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@Ks-zz9lh3 жыл бұрын
So for anyone wondering: clockwise, or tightening, pushes the neck against the strings. Too much will resort in a backbowed neck. Turning counter clockwise, creating more space in between the neck and strings, will lead you to have a bowed neck, with more relief. That is if you look down from the bridge, or sound hole / pickups 🕳 up to the headstock, right is tight, left is loose. Measure on 7th fret with first fret pressed in and the last fret pressed it. Strings should just hover above the 7th fret. Good luck! Easy does it. Don’t wrench 🔧 it like the guy said. Also tune up your guitar first. Make a change. Then tune up again. Measure. Repeat process. Don’t be shy to leave it overnight and come back to it next day. it can take some time if there is a large adjustment to be made. It’s an instrument. Treat it like a puppy. Never more then 3/4 of a turn in one go. If it’s feels rough or stuck maybe leave it and have some one look at it. Better prevent then repair. EZ DUZ IT!!! One love.
@prathmeshpetkar22612 жыл бұрын
Thanx man ♥️✌️
@AntoniOrszykowski Жыл бұрын
Thanks Man👌
@Mustaine1ify7 жыл бұрын
Quick tip: Capo around the 7th fret and just loosen off your strings a little to remove the saddle.
@spiccolirocks35807 жыл бұрын
Glib Great quick tip to keep your strings separated and out of the way!
@AldrinJohn6 жыл бұрын
Is is safe to remove saddle if your guitar pick up is in piezo type?
@mastershifu62175 жыл бұрын
I didn't get it/.do you have at least video on how you doing that thing?
@rodneyguyette11292 жыл бұрын
Darn!!! Got this tip too late. Next time! Thank You!!!
@Mustaine1ify2 жыл бұрын
@@rodneyguyette1129 No worries 👍
@RaymondPoston6 жыл бұрын
Just one suggestion. When I do this, I loosen the strings then put a capo on the first fret to help keep the strings from getting too out of order for the re-stringing part. It works very well for me.
@eliraven92594 жыл бұрын
Thanks, i have just adjusted the truss rod and fixed the saddle, plays like a dream now!
@GearZombie4 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@cheska_chickeleyt30094 жыл бұрын
Men how many inch did you shave off ur saddle
@waldensmusicandgifts858 Жыл бұрын
My tip on sanding the Bridge even if it has notches: Sharpie on the bottom. And sand till the marker is removed. We do similar a similar thing with tone holes on saxophones.
@GearZombie Жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!
@RameshKumar-ng3nf2 жыл бұрын
After the saddle adjustment it sounds buzzy when you play. Does that need fix of truss rod adjustment ?
@javierdiazsantana3 жыл бұрын
I got an old bajo sexto that got top - bent from 12 string tension and i just threw some D'Addario Light 80/20's on it but the action was pretty high and i was harming my left hand with it. Thanks for the vid, i am adjusting the height, sanding down the bone nut and saddle.
@JustinTime-rg7ksАй бұрын
Thumbs up Great video subbed 👍, I just got a Brand new epiphone studio parlor, the first frets are perfect string hithe,but around the 15th fret is high, I think I'll try this,thanks a million
@sayshuh Жыл бұрын
The saddle is at it's lowest, it's a beautiful early 70s Guild acoustic, I've got the neck adjusted correctly and now my options are leave it with terrible high action or sand or skim the actual bridge. Resetting the neck is something I can't afford to pay. I'm capable of most anything on the guitar but I need your help please. Thanks from Atlanta. TL
@Jambi4623 жыл бұрын
I’m a simple man. I see Fractal shirt, I click.
@jesuisravi8 жыл бұрын
I think a little more specific info on truss rod adjustment might be in order--also, naming the parts--the plastic thing and the wooden piece into which it fits...Still, pretty good vid.
@samraphael19413 жыл бұрын
Instablaster.
