| Leo Fender may not have realized that Telecaster | | | | you will need to shorten the string by moving the |
| would go on to become a classic guitar with its name | | | | saddle forward. You can use any quartz tuner to give |
| embedded in history. Initially, he designed it in order | | | | you the desired effect. |
| to test electronic equipment like pickup and wiring for | | | | You will need to retune the guitar several times over |
| tone and volume control. Later, when Telecaster was | | | | as setting of one string is bound to have an effect |
| liked by some guitarist for its basic functions, Fender | | | | on the other and this requires multiple repetitions to |
| decided to mass produce it for sales. Talking about | | | | obtain intonation. It would be much more difficult if |
| Telecaster guitar intonation, you can get it very close | | | | you were to change the tuning or replace the set of |
| to being perfect but as guitar is a tempered-scale | | | | strings. In this case, you will have to go through the |
| instrument, you can go only thus far. | | | | process of tuning again and again. So it better that |
| Telecaster has proved to be quite adaptable to | | | | you leave your guitar with one set of strings and |
| different styles of playing and suited to different | | | | tuning. |
| genres of music. It appealed immensely to the | | | | If you have gone through the process of Telecaster |
| country rock musicians because of its bright tone. | | | | guitar intonation several times over and you still |
| Setting the guitar intonation right will require you to | | | | cannot get the desired intonation or if you feel that |
| position the bridge saddle in such a manner that an | | | | you have to retune your guitar at relatively shorter |
| open string and the fretted octave at the 12th fret | | | | intervals, it is best advised that you take your guitar |
| will have the same pitch. If pitch is sharp, lengthen | | | | to a professional. He is better equipped and trained |
| the string by adjusting the saddle backwards. If flat, | | | | than you to do the needful. |