Telecaster intonation question

[Jack_H]

I have a Tele that has pretty standard setup with 25.5 scale length, Tele pickups and bridge. I am using Fender's tuning app and a clip-on tuner. After tuned to EADGBE in open, when I played low E on 12th fret both tuners showed D or high E. I have moved the saddle pretty far back and re-tuned but that didn't make much difference.

Am I missing something?

 

[stratamania]

Am I missing something?

There is not much to go on, but perhaps a more accurate plug in tuner.

 

[TBurst Std]

Has this guitar been proven as being intonated before ?

Need clearer info to go on. You state you played the low E on the 12th fret. You said it showed D or high E. That’s a radical difference. Bad tuners most likely, but need more info. I only use Peterson tuners for intonations due to their accuracy

 

[mayfly]

Is it a three barrel bridge? Any compensation (tilting, machining, etc) on those barrels?

 

[Strat Avenger]

I don't trust your "tuner".
I've never seen a difference of a whole step (or even a half-step) between Open notes and 12th fret notes.

 

[Jack_H]

It's a Gotoh "In-Tune" bridge with three brass barrels. Only thing on the barrels are grooves for string.

Body is chambered if that makes any difference.

 

[TBurst Std]

something is up. Do both tuners say it’s in tune on open strings? What do they say about intonation on the other strings?

If they are good, you may have e a bad string.
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As you said you have the saddle all the way back, I’d tend to more possibly trust that says D vs high E. If both tuners are doing this (showing high then low), change the string.

I trust you are doing this while the guitar is in a playing position.