@deadpool19662 жыл бұрын
Theres a trust rod ruler you can buy
@supercraig200916 күн бұрын
Van you tell me what grit sandpaper? Also, could you just cut minor slots in the bridge? I just purchased a Yamaha Lou ARE sunburst and doesn't sound as should 🤔 Action is too high. Maybe a new set of strings?
@robertlangford66399 жыл бұрын
Hey my man, awesome video thanks for the help. I had a little question though, when inserting a new bridge to a guitar should you make the cuts in the top yourself? (so that the strings it in nicely?) and if so what tool should I use for this? Thanks! x
@GearZombie8 жыл бұрын
+Robert Langford In many cases there are not cuts to be made on the bridge but may have a small notch in them already. If you need to have the top of one filed you can use a simple small file, but keep in mind its pretty easy to harf your action and tone doing that if you dont have it straight. If it needs to be notched you could always look at have a local music shop do it for you. Should be pretty cheap if you go that route.
@PaulTheSkeptic Жыл бұрын
I got a question or two since you asked. I just bought this guitar and the action is clearly too high. I think it needs to be sanded just like this. But I was thinking, maybe I'd bring it in to be set up by the guy since it was obviously never set up correctly. That's probably why I got a good deal on it. But if I'm going to do all that, maybe I could pay for a nice bridge and/or nut. Would that make a difference? I've heard about like, bone nuts or bone like nuts. Are they good? Are they worth the money? Are they very expensive? And should I even bother having someone do this at all? Will he be able to do something I don't know about or can't do myself? If you can't answer all those questions, I understand.
@GearZombie Жыл бұрын
So, I personally really only even change them if there is a reason to. Cheaper guitars tend to have plastic nuts and bridges. More expensive will have bone, tusq and companies like Graphtech make man made ivory and such. If it's a guitar you like, you wont regret replacing them with their higher quality alternatives. But, also make sure your neck isn't causing your action problems. If there is a huge amount of relief in the neck (big droop in the middle when you look down the neck) a simple truss rod adjustment could make it more playable for you. Higher quality nuts and bridges do impact tone and sustain, generally in a more favorable manner. As far as should you take it to someone? I have jobs that I will do and jobs I won't do. Example, if I murder a nut or a bridge, I can order a new one and drop it in. Anything that's well above my skill level or something that would take me forever I generally take to a luthier that I trust. Example, I will file and crown my own frets but I won't replace them. I've never done it, I don't have the tools for it and it would take me forever to do. But for the cost it's worth it to me to have a pro do that. So I personally don't ever look at it from a "should I" perspective. It's a guitar I like and want to play and I don't want to do the work, take it in and get it right. I just took 3 of my electrics into my luthier because they were all guitars I had recently acquired and all played terrible. I could have done them myself, but I dropped them off to my guy and they were ready by lunch. It would have taken me much longer to dial them, and one I was changing pickups. It was worth the money to have an expert hook them up.
@PaulTheSkeptic Жыл бұрын
@@GearZombie Okay. That helps. Thanks.
@RayFromLA14 ай бұрын
So I just tried my truss rod and it was already all the way to the clockwise and meanwhile the bridge it's too low so I wish you would have shown us what the shim look like that you had in your guitar so maybe I could make one
@TheGrimjerk8 жыл бұрын
You should wear a mask regardless but especially when sanding bone. Bone dust can be dangerous. Like fatal dangerous as in if it gets in your lungs it can cause several very nasty infections. Nice video.
@GearZombie8 жыл бұрын
Good to note! Mine is plastic but very valid point!
@sharonterry56987 жыл бұрын
nice vid, and nice playing. what was that song you played?
@bucotisol8 жыл бұрын
What song are playing at 5:08?Nice explanation as well
@Adrian-yi8fl7 ай бұрын
OMG what is that backing music? That was sick!
