Gibson Explorer Ain't Looking So Good

[@fraenkiboii]

Dave I always wanted to say thank you. I've learned so much from you when it comes to setting up a guitar. I'm a hobby guitar player, but I work as an engineer, so I'm naturally curious about things. Meanwhile, I've got all the important tools to maintain my guitars by myself. Only things I don't/can't/won't do are fret-jobs and invasive kind of things. Anyways, the other day I had a professional session guitarist over and he played one of my strats. He loved how it played and wanted to meet the guy who set it up. I said you're sitting in front of him. So I wanted to redirect that compliment to you, because everything I needed for that setup came from your videos. So thank you very much. All the best from Frankfurt/Germany

[@andrewhodgson8895]

Fret jobs - do what I did and buy a cheap guitar neck to practice on. It’s all ‘learnable’. 👍

[@kevinclarke9406]

Exactly this! Dave 'taught' me (another inquisitive engineer) enough to set up both my own basses. Upon playing one, a good friend entrusted me with his studio PBass that has been properly abused. A bit of 'Dave'-taught love and magic later, this bass seems to be the go-to instrument for anyone using his studio, needing a big, clangy P sound. Very humbled that an old, unloved and abused work horse is now the beloved monster it has become. Bless you, Dave for sharing your passion... @Frankyboy, keep that pro-player updated! Imho, musicians can be a bit finicky about who sets up and touches their stuff - could be a career change right here, buddy! Best of luck.

[@jmakc3541]

I bought some headlight restoration/polishing kit once and ended up using the polish, pads and drill attachments for everything but the headlights. They're great for scratched CD's, plastic lenses, guitars, etc.

[@chuckquinn8026]

When you’re loved, you’re loved...roll with it!

[@maxmustardman298]

That's what i tell my gf as well, she's curvy

[@valentino3191]

Your disposition Dave reminds me of a phrase I once read: "HONESTY is the best policy" should be re-written to read: "CREDIBILITY is the best policy."

[@umbertoyltp]

That's a beautiful obscured flame top. ADDED: In the mean time I found myself a 2003 X-Plorer Studio (minhumbuckers, no binding) which is more confortable than an standard Explorer because of a slim neck and less weight than a full Explorer. As an SG player I'm very happy with this one.

[@jameshodonicky4329]

Dave, your videos and insights Rock my friend. Ive have used your guide lines, thank you!! As you are a bass player and i would like to send my condolences if you hadn't heard, Mr Pete Way is no longer with us. You keep Rocking David!!!

[@mikecollins8241]

Funny how the "off" repair was almost invisible from certain angles..

[@LudwigVon]

Skull knobs are something I would have put on a guitar when I was 13 ... This guitar deserves better

[@rustvictory2232]

Thank you I was sitting here thinking the same thing!

[@michaellrakes5521]

I have this exact guitar and in this finish. Absolutely a wonderful guitar and delivers a killer tone

[@todd7416ify]

Tom Morello really loves those Gibson Exploders.

[@DeeTee79]

Who would have thought almost a year later we’re still in lockdown here in Toronto

[@larryburwell8550]

oh I recommend too. change one string at a time for restringing. don't take all off. dave you know better than that. ive been restringing guitars since the 70s, never pulled them all off first. but thanks dave

[@wingracer1614]

you kinda have to when you're going to be doing finish repairs in the string area.

[@patrickhale424]

I'm IATSE as well and here in Orlando we're grounded.

[@Lemmy30294]

Great job cleaning up that mess on the top. Job well done 👍

[@fishgazoo5851]

Thanks Dave. Hope you are OK in Canada these days. Always nice to rec a new guitarfix video!

[@axenontill]

You could've kept the pattern and titled it as not exploring so good. Cheers. Always love watching you work.

[@briansimpson8116]

I like the flamed top. And the sound.

[@MrCheesywaffles]

Good luck Dave! Life is all bunched up, feast or famine! Keep rockin'!

[@Bob-Whiting]

Ahhh, I have no mouth and I must scream! Don't ship it Dave! It has a water ring behind the bridge from someone's rum and coke in the green room at the "world famous whiskey-a-go-go" when they used the exploder as a coffee table or bar. If you miss it now, you will see it in the video later and feel bad, or sumpin'. Love yer channel Dave, good job.

[@dickranmarsupial4911]

I think its the reflection of a circular lamp in Dave's ceiling.

[@davidmc107]

your drill gizmo set- up really got rid of that shwazz. Nice

[@ShannonFerguson]

Good luck with the new ventures!

[@oldguydiscgolf9631]

"It's a Gibson!" Cool, exciting times are quite likely coming up!

