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It varies.

It varies by taste.

No different than any other pickup/s: use your ears

A great example of the folly of demanding a super deluxe extra accurate tuner to set the intonation.....

I agree; there's nothing special about the 12th fret. Here's how I check/set the intonation: - tune open strings to pitch - fret a B chord at the 7th fret - as you fret the chord, check/set the pitch of each individual string This works especially well on a guitar with a floating bridge.

This is a far too often overlooked point when setting the intonation.

yes

No. Any modern tuner, app, etc., has ample accuracy.

Many compressor threads on this board; these two are good: https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/compressor-pedals.551902/ https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/why-i-like-using-compressor-pedals.574568/

I have a Behringer pedal tuner that I really like. Other than being a little noisy, I've had good luck with the Behringer pedals I've bought.

Does it have a one-piece neck, or is the fretboard a separate piece of maple? I set up one of these with a one piece neck for a friend, and I thought the slim neck was great (though a little twisted). I did not care for the neck pickup, the bridge pickup was adequate. The bridge pickup was a...

boost pedals with tone controls work for this too. Try some different pedals before you decide a pickup change is needed.

Mine too. It sounded much better than today's tiny practice amps; it was a real, open-backed amp and sounded as such!

Just drill the holes; go for it!