This Gretsch Would Not Stay In Tune! Sharpen My Axe!
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this "sharpen my axe" thing should NEVER stop!!!
It's so soooooo cool
Phil's probably the only guitar guy on youtube who sponsors a contest where the winners get their guitars massively improved FOR FREE yet still remembers to THANK THE WINNERS for sending him their guitars so he can do free work on them in the first place. :D Whattaguy!
That's a guy who loves what he does.
I have to say, that is quite a bit more than I was expecting or hoping to be done with my guitar. I bought it a few months back because I wanted to try a guitar with a Bigsby. It's a fun little guitar but the tuning issues made it a bit more of a hassle than I liked at times, so it'll be interesting to get it back with that fixed. Great work, and thanks again Phil.
Jason, I think your guitar is pretty cool and now it has been immortalised on CZcams forever! Sweet. Look after it!
Did you ever try the Scott Grove version of stringing the Bigsby wrong (on purpose) to help with tuning?
Green Meany I use the "wrong" method over the bar. It's right haha
Nice guitar , I never owned a Gretch. I have thought about buying a 335 type but didn't want to pay all of that cash. I was looking at the Cort Sunset 1 and 2 guitars. Interesting for the price and versatile. I would like to see a good review on those.
Better yet buy a guitar and go to Bigsy . Make sure you are buying the right tremelo for what you have and install. I put one on an Ibenez recently
This was awesome, really diggin this series. That Gretsch sounded great.
BRO I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO SEE YOU COMMENT HERE. Love your channel. CHYEAH!
bakerXderek I saw ur videos on the randy rhoads grave site , you should do more gutair things
CHYEAHHHH!!!!!
From Leo: Great job on the Gretsch! A good nut and a Graphtech or roller bridge is a must. Also make sure the roller on the Bigsby spins freely, Some of them are tight on the ends but a little work with 400 grit paper frees things right up. A drop of fine lube like Triflow on the roller axle when you put it back together lasts for years.
I love these sharpen my axe vids!
My own Gretsch stays in tune pretty well, but I can see how these upgrades from Graph-Tech would make a difference, while also making it faster to restring. This is an interesting series - really enjoying it.
Dude the production quality of your video was absolutely great. Massive improvement. Learned a lot with this video too! Thanks Phil.
I really love these Sharpen My Axe videos! Thanks Phil and congratulations to the winners!
I have 9 guitars left after selling off alot of the heard. 3 of them are Gretsch's. They are a creature unto their own. Amazing in so many different types of playing. I have two hollowbodies that absolutely rock in almost any kind of genre and a Duo Jet that is a monster. Gretsch has its roots in the roots of rock n roll....Rockin' one of my Anniversaries through a Marshall is almost too much fun. Learning to control and USE feedback gives me the biggest smile. Ever since I saw Townshend with his 6120, Harrison and Gilmour with their'58 Duo Jets, and nothing made me realize how much I had to learn then watching Setzer with his 6120... From Setzer, Townshend, Tim Armstrong, Malcolm Young, Harrison, Cornell to Gilmour, Gretsch's are amazing....
Just love your creativity and thoughtfulness in the way you handle your channel. Lots of fun, cool, and done in a way that builds community and collaboration. I appreciate you, man, thanks!
This „sharpen my axe“ segment is fantastic.
He's using a painting tool on the bone nut. Home Depot!! Best advice. Take pictures before every step and after every step. Great advice!! He is awesome!! Very detail oriented. listen and learn.
Phil, you’re my favorite CZcamsr & I’ve always liked your vids but this series is def the best. Loving theses and grateful that you’re considering doing more like this. Learning a lot and enjoying the content.
This is the only CZcams channel where I upvote and then watch the video.
Agreed
I've been working on guitars many for many years and for people just starting tech projects these tips are priceless. Graphtech 🎸
I think this is your best series yet. Keep it going
I keep coming back to the sharpen my axe series of videos. I just watched two of them again. This rocks! Knowing now that it's about what you would do and having gotten a feel for it, it would be awesome to see some more guitars done again. ❤️❤️🎸
Once again, outstanding! I just bought one of the electromatic jets, the center-block G5655T-CB and I'll be doing all this plus upgrading the bigsby to a full size archtop unit - so that I have a more comfortable hand position, there will be more space between the roller and the bridge. Thanks for all the tips!
