Les Paul Setup Tips Good Luck

[@philosophyoftrucking]

I appreciate it when you actually explain some of the engineering as to why these instruments behave the way the do.

[@twanto]

I love this guy. It's the little things. Like every time he says he needs a closeup of something, and then moves the camera, and you never really see what he's looking at. It's like he's recording this with an old school camcorder or something. Little gems.

[@jom0bx189]

I like how real you are. You say it how it is and get done with your day. You don’t care who gets upset, you just get your work done.

[@JohnBarrow1961]

Good video, Dave, and you're 100% correct. The stop tail is designed to be raised or lowered, as necessary, yet some folks cry about it anyway. Bizarre.

[@jimmyamico4713]

Outstanding video, David… you truly have patience of a saint🇺🇸❤️🤍💙⭐️🙏👍

[@uajcpoole]

This is the best setup video on the internet 😂

[@stevee7774]

I honestly hope this is a joke.

[@precisionbrown6829]

I didn’t think they could be setup being neck through body thanks!

[@richardsyoutubechannel995]

@@stevee7774 why?

[@giddyrightonup]

@@precisionbrown6829 they’re not neck through, they’re set neck, and yes, anything with a truss rod, (including neck through), can be set up

[@nerdrage4852]

its all lacker and shitttt , amazing

[@smasica]

Dave's lesson for the day: Keep your nuts clean.

[@picassoboy52]

Not as clever as you hoped

[@patrickkelly9721]

I bought my Les Paul from a pawn shop. High E was contacting the bridge. Had been for so long that there is a small groove in the bridge. Not touching anymore. Thank you for your videos

[@petercollin5670]

Despite everything, she's got a killer top!

[@j_freed]

Peter Collin - at its heart, Gibson is like an Asian sweat shop focused mainly on output yields. Their brand can weather a certain number of screwed up and flawed products because they can fall back on the 'hand made USA guitar" mythology that is supposed to excuse glaring oversights in their QC.. So at the top of the line, yes you are spending enough to justify close to zero flaws. But generally Gibson wants to spend no more than $350 making a guitar that sells for $3500, ie. there's a ten to one mandate in their production cost which has to mean they work very fast most of the time on most of their output.

[@robowen66]

My 96 and my 2009 led Paul's have the same crap all over the truss rod nut... and hey, I had no idea you could take those nuts off. Thanks for showing that!

[@stephenbarton2625]

Thank you for explaining this for us. It now makes sense how to set these up correctly.

[@9unslin9er]

Only ever had problems with Gibsons staying in tune with the 17 degree headstock pitch. Dean, Burny, FGN, Ibanez all stay in tune. 14 degrees 👍

[@rayfabris2512]

not sure what year that les paul was made but this video is 3 years old so the old management it was made that is why I waited a few years to see what the new management at Gibson was going to do, reviews on KZbin of the les paul were getting better and time to buy one and love it they are back to guitar building the correct way now I plan on buying another one this year.

[@sixslinger9951]

my three new Les Paul's 21's & "22 are flawless. don't believe all the Gibson haters on this video. Gibson is back better than ever.

[@68SSCAM]

I just bought a brand new Tokai LP. I paid less than 1000 dollars for a solid body mahogany guitar that looks exactly like an LP. It isn't chambered like the new Gibson LPs and is heavy just like an original LP was. The craftsmanship is also just as good as my Gibson SG I bought a few years back. Very happy with the purchase and not upset that I didn't get a Gibson.

[@keithmarkham8787]

Love these setup videos, Dave. It's removed the mystery and given Me the confidence to spdo My own setups. Huge Thanks!

[@autoneurotic]

I love it when Dave works on a Gibson. It's a non-stop laugh fest

[@shteppa]

love the great work keep it up dave

[@nicholasflamel1134]

You do not need any more break angle over the bridge saddles than you do the nut. I remember the first time I realized why some people top wrap strings over the tailpiece. I was setting up a Les Paul for a friend who top wrapped his strings. When I finished cleaning the guitar and setting it up, I forgot to top wrap the new strings. I thought I had installed bigger gauge strings it was so much stiffer playing. It was the extreme break angle of the strings due to not top-wrapping. I changed the strings and top-wrapped the next time and the easier action was back. People will sit and argue you all day that top wrapping does not make the action slinkier to play, but what they will NOT do is string it up both ways and feel for themselves. It makes a difference.

