Thanks Brian. She’s technically ‘in remission’ with stage 4 cancer as well as being 81 and increasingly frail. I think she’s finally got some decent pain relief which I’m sure will help her feel a lot better.
I'm using a Proxxon rotary tool - basically another brand of 'Dremel' - with a very fine drill bit, that's all. I create the 'notches' by drilling down very carefully first and then using the drill bit kind of sideways to connect up all the little vertical holes to create the slot or notch. I don't know of any 'milling cutter bits' that small, so I rely on a certain milling ability of just a very fine drill bit to do the work plus a little bit of pressure - but not so much as to break the bit!
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars Thank you VERY much for a thorough explanation!!! I dud this work with special saws and didn't enjoy using them at all. The manual sawing feels awkward and crude, the results aren't delicate and clean..
@@LegsON You're welcome. I tried once with saws etc and it's just not feasible. So I took my time with a drill bit (and even made a couple of my own from old bits) to create a tiny 'milling' bit to do some sideways cutting. A tiny drill bit can do some downward 'preparatory' work; then you have to go sideways at some point and a bit with some burrs or 'nips' on it seems to work.
Another very interesting video Sam. Given your comments about acoustic guitar neck resets I was wondering if you've ever tried John Miner's method? If you're not familiar with this he has several very good instructional videos on his CZcams channel titled "John Miner - A Luthiers best kept secrets." The most comprehensive video is titled "STEAM GUITAR NECK RESET - FREE & GUARANTEED TO WORK" I've never tried it personally, but it looks to me like it should work. I thought it might appeal to your interest in new/innovative ways of doing things better, faster, easier.
Weirdly... the opposite :D I really don't like the idea of softening up the entire front half of the guitar box, neck joint and half of the neck before clamping the whole thing to force it back into a workable shape. It's too much brute force even if the heat and steam 'softens' wood and or glue to permit it to happen. In my limited experience of using water and heat on guitars it doesn't go like you'd want i.e. things shrink / expand / fall out / curl up... and come undone. There's no way I'm going to do that to someone's £1200 guitar.... and I don't even feel comfortable doing it to someone's £300 guitar either. Part of my reluctance is from experience of trying various steam / heat methods to un-twist twisted necks.... unsuccessful experiences I should add. Necks seem to twist when complex grain dries (and pulls in various uncontrollable directions as a result). If you steam it / expand it it will try to return to near its original 'humid' state... with or without clamping force. But when it dries the same grain will contract in the same twisty way. I could be entirely wrong; even if you could prove to me that steam-bent guitar wood would stay bent forever (and I know this guy claims it does, as do many of his 'customers') I just don't want to go near a pristine guitar finish or structure with a steam generator.... I think I would have to be present while someone does it and to check on it periodically afterwards, taking careful measurements to assess how and if it's changing over time to feel confident enough to try it.
Seems reasonable. The process of steaming off the neck tenon for a traditional neck reset appears to my untutored eye to be pretty darned savage too. On balance I doubt I'd have the guts to try either method on somebody else's guitar.@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars
I love that 'tight sounding' description... so entirely subjective! I tell myself I know what you mean...but in reality I don't have a clue what you mean :D
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars Guitar can sound "open" and "tight", on the opposite. If you pluck a string and it feels like the note "blossoms", "opening up" over time, if you feel like the whole top and/or guitar is vibrating, that's an open sounding guitar. Like "wwaAAAAAAaww". On the other hand, if you pluck a string and the sound isn't "blossoming", you don't feel/hear the whole instrument humming, that's an overly tight instrument, restricted. Much like "waaaaaaww".
Ha ha cliff and the shadows 😁My father In-law Martin Jenner was cliffs guitarist throughout the 80s 😁 Also Martins 1965 fender jaguar ended up in the hands of kurt cobain. It’s well documented 😊
The ultimate 'Signature' guitar - The Red Special from BHMay guitars - is SO particular that when I treated myself to one I found I didn't really want to use it. I mean... it's one of a very few guitars that if you sling one over your shoulder everyone immediately expects you to play (and be GOOD at!) at Queen songs. If you have an upside down Strat people expect 'All Along The Watchtower' and so on.
Great video, love Epiphone guitars
Thanks Big E!
Hi Sam hope your mum recovers soon Best Wishes
Thanks Brian. She’s technically ‘in remission’ with stage 4 cancer as well as being 81 and increasingly frail. I think she’s finally got some decent pain relief which I’m sure will help her feel a lot better.
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars There is no stage five. Shine on.
I have one of the EJ200 epiphone it came with really high action (unplayable) well made but find it heavy and ungainly
So did mine, I've just not gotten around to setting it up yet. Mine also came with a bit of a buzz from one of the tuners when it was brand new
Dear Sam, what's that drilling tool and bit you used to ramp the bridge are called exactly?
