5 Guitar Setup Tips & Tricks You NEED To Know
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
- Keeping your guitar properly maintained will not only make it play better, but SOUND better too. In this video Dave Onorato from Dojo Guitar Repair in Atlanta GA gives you 5 guitar setup tips and tricks every guitar player should know.
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Guys could you please someday talk about guitars with bigsbys and propers set ups for staying in tune playing it???
You didn’t mention that dude with the drill driver using it on the axe!😭
Dave needs his own channel. Time for an intervention, Rhett!
GDK Opinionator look at Dave’s world of stuff. That’s exactly what you are looking for
Or a weekly, by weekly, or monthly guitar setup like videos.
I agree ! 100 percent!
@@vausemike lmao that’s not even him 😂 another guitar Dave
TOTALLY AGREE THAT DAVE NEEDS HIS OWN CHANNEL...but the dude is so fuggin busy doing repairs and making gitars remarkable, that that would taper off if his mojo hit a speed bump like feeling pressure to create content. I'll take any/all "guest spots" available where this guitar Jedi shares his secrets, though...just sayin.
I've been spending my quarantine time trying to setup my guitars (because why not) so this couldn't have come at a better time haha
Mike Hilbun wish I could send you 30 of mine to do!
I’m a key worker so working 60hours per week! Stay safe Mike!
Quarantune
Catherine Faulkner I’m still doing some teaching so I wish I had a bit more time but send them on over! Haha you stay safe out there too! 🤘🏻
Then you better watch some other videos like from 'Dave's World of Fun Stuff'. All his videos are on Setups & repairs. Info's A LOT better imho.
@@StringsOfCrossroads I feel you- I run a global financial intelligence and cybercrime investigations group with offices all over the world. I used to be able to hop on a plane to Singapore or London or Tokyo and work with my teams now I do it all via Google Hangouts and it has added many hours to what was a long day anything. That said, I am thankful that I still am working and that I have 150 cool people working for me that help make this all easier- thankfully travel will start up again soon.
Dave Onorato sure knows his stuff. Not only that, he explains it well. Thanks, Rhett, for having Dave on your channel.
I just want a Dave repair channel. Between that and Dave's World of Fun, the two Dave's could corner the guitar repair CZcams market.
It’s insane how similar guitar and bicycle tuning and tools are.
Funny how from 93 when I first started playing until early this year, I never could set my guitars up good. No one wanted to teach or show you back then. Got into learning on CZcams from the pandemic, spent $200 on tools etc., and now thanks to y’alls vids I can do it now! It’s fun too!! And my guitars are now exactly how I like them👍🏻
At about 8.57 Dave was going into more detail on cutting the Nut Slots low and something about "an easy fix " balancing height of strings on frets or such, as he walks over to work bench on left - then recording is cut - jumps to Rhett asking Dave what tools are needed ... Sure wish we could have seen the rest of what Dave was about to say ... Grateful to see this, just looks like there is so much more to hear from Dave , that's all ! Be great if Dave had his own Channel ?
Dave's the man,out of all the fix your axe guys on yt, he's the easiest to understand,always innovative and fun to watch, loved the velcro tip,saving all videos with Dave in them for quick reference,thanks for another great video Rhett. 😊👍
You 2 are awesome. I have seen you on Rick's channel. The love of music and guitars is very obvious. I appreciate you taking the time to give us guitarist your experiences and great info about these Fabulous instruments.
A full setup tutorial with dave going through the process of balancing the trussroads and the string height would be SO AWESOME!!
Just wanted to say that these videos are not only very helpful and informative but also very well recorded.
I went from playing a couple hours a day to almost none at all and selling all my electric guitars. Recently, a friend gave me an old 90's Squire Strat with a bunch of issues -- basically not even the neck was attached right. Your videos helped immensely in setting up the axe to a point that I'm now really happy with. :)
So thanks a lot. Your guitar tech friend Dave is a legend, too. Such a smart and sympathetic person! So much to teach!
I really appreciate him a lot. Just wanna say that he needs to take better care of his thumbs.
Take care, both of you. Thanks to both of you!
man I have so much appreciation for guys like Dave, people who know how to take care of instruments and actually explain in details, learned a lot about maintaining and operating guitars from guys like him, it's really cool.
