hmm, that’s what I was thinking of doing. any precautions I should take? I don’t want to break anythingUse a small allen wrench on the top to screws (bridge saddles) for the string...turn them both counterclockwise to adjust downward.
From the looks of it, your intonation is likely off as well. That D string saddle shouldn't be further back than the A string saddle (assuming standard tuning and typical string gauges are used). Check out some YouTube videos on doing guitar setups. They'll show you the process for adjusting everything.
ok so i gave up on this guitar a few hours ago because the e string is relatively close to the fretboard on the headstock side, but it's super high on the bridge side of the guitar. would this be a truss rod issue?
Just to say it, not everyone sets up their own guitars, and there's no shame in having a pro do it. Watch and learn if you can, but often you have to just drop it off and pick it up later.If you don’t even know the lingo for the part you didn’t know how to adjust - TAKE IT TO A SHOP
sometimes I have brain farts, and I was already planning on fixing the saddles the way people suggested before I posted here but I just wanted to get clarificationIf you don’t even know the lingo for the part you didn’t know how to adjust - TAKE IT TO A SHOP
also I really don’t want to spend $200 every single time something’s wrong with a guitar. (especially this one, I don’t like it and plan on selling it)sometimes I have brain farts, and I was already planning on fixing the saddles the way people suggested before I posted here but I just wanted to get clarification
thank you!I suspect the neck might be twisted given that the saddles appear to be set progressively higher going from the Low E to the High E. Hard to say without seeing it person though. One way to check is to drop both the Low E and High E saddles down to the same height above the bridge plate (use a penny as a gauge under the front edge of each saddle) and then compare the distance between the fret tops and the bottom of the E strings along the neck while fretting at the 1st fret. They should be equal on both sides of each fret. If one side is high while the other is low, the neck is likely warped or twisted.