aamefford
The (should be) Committed
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I’m working on / learning to set up my new to me Santana III. I have the bridge and strings parallel as noted by Skitchy in the PRS videos. The maple top is pretty curved, and falls away from the bridge, so it is not parallel to the bottom of the bridge. I’ve attached a couple of photos. I’m really just looking for a bit of feedback for “looks good” or help me out with what’s wrong.
Also, setting intonation;
1) loosen the string first?
2) Is a clip on poly tune or a boss tu-3 accurate enough for intonation? (Best I’ve got for now)
Going to lighter gage strings:
It is currently strung with 11’s hyper seller, haven’t busted out the mic yet
I plan to go to 9’s as it was originally strung with 9’s when sold new.
1) this will affect the truss rod adjustment, the claw adjustment, intonation right?
Any and all feedback is helpful. I’m trying to learn to do my own routine work.
Also, setting intonation;
1) loosen the string first?
2) Is a clip on poly tune or a boss tu-3 accurate enough for intonation? (Best I’ve got for now)
Going to lighter gage strings:
It is currently strung with 11’s hyper seller, haven’t busted out the mic yet
I plan to go to 9’s as it was originally strung with 9’s when sold new.
1) this will affect the truss rod adjustment, the claw adjustment, intonation right?
Any and all feedback is helpful. I’m trying to learn to do my own routine work.