How To Lower The Strings On A Acoustic Guitar

[@michaelhoffman179]

Dude, u seem like the ultimate beer drinking buddy. Ha

[@HankCoffey]

lol, thanks man

[@DC7BQC]

I've always been hesitant and un-confident about shaving off the saddle in my acoustic to lower the action. Your video just gave me a ton of confidence...thank you so much, dude.....

[@HankCoffey]

Just take your time and be careful. You should be alright. You can put a thin shim under the saddle if you accidentally take too much off

[@DC7BQC]

@@HankCoffey ..thank you so much, dude....that thin shim idea even makes me now more confident in knowing that I can't really screw up.....awesome man....👍

[@AsadK5.0]

He's addicted to playing guitar. As soon as the guitar started working he just rocked it. I loved it. And thank you so much man for the saddle fixing this. It's gonna help me alot

[@HankCoffey]

Hey Asad. Thank you.

[@Declare57]

I have BEEEEEN looking for an answer to this exact problem all over KZbin. Thanks! Everybody talks truss rod (Which I did!) My Guild has a truss rod cover. I think the Fishman makes the bridge bone too high. Or the top has warped...but it doesn't appear so. (Lotta courage with that Dremel!) None of my cousins ever gave me a guitar!!!

[@HankCoffey]

The Fishman pickup should look like a thin metal shim underneath the saddle. Sometimes there are wood shims there also, that can be taken out. If not, the bottom of the saddle would have to be sanded. It's best to rub the saddle on sandpaper, on a flat surface. I used a Dremel because there was a lot to take off. I still should have flattened the surface with sandpaper after. I did this in a later video. Check truss rod, top, and bridge first. If strings are still to high to lower, a luthier might have to reseat the neck.

[@weatherphobia]

This is the first positive and truthful comment I've ever made on KZbin. Dude that was awesome how you taught ME that adjusting the bridge height helped the high action AND you come off as a cool related kinda guy. So post MORE VIDEOS!!!! PLEASE!!

[@HankCoffey]

Hey! Thank you Crackles. I do a video when I can. I am pretty busy lately, but I try to upload as much as I can. 👍

[@JB-rw9xt]

Thanks Hank! I used your mod on an old beater that I repaired a neck break on years ago that I installed a Fishman pickup on and use for one song with my band. I didn't have as much bridge to work with as you so I was really nervous I'd F it up. Worked great!

[@HankCoffey]

Hey JB! Well, if you ever take too much off, you can usually put a shim under the saddle to bring it back up.

[@John-wr6yo]

I have found out from experience. When sanding down the saddle it is imperative that you leave a little excess height for seasonal expansion and contraction movement of the neck.

[@chillkraut]

Thanks a lot dude! This is straight to the point and very helpful! The bridge on my guitar is rediculously high. I've thought about sanding it down and now I will definitely give it try. Like you said, if it gets messed up in the process, it's not really a big deal to buy another bridge. The chipmunks singin' "I was drunk the day my mama got out of prison..." made my day man!

[@HankCoffey]

lol, thanks chillkraut. Good luck with lowering your action, just be careful and ignore my metric measurements... they are wrong. If you want to be safe, just take about half of what you think needs to come off. You can take more off the next re-string.

[@yessure5291]

Two thirty seconds is one sixteenth :) To shave the bridge mark around the base - but use a flat surface and some really fine sandpaper and press the bridge down evenly and slowly drag it around in figure 8's - keep checking how much you take off and to be sure you are doing it evenly. A dremel is way too aggressive and you wont get it flat and even.

