Zac’s Hacks – How To Best String Your Vintage Style Telecaster – Ask Zac 110 Admin, December 21, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMDkPOnCRF0&showinfo=0&rel=0To Support the Channel: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AskZac Tip jar: https://paypal.me/AskZac Venmo @AskZac Or check out my store for merch – www.askzac.com In this episode, I walk through the process I use for stringing, stretching, and tuning on a vintage-style Telecaster. These methods are geared towards Telecasters with split-shaft tuners and 3-saddle bridges. These methods were learned from gurus like Joe Glaser, Dan Erlewine, and Lindy Fralin, and during my tenure as Brad Paisley’s guitar tech. I cover the following: 1. Importance of winding as little string as possible on the tuner shafts. 2. How to lock unwound strings in place on vintage split-shaft tuners. 3. How to fix a saddle with a burr, causing the “sitar’ effect. 4. Why you should be conservative with nut lubricant. 5. How to stretch the strings to promote tuning stability. Amazon affiliate link for D’Addario NYXL 10-46 strings https://amzn.to/3uD1WnZ #askzac #guitartech #telecaster Telecaster Guitars