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@chrlmlln9018 3 күн бұрын
Very good and useful and helpful instructions! Much appreciated, sir! Stay richly blessed! Happy New Year 2025! Greetings from Sweden!
@thebrainard 20 сағат бұрын
thank you for the kind words
@Garret-e3d 20 күн бұрын
Good video..to the point..clear audio. Good picture..no unnecessary chit chat ..thanks for your contribution..
@thebrainard 19 күн бұрын
thank you for you kind words .. hope you have good success
@CaptainG-xs3yo 22 күн бұрын
👍
@bnelson313braveheart 26 күн бұрын
Good info
@thebrainard 24 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@noahsteffens828 27 күн бұрын
🔥
@mulicohen3247 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the great content! I got across this video while trying to solve an issue: While installing a new pickup I mistakenly tried to use a larger screw, which caused the baseplate to separate from the pickup. I reattached the baseplate by hand using the pressure of the screw, but now the pickup is extremely microphonic, to the point that a small thump on the body is extremely loud when the bridge pickup is used. I’m wondering what would be the best approach to fix it. I read about repotting but that seems like a lot of work. Do you maybe have a suggestion? Could just putting a masking tape on the bottom of the magnets like you suggested solve it?Glueing it maybe? Thanks again for the great content and your precious time.
@thebrainard Ай бұрын
if you don't mind taking it apart a few times start with the easiest and work your way out .. but my sense Is that tele pickup mag plate or screw plate under the pickup vibrating near the magnet is the most common culprit... while you are in there replace the metal springs with surgical tubing or something non magnetic and make sure they are long enough to draw the plate TIGHT against the bobbin ... hope that helps if it was not microphonic before then I don't thing potting is needed .. but you will see ... rock on
@user-qm7nw7vd5s Ай бұрын
That’s the first time I ever saw that approach for lowering action at the bridge, by filing a groove for each individual string, rather than sanding off the base of the saddle. Interesting.
@thebrainard Ай бұрын
thanks! I think the advantage of keeping the bottom contact point truly flat so the most vibration transfer is even string to string is important .. the top can be articulated and trimmed down easily. also with this method the tension stays the same so the string height stays the same and is visible WHILE making the adjustments .. rock on
@stevepirtle588 2 ай бұрын
The common practice in the seventies when a Tele started the microphonic issue was to create a wax pot and dip the pickup. My dip has made my pickup work properly since 1979.
@thebrainard 2 ай бұрын
yep .. there are a lot of factors .. that being one of the big ones .. thanks
@colinmanson5346 2 ай бұрын
I use a mix of single coil and humbucker guitars. There’s an audible change in volume depending which I use. Would this pedal be applicable to balance that out?
@thebrainard 2 ай бұрын
yep.. you will get a little limiting on the HB side of the equation but that is one of the things I use it for
@user-qm7nw7vd5s 3 ай бұрын
Very nice! I like that you don’t use pick. 👍
@thebrainard 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words
@user-qm7nw7vd5s 3 ай бұрын
Excellent, no-nonsense video. I tried adjusting truss rod once. Never again! Fortunately, it was a cheap (laminated top) guitar. Ruined it! Good tip, about using capo, to isolate nut. I have had success improving action on my classical and flamenco guitars (which of course have no truss rods), filing down saddle. I like your technique, to file notches in saddle, to allow for setting each string action independently. Genius hack! Definitely worth a like and subscribe! Do you have a video specifically on setting intonation?
@thebrainard 3 ай бұрын
I don't the narrowness of the saddle makes it not as effective as it could be .. I generally slant the two high strings as far back as possible .. but hat is steel strings .. not sure how nylon acts ..best
@praba991ify 3 ай бұрын
anyone knows why there is this.sleeve ???
@thebrainard 3 ай бұрын
renewability .. and a throwback to days of packing ... but its there my dear
@praba991ify 3 ай бұрын
wow ok .. can pump operate normally without this sleeve.. I'm replacing a new mechanical seal and this sleeve is damaged
@thebrainard 3 ай бұрын
you probably know by now .. but no the sleeve is part of the sealing package
@DegrieGames 4 ай бұрын
Hey man! Were you in a band called the Red Bartlett Band?
