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Permalink Reply by Vinylhed on March 5, 2012 at 12:23pm

I find angling the bass end of the bridge down/away seems to fix the intonation problems. But I have seen photos of folks angling it down on the top end.

Permalink Reply by CrocBite on March 5, 2012 at 1:21pm

i'm not really sure about any one specific angle for every instrument, i just use my ears to place my (usually floating) bridges.
assuming you are in open g:
tune up the low g string, and play it open, and again while fretted at the 12th fret. you want it in tune at both.
if it's flat at the 12th fret, move the bridge up towards the nut. if the 12th fret is sharp, move it slightly back towards the tail of the instrument.
do that for the d string, and the high g too... and unless you've got a compensated bridge, you'll probably find it angles with the bass end farther from the nut.
once you've done it a few times, it's pretty easy and quick. if the bridge is too hard to move while tuned up, just tune it down to dad or something.
hope that helps!