[@michaelcross934]

That's because of the Ford 'Explorer', otherwise known as the Ford "Exploder". Mine wrote itself off, while I was snoozing on the couch in my living room in Whistler, BC. It's a long story. But, that's what I nicknamed that vehicle. Cheers, Mike

[@wingracer1614]

Mine didn't explode but it did love to slowly eat front ball joints, wheel bearings and swaybar links. Had a nasty death wobble if loaded down at high speeds and eventually lunched the transmission.

[@Panhead49EL]

Sweet top. I hope the new gig is good to you. When I first found your channel you were a really grouchy sob. You seem much more at peace the past few years.

[@timm_246]

I really wanna give him my guitar that i have set up to my preferences and just listen to him explain everything im doing wrong lmao

[@BSIII]

Well if someone is giving him a guitar to work on, means that it's not set up to their preference, and they're hiring dave to set it up to their preference. So if it's already set up to your preference, why would you even give him your guitar, unless you actually enjoy dave's banter, which in that case, disregard my point. I only say this because I've hear other commenters complain about dave's attitude.

[@BSIII]

@@wrenchhead4378 people act like the clients who hire Dave to work on their guitars don't know he makes videos, goofing around about the guitars he's working on, or think dave's comedic take on his client's guitars is disregarding, and in defiance of the client's setup preferences, even though the client hired dave to set it up to their preference. Absolutely makes no sense, and I see so many comments like that. People wouldn't be hiring Dave if they were unhappy with his work, or hated his comedic style. Common sense. If I was in his city, i'd happily give him one of my guitars to work on, knowing he'll film it, joke about it, and upload it.

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

I can't say I'm a big fan of Explorers, but I like the top on that one

[@sabledriver]

Same, not a fan of the shape, but that top!!

[@samuelhall4056]

Explorer's are the type of guitar you need to play to appreciate (If you haven't)

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

@@samuelhall4056 I've played a few Vs, but almost no guitar shops I've been to have had Explorers or Explorer style guitars.

[@sabledriver]

@@samuelhall4056 TBH I never have. Good point. It is mostly the visuals for me. If it played great, many things can be overlooked! Plus, I couldn't afford one!

[@samuelhall4056]

@@sabledriver to me, feel is similar a tele with less string tension.

[@ImpalamansGarage]

Congrats on the new job ! You never know what's around the corner.

[@robertparker3580]

dave you have worked your magic again on another great guitar!

[@ericmackenzie.mp4]

Gibson Exploder lmao... got one of those! You rock Dave!

[@Riverdeepnwide]

After seeing that fearsome looking power tool in Dave's hand hovering over a prone Explorer in the thumbnail I just can't wait to read the comments.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

@27:00 Dave plays the opening riff from Rock Candy, by Montrose. GOOD choice!

[@RageRaccoon]

the moment he said "out" i knew he was Canadian xD

[@larryburwell8550]

good luck dave on new process

[@russellharris5072]

Great job with the POWER TOOL Dave,good luck with that job.If they mess with you I'm sure you'll know what to do...................

[@wadefaulkner73]

Now that's a nice Exploder..

[@44numskull]

Great work, Dave.

[@ShannonFerguson]

You did a great job today the snot mark.

[@Nektopoulo]

When you run out of that compound get some "Griot's Garage BOSS Fast Correcting Cream", on a 3" pad 3 pea size drops should do the whole front of a guitar

[@jean-philippemorin1176]

Thats a beautiful guitar, love your channel. Keep them story coming!

[@robinbailey3052]

beautiful guitar with Cheesy Knobs

[@spatialvibes7599]

Freaking thumbnail had me thinking Dave was gonna be drilling some holes in a guitar lol id still watch

[@EarlofBaltimore]

I'm sure they have the buffing compound at Pig Iron

[@petedazer3381]

Those knobs really gootch up the looks of that thing!

[@stevenkimsey7039]

I hope that it's good. I hope that it's better than waiting for a Dave's World of Fun Stuff sticker that you've paid for via PayPal over a month ago. I still love watching Dave's World anyway. It's like therapy for guitar people. Dave has the guitar stuff that we love plus an excellent temperament 🍺🎸🌙

[@a456987]

My cousin used to work on movies, he was a grip for a few years

[@Ndlanding]

My cousin is dead. Do you care?

[@johnnygonzales3211]

Awesome story Dave thanks😜

[@kcuhc84]

If it ain't fixed, don't break it!

[@ABoyd1852]

Anyone know the year/model of that explorer? Its beautiful. Love the no pick-guard look as well.

[@rjprivate]

I just love those youtubers who never answer in the comment section. You can view my video and f off haha

[@Stephan5022]

Could be a 2004 Explorer pro Trans Black (says TBL in the pick-up hole)

[@ABoyd1852]

@@Stephan5022 Thanks!

[@AndyK.23]

Good luck Dave! Will the guitar repairs be put on hold while you're making movies/TV?