[@jamescurnutt1628]

Really struggling with my new Les Paul Standard. I just got off the phone with Gibson. I have all of that lacquer on the truss rod nutt you see here. I was like what the hell man? and I am not a luthier in anyway. I have a bunch of Les Paul knock offs that sound better than my Les Paul, my 'Bucket List' guitar, since I was a kid. I cannot play open major chords at all on my Les Paul. They are so sharp. My G note on my low E string is damn near a half step sharp no matter how light I press the string. I can go a 1/2 step up with 'normal' pressure. I swear, it makes me sound like I am a beginner that doesn't know how to tune a guitar. You have given me some clues. Thanks a ton!

[@scorpiofrancis1119]

just started my journey of learning the electric guitar,& started with a gibson les paul. Glad i found your channel!

[@juliusnisonen2431]

Started with a Gibson Les Paul. Wow

[@d24isDURIAN]

Great choice!

[@ronstickle4694]

wow i am building one from scratch first time and need all the info i can get! Thanks Dave!

[@artrogers3985]

It is a beautiful guitar - leave the pick guard off. Haven’t seen this video in a long time.

[@saleseng]

Yes Gibsons vary quite a bit because of the set neck angle not being very consistent at all especially in recent times. As far as the strings touching the back of the bridge, what I noticed on my SG as I was raising up the stop bar to get a reasonable angle between the two extremes of cranked all the way down or cranked all the way up, I noticed as I got near the middle of that adjustment the strings were still touching the back of the bridge and you could actually see where the low E or the high e actually deformed because of the pressure on that edge of the bridge. So I adjusted a little bit higher until I could see that deformity straighten out which meant there was contact but no real pressure on that edge anymore and that was the sweet spot for me on my guitar. So folks don’t be too concerned by the strings contacting the edge of the bridge. In other words the strings do not have to clear the bridge entirely in order to have a neutralized pressure effect on the bridge. You can also simply as you make your adjustment push down on the back of the damn string to see that there’s negligible pressure on the bridge.

[@christiansoliz1696]

Bought an epiphone les paul special VE... this video helped me tons!

[@baddogrnr]

Amazing help , managed to rid of the string buzz. Good effort mate cheers

[@alexmakridis8328]

Don’t forget you can flip the three saddles on the heavy side the other way around so the flat part of the saddle is closer to the stop bar. this will give you a better break angle. Also you can ditch the Nashville bridge and pick up an ABR conversion bridge which has less beef on the sides of the bridge which lets the strings clear way better.

[@thomasdc2439]

but you will change the intonation if you flip the saddles ;)

[@danoconnor618]

You've settled the case here Dave. Tanks so much.

[@mdallen5]

Love the grumpiness! Thank you for the laughs

[@robnamowicz8073]

Dave, I think the technical term is 'schmertz.' Close relative to smegma,,,,usually cleaned with a merkin.

[@jamesmcdonald3798]

That does look alot better without the pick guard. Cheers from Boston Dave.......!!!

[@driven9863]

Nice Gibson Flame Top.. I would rock it. I love Gibson's

[@Disabledguitarist1985]

I’ve watched this more than once

[@tonyepley3299]

Gibson quality at its finest!

[@TheWandOfOrcus]

Wow Dave you were in a pisser today! Hang in there buddy. In good news I found GUS on vinyl today with you on bass so I am excited!

[@TheWandOfOrcus]

'No Time To Loose" awesome!

[@TheFULLMETALCHEF]

Just another example of just how bad QM is at Gibson...inconsistent setup between several units of the same model. I never have these issues even across Epiphones.