Would be a killer to see his rendition of installing a soldered pickup system like Dimarzios and such... if ever haha
Anyways keep it up guys, really enjoy your vids!
This is great Rhett ( and Dave ). I've been Learning to do-my-own maintenance on my guitars = Always comes out Better. Stay Safe guys and Thanks for sharing.
What a great tip on the pin puller. I've always used the notch on the string winder to pull the pins up, but it can be kind of dicey, as Rhett mentioned. I've ordered one of these and will probably end up getting one to keep in each of my steel string acoustic cases so that I have ready access whenever needed.
This is great! Im the worst with guitar maintenance, this put the much needed guilt on how important it is to maintain my guitar.
I set up my guitars all the time. I finally got those radius gauge and wow what a difference!
As a player who's maintained my own instruments for decades, I think Dave's advise is solid, and I was especially happy to hear his take on setting pickup height. Many sources state measurements that admittedly give a "ballpark" idea, but the best way I've found is to set height while listening with headphones (with clean and dirty tones) until pickups and/or pole pieces reach an obvious sweet spot. ...Great content 'round here.
The velcro sandwich,to keep the strings aligned and together is zen perfect logic.
I have never seen that before.
Excellent, Dave.
I love the good, cheap, fast poster on his wall. So true in every way!
Wow, that camera shot looking down the neck is very impressive. Ive never seen someone pull off that focus effect so perfectly.
BIG plus on the Velcro straps!! My buddy’s vintage Fender tube amp literally had a short with something in the circuitry as a string got snarled within the amp while he was re-stringing his guitar! It cost almost as much as a change of tubes. THANKS FOR SHARING!!
THANK YOU !! currently building my first kit guitar and its coming along well, just hoping i didnt mess anything up. In process of setting action and pickup heights now, thisvideo was amazing ! Thanks again !!
Thank you to both of you for this very informative guitar maintenance video.
Gents- thanks for providing and sharing great info to the community- Very cool and generous.
Number 2 & 3 Is something I never realized that was my problem good thing this video is here, it helped me a lot
Another great video Rhett. I contacted Dave about a month ago he replied promptly and was very helpful. I would highly recommend him I ended up not needing him otherwise I would’ve traveled a distance to have him work on my guitars.
This one and the 10 Guitar Hacks vid are SO awesome; Great job, guys!!! Sparks in Daytona
Oh yeah Rhett,
Thanks a lot man for putting this one together.
preciate it.
Good show.
Thanks guys for this one. Good to know I'm not too far off. Be safe and have a great week!!
Do the video you were talking about making, take a reasonably priced guitar and upgrade it to make it a real gigging guitar, changing the pots etc. Great video again chaps, always a pleasure to see your work.
Thanks guys..great info on this one! Radius gauge ( had just got a set ), velcro hack, pin puller, nut hack, all new ideas for me.
DAVE IS THE GURU!!! Rhett, of course you kick ass, too, bruddah...no shade at all intended! This "toot" really makes alotta' sense-regardless of your repair expertise or confidence level. THANK YOU BOTH!
I am really loving these videos - Dave seems like an extremely knowledgable guitar tech. You are very lucky to have him in your area. So are you gonna do the "fixer upper" video?
Thanks for this informative video Rhett. Dave, you are the man!
I would love to see the three amigos get back together! A really important video for anyone trying to make the guitar process more convenient and fun!
A+ video. Dave makes this kind of thing so simple
Great tips....I knew some of these tricks, but learned a couple more. Thanks Dave and Rhett! Two items, kind of tough, but how to shape a bone nut and how to refret or dress frets.
Also, I'm glad Dave touched on nut height, that's something often overlooked. Lots of budget guitars have nuts that are a little too high when new. I swapped the plastic nut on my Epiphone LP for a bone one and after getting it adjusted to my liking, it's got more sustain and sounds SO much better on open strings.
Thanks for the great tips, I usually reach into the soundhole to loosen bridge pins from the bottom after the strings are out of the way.
Love Dave! Love Rhett! We are so lucky. Thanks guys.
This was super useful. Packed full of very useful tips. The nut height trick was one, I was missing in my library - and it might just solve an issue I have with a LP Jr. I upgraded the nut on. So thanks!
Using a capo to hold the strings in place works as well as an alternative to the Velcro method. Good video!
