Re: My G string kills me - Intonation
I play a Les Paul. It sounds like you have an ear that is sensitive to the compromised tuning that 6-string guitarists have to live with. Peterson Tuners hae a proprietary tempered tuning that will sweeten the tuning issues you mentioned.
I recommend the Peterson VS II.
Yup I agree with Mod on this one. Getting a better ear is blessing and a curse!! lol The G string seems to be the one that is the hardest to adjust out its problems on the tempered scale guitar. My best experience has been to set all my strings up at the 12th (intonation) then go back over each string and make slight adjustments if they are off at the 5th and 17th fret. You will find that on all strings except the G you can get it sounding pretty good. You will also find that the G will "probably be" sharp at the 5th fret and flat at the 17th. I just try and mirco adjust the saddles from there so that each (the 5th and 17th on the G) are of the same amount, be it sharp on the 5th and flat on the 17th.