TL-1R The King's 3rd Pitbull build

[Bakersdozen]

When you fix the bridge and your measuring halfway to the 12 fret from the nut. Then again down to the bridge where the strings sit or rest. Those things are movable to get the intonations so how can it be accurate ?
I’m thinking about the pit bull video.

The scale length needs to be within the amount of adjustment of the bridge. Usually the best place to aim for is with the high E string fairly close (but not all they way) to it's front most point of adjustment. This gives you heaps of room to move the other strings back as that's usually the case with scale length.

[I’ll give it a go]

Cheers Bakersdozen makes sense.


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[king casey]

When you fix the bridge and your measuring halfway to the 12 fret from the nut. Then again down to the bridge where the strings sit or rest. Those things are movable to get the intonations so how can it be accurate ?
I’m thinking about the pit bull video.

The 25.5" mark is where the high 'E' saddle should sit.
Give it a couple of mm extra forward travel and it should be O.K.
[edit] Doh! bakersdozen I hadn't noticed your response.
cheers, Mark.

[king casey]

Sunday arvo's work.


cheers, Mark

[Andy40]

Sexxi Phat curves!

[king casey]

Cheers, Andy.
I'm continuing the theme I used on the strat-tele build.

Which reminds me, I made a pig's dinner of the string-through holes.
Browsing the youtube, I came across this one....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SZA03DVITA

I may test it out on something non-important first.

cheers, Mark.

[king casey]

One last one until some hardware arrives.


cheers, Mark

[wazkelly]

Cheers, Andy.
I'm continuing the theme I used on the strat-tele build.

Which reminds me, I made a pig's dinner of the string-through holes.
Browsing the youtube, I came across this one....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SZA03DVITA

I may test it out on something non-important first.

cheers, Mark.

Brilliant video. I will need to do one of those jigs for when I plan to do string through as part of an upgrade to both of my Tele's.

[king casey]

Brilliant video. I will need to do one of those jigs for when I plan to do string through as part of an upgrade to both of my Tele's.

I like the idea that it's aimed at the 'agricultural' technician such as I.

A couple of items showed up in the post today.


The saddles from ebay were described in the main title 'compensated'.
However when they arrived I found it not so. Going back to gander at the pictures and I should have moved on.


Anyway I have had a look at the 'issue' some folk have with the bridge placing.

Compared to the Squier Telecaster, this one seems about a centimeter longer.
The black scratch plate is original Squier, yet when placed tight to the neck pocket, the bridge and controls are a centimeter further south.


I've compensated somewhat by screwing the saddles further back than ideal.
Probably cut a scratch plate a tad longer front to back also to bring things into visual proportion.

cheers, Mark.

[I’ll give it a go]

It’s almost like they do this on purpose to make things harder. By the sounds of it you have it well under control.


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