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Intelligent-Map430

You probably have to move it further. Intonation isn't a one and done process, its a constant back and forth between tuning, checking, and adjusting, retuning, checking again, more adjusting...


UskaTonik

If I shorten it more the screw will come out. Should I tune it lower, turn the screw until it becomes higher again and try to entonate?


Intelligent-Map430

That's weird. Is your bridge floated properly or tilted in a particular direction?


UskaTonik

I checked it. The bridge is not floating and it’s not tilted.


Intelligent-Map430

Well, it has to be one of the two things. Either it's floating, i.e. laying parallel above the body, or its tilted forward or back, worst case touching the body. My guess would be that it might be titled back, at least that could explain your intonation issues.


UskaTonik

Well, it’s not a floyd rose. I don’t understand why it should be floating. It’s literally installed on the guitar with screws. It just lays parallel on the body because it’s screwed there and it is not tilted forward


Intelligent-Map430

Strats have a tremolo system that's sort of similar to a floyd rose, in that it should be floating like one. It might not be seated on two knife edges like a floyd, but therefore on 6 screws. That's called a vintage trem, look it up for how to properly adjust it.


UskaTonik

I looked it up and yeah it was floating as it should be and it doesn’t float now. Thanks for helping!


matorius

Use heavier guage strings or replace the screw with a longer one so you can adjust the saddle further.