Guitar Intonation Problem Options

[jimmynitcher]

I have just bought an Epiphone and no matter how much I move the saddle for the 6th string back or forward, the harmonic never quite sounds the same as the 12th fret note.
The best position is as far back as it will go - it sounds like it wants to a bit further back if anything.
Any ideas much app
j

[dixiechicken]

1)
If you cant replace the original bridge with one bridge that'll allow you to move the saddle a bit more there's probably not a lot more you can do.

2)
Have you tried different brands and gauges of strings?

3)
You have made certain that you you dont use more than
three rpm/turns of string around the tuning peg?

If you you manage to twist the string around it's length axis while tuning, the torsion forces may cause the intonation to go haywire.


If the above doesnt do the trick I suspect your Epiphone is
badly constructed, that the scale of the neck is not quite right.

I dont know if this is possible to fix in retrospect.

I would recommend you to change the guitar to a properly constructed
instrument. It's not your job to correct intonation problems in a instrument
you have bought.

Cheers: Dixiechicken