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How to adjust the action on a telecaster. If you shim or tilt the neck to lower the strings and then raise the bridge height. If the neck is too convex (strings too close to. Like you would on any electric guitar really, at the bridge side and then at the saddle.

3) put new strings on. The action is the distance between the strings and the fretboard. But i once played a tele set up with 8's, very low action, property of a country player.

How do you adjust a telecaster saddle? The notes played at the 12th fret should be exactly an. This sort of baffles me but it works.

The purpose of intonation is to attempt to make the notes all the way up the guitar neck to be in tune with the open strings. Using a 6 (150 mm) ruler, measure the distance between. With the neck straight we can adjust the height of the strings which is called the string action.

You will need to adjust the action so that it is low enough to play. Before you start, make a note of each string’s action. Players with a light touch can get away with lower action;

Others need higher action to avoid rattles. However, before doing any change to the action, you need to make sure the neck relief. Pull the strings through tautly.