[@HankCoffey]

Yes Sure I stayed in 32nds to save confusion. I have the metric conversions totally wrong. I later sanded it against a flat surface to make sure it was even. That didn't make it into this video. There was a lot of plastic to take off. You would have been sanding a long time without the Dremel ;)

[@yessure5291]

Hi - I only take off a few thousands of an inch per trial - TUSQ are a bit expensive and I want to try it each sanding to be sure I didn't go too far. ;)

[@HankCoffey]

Yes Sure like I said in the video. Whatever you want to take off at the 12th fret, double it at the bridge, and that's what you take off. There's no need to rub a few thousands off at a time, on ultra fine grit, while you're test fitting 100 times ;)

[@austinbland4326]

Conversion. Multiply by 25.4

[@bbcorneto8161]

If you know how to play you should also know how to repair or fix to make it much better.....nice work bro👍👍👍👍

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you BbCorneto! ☺️

[@bbcorneto8161]

Hank Coffey welcome bro see you in your next video....have a nice day God bless you.

[@garretsealey8093]

Ya know, this would have been useful ten years ago. Where the hell were you then

[@HankCoffey]

lol

[@kellysunseri-adams8550]

haha dude theres a hundred videos on lowering action...

[@rinzan28]

😂

[@jeremiahshine]

@Gary Daniel They were!

[@jeremiahshine]

@Gary Daniel I did, too. I had 6 of my musical friends die within 2 weeks of each other in 2005. A couple falls, heart attacks (mid 20's and early 50's), a suicide, etc... I hung it up for the most part since. I've picked it up a few times the last few years. I would amaze "commoners 😂" by putting my left fingers on hot pans and such my callouses were so thick. I was just gifted an Indiana with busted keys and a homemade hickory saddle. I just got the strings on 10 minutes ago after new keys and ox bone saddle. It hurts! Lol

[@TheFozi76]

Man you are life saver. Thanks for not letting me screw around with the truss rod. That would have been a disaster!

[@HankCoffey]

Thanks Fozi, I'm glad the video helped.

[@ronfisher737]

I have an Ibanez 2845 Dreadnaught. Very similar to some Gibsons. I used a Gibson electric nut. I had to file down the outside edges since it was wider than the neck. This worked out quite well. Since the spruce top is rather thin, I use strings gauged 11-52.

[@Eric-ue8nc]

Hey man. Thank you! I have a fender acoustic and I have been playing around trying to get the action right. The strings are crazy high. I can't afford a luthier so this really helped me out. I'm going to get this saddle fixed asap.

[@Kingstar1986]

Wanted to learn how to lower the action myself instead of paying for it. This was the 1st video i came across and i have the exact same guitar as you. You made a great video here!

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you Sam. One thing I left out is flat sanding the bottom of the saddle before you put it back in. It's a good idea to make sure it's perfectly flat. I'm glad the video was helpful.

[@darylwinn3998]

Now you need to take those telephone cables off there and throw on a good set of Elixir's. I use extra lights on my Hummingbird and it plays very easy. Sounds great too.

[@HankCoffey]

Daryl Winn that's exactly what I put on it Elixir extra lights. lol :)

[@ZeddTsunderbolt]

Thank you so very much for this. The imperial measurement system can suck it, but you're great. Thanks again.

[@HankCoffey]

Zedd Arckham hey thank you, I do have the conversion wrong. You'll have to convert what I said in inches to millimeters. I did it wrong LOL.

[@MrRiekuzz]

Thanks mate! Worked out fine for me. Always thought it was a lack of guitar skills not to be able make a full barre chord on the 10th fret. But than a noticed the strings we're way much higher away from the frets as an average. Since I'm left-handed and don't have much variations in guitars it took me a while to notice! Cheers

[@HankCoffey]

Hey, thanks! I'm glad it worked for you. That's good. 👍

[@mercigoku]

ola, qual a altura em cm, da primeira e ultima corda, no 12th fret? obrigado Hank

[@HankCoffey]

Oi Michel, 2.38 mm

[@mercigoku]

@@HankCoffey nossa o som esta ótimo. meu Guild esta com 2.2 mm na LOW E, e 1,75 na high E. mas quero abaixar mais. gosto de low action.

[@thomaslau9631]

I did this to practically all my acoustic guitars from low end (US $300 to high end ones US $5000. Of course, it took me many hours of careful manual work. It's not a dumb idea. They just don't know the tricks and physics behind. I guess all professionals have paid techicians to set up the actions of their guitars.

