paul h Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 In twenty plus years of playing I have never failed to set the intonation on a bass however I just put some new steel strings on my P bass copy and I am struggling with the D string. The open string and harmonic at the 12th fret are spot on but it is flat on the fretted 12th. I have adjusted the bridge accordingly but before the fretted 12th is correct the harmonic is shifting. Also I have the saddle almost to the end of the adjustment screw to get it as close as it is. Is it possible for a duff string to cause intonation problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 It's quite possible. I've known this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 I thought it might be the case, it's just that I have never experienced it before. Think I will email the supplier and see if I can blag a D string! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 I emailed the ebay seller I got the strings from and they are sending out a replacement. Excellent service that deserves a name drop... [url="http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/robertsguitars_uk/"]robertsguitars-_uk[/url] I am sure that name is well known here. £8.99 for some quality stainless steel strings and a brilliant service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I had the same problem with the G on one of mine, I put it down to the light strings I was using. I changed to a heavier set and it's fixed, could have been the change of string that did it anyway regardless of gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fudge Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 This happened to me about 6 months ago. I thought something was drastically wrong with my neck/set up. Replaced the (new) string and everything was fine. Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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