Great video for all guitar players. I also have a Dave Tech whom I bring my gig guitars to every 6 months for full adjustments and/or repairs as I play every day practising, then rehearse, then gig, all for fun. I change strings every month, so I clean fretboard but thats about it. I also keep a dryer cloth handy and wipe every 2weeks or so on pickups/pick guard to eliminate any static. 👍🎸🎵🎶🎼😃
Cool static tip.
Your cab sims are soo good, tbh you saved me with them
more of this plz. very informative. bring this guy back on the regular !
Dave is the best!
Great info! I would definitely be bringing my guitars to Dave if I lived there.
I'd like to see you and Dave do a pre-tour gear check on ALL your gear, see what he would look for in checking over guitars, amps, board, etc.
Great channel. Thanks. As far as ideas for another set-up video, I'd love to see Dave start from scratch with changing a nut, but most importantly the process he uses to get the nut slots all cut to the proper depth for a real low action setup. I've cut two nuts and both times I cut one of the slots just barely too deep and had to use the super glue/baking soda trick to fix my mistake.
I usually buy nuts that are pre-slotted... they're usually a little too tall, so I just sand off the bottom side of the nut rather than working the top side down, it saves time, but I'm not gonna lie, changing a nut and getting it right takes some time and definitely some patience. I don't remove the strings from the tuners when I change a nut, I just loosen them and put them off the sides of the neck, taping them down with painter's tape if need be, to keep them out of the way, but I've got to say, Dave's velcro strip trick would be really handy in this situation to keep them out of the way, too, I think.
Good video and I’ll try some of these but to be honest due to my lack of skill the best lesson from this video for me is now I know when to bring my guitar to an expert!
A video of a fret wire guitar build! I’m considering getting a bass from there to build my own Fender style P bass. Dave would probably have awesome tips in a process like that
Very helpful. Thank you so much. Straight facts and no real wasted time.
Great video! Super informative. Thanks guys!
Great content thanks. Even after 50 years of playing I learned a hack or two today. Keep it up!
I appreciate this video...I learned stuff. Rhett does a great job.
Please get Dave to host his own CZcams channel! He seems cool as hell. I'd watch him guitar-tech'ing all day long.
Great Video! Helpful Tipps- Thanx 🤘
Nice video and thanks from Brazil!
The velcro trick is a great one. Thanks.
Since you ended with a Floyd Rose tremolo guitar, maybe show tips & tricks you've learned for setting them up (unless you already have). I have 3 guitars with the locking tremolo and once you get them set up properly they work great. I think a lot of people get frustrated easily with them. Love this series by the way!
Great tips! Velcro string trick was a new one for me!
Thanks DAVE and Rhett!!!!
Great video I like his work ethic and style. Good tips
Good stuff.
It is much easier, and more accurate to use the strings on the guitar to check neck relief (bow) rather than trying to eyeball it. With all strings tuned to pitch, put a capo on the first fret, then fret the string at various points along the fretboard. It is 98% as good as a regular straight edge.
The velcro trick is great. Much better than using tape.
Very good info, guys! Thanks a ton for the vid!
dave is awesome; also my friend is in a ramones style punk band, and all his guitars are trashed and equipped with multiple pick reloaders on the the front and back of head stock and body, and he loves to frisbee pix over the crowd.
Omg this video was soo helpful! Thanks so much!!
A plastic fuse puller works to remove the pins if your in a bind too. great video guys, thanks.
Thanks for the videos! It's helping with the monotony.
Cool seeing a Roy Smeck signature. Roy was Elliot Randall’s teacher when a Elz was a kid in NYC.
I gave up trying to sight down the neck to check bow/relief years ago. The string under tension will be straight. So just put a capo on the first fret, and hold the string down at about the 15th fret for an acoustic, and check how much space there is between the string and the neck at about the 9th fret. Lots of space = too much relief = tighten the truss rod. No space = back bow = loosen the truss rod. But before mucking with the truss rod, test both the low and high E strings. Sometimes necks twist a bit. As far as intonation testing goes, I find I get better results comparing 7th fret harmonic with 7th fret fretted on acoustic or 19th fret harmonic with 19th fret fretted on electric.