[@theslimemolds5099]

Ole Stella is gettn lowered! Finally real edumacation. Thanks buddy

[@HankCoffey]

No problem, thanks Mr Spooky!

[@geraldrivard5767]

Guilds are beautiful

[@rilijohnmichael]

I just came here to see how the saddle got adjusted, but man I couldn't look away from all that skill.

[@HankCoffey]

Hey, thank you John! 👍

[@ryanroiz8903]

Thank you dude, seriously.

[@gqftoast]

I myself put a piece of fairly rough sand paper down on a flat surface like a table and sand it down that way then when I'm pretty close I put down fine sand paper. The dremel is not a bad idea because its probably a bit faster but once you get close I'd still go with sand paper on a table so that the finish surface is flat. I did this to a no name 12 string recently and it worked out well. I ended up filing the nut down quite a bit on it however and undercut one of the slots. If you ever do that use baking soda and super glue to raise it then refile it.

[@jsnell126]

Yeah I sanded down my Taylor's saddle with some sandpaper flat on a table. It works well. Start with rough paper, finish with fine. I didn't take off much and it helped the playability tremendously. The guy in this video took off a bit too much - you can hear the strings buzzing when he plays at the end.

[@benjamincrooker2533]

me here p

[@radekseky4571]

That's a fine job Hank!

[@HankCoffey]

Thanks Radek!

[@joelee1894]

Great video. One thing to be careful of is if you have an under saddle pickup and don’t sand your saddle evenly you won’t get even pickup response.

[@HankCoffey]

Yeah, that's a good point. I did a follow-up video to this one. I rubbed the saddle on sandpapered flat surface.

[@stratbluesman]

An acoustic shredder ! Awesome !!

[@HankCoffey]

lol, thanks stratbluesman!!!!

[@GarryWan666]

5:35 when I pranked my friends and laugh like hell

[@jonjeffries3265]

Watch "Kings of Strings" with Tommy, Vladko n Stochelo.. u seem like a shred only guy..

[@HankCoffey]

lol 👍

[@Nile8765]

my dad gave me his old acoustic and it had extra heavy gauge strings on it and the action was about an inch and a half from the fret board. Everyone thought i sucked when i played it. But like it was frickin impossible. And I have been playing for 2 years when this happened.

[@HankCoffey]

Yeah I think it's best to learn on a electric. Most cheap acoustics play like ****.

[@D45VR]

I use a hoof rasp to shorten saddle

[@HankCoffey]

Cool 😎👍

[@Steven1l2]

Have an old Yamaha FG 16OE and never could do barre chords so I just gave up. Well I have a couple of other guitars but never bothered trying. Well after your video I tried on the others and walla. I could do them. Now I have to figure out how to lower the action on this one. Me trim it down? Are you kidding?

[@triplesevensix291]

Nice one. Gonna try this myself. I might fuck it up but it only costs a pound for a new saddle / bridge. I cant stand high action. Ive not played in a while so my fingers are fucked! Need to grow some thick skin back. I don't have string gauges so just gonna have to eye ball it. Cheers anyway H.

[@HankCoffey]

Just keep the area you are removing flat and even... if you take too much off, you can put a thin shim in the slot.

[@jimthebutcher99]

You could use a flat file at the end to make sure the bridge is flat. Lay your file down and take the last bit off rubbing the bridge down the file. Just read the sandpaper comment below. Same thjng.

[@ricksmith7370]

It’s a saddle not a bridge.

[@jimthebutcher99]

Rick Smith In contrast to many other stringed instruments, the flat top guitar's bridgeis the saddle and the saddle is thebridge. To my mind the plastic part we are talking about is closer to a bridge. The entire wood plastic part as a whole would be the saddle. We are not working on that only the plastic part

[@jamesmilton8765]

A dollar bill can be used as a gauge under the middle of the strings when adjusting the truss rod. It should just pull out. A heavy player might need more. If you sand too much of the bridge you can make shims using an old credit card. Finally make all adjustments with the strings you intend to use BEFORE, not after, as changing gauge will affect the setup.