@thebrainard 4 ай бұрын
long ago far away
@davemcafeeguitar 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting!
@thebrainard 3 ай бұрын
You're welcome
@Jmillszr600 5 ай бұрын
Great videos Roger! I have an Armstrong 4380 vertical mount where the motor has failed(open winding) . This will be my first attempt on replacing a closed coupled pump motor. I assume it's best practice to order the seal kit and replace them any time you open up the pump? Thanks !
@thebrainard 5 ай бұрын
yes it is best practice ... I think that in the last several years Armstrong started using lock tight instead of a sweat fit sleeve
@SeventhEraProduction 6 ай бұрын
Thank you very understandable to a green horn like me.
@thebrainard 5 ай бұрын
Glad it helped
@jackbonobo 6 ай бұрын
This is peak youtube. Thank you!
@thebrainard 6 ай бұрын
thank you!
@alanparis7525 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the explanations of these mods I'd only read about! The guided-tour video answered a lot of my questions.
@thebrainard 6 ай бұрын
Glad I could help!
@jmbuckley3 6 ай бұрын
Hi Roger! Thanks for the great video! I am really enjoying using the tremolo in this way. I have never thought taking this approach to the tremolo and really digging the results. I also love the tone of that fuzz! Could you tell me the name of the fuzz that you are using in this video?
@thebrainard 6 ай бұрын
thanks for watching and the kind words the overdrive is a Greer Lightspeed ... its a low gain pedal that is great with other pedals and is very quiet . www.towncentermusic.com/greer-amps-lightspeed-overdrive.html. the amp is an 80's Marshall solid state lead 12 which sounds a pretty good on its own
@martinadoerner1089 7 ай бұрын
Love it 🎶😊💜
@thebrainard 7 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend !!
@wilcas123 7 ай бұрын
thank you this was very helpful do you know where to get the seal kits
@thebrainard 7 ай бұрын
No, sorry... not knowing where you are ... google Scott pump and thier website should have venders listed
@HarryCan31 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your Tipps! It absolutely worked out for me! Additionally i added a piece of Foam in the cavaty which ads additional force on the backplate and keeps it from moving.
@thebrainard 7 ай бұрын
thank you for commenting .. so glad it worked for you ... foam is a good tip
@jmbuckley3 8 ай бұрын
Hi Roger, I really enjoyed your Wah videos! I've watched them all at least 25 times! I have two vintage Wah's...wondering if you might be interested in installing some mods for me? I would be happy to pay you of course.
@thebrainard 8 ай бұрын
That is very kind .. but I have moved since all those were shot as am not set up for such things anymore. I hope you find a way to experiment !! best rb
@Kevlar5255 8 ай бұрын
Appreciate the video, just helped my coworker and I not only remove the brass sleeve, but stopped us from blowing the second of two seal kits we had when our dumb selves had the sleeve going the wrong way and didn’t realize until after seeing this. We wondered why the hell that seal was fighting us so bad 😂😂
@thebrainard 8 ай бұрын
glad this helped
@thecareyaffair 9 ай бұрын
Awesome vid..........thx heaps from sydney asutralia👍
@thebrainard 9 ай бұрын
thank you for watching and the kind words !!
@Condor1970 9 ай бұрын
If you have access to a shoulder puller, I find that preferable to trying to use a chisel to tap it off.
@thebrainard 9 ай бұрын
nope .. a sweated on sleeve will not come off with a puller a lot of companies have gone with gaskets/0rings or lock tight but this is an old school sweat on sleeve .. boom
@Condor1970 9 ай бұрын
@thebrainard ...I suppose the surface area being much greater than a bearing makes sense in that case. I usually use a cone heater to drop bearings on, but a puller to get them off. For sleeves, I also normally use a torch, because all ours use loctite.