Awesome tips with waiting to glue the nut down after the strings are on and set. Thank you! Please keep this series alive.
These are great videos. Between the Sharpen My Axe and weekly Q&A sessions, you have greatly expanded my guitar knowledge. Thank you!
These are so great!!!
Im really strugling with diy setups and seeing your process is the best lesson
Thank!!
Really awesome series Phil! Have loved them all. Don't want them to stop. Giving me great ideas.
This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen on CZcams. Well done and quite generous.
One thing I'm still uncertain about: should I keep my work area clean?
No.
definitely not
Whether you keep your work area clean & how clean you decide to keep it is a private, personal decision that can only be made by you after consultation with your physician, & hopefully also with your pastor.
You may need to consult a legal agent and/or pray to god until you get a response.
Pastors need to stay out of such private things. On second thought, everything.
I really enjoy these sharpen my axe video's!!
Whenever I get a guitar with a Bigsby this is it! It’s such a cool looking and beautiful sounding model!
Nice video. I like the transitions and notes and comments across the bottom.
You're the man Phillip!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's greatly appreciated!!
You are one sharp dude you know so much about this industry you are a professor and a professional your guitar playing is quite nice too .I am so glad I started watching the thing is now I can't stop !
That demo is some of the best tones I've heard from Phil.
Excellent tip on taking pictures with your phone as you disassemble. This is particularly true if you intend to upgrade pickups or modify wiring. The other thing I do is place all screws and removed components in individual small plastic bags (for example all pickguard screws in 1 bag) as I disassemble. That way you won’t mix up the wrong components later on, e.g. pickguard screws mixed up with pickup screws etc
This is an awesome series. Love to watch what you do sharpen these axes.
Nice upgrades and great tips including using the measurements from the old bridge to adjust the new one as a starting point for the intonation.
Great increase in production value this video! Keep it up phil!
Thats a reAlly good advice to take pictures of your stuff, always happen to me when i tinker with electronics and cant really remember where it goes back,
I am a service tech that works on electronic gear and I have a phone full of pictures that I take of circuit boards so they can be reassembled correctly. It's a lifesaver.
Thanks Phil. I'm looking into ways of supplementing my income through my passion for guitar and your channel over the past 18 months or so has been a great inspiration and learning curve for me. Keep it up buddy.
Such a great name for an awesome series! I hope it never ends!
What a cool idea, now I need check out the rest of these videos... very watch worthy!! 😎❤👍
Great video Phil! Thanks for posting this one. I have a bigsby-equipped guitar, and I will likely use one or more of these upgrades to help stabilize the tuning.
I love work. i could watch it all day :-)
Your videos get better and better. Amazing!
Phil, you rock! Love these set-up videos!
Great series, Phil!
Cool series! Cool guitar! Thanks for Phillip!
Excellent VDO - The hand reamer is a great tip.
love the series, great work Phil!
These and the "5 things you might not know about" are my favorite series you do on your channel. I've been doing some upgrades to my Jaguar and your Sharpen My Axe series have been really helpful, informative and entertaining!
I do have a slight problem with my Jag though, I installed the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder Bridge pickup. It comes with no cover or claw and looks weird. Where could I get a suitable cover for it? Also the pole pieces don't seem to align perfectly anymore. Do I need to drill holes in my Jag to fit it correctly?
LOVE this series keep it going Pil!
I love your Channel Phil! Great job!
Thanks for the great info. It would make a killer back up for my67 corvette
Got to agree with all the positive feedback. These are awesome. Keep 'em going!
That guitar sounds fantastic. Nice work!
i have this guitar. some kid told me to put EMGs in it and i looked at him like he asked me to kill a puppy. the CVT is perfect out of the box really. just needs a Vibramate spoiler and a better nut.
put a floyd rose in it
i was thinking it's missing a coil split/tap switch too lol
Bro all you need now is a Floyd Rose, EMGs, a locking nut, and extra 2 strings (make sure you replace the string set with 13 gauge strings for all the djent and tune to drop F.
(If it is not obvious I am joking)
Vibramate spoiler is a godsend. What a brilliant upgrade.
And big bends nut sauce!
Editing and sound quality is next level phill 👍
Love the series, recently got a gretsch, really tempted by nut, keys and bridge upgrade
Gretsch imports are a great value. Love the mods on this one!