[@HankCoffey]

🐻👍

[@chrisharris3108]

Great tutorial and BTW, you are a very talented musician!

[@HankCoffey]

Hey! Thank you Chris!

[@dinoscafe4856]

hello, my action was very high to a point I'd press down as hard as I could and it still wouldn't make a sound, so I lowered it and it was a bit stiff so I lowerered it some more but I feel like a cheat because everything's too easy to play, my wrist doesn't hurt when I play barre chords which used to before, I feel like I'm cheating and it shouldn't be this easy, but thanks a lot for this it was very helpful.

[@HankCoffey]

No problem, thanks. It's not cheating, it's setting a guitar up where it doesn't play like a POS. 👍

[@jacobbutler7942]

My Ibanez artwood has a metal mesh wire under my bridge.

[@jordansanscrainte8838]

Jacob Butler that’s ur pickup

[@thomaslau9631]

Some young guys & even the stupid sales man at the music store did not know a thing when I mentioned this techique to them. The lowest I was able to achieve is 1.25mm on string 1 & 1.65mm on string 6 (meaurement done on 17th fret). However, the final tone depends on the wood quality of the guitar. Low end guitar may loss tone quality or get fret buzz from 13rd to 20th fret (cannot be modified by truss rod at the body).

[@HankCoffey]

Cool, yeah I had my metric conversion wrong in this video. I brought this action to around 2mm low E, 1.6mm on high E. What I think is funny is the amount of people that think this is a dumb idea. Nobody wants you to have a playable acoustic. lol

[@dwijanmehta7337]

ya dude I have low end acustic n it's been 7 years since I've bought it n now I'm gettin buzzing sound from 13th fret

[@pau_meow]

Man you are good and entertaining

[@HankCoffey]

Pau TV hey thank you Pau. I'm trying. My audio is pretty rough on some of these videos. I'll keep trying to improve the sound. Thanks for putting up with the annoying mid-range audio :)

[@jimix5708]

Rock on dude when I saw the length of the video I thought it would be torture but it flew by very informative just what I was looking for I think I will check out some of your other stuff good job

[@HankCoffey]

Hey, thank you Jimi. I would have done a better job on this video if I would have known it was going to get a lot of views. 😎👍

[@michaelmixon2479]

I have been considering this for my Washburn D17CE. Same problem. Action is just too high for me to play comfortably! Good video!

[@HankCoffey]

Thanks Michael. This guitar does play better.

[@bobbillnolan7644]

You might be lucky, there are probably shims in your Washburn 🇬🇧

[@razhoumoon]

This useful video is long and I didn’t get bored😂

[@RANDOMPERSON-wo8in]

If you already adjust it before and you get new strings do you have to do this process again to put it lower again?

[@HankCoffey]

No, I never had to touch the bridge saddle again. The truss rod adjustment can affect the string height.

[@RANDOMPERSON-wo8in]

Hank Coffey well it’s because I went to guitar center and I payed 40 dollars for them to do it but I didn’t ask if it was permanent. What do you think?

[@HankCoffey]

@UCJO2-3cDfn5sqcyE9aZsSjg I don't understand what you are asking. A new set of strings will not adjust a guitar.

[@HankCoffey]

@@RANDOMPERSON-wo8in the truss rod might need to be adjusted over time. But no, a guitar doesn't need adjusted every string change. If you use the same strings

[@RANDOMPERSON-wo8in]

Hank Coffey no like I went to adjust my guitar I payed 40 dollars for them to do it. And then a couple of weeks I broke some of my strings. I’m saying if I get a new set of strings will I have to adjust it again?