@MxRyder192 жыл бұрын
hey ! Just a ''try it'' thing... I think you would gain from using a lighter pick for such a low tuning. You would gain on clarity and chord struming ''stability'' ( struming too hard deforms chords ) ✌️😎🎸
@luissantiago1832 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@GearZombie Жыл бұрын
You are welcome
@arplast15 жыл бұрын
Would have expected some sort of protection for the back of the guitar from the workbench🤔
@AntoniOrszykowski Жыл бұрын
I might buy two saddles and plane both just one less than the other
@FKtdyvan5 жыл бұрын
Can you explain why the adjustment of the plastic or bone section of the bridge has to be adjusted with regard to the buzzing of strings? How is the problem of the buzzing strings related to the bone part of the bridge? In other words, how does the filing of that bone section of the bridge eliminate the buzzing of the strings? I thought the buzzing of the strings is caused by the strings laying too flat on the frets at the higher end of the guitar neck, and that, therefore, the bone part of the bridge should be raised up instead of being filed to go deeper in the bridge and thereby cause the strings to lay flatter on the frets and buzz more. My guitar also does not have the neck adjustment rod, so how do I fix the buzzing of the strings with regard to that problem? Please advise.
@druiddoode40897 жыл бұрын
Great advice there is a great tool for getting square flat bottom saddle and nuts on the stew mac channel but would be for serious repair shops but worth a look as it's a great device I have the same problem only that I have a Alvarez ad 90 that im positive the low e isn't making contact as the whole string sounds dead even more so when you fret it like a G chord with the muted 2 sting sounds really dead this isn't the usual dead spots that you get on a lot of guitars it's on every fret of the low E I'm terrified of messing with the peizo strip I but I'm also interested in what tuning you used in your test noodle I thought it could be drop D or DADGAD or even drop C Would love to know bud as I can normally tell which flavour of D it is but you had your own thing going on there but you made it sound pretty cool which ever it was.Give us the secret tuning dude ✌
@jonathannorman73567 жыл бұрын
how high should the saddle be? should the strings just be parrellel?
@beaconing76893 жыл бұрын
should i use harsh or soft sandpaper ?
@GearZombie3 жыл бұрын
Use a fine grit, you can always take off more but you can't put more back on.
@MULTIMOONSHOTS2 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial..Good info!Thnx!👍💯🎸
@thelab87995 жыл бұрын
Cool song :)
@guitarado2 жыл бұрын
what should I do when my B string is buzzing on first 3 frets, all other strings are OK... its annoying. my height is 1,6 and 1,2 mm
@1013ministries Жыл бұрын
How do you avoid putting the saddle back in backwards? Mine has like 2 notches only
@jayzbond0078 жыл бұрын
So how much do you sand down the saddle in order for the strings to be at the correct height? And also how do you know when you put the strings back that the gap between the strings and the fret board is at the correct height? thx
@samstewart83458 жыл бұрын
+Googlegenius The strings should sit about 2mm from the 8th fret for good action on an acoustic guitar. Measure the amount and sand of what is needed. You can always put a spacer in if you sand too much. I've cut up thin pieces of plastic to use as spacers before which work fine.
@randyscott90344 жыл бұрын
Curious I just purchased a new guitar it has tons of volume and the overall construction and finish are great my question is will these ad judgments improve sound ? The guitar sounds way to bright
@jeffyontz29284 жыл бұрын
It won’t change the sound. A setup is for playability (ie. Some people prefer lower/higher string heights) as well as adjusting the guitar based on the strings you play and the conditions it’s living in. Strings will probably be the easiest way to address what you’re looking for. 80/20 strings are really bright, phosphor bronze (sometimes called 92/8 strings) are a bit more mellow and with a little bit of age you won’t get tinny highs.
@Ks-zz9lh3 жыл бұрын
Could be new strings. Most people love bright acoustics!? Maybe it’s really bright!?? What type of wood is it made off?
@deadpool19662 жыл бұрын
Best sound is a older used guitar an a nice set of strings to compliment it. For example aged all mahogany guitar with bronze strings
@GearZombie3 жыл бұрын
Here was a quick run-through on a basic bridge adjustment on a cheap acoustic. I still use that acoustic today as well as a Taylor 224ce-K Check that out here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3yXqIuoi6yefpo
@yusriabdulrazak18947 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this vedio.