[@DavidBrown-it9ig]

I always re-string and setup my guitars when I get them. None of the 20 I own have been perfect from anywhere that I have gotten them even the Gibsons (all 9). Plus the neck will will move for weeks after you get a guitar if you live in a different state/climate etc. They are guitars not fucking chainsaws.

[@picassoboy52]

When you find anything perfect in life let us know

[@5thfloor584]

@@DavidBrown-it9ig Yeah, I get what you're saying but only having two Gibson les pauls (studio lp, and sg which I sold btw) they came basically with absolutely not even a basic setup done on them.. If you get a Gibson Les Paul go for the higher-priced ones (traditional, some standards, etc) It seems like they don't try that hard on the least expensive ones, like the studio version. I also have a PRS Les paul that came in an almost perfect setup (like an advanced setup), my younger brother got a LTD Ec-1000 that had a perfect setup as well (intonation on this one was perfect, and I'm using a $70 tuner). Both of these guitars were around $900-$1000... Epiphones I hear are great too, I think they try harder on the Epiphone's than their lower-priced Les Pauls or other gibsons styles to make people believe that if they got an actual Gibson Les Paul they would be even better than their epiphanies.

[@DavidBrown-it9ig]

@@5thfloor584 I can understand that. All my Gibsons are Historics, down to Traditionals for Les Pauls and I did have some extra fret work done on my 07' R7. My other LPs came setup playable out of box though. My SGs the same. I do have one LP double cut jr that has those damn Robotuners that will get standard tuners soon so setup on that is a wash

[@BrentHarmon]

That's why Top wrapping is more desirable because a lot players have the stop tailpiece all the way done to the deck. Plus string will rub on the back of the TOM.

[@moosey62]

If the stop bar was perfectly round and with pegs, like on a Bigsby, then top wrapping would be OK. The stop bar was never designed to be used that way and you’re also introducing more high tension contact points and kinks to the winds of the string which will compromise its strength and lead to tuning issues.

[@larryburwell8550]

ive had 4 gibson les pauls from 76 to 89, never seen this tailbar problem on any.remember people in any way shape or form its better than a strat any day of the week

[@SagaMediaNet]

Got another les paul. The previous owner had it setup with HIGH action so will need a setup to fix. Also going to replace the Robot tuners for kluson, reverse the neck pickup and fix the output jack which is too tight and the plate which arrived broken

[@precisionbrown6829]

I always wondered if they can be setup being neck through body? Geez Dave I didn’t know you could even straighten those out! Thanks buddy

[@jmakc3541]

Been watching for 10 damned years... just now saw Mr. Bill.

[@gregbaker6215]

I have that same book, I also have six Les Pauls. Three epiphone, three Gibson, it's true that each one has its own set up on the bridge and tail piece. I have tried the over wrap along with the standard stringing. And have two of them set up with roller bridges. I really like the roller bridge set up but it doesn't always work out like you would hope. That said, I have a lack of patients for those type of issues and bail when things get sticky. Thanks for your cut the crap view on all things guitar repair. I'm always laughing at your ramblings. That wasn't meant badly at all. 🎸🤓🎸🇺🇸☮

[@AndyK.23]

Thoroughly entertaining setup! I agree with everything you said too!

[@daleweber2579]

I have that same book and I also have the same guitar-maintenance book too. Great books, that book also mentioned about wrap the bridge on a les paul. I personally prefer to have the strings wrap over the bridge.

[@onpsxmember]

I'm not on board with calling a decent top wrap BS. A certain angle is necessary to have enough pressure on crap-o-matic, but besides that there is an upside to top wrapping even when there is no messed up neck angle (and if it's possible to drop the tail piece low enough. When you bend a string you increase the tension along it's full length. In the section from the tuner to the nut, from the nut to the saddles and from the saddles to the tail piece / string through ferrules. Depending on the "tuner-nut-angle" and the "saddle-tailpiece-angle"it is easier to shift the increase of tension to the outer sections of the string at a flatter angle. If the resting points are very "defined" by the angle, the middle section will be harder to bend/feel stiffer, cause more of the increased tension is between nut and saddle. (increase in the longitudinal stiffness module, if I'm not messing up with my wacky technical english). If you release a bend and the string is instantly out of tune, it can't shift the change of tension between the three sections (mostly nut grabbing). If the angle is not too shallow, top wrapping can make bending easier. As you showed, it's the go to thing when the angle is too steep due to the messed up neck angle. It's a side effect, but it make a difference to certain players. No mojo inside.