[@wbworkout]

Very helpful. I have had a guitar for a long time and alway struggled with it. No one told me about the truss rod adjustment or anything. I have been playing for years and struggled, sorry no one told me crap. I learned a lot of chords played a lot , finger pick and have a good voice and write songs but playing was hard because the action was too high. I watched about 8 video and yours was the last one. I still could not get the action down by turning the truss rod port to the right with an allen wrench- righty tighty. The bridge already looks as low as it can get. I guess the next step is to take it to a professional. You video is explain a lot. I would love to have a guitar that played as easily as the one in this video. Mine is an Alvarez by Kazou Yairi Model DY74. I could easily fit 2 quarters plus between the fret board and the strings at the 12th fret and there is still some room and they fall out. Sad but true. No wonder I had such a hard time with bar chords and playing in general. Maybe I just need a different guitar or just take it to a professional.

[@HankCoffey]

Dano Pierce hey thanks, some guitars are real hard to get playing right. I don't go into a lot of detail on certain things here. I jumped straight to the saddle because I knew that's what the problem was. But good luck on getting your guitar playing better.

[@wbworkout]

Hey, thanks for the feed ba k, I appreciate it immensely.

[@yhwhrevength622]

I have a vintage MIJ Ibanez martin copy. I really love the tone of it, but the action is so damn high. The entire bridge is lifting. I want to repair it myself but a but scared lmao.. I don't want to ruin it and the techs near me are charging quite a bit of money to fix it.

[@HankCoffey]

They're probably going to take the bridge off, clean the surfaces, and reglue it with hide glue, then put clamps on it. Easy money 💰😎🍸🌴

[@HankCoffey]

Pick the one that does the best work.

[@razumikhinjones6283]

I dunno if this makes sense, but when I lowered my strings my guitar seemed to get louder as well, I figured bc strings are closer to the sound hole.

[@HankCoffey]

Maybe so. If the saddle makes a better contact with the guitar, it would be louder also.

[@dennvincentvaldez6768]

Any idea on how to remove dirt/dust from the fretboard? Like you know it gets dusty when you remove your old strings..

[@HankCoffey]

I use Zippo fluid or Ronsenal and a rag.

[@lasm2000]

My only question, based on setting up the bridge height of electric guitars is, what happens to intonation? Usually I have to verify intonation after a bridge height adjustment but acoustic saddles don't have much a way to do it.

[@HankCoffey]

There's really no way to set intonation on a single saddle acoustic bridge. My intonation is just fine. If you are a hard player, leave your action stock... because you will get fret buzz with it lower. It's all personal preference man. Just figure out what you like. I still experiment with tuning and setup after 30 years.

[@recreationalliesure.6330]

What about metal end on saddle

[@HankCoffey]

I am not sure what you mean. I don't have a metal end on the saddle.

[@alialjubouri2795]

Does this method work with classical guitar?

[@HankCoffey]

If the saddle is tall enough, it should.

[@carlsanderson4062]

My Art and Luthrie has high action and sounds tinnier than my Norman, does lowering the action create a less tinny and more full sound?

[@HankCoffey]

No, the sound is usually the strings and what the guitar is made of. I do not play acoustic guitar much, so I am not an expert. But usually the phosphor bronze strings are warmer and fuller than 80/20 bronze. 80/20 bronze is a brighter string. Smaller gauge strings also make the sound less full. 11's or 12's should be fine. I tried 10's and the sound got a lot thinner.

[@BL4D3RUNN3R0M3N]

Enjoyed the tutorial, enjoyed the jam session even more. What a beautiful guitar!

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you R4zE!

[@user-jx2yk5ep6y]

8:26 song name ?

[@HankCoffey]

It's Bach. Badinerie.

[@Ken_Dalton]

Cheers buddy. I'm playing guitar about 20years now an with a carpentry back ground but I never thought this was possible myself, so many thanks for showing us how easy it can be achieved.. Just wondering any fret buzz problems afterwards? 🤔

[@HankCoffey]

Hey Ken, thanks. Yes fret buzz does get more noticeable the lower you set the strings. How hard you play is also a factor. I don't have any "fret-outs" but it does get buzzy if you play hard. It's a trade off.

[@Ken_Dalton]

Hank Coffey cool, sound advice.. I'll keep that in mind and prob take off a little less and I can always take more off the next time! Appreciated, have a Great Christmas

[@HankCoffey]

You too Ken. If you happen to take off too much, you can shim it back up. You should be alright either way.

