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It's likely a combination of: Nut, relief, fret crowning (but unlikely tbh), string tension (which is a combination of the aforementioned anyway) and saddle position.
The only real way to crack it is to go down the route of a proper set up - frets levelled and crowned, nut & saddle depth & shape, relief, string height, and then intonation adjust.
I've had moments of despair with intonation in the past where it's been all over the shop, only to realise the nut was a shambles..
eliminate the nut from the equation. Get the guitar so its in tune with a capo on the 1st fret
If that works, the nut definitely needs work. If it doesn't, the issue will be somewhere else. Most times it just needs to be slotted properly. If you are really unlucky it will be in the wrong position
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But I would agree that checking the nut height and relief is the first place to start if the frets aren't really obviously badly dressed. (As they often are after less professional fret work.)
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Good luck.
Your intonation will be utterly spot on.
I know what you are saying, I just thought that nut or relief more likely first off.
Having said that, I've seen Les Pauls in shops with frets like railway sleepers..
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Put a capo on the first hold down the 16th and see how much relief you have, this is a personal thing, i like a fairly straight neck with hardly any relief, i think les pauls play better this way, you should have a tiny gap at the 7th
This is a general opinion, if you don't know what you're doing take it to have it looked at
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Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com. Facebook too!