It never has for me! I’ll adjust saddles as far as they go one way or another and it doesnt seem to make any bleeding difference.
I thought I’d try it on my Lp junior as I noticed it was sharp, fairly equally across the strings.
Its a non compensated wraparound so not gonna be hugely accurate but its now out and didnt used to be.
Moved the bridge/tailpiece back. Quite far. Zero difference.
Slacked all the strings off when doing it then retuned and stretched in again. Tried twice.
I guess it could be an odd set of strings? I’ve changed strings twice since I first checked and found it to be ok so hard to say without restringing.. but I’ve adjusted stuff now
I actually hate any kind of adjustment. Hate it lol. Never seems to work, yet I take it for a set up and it comes back fine..
Action/relief doesnt seem too high but again I really arent good or patient with these things..
The only easy day, was yesterday...
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Tune so the 5th fret note is in tune. Compare it to the 17th fret. If its sharp, move the saddle away from the neck, if its flat, move it closer. This takes any nut issues out of the equation altogether.
I was going to suggest lowering pickups and using the neck one for your readings, but its a junior.
Always best done with new strings
You may also need to try a more accurate tuner... what are you using?
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Tune up standard pitch, stretched in.
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If the 3 or 4 cent error persists, the problem lies with the guitar. If error changes, the problem is pilot error.
My auditory tolerance is much higher than my tolerance once I know something is out, if that makes sense haha. Chances are, if I didnt check, I’d never have noticed!
Tune to pitch at the first fret and then compare to the thirteenth fret to get the saddles right.
Check the open strings - they will likely be a few cents flat. Either live with this or start tinkering with the nut files....
On electric guitar it’s better to get the fretted notes precise than the open strings as you tend to play more of them. Acoustic guitars are another matter...
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Not in my experience.
Tuning to a perfect fourth is correct for this since you're just using each string as a reference for the other - you're effectively comparing the same harmonics (5th fret and 12th fret harmonics are always a perfect octave apart), so the difference compared to tuning in equal temperament doesn't affect the result.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Why not give your tech a call and explain and ask him or her what they do to your guitar to get it nailed it. If they're a nice enough tech they know you'll be back when your instruments needs a bigger going over and shouldn't mind sharing that little bit of info?