[@Ken_Dalton]

Hank Coffey never thought of that either haha. Great tips my friend, u have a new sub here. Best wishes 👍

[@HankCoffey]

@@Ken_Dalton thanks Ken! Happy holidays 👍

[@timothyvaher2421]

Play'n with us all along, Al Dimeola... Boy oh boy:Hank, You can play! And show us Luthier skills, Thanks.

[@HankCoffey]

Hey Timothy! Thank you man.

[@jerrygallant2890]

This video.....Just awesome..Laughs AND great info = instant sub !

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you Jerry! I appreciate it.

[@GKreis]

your guitar looks like a Country Guitar & your voice sounds like a Country-genre vocalist

[@Voxtender]

Dude. You are f'n hilarious! But totally spot on. Great video. Funny, informative, extremely helpful, very ENTERTAINING! And you're a great player too.

[@HankCoffey]

lol, awesome, thank you Riffhanger. My audio is pretty bad on this video. I appreciate the people that put up with it and still like the video. I didn't know it was going to get many views or I would have done better.

[@paulmanoogian7646]

Did you notice that the guitar lost any tone or volume when you dropped the bridge? Or was it pretty much the same?

[@HankCoffey]

The same. But there is a little more fret noise if you play hard.

[@paulmanoogian7646]

@@HankCoffey Gotcha thanks thinking about doing this on mine as well. Its really tough doing bar chords thinking I can drop it down and make it a bit easier

[@HankCoffey]

Yeah it will be easier to play with lower action.

[@StinkeePoopee]

Damn, boy, you were ripping it up 💯💯💯

[@HankCoffey]

Thanks man 👍

[@ashstarkm1392]

Nice video cool man!🔥🔥

[@HankCoffey]

Hey Ash! Thank you.

[@aronpeter5276]

What kind of string are you using?

[@HankCoffey]

I'm not sure what strings these are, they were on the guitar when I got it. Probably 12s. I have elixir on it now.

[@aronpeter5276]

Oh..just asking because it sound good to me..thank you

[@HankCoffey]

@@aronpeter5276 I would say they are phosphor bronze 12s

[@uria702]

Great job Describing the factors that affect string height. Before taking all that much off the saddle, I would have just went down to 12 gauge strings. You need a shIm or a new saddle To go down to lighter gauge strings now. Not that any of that is an issue I’m just saying

[@HankCoffey]

Synapse2k ignore my metric conversion it's totally wrong... It's got Elixir 10s on it now and plays fine. The action was lowered to just under 2mm.

[@nibbaugay9975]

what does 3 30 seconds mean in measurement? answers are much appreciated

[@HankCoffey]

It means a fraction of a inch. "3/32. 2.38mm

[@nibbaugay9975]

@@HankCoffey Thanks, man. love your video

[@HankCoffey]

@@nibbaugay9975 Thank you man.

[@LindaPow]

Hank sure get the message and Hey Well done!

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you Linda! : )

[@norm1955]

Two things: You don't have to totally remove the strings to access the bridge,just loosen them and slide it out. Also if you are having trouble playing the guitar with .013 strings on it, why not put a set of .011's on it? Otherwise, I followed your advice about the bridge somewhat,but just took emory cloth and sanded it down off the bottom.

[@HankCoffey]

Norman John I removed the strings off of the posts because they were not wound correctly. So I was going to rewind them anyway. 4/32 action at the 12th fret is too high no matter what gauge strings are on it. That's why the guitar was given to me. I wasn't expecting this video to get as popular as it is or I would have took more care into making it. What would have been the proper thing to do would be to flat sand the bridge after I dremeled it to make sure it's totally flush. I also have my metric conversions totally wrong. So anyone that uses metric are probably wondering what the hell I'm talking about. lol.

[@soulvaccination8679]

What if the strings are high closer to the body but lower by the headstock?

[@HankCoffey]

That's what I am talking about, Donny. The strings will be higher on the body side of the guitar.