Excellent vid. A wealth of information. Cheers!
This is a great series! Now I want to upgrade some of my old cheap guitars.
I had major stay-in-tune issues with my Streamliner until I put a roller bridge and a String Butler on it. Now the Bigsby isn‘t an issue anymore. Roller bridge was drop-in-place as well and works fine (and looks cool).
Graph Tech guitar labs,what a great company I'll buy from them, thanks Phillip great show as always
Thanks. That was fun and very informative watching.
Great series Phil, I would love more like this where you show us how to do work on our guitars like this
I use a Compton stainless steel bar bridge on my Gretsch 6120 Eddie Cochran. Tru-Arc also makes a great bar style bridge that works nicely with a Bigsby. They are intonated to the gauge of strings you use and if you use a plain or wound G string. Solved my tuning problems and a lot of Gretsch Bigsby players switch to these bridges
I love this series, if you do it again I'll be entering mine, a simple 2003 Epi LP special 2 that has input jack and fret issues. I'd love to upgrade it and play it again.
This guy is really good great information he gives you
Damn that’s a beautiful guitar! I love that thing. It’s totally worth upgrading. I want that so bad!
I've never seen that model before, looks awesome!
6:27 Trolls start your typing- Haha! That made me laugh! Awesome job! Love your videos!
Great series and excellent work 👍
I’m loving these vids!
I see now where Paul Reed Smith got his idea for the Mira. I love this video series, best idea ever!
Enjoyed all 3 videos.
great guitar great sound well done to who ever owns that it's fantastic
Cool upgrades, the tuning stability seemed great afterward!
That is one sweet looking and sounding Gretch. I didn't even know they made guitars in this shape.
I've swapped all of the bridges on my Bigsby guitars with Schaller roller bridges and they're excellent, so I'd have swapped the bridge on the G5135 with one of those because after a while I can see the thicker wound strings cutting into the graphite on the Graphtec saddles and causing tuning problems again 👍
Whew that thing sounded GREAT
Awesome upgrade Phil....One of my guitars is a Gretsch Electromatic 5622T-CB that I love...I might try a couple of the upgrades you did on the video...none of that seemed too hard.
That guitar rings and screams more now ! Right on !
Great job Phil.Lovely little guitar. ;)
Great series!!
I’ve purchased a Gretsch electromatic centre block this new year and I’ve been searching for a semi hollow for many years and gretsch is just the best out of all of them in my personal opinion
chris laracy was about to get a 5420 but then I got a 335 instead
nice
you want to hear a khajhit joke ?
chris laracy absolutely
why do khajhit lick their buts ?
Sounds awesome . ..great job.
Nice! Great video, as usual!
Crickey, that guitar sounds absolutely lovely
Wish I could get my Jackson upgraded. Barely had enough money to get it. Hands down the best guitar I’ve ever had.
Excellent tips!
sharpen my axe MUST continue ... this series can be a big hit on youtube.
I have a lot of high end guitars and custom shop stuff, and I’m still envious of these winners. Very classy and professional mods and adjustments! Sharpen my axe is by far my favorite series on CZcams. Might I say even more enjoyable than the Anderton’s blindfold challenges. FYI - Description is spelt wrong at the end. Best.
That's a good shout about the headstock dings/dents. With that info I would take into account of the location of the headstock hits. Hits on the bottom side corner would be a better indicator of a nose dive then say a hit on the upper corner or on the face.
This was a great video. Thanks!
My Gretsch Corvette is from the very first batch they made in 2006 And it came with a Gotoh bridge.
Great channel. Appreciate the quality content!
Thank you
I love these videos!
Beautiful guitar.
I used to have one from my birth year, 1963... It did have tuning issues. I loved that guitar but it had cracks in the finish... I lament letting it go... I bought it used. They came in really crappy cases. Glad these have a decent gig bag. 21 frets. Guitar had a great vibe and personality... To me it was cooler than the SG.
I played one at Guitar Center last year and was really amazed the way this guitar plays for a very reasonable price. And a reasonable weight, doesn’t weigh a ton like my Les Paul 2015 Standard.
Phil: at about 15 minutes in, you talk about bringing in the parts in a box to the repair shop. They used to do that with car parts too. Mechanics called it a "basket case", (parts in a basket).
I love the 'cold' opening.