DarkInspiration

Well, to me it sounds like your guitar needs to be setup.

If you tune the strings but they sound out of tune when you play… Most likely your intonation is off.

It depends if you like the look and feel of your guitar already. If you do, then maybe the pickups are a good option.

Otherwise, a new guitar might be the option.

In the end only you can decide tho

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No problem!

It’s medium, for jazz

13s on your dinky might be a little too much if you want to play on E standard.

Pretty decent if you want to play in C ou D Standard, though

Shit that’s right! I didn’t even notice that!

@eezeebee you bought electric guitar strings, right?

Did you loose the tension on the strings as you were tightening the screws? Because that also matters in order to balance the tension

So… Those are not the right screws to turn in that situation… And that’s why your action is super high.

I’d recommend you screw them down as they were before, not all the way down! Else the bridge won’t be able to pivot.

How many turns? You’ll probably have to crank them quite a bit. And don’t forget to loosen the strings!

Thicker strings mean higher tension, so you actually want to tighten the claw screws on the guitar’s back in order to pull the bridge back down.

What do you mean by “I tried loosening the two bridge screws”? Could you clarify?

Sometimes you have to make do with what you have, I know I’ve had to do use some janky setups to record sometimes hah.

Does the amp have some kind of line in? Although with 50W it should be fine and you won’t get clipping at the input.

Which Interface and Amp are you using?

Using the chain you suggested should work, though.