[@geoarthur6593]

Tell us about the three bears ..

[@offbeatbassgear]

Thanks this was a good detailed explanation. What do you think of using a roller bridge instead of the tune-o-matic, would that address some of the string break/intonation issues, or is that a solution more suited to an LP equipped with a Bigsby style tremolo system?

[@onpsxmember]

@Geo Arthur Juuuuuust right^^

[@onpsxmember]

If you don't have a vibrato, there is no need for them. I'd use rollers on a bigsby. Roller Bridge and Roller Nut. Or just the roller bridge when you got a zero fret like on Duesenberg. If you got a Bigsby, also watch this: watch?v=BUH-COiuGiw Think about him what you want, he is right.

[@frodehau]

Going from nines to tens explains the sharp intonation. I try to explain this to people who change the string gauge on accoustics. You can intonate them, but it takes me an hour or so if everything goes as planned.

[@julian65886]

One of your best videos ever!

[@sailormike1089]

Joe Bonamassa is well known for wrap around tail piece strings. He says it makes the strings slinky and easier to bend and he uses 11's on all his LP's

[@BrentHarmon]

Yes and so does Billy Gibbons. But keep in mind They are using ABR-1 which is small post where as the Nashville TOM is are large post.

[@guitarzan.3250]

I like this guy.

[@bakstabbath]

My Gibson Firebird came with black paint on half the truss rod nut. They just spray everything with little care. The nut turns fine, so I'm fine with it lol

[@justnik8727]

Dave, I would love to send you my new gibson les paul studio for a set up. We dont have anyone like you here in Australia that I know of that cares about guitars as mush as you do. Its alll about the money and get it out quick. My bridge pick up and strings without pressing down on at the last fret is almost touching. I think you guys in the US 10/1000? I wish I could take a photo of it. The guitar if you look at it is absolutely beatutiful. At the 12 the fret though to bottom of low E string is 2.5mm metric. Its almost like a cheap acoustic impossible to play in my opinion. Anyway, I hope you are well and I enjoy your vidoes, very infomative and comedic at times. Take care and all the best from Sydney!

[@TheStepheno]

Hi Dave love your fuckin vids opps I mean great vids haaa. I put Tonepro roller bridge on my les Paul’s, and you no they stay in tune all day incredible. Tonation is right on. Also I never brake strings anymore.amazing ,love roller bridges.

[@nellayema2455]

On most Les Pauls the tenon is not a very tight or precise fit--it is rather loose, then it goes through a final fitting and is set by hand using a neck gauge. As a result, the neck angle between each example is a bit different, but still within Gibson's specs. Perhaps they should tighten up their specs. As for the top wrap, the only reason I can see for using a top wrap is on a guitar whose bridge is collapsing (usually on older instruments where one wants to keep it original). In that case, one should just go ahead and replace the bridge and toss the original in the guitar's case, IMO. As for the factory setup, I find that it is high--even on the Pleked instruments. I have several new, Pleked Gibsons, and they all have high action. They want to buzz if I lower the action to my liking, which sucks,. I think the Plek machine is just a gimmick or shortcut to cut down on labor costs, not a miracle machine. It would be better if they leveled the frets by hand AND put a little fall away in the frets from where the neck meets the body to the end of the finger board, then they would play like butter. Gibson needs to bring their guitar manufacturing processes into the 21st century instead of making them like they did 60 years ago, without making goofy major design changes as they have in recent years. I hope that they can get it together soon.

[@precisionbrown6829]

That’s funny stuff, thanks again Dave 😆

[@larrimos]

That nut lacquer was FULL OF MOJO Dave! You’ve done gone and ruined it. 😀

[@grahamblackblackgblack2472]

now sounds like a ricky...BUT!! agoodun....smiley face..yes i,m a trog..keep up the good word...

