Guitar Repair: Two Very Different Guitars

[@arnienonymous4458]

Robojazz Telemaster sounds like an end-level boss from Disco Terminator 2000.

[@tylerrichman9]

This is the best instrument repair channel on KZbin

[@ClipperDays]

The Washburn is absolutely gorgeous. I appreciate your respect for the instrument.

[@TheyreStillOutThere]

That Washburn may actually be the most beautiful guitar you’ve had on this channel. Bold statement but standing by it

[@mactech1]

As a player, I really appreciate your meticulousness. You are SO careful, and think out all your actions. I know the players you work with appreciate your craftsmanship. Thank you for the videos.

[@joshuataft5541]

I love the jazacaster

[@MrJimmyWalsh]

That was mindblowing how the ebony fill just straight up disappeared! Incredible work.

[@stevegrooms1142]

I love listening to Ted thinking his way through a problem.

[@richdelb]

As a guitar player, this channel is fascinating to watch. Watching a skilled luthier do his work is just awesome. MUCH respect for your skills and work.

[@KarlKarsnark]

I hope the guy with the robo-tuners doesn't have to change a string mid-gig. Looks like a PITA.

[@curtisy6234]

those are pure junk

[@wl357]

Can't believe that acoustic is almost 125 years old! Thanks for showing it to us and nice job as usual.

[@HayesTech]

No, you are not a doofus... You're human. We all miss something once in awhile. I think you did an outstanding job.

[@joshuataft5541]

Wow that Washburn is amazing nice inlays ..even a valute

[@mitchilito99]

It's so enjoyable - and satisfying -watching a real professional at work. I'm hooked

[@kerrykrishna]

Two, that slanted saddle thing made me smile. I love watching you work Bucko.

[@JorisGriffioen]

I had the Tronical tuners on an SG, it was pretty nice to have at home for a quick tune up any time you pick up the guitar. On stage ... it's too slow, too often fails (tunes wrong) and this all gets worse when there's more noise. Restringing as you showed is an enormous pain and thicker gauge than 11s is not supported Two of the servo's broke at some point, I replaced them with Hipshots and I'm never touching that crap again.

[@spiralflash6169]

That Washburn is gorgeous!

[@f1s2hg3]

The little things are getting the best of us some days but they just make us love the better things more!

[@alveydoug]

Beautiful show. Very different, but worth the effort. I’m not a huge fan of the robo-tuners (especially for students) but I do understand the stage use. Same with the switch. Museum restoration quality work on a lovely parlor guitar - as you always do. Wow!

[@scottmartin356]

The sound at the end from the left handed position was really nice! Gave me great ideas for inventive intonation :^)

[@thats2kewl]

A lot of people hate those autotuners (many think you cannot manually tune, which is incorrect) ...after you learn how to use them, I think they work great. One thing I have found, though, (on all the stock Epiphone/Gibson units I've worked on), I have had to calibrate the autotuners against a good tuner...from the factory setup I have found them way off!!

[@content-appreciator]

03:15 Worth repeating: DON'T SUPERGLUE ANY NUT, EVER! *please*. yours truly, all guitar repairmen.

[@pauleisenbrey539]

jo sg . A drop or two of superglue on a non captive nut is fine. Superglue is weak to shearing action. Tap it sideways with a padded hammer and it will pop out easily. Not required on a captive nut like this.

[@walterw2]

CA is great for nuts! it dries quick (good for awkward positioning when the slot/shelf is not ideal and you have to hold it in place by hand) and brittle, good for tone transfer and easily breaking loose again. the key is just use a tiny amount, like three drops along the bottom; do that and the nut will be easily removable for future maintenance

[@twoodfrd]

@@walterw2 yes, I use it on standard acoustic nuts all the time for that reason. A little on the surface that contacts the fingerboard endgrain pops off clean with no damage. The little Fender nuts are no fun to remove.

[@docdoc]

@@twoodfrd That is the point to be stressed imo - a DROP on the ENDGRAIN. You are not gonna rip the end grain out, puting any underneath the nut is a no no. It should be said again and again.

[@erikhilsinger9421]

phrasing!

[@lepetitnabot]

2:44 in the words of the great David Rhéaume, GOOCHED.

[@azzuro195]

really enjoy your videos. keep up the good work. that robotuner is real mood killer

[@jfrorn]

Wow that Washburn is beautiful, love watching you work...

[@ed801975]

Exquisite work on that ebony plug!

[@terryjohinke8065]

Those tuners are a PITA. That acoustic, wow, 1895 and Brazilian Rosewood. Nice.