Great video! always useful advice from Dave! I would like to see how to set up a floyd guitar for maximum tone performance... not necessarily speed and low action but how to set it up for the best possible cleanish tone... (I'm very late to the Floyd game, used to hate them as Rhett does, but I think they have a sound and they deserve to be reconsidered beyond the shred-marshall-high output humbucker realm). Cheers!
thanks a bunch! You guys are the best.
yeah....my neighbor uses his rack tuner to intonate his f-100 Yamaha he got at GC w a gift certificate..... lol
I had to call Dave out on that...love the channel Rhett.
Thanks guys. These videos are always helpful and entertaining. Do you have specific tips for bassists?
Informative video. Two suggestions for the future: 1) Explain to new players conceptually what intonation is and why it's important and 2) when to adjust string height at the bridge vs truss/relief adjustment for a low, buzz free action.
Dave is literally the Mr Wizard of guitars. Great video.
Very insightful, and much needed ! Thanks ^^
Man, that's one of the prettiest Les Pauls I've ever seen. Some good tips too.
And you're right back to just melt face! Best ever! 🤘
I agree, Dave needs a channel for sure.
Cool video, and some cool gear. I especially like the string retainer. Ive Never seen one like that..i will say, You might be able to see major problems with the truss rod by looking down the neck but to truly get it where it needs to be that is not the method.. it also doesn't do much good to check string height from the fretboard considering the string rests on the Fret and fret height changes with each guitar...
Great tips! Instead of the Velcro you could also use a capo to make sure the strings don’t get tangled when taking them out the tuners or bridge pins.
Thanks a lot for this video, very informative!
When I had to remove stubborn string pegs I reached inside the sound hole and pushed on the tip of peg with a quarter or a thick pick
Thanks guys - gr8 stuff!
Love that velcro trick Dave!
GOLD 🥇in a 20 minute video!
I'd love to see you actually do some of these things.. walk through the process.. especially interested in the moving of the pickups and poles to really explore the tonal possibilities of your axe with an amp. Ie: move around a few different pickups (hot, med, light) bridge pickups.. vs neck..
I personally have a Les Paul with a jazz neck pick up and a hot bridge pick up. I love the jazz pick up tone that was set up (by others) but I really can't stand how they set up the bridge (hot) pick up because it sounds really muddy to me and so I usually blend the tone with the neck in order to try to get some of that mud out .. basically I feel that the bridge pick up alone just isn't set up right to get a nice sound out of it.. but I'm no tech guy and I'm only going by what I hear out of the amps I have when I play the bridge position on my guitar.
Anyway.. love the videos. Please keep at it. Learning lots! *RESPECT*
I lowered my hot bridge pickup to retain the tone of my guitar.
Intonation on a Standard Strat with single pickups, along with setting string height on a Floyd Rose Strat like an Ibanez with dual humbuckers..And installing two Tone pots on a Telecaster with dual P-90's.
Thanks guys this is great. I live in BR, Ga. I need to come down.
Thanks for this series guys. Really cool! I'd love to see Dave talk about soldering. I'll see irons labeled with watts and then also some that have temperature adjustment. What temp should I be soldering guitar controls at etc.
I know you didnt ask me but I solder alot. Temp wise it depends on what your soldering. Small components on a board or connections to a pot etc. larger items will absorb more heat etc. for me its about time it takes to heat the joint. You want a quick reaction so you set the temp accordingly. Average start point when your unsure about 700F. Go up or down from there. A great tip I learned is to use a bit of solder on the tip , this helps transfer the heat quickly and gets you a fast reaction. Make sure it flows well and thats it. There are more tips to good soldering but thats too much typing
Extremely valuable video!
The Velcro trick on the strings was brilliant!!
Simple tip to keep from cross threading: spin in reverse until you see or feel a "click", then tighten a turn or so forward and check to make sure the screw is still at 90 degrees, then continue.
These videos with Dave Onorato are fantastic! I was wondering if he has any tips for restoring guitar hardware with rust on them (bridge, saddle, metal pickup covers, etc). Thanks for the videos!
Love these DIY tech videos!
excellent info. thank you both. j.
Perfect video however can you do a video on Floyd Rose electrics like EVH Wolfgang or Ibanez?
How to set up and change strings properly because Dave knows his stuff.
Love your stuff!!!!!
Thank you so much 😊