[@larrimos]

Michael lol, yeah, I did...damn.

[@onefatstratcat]

he chipped away all the good tone...lol

[@TokusZaBlunto]

Awesome video, lot of great knowledge

[@macster1878]

Dave i don't think we had enough grilling videos this summer

[@tdkrei]

Nice Dave and thanks for the great info.

[@davidallen346]

You haven't got into beehive of problems until you work on my Gibson Les Paul guitar

[@donaldholman9070]

Thank you Dave.

[@mikecabral1579]

Love you Dave in a good way like a brother.

[@phapthien3413]

I liked your video JUST BECAUSE you said "fuck" & then said "like my video, oops"! Freaking classic!

[@MichaelMoore-od4jz]

Great video learned a lot thanks

[@alanscharrer5255]

Grumpy Dave at his best

[@stevebell4853]

So I'm sat here trying to set up a les paul thats giving me nothing but shit, I hit some random youtube les paul setup deal for some ideas....and I'm thinking......this guys voice is super familiar, where do I know this guy from......and then it hit me....from a few months back......NUT SAAAAAIUUUUUUUUCE!!!!! That shit was legendary.

[@KozmykJ]

QC at Gibson these days ... I got a 2017 Faded SG . One less thing on my bucket list. You shoulda seen the state on the fret ends !!! Chewed to buggery !!! Like someone had roughed 'em with a bastard file and left 'em Or As Owen from CoT suggested. PLEK machine gone out of alignment or broke a cutter ... The rest of the guitar, including the top surface of the frets was fine. Rather that take a risk on a replacement having even worse problems I got it fixed locally and billed the supplier: arranged beforehand of course. She's a thing of beauty to play now. With all the layoffs it seems like big reductions have been made it the QC team. Should never have left the factory like that. I could never get on with that 3/64ths on the E. I stop at 4/64ths when setting up. Re strings on the back edge of the bridge. Pushes the bridge forwards or tries to. An unnecessary horizontal force.

[@AiMR]

Great tips Dave. I'm guilty of tightening the tailpiece down (hangs head in shame) 😌

[@mdc3564]

I enjoyed your video Dave!!! thats a wiz-bang tuner ya have there :-)

[@sweettoof9002]

And Gibson is charging $3400 for a 2019 Standard. Good night.

[@j_freed]

Sweet toof - I hope I can sell my 92 Les Paul for decent money, Fuck these prices. Oops I said that word. Sorry. Flag my comment,

[@chadking2632]

Sweet toof o I

[@gerryk3114]

Sweet toof That's why Gibson is Bankrupt !!

[@johncartelli]

should get good money if its built well i have a 2010 std thats fine..

[@dmac8247]

Just get an Epiphone. I have a Prophecy Plus with EMG pickups and it rocks for 800.00 bucks.

[@delikonthree]

I saw a Rick Beato video titled "Gibson Guitars - What's the Deal" and they stated that the reason you can never keep a Gibson in tune is that the scale length isn't long enough and they for years refused to fix the problem by just lengthening the scale a little bit. PRS and other guitar brands with the Les Paul type bodies have a slightly lengthend scale and thus are much better than the Gibson Les Paul. Also some brands also gotten rid of the stupid 15 degree headstock bend and the three/three tuner setup. If Gibson took care of these and other problems they wouldn't be near extinction today.

[@alsaxe]

i don't see how the scale length of 24 3/4 has anything to do with it...i have gujitars with 24 in scales with no tuning issues

[@sixslinger9951]

your post didn't age well. Gibson is back better than ever with new management. all 3 of my LP's stay in tune just fine when properly set up and not using old strings. (just like any high end guitar.)

[@hillmillenia]

That’s factory alright... mine has the same crap on it 😲

[@DBCisco]

That's why I buy Epiphones.

[@Steven123parenteau]

I think there are good and bad ones from both. My Epi SG had some on the truss rod too.

[@DBCisco]

But I don't pay $5K extra for the Epis.