[@JC-11111]

Man that's a beautiful neck. Wow. That's crazy how the old saddle slot pretty much disappeared. Well done. Definitely work to be proud of.

[@Bloodray19]

I just use pva glue to glue ANY nut. Also, I don't feel the need to glue a strat style nut at all. They usually fit very well, won't get lost for sure, and they are a huge pain to remove if glued.

[@jipes]

Looks like a true nightmare those tuners ! The Washburn is just beautiful

[@mayagonzalez7200]

Man says how he can't get some masterpieces out of a left handed guitar but tries and does absolutely amazing

[@nickmorgan19457]

Those roasted woods look freaking gorgeous.

[@burbotbreath]

How interesting that I came across this episode at this time. I'm all set up to rout a saddle slot in one of my acoustic guitars to switch it over to left-handed play. The plug has been glued in and leveled, intonation of top and bottom strings determined, and the jig set up. I will be routing the slot as soon as I get to the shop. Had a finger-tip injury on my chording hand which will keep me from playing my normal guitars for a month. Thanks for posting this. Also, if you ever get up to Rainy River, Ontario let me know, I live right across the river from that town and I'll walk you over a couple of rolls of pennies.

[@Chris-uo2vs]

SOUNDS. PROFESSIONAL. GRADE THE ACOUSTIC.

[@fenderstratguy]

Yes, robot tuners make me cringe 13:52 Would you ever consider routing out the old saddle slot just lightly before making your new saddle? Just a fly cut to make the surfaces more straight, clean, and predictable? Came out killer looking though, with no gaps on top. Sounded very rich, like a good Martin

[@MrRsg99]

Thanks for sharing. Always look forward to your videos.

[@johncrapper366]

Every time you play a left handed guitar it sounds very eerily good

[@johnd9357]

Sounded a lot like aerials by SOAD.

[@picksalot1]

I feel your pain on the 4-way switch, as I had a similar experience to yours. After finally getting it wired correctly, I didn't find the tonal options very useful, and the switch cap cracked. So, I removed it, and put in a simple 3-way toggle switch. Suits my use better. Thanks

[@docdoc]

Best channel on KZbin, seriously.

[@bldallas]

Robot tuners? Wow, I didn’t know there was such a thing. I generally fall at the opposite end of tuner technology, preferring vintage Kluson double line for my Telecasters and Grover open gear for my acoustics. Neat idea, though, if they work. I also like to flip around my Tele controls, like you have done, with the switch in the back. Cool guitar!

[@SysadminsWithGuns]

Amazing work, thank you for sharing. It makes large changes less intimidating. If you are careful and know what the end goal is, many things are possible. Thank you!

[@J__C__]

Seems I've found a new interest on KZbin lol. Never knew I'd be so content learning about guitar repair, modification, and general maintenance & tuning procedures. Nice channel! You've got very good content here. Thank you for taking the time to do this! I thing round things = circles 🤷🏻‍♂️😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@donaldholman9070]

Beautiful acoustic...thank you

[@richardalanprow283]

Very nicely done as always!!

[@traviskrinkle6548]

That running on the acoustic upside down was wicked! :)

[@archloy]

Thank you for the tip of not gluing an inlay-ish nut :). I'm planning of remake one for my (low cost) Ibanez, really worry about removing it without brake anything, I hope there is no glue on it by factory...

[@robertrosenfield405]

The Doctor is in the house.. Great methodology fixing that bridge. You didn't mention how deep you routed, hopefully a little bit more

[@robertrosenfield405]

Understood. Robo tuners, NO. The Washburn is beautiful. Sounds nice too. Thank you for sharing.

[@johngeddes7894]

Silk’n Steel strings highly suggested. In the early 60s, Martin and Gibson 12 string acoustic guitars left the factory with the above mentioned strings.

[@aWildJosh213]

“And now for something completely different” I think that’s from Monty Python

[@breadyegg]

Pronounced: MonTY Python's(a) Flying CirCUSusususus

[@davenash1547]

And “isn’t that a little honey” is Easy Andy from “Taxi Driver.”

[@joshuawiley7200]

Used to go to sugarbush every year until dad died. it has turned into a big event watching people get their 2wd sedans stuck in the mud leaving was my favorite part

[@garynordell1]

The Washburn is only gorgeous. The bridge work was as lovely as the guitar itself.

[@xdoctorblindx]

I would love to see the wiring schematic for that 4-way tele harness with the tone bypassed on the neck!

[@xdoctorblindx]

And I'd like to know what those pickups are. Look like a P-90 style tele set.

