02 pm
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I will follow your advice and will leave things alone. You are so kind to spend your time helping an old man out with his technical problems. :lol:

One last question: What do you think about the Keystone PUPS? I may consider changing my originals some time in the future to these. Would that be wise?


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Post subject: Re: Question About Tele Setup
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:37 pm
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Never tried 'em. Don't know nuthin' 'bout 'em.

BTW, I'm a geezer, too.

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Post subject: Re: Question About Tele Setup
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:07 am
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BMW-KTM wrote:
bluesky636 wrote:
Putting a capo at the first fret and holding the string down at the last fret takes the bridge height out of the equation. String action should be set after adjusting the truss rod. The truss rod is NOT used to adjust action as many people seem to do.

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I'm always amazed at how many people think the truss rod is for adjusting the action.


There is one caveat to this correct truss rod advice.
If you are adjusting an electric guitar, and you know that the guitar previously had good action with a fairly low bridge saddle setting, and that over time, the action has raised slightly; under those circumstances it is proper to lower the action by adjusting the truss rod, because you know that this is the adjustment which has changed.


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