[@zorroonmilkavitch1840]

Which way you always saw McCartney and Harrison back in the early sixties probably always playing epiphone's they thought they were a good guitar or a better one anyway

[@DBCisco]

Les Paul and is wife played Epis before Gibson hired him.

[@Sid-np3hf]

I have a an Epiphoney Lazarus which has a satin finish. What would you recommend a DIYer to use if I wanted a polished or gloss top finish?

[@DavesWorldofFunStuff]

get a different guitar with that finish?

[@1961jscofield]

Great video, Dave.

[@gerryk3114]

I like your Go/NoGo Gauges !! I tough it out with a ruler !

[@JHenzly]

Dave, love your videos. Hey let me ask you, if I may, is it absolutely important that the strings do not hit the bridge body on break towards tail piece? I may ask another question or two once and hopefully you read this. Thanks for your time, Jim.

[@JHenzly]

Thanks for the reply. I've over wrapped for a long time and last nite I thought I string it up the standard way. I currently have tail piece tight on body and obviously the strings are hitting. But I would have to raise the tail piece extremely high to clear the two e strings. I'm using a standard Tune o magic bridge. I'm surprised though , tail piece being tight, that how the strings don't feel so stiff. They used to in the past when I would tighten tail piece. It seems to sound and play better acoustically after last nite so I don't know. Maybe I have to go back to over wrap. It's a beat up early 70's Les Paul Custom. What should I do? Thanx for your time Dave. I'm currently watching another of your videos. Jim

[@stephendoss8375]

Just picked up a mint '13 Trad. LP and dove in here to set up. After you raise the string height ( post screws) to get 5/64ths the strings will go sharp. shouldn't you intonate before raising the stop bar? You'll likely need to adjust the saddles back a bit and this may give the clearance of the string off of the back the bridge..Just a thought. Thanks.~SD

[@misterblack6521]

Can you please do a setup on a epiphone matt heafy 7 string. The black one.

[@terrysmith6442]

Dont be that guy,thats my new saying at work,thanks Dave.

[@WheelBite97]

Dave you must love me, I run 11s on my Les Paul.

[@Attercop47]

Thanks for the Video

[@Robstafarian]

It is damn good to see you; life got in the way of life for me, as well.

[@craigtullius9613]

Thought you were going to do a Pete Townsend smash on this one Dave, cheers buddy ✌

[@deanlong9614]

peterson tuner is the nuts Dave !

[@trevorwesterdahl6245]

Now your in trouble...you voided the warranty removing that nut and scraping off the paint 🎨

[@saintbrando]

My Les Paul the stop bar is flush with the body so is the bridge. Low action and my strings don’t touch the bridge. My SG however the action is low but the stop bar is high. Really high. Freaks me out but like Mr. Funstuff says, every Gibson is different and yes 10s all the way.

[@ronnienose8608]

Piss poor quality control from Gibson; don't know how they can put such exorbitant prices on these guitars!

[@sinistergrey3]

TBH, from what I can tell from looking into it...there are essentially 3 different companies going on under the Gibson umbrella, thusly the wildly different pricing+quality issues you hear about. There's the 'Custom Shop' guitars in memphis separate from the main factory, the Montana custom shop mainly producing acoustic guitars, and the 'main factory' that puts out the all the mass produced models, which is also in memphis Tennessee currently, but with plans to move from their current location to 'downsize'. However, the main plant isn't associated with the 'Custom Shop' brands, and the Custom Shops seemingly have their own oversight... ...the easiest way to look at it, is that the 'Custom Shops' aren't open to tours from the public, and aren't connected with the 'Bankruptcy' going on, so they're essentially 'independent' companies and are run very differently from the main plant, with a very different management+production system, and subsequently their guitars carry a much higher price tag, but also have a much better quality to go along with them due to these aspects (I.E. all the old school 'skilled labor' is at these shops). All of this makes it confusing as all F*ck for customers of course lol, but if you ever get the chance, play a 'standard' $1,000-$1,800 Les Paul, you know 'Standard,Traditional, LP Custom, Studio, etc.etc.' and then ask to play specifically play a 'Custom shop' Les Paul 'R8,R9, etc.' and you'll see a clear difference...including a RIDICULOUS price tag for the actual 'custom shop' models, but they are definitely of a higher Quality all around (There's a lot more 'hand craftsmanship' being done on the models, and they're being built to as much of the exacting 'old school' specs back in the 50's as possible, and as such I think I read that they said they only finish produce something like 50-100 guitars a day, compared to the 1,000's over at the more 'automated' main factory), same goes with the acoustics. anyways, hope this info helps clear up your query a bit? :)