@tatertotter25 10 ай бұрын
a couple questions for you Roger.. 1. does the ground wire cut back on any microphonics by having it in place, or is it only a potential source of additional microphonics if it causes your bridge baseplate to be not perfectly flush against the body? i actually installed a set of original vintage tele pickups by fender and they don't call for a ground wire to the bridge plate. see here: www.fmicassets.com/Damroot/Original/10001/Pure_Vintage_Telecaster_Pickup_Wiring.pdf 2. in haven't tried wax-gluing the copper mag plate to the bobbing, which i could do.. but i did briefly try to adjust it, and i accidentally severed the grounding wire from the pickup to the bottom of the mag plate. i've since reattached it by soldering it back together .. i think it's reattached anyway ... but have i compromised the integrity of the authentic tone at this point? 3. tapping with non-metal instrument like a pencil or guitar pick anywhere on the bridge plate and even a little bit on the control panel plate when the pickup selector is in the bridge position causes a loud knock coming through the amp, about as loud as playing the strings or tapping directly on the pickup poles with a metal instrument .. is that solely from the mag plate being not firmly affixed, or to get this to cease would i need to be sure i have a brass bridge plate, or some other non-magnetic alternative, installed?
@thebrainard 10 ай бұрын
1- ground wire is only a potential source of microphonics there is a path to ground for the bridge via the coil's negative/ground wire .. the screws going into the mag plate which is grounded touch the bridge plate so there is grounding .. I just like to make certain sure that I have as good a ground network as possible .. it is 'not needed' as long as the other wires are in place 2- you have not .. you do want it grounded tho 3 - the mag plate does need to be firmly attached .. but you will NEVER get rid of all of it .. there is so much metal and any vibration will be transduced by the pickup. but if you check all the boxes it will be less ... I have yet to have a switch that did not make a clunk thru the amp .. hope that helps
@tatertotter25 10 ай бұрын
@@thebrainard somebody said it already, but your wisdom is appreciated... i stopped into my local guitar shop yesterday and tried a few teles they had. none had the problems mine does; i tapped on the bridge plates for all of them trying to see if i could recreate the loud knocking coming through the amp and they were all next to zero noise. i know for a fact at least some of those guitars had the style of pickups that do have the mag plate underneath the bridge pickup, so that tells me it's possible to get this problem to go away.. somehow.... i'll try a few more of your tips on my setup and if i can't get that crazy loud microphony to cut back or out i may just have to try a different set of pickups. thanks again
@thebrainard 10 ай бұрын
you can get it to go away .. brass bridge plate no mag plate under pickup and even nylon screws to support the pickup .. will still have a bit of TELE but also a bit straits without all the magnetic halo caused by all the steel ... I think you get it !!! happy twangin'
@tatertotter25 10 ай бұрын
@@thebrainard man, thank you so much for your help.. i was able to completely solve the problem i was having with my microphonic bridge pickup! i almost started to initiate a return to send the set back but it is excellent now - able to rock hi-gain sounds with no horrific squealing. for anyone else following along (probably no one, but just in case) i did the following: 1) melted a modest amount of shaved candle wax between the bridge/mag plate and the bridge pickup bobbin, clasped it tight with a pliers and let it sit overnight 2) added additional surgical tubing to encase the pickup mounting screws, the ones they give you just aren't long enough in my opinion to really compress the bobbin into the mag plate 3) LOOSENED MY BRIDGE PLATE .. i was screwing it in so damn tight that it was lifting off the body slightly in the front (neckward side...) so by loosening the mounting screws for the bridge plate just slightly, and only tightening them up until the point where they WOULD start to lift the plate, but DONT, and then letting the strings apply the rest of the downward pressure on the plate to the body, as advised in this video.. i plugged into a 20w jet city head and cranked the gain and it sounded glorious
@thebrainard 10 ай бұрын
thanks for contributing ... glad you r rocking
@ernstvingerhoets 10 ай бұрын
wonderful performance.
@thebrainard 10 ай бұрын
thank you so much for the listen and the kind words
@seamanjive 11 ай бұрын
What a great share...I've struggled to get tremolo to work for me, pedal and amp based. Gotta try this...thx!
@thebrainard 6 ай бұрын
Rock on! thanks for the kind words
@robertmorandi3947 11 ай бұрын
Great stuff! Sounds like you know what your doing!! In easy steps I will TRY my 12 string adjustment. Wish me luck!
@MaurizioMusic 11 ай бұрын
Great video! and I agree people tend to overcomplicate things. What kind of file do you recommend for nut and saddle adjustment?
