Peavey EVH Wolfgang manual String Intonation

If you prefer to have the tremolo arm swing freely, loosen the nut on the bottom of the tremolo arm socket. This is accessible through the tremolo spring pocket. Edward prefers an extremely loose feel, allowing approximately one inch of play before the tremolo is actuated. This adjustment accommodates Edward’s particular playing style. It allows him to hold onto the tremolo arm while picking without moving the tremolo until needed.

String Intonation

Accurate string intonation settings ensure that your instru- ment will play in tune at any

point on the neck. Although “perfect intonation” is an impossibility with a fretted instrument, the proper adjustments will maximize the accuracy of individual notes up and down the neck.

Intonation is set by compar- ing the pitch of an open string to the pitch of the same string when played

one octave higher at the 12th fret. The actual “vibrating length” of that string is varied until the notes are both at the correct pitch. The vibrating length of the string is altered by adjusting the individual saddles either forward or backward, depending on whether the fretted note is sharper or flatter in pitch than the open note.

This process should always be performed with Note new strings. Intonation problems can often

result from worn strings. It is often difficult for the untrained ear to determine when the open note and the fretted note are at precisely the same pitch. Some players find that comparing the 12th fret harmonic of the string (rather than the open note) to the fretted note is much easier.

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