[@soulvaccination8679]

Hank Coffey question...Are the strings supposed to be the same height up and down the fret board?

[@HankCoffey]

Donny brown no they will gradually get higher as it goes down the neck towards the body.

[@soulvaccination8679]

Hank Coffey okie doekie

[@soulvaccination8679]

Somebody told me at Zagreb guitar not to mess with the saddle until the guitar gets a little older because he said the wood is new and is still green and will settle in time.He said if you mess with the saddle and bring it down when the guitar is new I will have problems up the road.I get a whole bunch of opinions on this topic.lol.

[@kbdtech9108]

Sir, your teaching is great and at the same time you look so funny😆😆😆... Anyway thanks a lot.

[@HankCoffey]

Hey, Thank You! I get mixed comments on this one. 👍

[@sandraburns8136]

I love you're "ah heck, I'll just go ahead and give it a shot" attitude! And, voila! Success! Personally I am just to scared to do it myself because I just know I'd mess it up beyond an easy repair. Very entertaining video!

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you Sandra! You just have to be careful and take your time. Use sandpaper, on a flat surface, instead of a dremel. 👍

[@sandraburns8136]

@@HankCoffey And by the way I meant *your not *you're...ha!

[@jaZZjaZZ54]

"She got runned over by a danged ole train" lol.

[@HankCoffey]

lmao

[@playinguitarful]

Thanks dude will try this with my Martin

[@HankCoffey]

Just be careful 😎👍

[@renecuevas4128]

Nice set up. Nice playing. U seem like a down to earth guy. Tnks 4 the info,,,,,,nice guild,,,,,,mm. Gracias

[@HankCoffey]

Thanks Rene!

[@bestbuild2234]

What are the titles of those solo pieces you played?

[@HankCoffey]

The solos are improvised mostly Noob.

[@Blaydrnnnr]

Damn nice of ya cuz.. I just bought this guitar. Not exactly the same but VERY close. They aint going cheap...( OK, they arent a $3000 Gibby, or Martin ) Set up is basic from the factory and needs to be worked. mine will be lowered too. Just as a hint, you do the rough cut any way you like, but them we usually lay sandpaper flat on a surface, and slide the saddles back and forth to fine sand, and level them. Its was great to find this vid using the same guitar. Good job.

[@HankCoffey]

Hey, thanks. Yeah I went back later and plained the saddle with sandpaper. Yeah I like this guitar. I should have put new strings on it in this video. I didn't think it was going to get many views. lol

[@Blaydrnnnr]

LOL.. well good on ya for the views...its a pretty common problem with newer players and their first acoustics. Like I said, it's pretty common for most guitars from the factory to have a "generic" set up...with he exception of some shops that do a decent set up before they leave the shop. These solid maple Guilds are great for studio work. ( Thats what I'm doing with mine, for performance, I use a dreadnought spruce top ) good vid, it'll help people...

[@HankCoffey]

@@Blaydrnnnr thanks again! Yeah, I know what you're saying. The generic setup is probably why my cousin didn't like it ; )

[@leemsky]

Do you have any tuning issues with the guitar after doing this?

[@HankCoffey]

No, not at all.

[@ed0985587]

Nice playing!

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you Ed! : )

[@andrewnarzary7462]

I have fret buzz on 2 fret 1 string only what do I do?

[@HankCoffey]

Could be a high fret in that area, might not be leveled perfectly. Make sure the truss rod is adjusted correctly. The strings might be too low. I can't say without having the guitar in my hands.

[@andrewnarzary7462]

@@HankCoffey thank you..

[@HankCoffey]

@@andrewnarzary7462 no problem, if you filed the saddle and made the strings too low, you can put a thin shim in the slot underneath the saddle to bring the strings back up a little.

[@andrewnarzary7462]

@@HankCoffey I'm kinda confused whats wrong with my guitar...I have never repaired one...the actions pretty high tho.. but then the 2nd fret's buzzing....