[@monkeypotato5469]

IMHO,Gibson started really going downhill AFTER the 2010 guitars,especially Les Pauls were released. I will not purchase any Les Paul after 2010.

[@JohnBarrow1961]

Maybe if pulled your head out of your ass, you fucking parrot, you could see the forest for the trees! Try it and let us know.

[@joeyriche9541]

@@JohnBarrow1961 hmm by the way its looking Loads of people have pulled their heads out of their asses including professional musicians..and now because of it Gibson is going belly up.

[@picassoboy52]

When you find something perfect in life let us know

[@jethroboot]

Dave rules,,,,,,,,,

[@DavesWorldofFunStuff]

thanks

[@xiaco8309]

Subscribed. Really like the overall depth of it. Especially the tailpiece part. Sense of humor is great too and got my Les Paul playing great.I do have a question though. In order to clear all the strings, I noticed a bigger gap between the G string and the bridge than all other strings. Is that ok?

[@DavesWorldofFunStuff]

all good

[@Shredster3000]

Question regarding les Paul relief: I have a Gibson 70s studio tribute les Paul that I believe require more relief than most - somewhere at .016-0.18. Is this typical for heavier handed players?

[@Woods_Hiker]

lol 19:50 Dave 😛 I watched this again because I recently acquired a Gibson scale axe.

[@kenjimac2211]

Life does get in the way of life. When life gives you lemons though, you throw em back at somebody. :'D

[@jack317]

There was lacquer all over the nut in my les Paul too.

[@Drachard101]

Great video with good advice I haven't found elswhere...my new LP tribute plus arrived with the front pickup below the plastic mounting ring. What height did you use for adjusting both pups?

[@ThenVersusNow_]

Dave I know how much you love Taylors, but seriously what do you recommend for budget acoustics ($500 ish)? Just curious.

[@jagoff62]

At first I thought it was a Chibson,what with all the gunk around the truss rod nut.Chibsons are notorious for that.

[@DavidSmith-ne1zp]

I found it interesting that you used an allen key to adjust pickup height. I have found most recommended distances between strings and pickups are too close for my liking, and certainly vary from pickup to pickup. I set them close to spec, than tweak until my ear hears the "sweet spot" as you say. Cheers Dave, love watching the vids from Winnipeg.

[@historiclp4577]

Hi Dave ,im setting up my les paul, and my nut had the same paint covering it,after cleaning the paint off,my truss rod wrench now fits.One thing i wanted to ask.I had 9 guage strings on my les paul,and had the guitar set from the factory with 5/64 bass side and 3/64 treble side, for action,and .010-.012 relief.i was getting alot of buzz when i hit bar chords...strangely, i actually streightend the neck to about .006 relief and the buzzing went away?? Relief taken at 8th fret...does that mean my fret job is more or less good?

[@philliplsmith]

Finding the Sweet Spot seems extremely physical

[@briano.5746]

I'm not a Les Paul guy but , I kinda like that one . Hope you can save her . PEACE

[@lincolnosiris3665]

When he plays the Paul at 19ish minutes it sounds like a sick mule about to throw up lol

[@geryhatrix]

Hi Dave. Love your videos and watch them all the time. I'm a gigging guitarist and do guitar repairs on the side in NJ, USA. Have you ever come across any SVK brand guitars to repair/setup? They are great, affordable instruments and I was an Artist Endorser-until the company went under a few years ago. Keep up the great work!!!