@RevstarGuy2 жыл бұрын
cool vid!
@donalddenison88967 жыл бұрын
Well.......? How many thousandths relief and on what fret, stringed and tuned or with no strings, how high at the 12th fret when tuned up from the bottom of the Big E to the fret, and how much for the little e at the 12th? Any one who knows how to change strings can do what you just showed us, by the way, why not while you have the saddle out, get a nice piece of bone or fossilized Ivory and cut a new saddle, what about the nut how much clearance on the first fret under the strings? Not enough questions answered.
@LuwieMangubat Жыл бұрын
Thanks.. ❤
@kidpoker94087 жыл бұрын
if your intonation is off than should you sand the saddle evenly?
@randelcliff26947 жыл бұрын
if the saddle is glued in , Can I sand it above instead of under??
@goinbzurk4 ай бұрын
A lot of stuff we could do, but no actual example of how to do it! How about telling us how high the saddle should be?
@perry94924 жыл бұрын
I have an old guitar and it buzzes real bad with open strings but you go down one fret and it stops. The neck looks straight to me. So would this mean the nut is bad or too low?
@RandyFnRhoads3 жыл бұрын
Yep, open string buzz is do to nut slots being too low
@cattrackssmith5641 Жыл бұрын
A very slightly concave neck is better than completely straight. Start with truss rod.
@bighes10011 ай бұрын
Neck should have a very slight bend not completely flat
@robertaldridge4472 Жыл бұрын
Ok, scrolled down and found it. My bad. Cheers
@IvanZulueta136 жыл бұрын
I heard some buzzing after you sand paper the bridge.
@GearZombie6 жыл бұрын
I heard the ocean in a sea shell.
@aranbhattacharyya3618 жыл бұрын
my acoustic guitar touch was very high and it was rough on fingers...... i adjusted the touch like as in the video.....but during playing when i play a barre chord the strings touch the barre on fingerboard and the sound becomes bad...help me to adjust that.... i live in india.. so there is not much facilities...
@mukundagarwal68738 жыл бұрын
srsly no facilities
@RICREYNOLDSMUSIC9 жыл бұрын
I want to adjust my saddle bridge on my Takamine EG524SC-NS Accoustic but they have electric pickup wiring built in. But the height is so dang high, it is hell on the fingers. I don`t know if I am stuck with this action.
@GearZombie8 жыл бұрын
+Ricky Reynolds I google that model and I would have to look and see how that is wired. Looks like yours is a split bridge, but the same theory should apply. Some of those pickups are glued to the bottom of the saddle some are not. You may be able to get away with doing the same thing I describe here or it may be more work. Next time you change your stings, just slide the saddle out and see what you got going on! Also make sure you have an escape route! Check the price and availability of a replacement saddle just in case. Thank for watching!
@mydreadmail18 жыл бұрын
I have the same problem here with Takamine ED1NDC.. Have you found the answer?
@davidallen41745 жыл бұрын
Most acoustic guitars are made in a factory with interchangeable parts, that means they are all the same size parts. In the case of an acoustic guitar that may or may not offer PU's under the saddle, they generally use the same size (height) saddle so even if you don't find a factory shim, the saddle rests on the pick ups and may be higher as a result. The idea is, when you buy one of their guitars, you will prefer having the saddle adjusted to your preference anyway so the saddle will be high until personalized to your playing preference. It's sad, IMHO, because I hear of so many "would be" players that give up because they don't know the saddle needs to be adjusted and suffer from too much finger pain. Almost any string can be made to buzz if you pluck it hard enough, the idea is to reduce the action to match you strength and style without causing undue wear and tear on the players finger tips. Personally, I do this to get the action down to a manageable level and fine tune the notches in the bridge, one string at a time, for the final set as this can be done while the other strings are at full tension and a more accurate playing adjustments can be achieved.
@the_string_sage77243 жыл бұрын
Bro does sound improve by changing saddle and bridge ,tell me I can't wait to know ?