Thank you!
I'm using a Proxxon rotary tool - basically another brand of 'Dremel' - with a very fine drill bit, that's all. I create the 'notches' by drilling down very carefully first and then using the drill bit kind of sideways to connect up all the little vertical holes to create the slot or notch. I don't know of any 'milling cutter bits' that small, so I rely on a certain milling ability of just a very fine drill bit to do the work plus a little bit of pressure - but not so much as to break the bit!
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars Thank you VERY much for a thorough explanation!!!
I dud this work with special saws and didn't enjoy using them at all.
The manual sawing feels awkward and crude, the results aren't delicate and clean..
@@LegsON You're welcome. I tried once with saws etc and it's just not feasible. So I took my time with a drill bit (and even made a couple of my own from old bits) to create a tiny 'milling' bit to do some sideways cutting. A tiny drill bit can do some downward 'preparatory' work; then you have to go sideways at some point and a bit with some burrs or 'nips' on it seems to work.
Another very interesting video Sam. Given your comments about acoustic guitar neck resets I was wondering if you've ever tried John Miner's method? If you're not familiar with this he has several very good instructional videos on his CZcams channel titled "John Miner - A Luthiers best kept secrets." The most comprehensive video is titled "STEAM GUITAR NECK RESET - FREE & GUARANTEED TO WORK" I've never tried it personally, but it looks to me like it should work. I thought it might appeal to your interest in new/innovative ways of doing things better, faster, easier.
Weirdly... the opposite :D I really don't like the idea of softening up the entire front half of the guitar box, neck joint and half of the neck before clamping the whole thing to force it back into a workable shape. It's too much brute force even if the heat and steam 'softens' wood and or glue to permit it to happen. In my limited experience of using water and heat on guitars it doesn't go like you'd want i.e. things shrink / expand / fall out / curl up... and come undone. There's no way I'm going to do that to someone's £1200 guitar.... and I don't even feel comfortable doing it to someone's £300 guitar either.
Part of my reluctance is from experience of trying various steam / heat methods to un-twist twisted necks.... unsuccessful experiences I should add. Necks seem to twist when complex grain dries (and pulls in various uncontrollable directions as a result). If you steam it / expand it it will try to return to near its original 'humid' state... with or without clamping force. But when it dries the same grain will contract in the same twisty way.
I could be entirely wrong; even if you could prove to me that steam-bent guitar wood would stay bent forever (and I know this guy claims it does, as do many of his 'customers') I just don't want to go near a pristine guitar finish or structure with a steam generator....
I think I would have to be present while someone does it and to check on it periodically afterwards, taking careful measurements to assess how and if it's changing over time to feel confident enough to try it.
Seems reasonable. The process of steaming off the neck tenon for a traditional neck reset appears to my untutored eye to be pretty darned savage too. On balance I doubt I'd have the guts to try either method on somebody else's guitar.@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars
I have a non-cutaway EJ-200.
Such a beautiful guitar.
But so crudely built and tight sounding.😒
I love that 'tight sounding' description... so entirely subjective! I tell myself I know what you mean...but in reality I don't have a clue what you mean :D
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars Guitar can sound "open" and "tight", on the opposite.
If you pluck a string and it feels like the note "blossoms", "opening up" over time, if you feel like the whole top and/or guitar is vibrating, that's an open sounding guitar. Like "wwaAAAAAAaww".
On the other hand, if you pluck a string and the sound isn't "blossoming", you don't feel/hear the whole instrument humming, that's an overly tight instrument, restricted. Much like "waaaaaaww".
@@LegsON WaaaaaaAAAAaaawwW! I think I get what you're describing :D
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitarsEXACTLY. xD
Ha ha cliff and the shadows 😁My father In-law Martin Jenner was cliffs guitarist throughout the 80s 😁
Also Martins 1965 fender jaguar ended up in the hands of kurt cobain. It’s well documented 😊
Very cool story, bro - I mean literally :) Small world!
MOT...sounds like California's smog check...
....and a lot more, emissions, structural integrity, lights, fuel lines, brake lines, suspension integrity. Annual event for cars from 3 years old.
Signature guitars are just a signature. I'm ill, I've been ill most of my life.
The ultimate 'Signature' guitar - The Red Special from BHMay guitars - is SO particular that when I treated myself to one I found I didn't really want to use it. I mean... it's one of a very few guitars that if you sling one over your shoulder everyone immediately expects you to play (and be GOOD at!) at Queen songs. If you have an upside down Strat people expect 'All Along The Watchtower' and so on.
Promo>SM 😂
I’m an old guy, you have to use old-fashioned words so I can understand what you mean :)