[@dcs3689]

Been listening to the album "What could possibly go wrong" by Dominic Fike while carefully following the career of PGA tour pro Talor Gooch.

[@hammer5475]

Nice work! Can you give the string height again and other measurements again and is it the same for fenders too or just Gibson? Thanks again!

[@BSIII]

I've never been a fan of exploders, but that one sounds nice, and looks great after you touched the goochies.

[@themodsify]

That wear on the body right below the strings might be from pick wear on nitro.

[@lukehodgson5222]

I think I love that guitar! Good job shining up that shmegma!

[@irenepiero4087]

Aw Thanks! Its really fun to play. The pickups are crazy. Almost hard to control on the bridge side. The neck pickup has a surprisingly wide tone range. Its just an all around amazing guitar. If you like the way it looks, you would really love it if you played it. Absolutely no let downs on this one. I love it too ! Cheers!

[@lukehodgson5222]

@@irenepiero4087 does this have the 500T / 496R pups?

[@irenepiero4087]

@@lukehodgson5222 Yes

[@BSIII]

I've said this numerous times, but i wish you were my neighbor.

[@Ndlanding]

I can just imagine you as my neighbor, carving smileys on my cat's forehead. That would be fun, and I could give you a slice of my pumpkin pizza, with chopped razor blades in the base.

[@BSIII]

@@Ndlanding lol quite the imagination you have there. Your kitty would be off limits, but I might carve smileys on your gibson exploder.

[@Ndlanding]

@@BSIII You could chainsaw the ugly bastard into small pieces if you wanted. Just don't touch my Tele.

[@patjeudy5250]

Thats a beautiful explorer!!

[@briandonovan9560]

Looks great, love exploders

[@D.Guitar]

Nice looking Explorer....flame Maple cap

[@Relayer6a]

Is the maple top on that about 1/2 as thick as a LP? It appears to be pretty thin.

[@raymari7658]

So question. Do patrons stop the patron payments ?

[@blushingmule1]

Dave, great stuff! ..."you're not grinding a weld" that's funny :-) Thanks for a great channel!

[@stepvanjoe3469]

Hey Dave, even though I have a technique for stretching strings, I am curious to see your method

[@bennybtv5912]

that guitar has seen better days

[@jonjoe9232]

wants me a Gibson Exploder!! \m/

[@ReactarooSkidoo]

How's the Solo kit coming along??????????

[@WhatGrenadeWhere]

Skull knobs. That guitar plays metal. Beautiful finish.

[@ericaudet7350]

the core show callers sound like the shot callers in gangs in the klink sounds like ...

[@Xpyburnt_ndz]

Good job "fixing" that gorgeous girl!!Love it! Good luck going back the the grind!!!

[@flyme2themoon720]

How close should pickups be to the strings?

[@larryburwell8550]

I like explorers blonde white or black. this 4600.00 custom im not a fan of, ut you dida great on it

[@mattlandry22]

When I heard the accent I was like "OMG! he's gotta be Canadian" (so am I). So I Subscribed. Good stuff.

[@Ndlanding]

Twat!

[@vernonbear]

Go and check out AvE, he’s from Canuckstan too 😀 he’s a bit more sweary and spends a lot of time taking stuff apart and spreading his enginerding knowledge around 😀

[@rayvoorhies7180]

Is Dave's job at Solo guitars over? Did they finish opening their repair department? Dave, I hope things work out with whatever you decide to do.

[@rowanrobinson]

What model explorer is this? It's very nice.

[@SilentNightBodomNight]

That’s a nice exploder. It made me explode in my pants

[@paulwilliams8593]

Nice Montrose at 27.40

[@philwildcroft1764]

Make it last

[@wiseguy9202]

I absolutely love the Gibson Explorer! Purchased my first in '06 and have been collecting them ever since(among other Gibsons).

[@Ndlanding]

Lots of poor people collect Gibson Explorers.

[@wiseguy9202]

@@Ndlanding Is that an insult? I hope not because there are a lot of really great poor people because they've fell on hard times. I've been blessed not to.

[@Ndlanding]

@@wiseguy9202 I'm talking about your collecting Gibsons. Those who have either fallen on hard times or have always been poor would probably want to strangle you if you told them you collected Gibsons / $500 notes / diamonds / etc.

[@wiseguy9202]

@@Ndlanding Besides collecting Gibsons, I also collect Porsches, hoard gold and silver...I do pretty well. I challenge an individual to set aside envy and create it themselves. I'm a perfect example of an average person from a below average background(poor single mom raising a family) reaping the benefits of suspending envy. It works 100% of the time.

[@Ndlanding]

@@wiseguy9202 Uh, OK then.

[@Slovy_]

A little dab will do yah that’s a brilcreme commercial isn’t it I haven’t heard that since I was a kid

[@gdcarnahan]

Would the special videos be just for the headphone people?