@thebrainard 11 ай бұрын
I don't have a brand.. it is just a small 3 corner file I got a a hardware store .. the finer the cut and sharper the corner.edge the better
@MaurizioMusic 11 ай бұрын
@@thebrainard wonderful - I like your style :-) I've been so frustrated with Luthiers in the Capital District/Albany NY area - I've slowly got to the point where I'm going to simply do it myself lol
@thebrainard 11 ай бұрын
just take your time and think thru the process of what you are going to do a couple times before you actually do them .. and don't go 'all the way right away.... make it 'better' and leave it a week and come back and tweet it... do that a couple times over a few weeks and you will nail it !!! best
@MaurizioMusic 11 ай бұрын
@@thebrainard that’s excellent practical advice that can easily be overlooked - patience is a virtue :) thanks again!
@62catfan Жыл бұрын
Hey I've been trying to get a permanent design on my guitar , how did you do that drawing was it laser ? Thanks
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
wood burning .. done by an artist friend
@jenniferwagner-rl6sr Жыл бұрын
Well done
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
thanks
@makimoto69 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this demo man
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
You bet!
@leonstancliff7218 Жыл бұрын
An excellent system if one does not know how to do simple math and never learned to use a measuring instrument! And no, a ruler is not a "specialized tool".
@juanhernandez-qd9fx Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@RoundUpPromotions Жыл бұрын
Is this the guitar from your brother?
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
indeed it is
@remigelin Жыл бұрын
Great 🌟💯🌟
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
thank you so much Remi ... glad you are back on the twitter
@zomblake Жыл бұрын
I’d like to thank 2013 rob. He’s a life saver.
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
I though he was a jolly rancher
@ekrem6303 Жыл бұрын
Will this work on a humbucker, i got an ibanez with dimarzio pickups, with a brass plate behind it
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
I would think so .. the whole thing is about eliminating looseness and vibrations and unifying the system .. the pickup itself should not matter
@ekrem6303 Жыл бұрын
@@thebrainard what if i put wax behind the plate of the pickup will it remove some of it ?
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
give it a try .. the tele plate is pulled tight by the adjusting screws .. if your plate is 'floating' it may and may not .. what you want Is to eliminate the contact and any looseness
@lumarians Жыл бұрын
In 2120 people will watch 20 minutes on commercials for every 2 minutes of video. Pathetic.. this video probably has 250 AI omitted comments.
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
star shield on the Time Machine is cracked
@lumarians Жыл бұрын
Great demo...In 1960's time this was used on many albums such as Zep to JHX to SRV created miraculous tones that exist in history's recordings. This primitive technolgy is lost. (Leslie 16)
@billtrieshmann5979 Жыл бұрын
This is like far more useable version of MXR blue box
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
I thinks so as well .. such cool sounds and easy to connect with
@fernandoesperanza9850 Жыл бұрын
Promo`SM
@peter7624 Жыл бұрын
Excellent! And I thought it was just about the truss rod! Many thanks for educating me with your excellent video!
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
thank you for the kind words sooooo glad it helps
@carsickphil Жыл бұрын
Excellent performance just wish there was more
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for the kind words !!
@LuisGonzalez-dj3bh Жыл бұрын
Thank you for spreading your knowledge sir! Learned something new 🙌🏽.
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
super... thank you for the positive comment !!
@MladenPecovic Жыл бұрын
Thank you, sir!
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
most welcome
@whoopeecat Жыл бұрын
I love this so much, Roger!
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for the kind words
@jimcamp2423 Жыл бұрын
Similar procedure for re-potting a pre-potted pickup ? I guess once the pickups have been waxed, lacquer is not an option any more without totally deconstructing & cleaning the parts free of wax. Lacquer saturated & coated (Fender) is an intriguing application material vs the wax.
@thebrainard Жыл бұрын
if its wax potted I am pretty sure you could repot .. just let it get good and warm so the inner area wax melts and draws in some more wax. you could re-soak a lacquered pickup in thin lacquer. it could melt the old lacquer and soak in farther.. I am saying this from guitar finish experience .. nitro lacquer layers 'melt' into the hardened lacquer layers.. soooo maybe
@jimcamp2423 Жыл бұрын
@@thebrainard makes sense, like potted can be repotted. One would have to deconstruct & rewind a clean pickup unless the lacquer might have some effect as a wax solvent & break the wax down removing any waxy residue layer.