[@HankCoffey]

@@andrewnarzary7462 it's either the truss rod adjustment or a high fret.

[@baldeepsingh7113]

Mine dont have a truss rod hole

[@HankCoffey]

It could be on the headstock. Underneath a small cover.

[@morrisman64]

Very helpful thanks

[@HankCoffey]

No problem, thanks Morrisman

[@jaZZjaZZ54]

I bet it sustains better, and is a little brighter...?

[@HankCoffey]

I'm not sure, I know the intonation was better.

[@IBIZABIKE]

You can always shim the bridge with little slivers of credit card if you take too much off

[@HankCoffey]

Yeah you can! 👍

[@BubbaScott69]

great video thanks. Is it me or was there some buzz as you played up the neck? could be that you were just freaking flying lol.

[@HankCoffey]

Ian Smith thanks Ian, I was playing pretty hard... So there may be a little fret rattle. Most of the muted notes are from my palm. I'm used to electrics.

[@happyg.444]

I had to shave an 1/8" off the bridge and "whittle" string trenches to get clearance. lol

[@HankCoffey]

Wow, yeah if the truss rod in the neck was adjusted correctly, and you can't go low enough on the saddle, the only other option is remove and re-set the neck. Or whittle trenches I guess. lol

[@jontypiper9881]

Wow you play great!

[@HankCoffey]

Hey! Thank you Jonty!

[@rhitrix]

So, like, where in "Animal House" John Belushi grabs the guitar and smashes it, in this video, he grabs the guitar, lowers the saddle bridge, then rocks out with it for 10 minutes! Badass!

[@ShahzaibKhan-do6oi]

Very very veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy awesome my friend

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you Shahzaib!

[@goharkhan2627]

Will putting a capo start the buzzing?

[@HankCoffey]

Start buzzing?

[@goharkhan2627]

Yeah like do the strings hit the fret board and make the buzzing sound when you use capo? As the strings are now closer to the fretboard?

[@HankCoffey]

@@goharkhan2627 it depends on how hard you play. If you play hard you'll get fret rattle. As with any guitar that doesn't have high action.

[@goharkhan2627]

I do tend to play hard. Do you think I should go a bit higher than you cut and experiment? What do you suggest?

[@geraldrivard5767]

Acustic gone rock huya. Loving it

[@daviddouglas7950]

This is great Hank, thanks man. Dave in the Aditondacks

[@HankCoffey]

Thanks Dave! I used to go through the Adirondacks on the way to Quebec. I-87. ;) ;)

[@neildaniels3152]

Thanks for the info and you are an awesome guitar player also!

[@HankCoffey]

Hey, thank you Neil!

[@saulurena7681]

Very nice guitar, your flamenco skills are sick too

[@HankCoffey]

Thank you Saul! : )

[@matthiazH]

hello good video, This affect the octave intonation ?

[@HankCoffey]

I didn't even check, I'm sure it does affect intonation. It doesn't sound out of tune. lol

[@aaroningram9721]

is there a lot of fret buzz now?

[@HankCoffey]

Aaron Ingram no, but if you use the metric system, ignore my measurements. I did the conversion wrong. USA uses the imperial system. Those numbers are correct.

[@timtravasos2742]

Why would a factory send out a guitar with the action so high.

[@HankCoffey]

That's a good question. They do all the time.

[@mohdnoorhassan3083]

Im afraid if its too low, the vibration of strings will hit the unwanted frets and create buzzing sounds like ughhh~ no no

[@HankCoffey]

mohd noor hassan that's why you have to be real careful. If you take too much off then the strings are too low. My metric measurements in this are totally wrong. The strings were about 8mm high. Not 1.5. Sorry.

[@ravok23]

Nice Cousin! Beautiful guitar.

[@HankCoffey]

Thanks Sam! 🐻👍

[@shaneledbetter6002]

That song sounded a bit like Disarm from smashingpumpkins

[@HankCoffey]

Yep, it's the same chord progression. 👍

[@MrRumorg]

Thank you!

[@HankCoffey]

No problem!