The following is the order in which you should set up your guitar as the earlier variables effect those that come later. This tutorial assumes that you have a guitar with a straight neck and level frets as either of these issues prevent a guitar from being set up and will need attention from a professional.

TRAIN

TUNE - Tune your guitar to the tuning you intend to use
RELIEF - Setting the slight forward bow required for the strings to clear the fingerboard. Adjusted using the truss rod
ACTION - The height of the strings off of the fretboard
INTONATION - The placement of the bridge saddles to ensure that the 12th fret note is exactly the octave of your open strings
NOODLE - You have to be comfortable with how you have set up your guitar and the only way to know for sure is to play it for a while.

If you find any issues then follow TRAIN through again.

You should set up a guitar or at least check it at least once each year, after changing the gauge of strings you use or if you change to an alternate tuning.

If you have any questions please put them in the comments and I will try to answer them. Thanks for watching.

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