[@jimbocarrino763]

Damn it Dave I was almost asleep...

[@Ndlanding]

I did actually fall asleep watching this. Shame.

[@JustinC905]

The Gibson Exploder.

[@psiklops71]

the back looks like it was used as a beer coaster @29:01

[@stoutlager6325]

I thought that was just a reflection of something in the room above the guitar.

[@irenepiero4087]

​@@stoutlager6325 Yes it is, but I like wild imaginations too, so I will give the beer coaster guy points on the board for his imagination. lol. I love it!

[@Kalsarikannit72]

I'm in the toronto area and own a Jackson and Gibson guitar. Any interest in doing a setup or video on either of those?

[@arctichare8185]

Maybe you can get enough stamps for EI.

[@mauriziodaprile3492]

Il sound della 'Explorer' l'ho sentito solo nei dischi o videoclip. È quasi uguale alla Les Paul, ma è difficoltosa a suonarla stando seduti. Comunque non è un tipo di chitarra di mio gradimento!!

[@garyclark2525]

what year gibson is that? its got a long neck tenon....

[@bobross5580]

Starsky and Gooch?

[@fierceflyer5]

Hey Dave you didn’t play Freebird 😂👍🏻

[@dommadonia9207]

Did the solo gig come to an end? I hope everything works out for you. At least you got a shirt out of it!

[@haqq4257]

Did anybody catch the reference Dave made when applying the anti-scratch wax to the hurt wheel. He said , "A little dab 'l do ya". I bet you there are only a handful of people who watch this channel who knows that reference. That was from an old Brill cream commercial. In the 50s and I think even into the early 60s there was a hair product for men called Brill creame and they had a musical slogan where someone sang, Brill cream.... a little dab'l l do ya... ahhh the good ol days...!

[@StevenHess]

Do people actually even us hair cream any more? Vitalis is sold on Amazon so I guess they do. Vaseline Hair Tonic too. Shit I'm old.

[@haqq4257]

@@StevenHess damn, that's another one. Vitalis. Wow a blast from the past. my father used to use that I can remember the smell to this day.... damn I'm old too

[@tundratater5931]

HAQQ damm it I don’t want Fopp I’m a Dapper Dan man!

[@lucyfuir6386]

Haha I call mine an exploder too

[@qua7771]

YT seems to be running off a lot of its customer base for whatever reason. FB is no different.

[@StevenHess]

Well we can hope for the best with the craft union job hours a week wise. I think you're happier doing the guitar work.

[@blkjckgtr3075]

Dave sounds like your going to be a juggler!lol what about Solo? or thats what you will be doing,lol.Nice finishing you have the force,Cheers ps,see what happens when your to good everybody wants you,that would be a good song title,Dave!peace love and courage.

[@nizodizo9549]

Dave there is a blemish on that guitar.

[@Ndlanding]

And it's still there at the end. Maybe less so.

[@rickmccl71]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/npubp3p9e816pas ;)

[@sid5156]

I'd love to see things work out. Especially with the guitar giveaways. Once my finances are better, I do plan on becoming a patron or whatever it may be called by then. Since there is no reason to due a setup then ship a guitar. Id like to volunteer my services if you were to giveaway a guitar to someone in the southwestern Pennsylvania area to do a set up. I'm sure you have enough fans from each state in the USA to help with setups then actually deliver the guitar or bass within 50 to 100 miles. The trade off being for the person that does the setup , you could say who did the setup. The person that wins the guitar could maybe do a quick review on how the new guitar plays and feels. I'm on Facebook ( Sids sick setups). Everyone gets some help during these times. Dave hopefully gets more patrons, patrons win guitars, Luthiers get some recognition. Take care Dave. God bless you man , love your message of be kind to each other.

[@Ndlanding]

I'm sure you mean well, but...

[@paulwilliams8593]

Play more!

[@roymontero4066]

Yo Dave, you're a movie star? Dang i didnt know you have this much clout haha

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

He does the special effects. Pyro stuff too

[@stf_skp]

Make a video about a boat

[@nickdryad]

Nice to hear someone speaking positively about unions.

[@nickdryad]

Dave's World of Fun Stuff The unions have been vilified in a way that the bosses haven’t. It’s unbelievable that people don’t see the need to protect themselves from even the smallest exploitation.

[@yobentley7274]

Another question. Are locking tuners worth it?

[@firstnamelastname500]

No

[@Riverdeepnwide]

Depends.

[@WalrusDoom]

Absolutely.

[@firstnamelastname500]

If you wind the first wrap above the end of the string, and then fold it back over itself and go from there it's just as good as a locking tuner, look up a tutorial

[@irenepiero4087]

yes

[@StudioBeast7575]

Polishing the guitar make the neck bow and the string height change doesn't it? 😂😂

[@Ndlanding]

Yes, it doesn't.