@brizzleaudio79343 жыл бұрын
It makes the guitar much easier to fret/play by setting the strings closer to the fret board. It won't change the sound generally
@cockers66823 жыл бұрын
Strings on a 12 are higher than a 6 string to get them lower to frets down tune to d then capo 2nd fret then your have a much lower action
@laceup86723 жыл бұрын
Dude my guitar sound totally went off after I messed up with my bridge
@williamdimond15486 жыл бұрын
What is the correct height that the strings should be above the frets?
@hosseinahmadi61727 жыл бұрын
song in the background?
@yusuftan14742 жыл бұрын
did you find it? i used shazam to find it but couldnt find anything
@ampegloud6 жыл бұрын
What grade of sandpaper?
@zane94oz10 жыл бұрын
That tune is awesome who is it ?
@jamesshaffer950110 жыл бұрын
That would be the mighty MySelfishMe. Man they're good.
@humblehumility77975 жыл бұрын
what song was that?
@robertaldridge4472 Жыл бұрын
What grade sandpaper amigo? 😂
@jomarcdelacruz3 жыл бұрын
should the height of the saddle in high E string be the same with the low e string?
@theboycheef8413 жыл бұрын
No I believe the high E is lower
@jomarcdelacruz3 жыл бұрын
@@theboycheef841 Thanks!
@neilBjohn7 жыл бұрын
what recording device is that? Can I have the model, too?
@GearZombie7 жыл бұрын
Zoom H6 I have a video talking with zoom about it. I use the snot out of that thing.
@hiburanzingkat4 жыл бұрын
The nutt not sanded?
@GearZombie4 жыл бұрын
Wasn't necessary in this case.
@thiccbepis27564 жыл бұрын
@5:10 song name pleaaaaaaaase!!
@Mikemeshell638 ай бұрын
alittle buzz there.
@lancebaker13747 жыл бұрын
NOTE TO OWNERS OF CLASSICAL GUITARS: No truss rod.
@MasterP48HD6 жыл бұрын
most of them have a truss rod nowadays though
@deadpool19662 жыл бұрын
Non adjustable trust rods
@VEE7275 жыл бұрын
How do you remove the shim?
@WoolyBuggerPicker4 жыл бұрын
It should just drop out if you tilt the guitar, otherwise gently stab with a sharp blade and lift out.
@desdearibasiempre25456 жыл бұрын
That is not plstic. It is tusq,. Beter then bone and everithing else.
@GearZombie6 жыл бұрын
This one absolutely is plastic. Higher end guitars it may be bone. Plastic is very common. Next step up is what they call Flash Plastics. Then bone, but you're getting into higher end guitars at this point. Or if you really want you could find Fossilized Ivory.
@paulheagen6318 Жыл бұрын
Pretty informative and helpful but you lost me when you put that guitar on a hard workbench with a pair of needle-nose pliers slipping underneath the lower bout.
@outerrealm6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video for a nice sounding ACOUSTIC GUITAR, so why on earth do you have to bombard our ears at the end with that obnoxious metal music? Not gonna bother with your other channels, there's a million other tutorials on the subject
@GearZombie6 жыл бұрын
Umm is that you singing in your videos???
@outerrealm6 жыл бұрын
GearZombie there are credits on the videos indicating each one's content and production.
@tarzansahole4 жыл бұрын
What kind of dolt leaves a comment like this.... "Not gonna bother"..... So full of yourself....
@Sampson2012bot Жыл бұрын
I found this to be a good tutorial, and love metal, but found the music to be distracting during the video. I just wanted to turn it down or off.
@kayrak.63133 жыл бұрын
Kids? I am 65 years old, sir.
@EJ2K2K3 жыл бұрын
He was joking, sir.
@seanmurphy15627 жыл бұрын
My truss rod won't bend
@GearZombie7 жыл бұрын
Take it to a luthier.
@fourthlaxer45575 жыл бұрын
NEVER adjust truss rod without opposing tension called strings!