[@howardmaryon]

I did a 4-way switch on my Tele when I changed the pickups and It would only switch 3 positions. I took the switch off the plate and voila’ 4 clicks. I bought a plate with a longer switch slot instead of filing out the genuine one.

[@3-EX-0]

To all my friends who want robot tuners because they play in different tuners. I hate those things. I owned an SG with those on it. I never dreaded switching new strings till I had to switch them on the Robot Tuners. The best answer I can give is. Find a make of a guitar you like, and just buy a second or 3rd one. For example, I always say, I run 3 les pauls classics with Standard Tuning, D, A, D, G, A, D, and B flat (Not C# like others constantly think B flat Tuning is.) You can get an A/B Y or A/B/C/ Y switch which is normally used to multiple amp selections to connect multiple guitars to your rig and just select the guitar in place of the amp.

[@stevesoldwedel]

I thought the tone pot was at the rear of the Tele plate, which is why turning the plate around makes sense, for doing a manual wah with styles such as Dieselbilly.

[@twoodfrd]

That's one way to do it. Others like having the volume up front and to just get the switch out of the way.

[@stevesoldwedel]

@@twoodfrd It hadn't occurred to me that someone might want to do swells, instead. Thanks for pointing that out. I definitely get the urge to move the switch; I'm thinking of flipping my Tele clone's plate around (and adding a four-way switch).

[@donaldholman9070]

Nice sound on the tele. Wow

[@deluxairhead]

Oh man that Washburn is awesome, I'm a leftie of course, great work as always dude !!!

[@WillyMcCoy50]

Nicely spec'd Telemaster! Pat. Des. No. 60's bridge plate and quartersawn roasted maple neck! Those tuners though!

[@garywhitt98]

Thanks Ted, another great video!

[@RobMods]

Lately I've been very disappointed with the quality of CRL strat and tele switches. I much prefer other brands and only use them in vintage fenders so they look right. Perhaps, like everything else, there are fake Chinese ones finding their way onto the market. Who knows?.. Having said this, it is very easy for solder to wick down into the contacts and stop the wafer from sliding between them. These days I use a heatsink clip mounted low near the little rivet to stop the solder in its tracks. Also, Ted, if you need a custom wiring, let me know. I enjoy your videos and I'm happy to help you out. If the tone pot is wired directly to the bridge pickup, it will still work on both when the switch is in the middle/parallel setting. You can isolate this to a certain extent with a couple of resistors, but in series mode, it shouldn't be necessary.

[@goodun2974]

PS, that Lyon and Healey acoustic is simply gorgeous.

[@sgt.pembry9688]

You have the patience of a saint sir.

[@jhanc8365]

Love the Monty Python transition between guitars.

[@MrBlaser51]

Something amazingly different !!

[@thesohnly]

Every single time you post a new video I get all giddy, and stop whatever i'm doing to watch

[@donald-parker]

OMG. Very nice guitar but those robot tuners just turn me off completely. Complex, hard to change on the fly, one more thing to go wrong, and, oh ya, batteries. I wish I had watched this before I superglued my nut and later on experienced all the problems you mentioned when I needed to replace it.

[@bucyruserie1211]

Hi, I really enjoy watching you work on all the different types of repairs your faced with. I'm always amazed with the creative solutions you come up with and the quality of the repairs. I was hoping you or a viewer would know what size fret crowning file ( Sm, Med, or Lg ) I would need for a 2003 American Stratocaster? Thanks, Tom

[@haroldpalmer3245]

Amazing to watch!

[@doak4886]

Absolutely the best.

[@bradc32]

the washburn is sweet

[@TinkerToneworks]

for the guy with the wrist issues, maybe he could try knurled tuner knobs like on Abasi guitars so you can adjust tuning with just thumb and forefinger?

[@vorpalblades]

Those are harder to turn, less leverage available.

[@davecooper5951]

1st guitar: I wouldn't like to gig with that tuner - too much to go wrong. There's enough pressure when you're performing ! My motto is Keep It Simple...

[@violao206]

The Washburn acoustic's action looked rather high. Was that an optical illusion of the camera angle, or perhaps the client's preference, I wonder?

[@treasuresunderfoot7876]

Beautiful job on the acoustic 👍 You sure do nice work. P.S...robotuners look like more hassle than they're worth.

[@jbann23]

Man, that plane is sharp.

[@petedazer3381]

My patience would never suffer that robot tuner thing……

[@howardmaryon]

.....”it has one crack, which is typical for a Brazilian.....”. I married a Brazilian and... you are correct.

[@Ygrag9]

I would put some kind of magnet on the back of a headstock for these robot tuners things

[@manifestgtr]

Ugh....that kind of annoyance like “finding out a brand new switch doesn’t actually work...but only after you’ve installed it and wired it up” is the WORST. For me, that’s usually something that’ll make me walk away for a bit and work on another project. Annoyance leads to haste which leads to cold solder joints which leads to more annoyance and the cycle begins again...so I’ll usually give me brain a moment to reset.

[@raedwulfone]

I'd like to see a neck block repair . Where the neck block shifts and causes a crack in the top and either moves the rosette or cracks it. I just had that fixed on a martin but have a guild that i'll have to do that one myself. The Martin had too much sentimental value for Me to attempt …. . .

[@twoodfrd]

I haven't had one of those in a while. I make a prop that presses against the tail block to push the top half of the neck block back into position, and reinforce the cracks in the top with a brace.

[@BessieBopOrBach]

"Isn't that a little honey?" -- Taxi Driver reference??

[@twoodfrd]

Yup. You're the first to get it.

[@yomomma9815]

@@twoodfrd What scene ? when he's buying pistols?

[@HarmFlo]

@@yomomma9815 Yes

[@Goomer]

Wait til we are overrun with Robots of all kinds and they all respond like those tuners.

[@Mopopolis]

3:44 Me - "Hmmm, is he going to use a reamer on that lovely roasted maple headsto-ohhhhhh noooooooo...."

Holy fuck a comment has never hit so hard within seconds of clicking on the time hyperlink

[@GIBKEL]

Do you know where to get plans for that routing jig? I have to do the same for a late 1800’s (similar) rosewood parlor. StewMac has priced me out. Great job and sympathies for the robot tuner install and setup. I get it.....but what a pain in the ass. I’m having finger issues also and it seems to be a mum topic in the guitar community. Chipping away at all that joy.

[@P_Ezi]

Mr Woodford, Have you ever tried compensating the nut to try to reduce the need for some of the saddle compensation. I was just wondering if such an approach would help in a case like this where ther isn't enough room for proper saddle adjustment. Thanks.

[@gw2031]

I was waiting for "and if you want an open g tuning,? Just push the button? Nada !

[@jamesreyes4654]

Can you please pass along the wiring diagram?

[@daverice2426]

Man, that friggin' brother Joshy...

[@OriolCamagroc]

I use to design my own wiring diagrams for my personal projects and others'. If you need something rare, or special, or diferent, you're free to ask. I will try to help you!

[@Johan-og4ru]

"brother Josie was wrongggg." hahahahah

[@michaelmace924]

Wow!! That's a beautiful acoustic!! Did you say that was made in 1895??? That thing is in excellent condition!!

[@jefferywarburton2116]

i have seen very few guitar things with batterys that i would even bother with

[@dandydenni1615]

Ted, you are NOT a doufus. The quality control at Fender gets an F. An F for douFus?

[@bmedicky]

Suspicious gap in the video between you cursing the robotic tuners and the project being finished. Did you heave the thing out the window at some point?

[@twoodfrd]

There was just more groaning and cursing. I figured it would get boring.

[@michaelgreenwood2516]

Ted - thoughts on filling the mastic with cracks? Ebony dust?

[@thenormalyears]

I remember when Gibson came out with that automatic tuning shit.. its working about like I thought it would

[@BenState]

dude need more than 1 guitar for different tunings

[@robertdeen8741]

I have a very strong aversion to using crazy/super glue anywhere on a guitar. Exception maybe on broken plastic parts that can't be replaced or matched. If I can't undo it, I won't do it. That being said, a person brought me a nylon string guitar. Guess the lad playing it had never heard of strings stretching. Those darn tuners must of been slipping. I swear, every place the strings touched the guitar there was a rudicules

[@robertdeen8741]

Oops. I meant to say the strings were glued at the tuning machines, nut, saddle and knots! And not just a little. But there are worse things. A broken solder joint on a brass instrument that someone super glued and I didn't notice. On an old break I'd clean off the old lead solder and resolder. On a new horn with a nice clean seperation, just line it up and a little liquid flux. So I heat it apply flux and the solder don't flow. We bit more flux, little more heat and then poof. The glue burns. That toxic nasty crap up my nose. It burns and makes the eyes water. I'm sure health wise, that was the worst thing that happened to me and not just once. Guess I'm stupid or slow to learn.

[@calinguga]

could you please share the wiring that you ended up using? thank you

[@jbrett55]

I need to have that wiring diagram too!

[@108ashtangi]

Beautiful work as usual.