Les Paul Studio Water is Life

[@aguy1945]

That guitar is absolutely beautiful.

[@lowalkoroc]

That is probably the coolest les paul studio top I've seen

[@DePesos]

Yes Dave, Be good to each other!

[@Riverdeepnwide]

February's coming. High season for fret ends stickin' out.

We are not all in this together. The politician live by one set of rules and impose an entirely different set of rules on the rest of us.

[@er5406]

Nice looking LP. Thanks for the video.

[@Sheepisheep]

You literally made me crack up when you were talking about the asking questions along with the video. "If I was asking questions, then why the hell am I even here"? Thanks for the laugh.

[@williamjacobs6327]

Thanks for looking at all of our comments and questions! You pointed out what specific measurements you were going by. Sometimes we have to reset and go back to basics as a refresher. Thanks Dave. A good listener makes a great instructor. Comment: I like about 65% of that top.

[@srh361]

When I first started watching your channel a few years back I had no idea how to work on my guitars, now I work on all my guitars and if I run into something I don't know I try to see if you have encountered it in one of your videos. I still run into things I don't know and I can't find on your channel but I end up figuring it out one way or another.

[@Surge_LaChance]

Same here.

[@alexaguado4854]

Me too. I can at least set up the guitar, set the relief, strings, and clean it. I put in one pick up in one guitar (lucked into the wiring, didn't know what I was doing) and gooched another (took that one to a tech who put in a three way switch in my PRS. I need to get those files and fix fret sprout on my inexpensive Gibsons (a studio and a SG).

[@studiogerk]

Thanks once again Dave, looking forward to playing it again. Apparently lots of people think it's a sticker ... it's hand painted art by a famous artist and if you guys don't like it ... your loss!! @isaac murdoch should recognize this one :)

[@maidenman74]

best looking 'Studio' ive ever seen, what is the finish /colour?

[@studiogerk]

@@maidenman74 Honestly not sure, I'm the second owner of this one. It seems like it's around a 2017 Faded T in Walnut, but it's hard to know for sure.

[@tedblumstein6772]

Famous artist? Wish the artist would stick to canvas. Well 'beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder' looks to be a Texas 10: a 4 after a six pack.

[@francoissanterre8879]

@@studiogerk the 2017 doesn't have the trapezoids inlays or the pickup covers, so it'S likely a 2016

[@studiogerk]

@@francoissanterre8879 Thanks for that info!

[@LewisShieldsUS]

Sometimes you get stuff without even asking. In the middle of a 2010 GLP Studio WB right now. Many thanks for showing how it gets done.

[@jimfromoh8944]

Had a Studio and had to do a lot of work to it to get rid of the sharp fret ends. Then I sold it. I don't think it was fret sprout, I think the factory does the bare minimum to crank those out.

[@BSIII]

Man, for as much as they charge for those guitars, you'd think they'd actually care. Smh

[@SilentNightBodomNight]

Sounds like Gibson. More concerned about other companies than worrying about their own flaws.

[@teemoleague907]

I have a studio, and I prefer to play my 300 dollars ibanez and jackson guitars instead. I did a ton of work to the studio but it's not that great.

[@tomk1tl39]

I got a Fender Squire Jaguar 'made in Indonesia'........man, those fret ends were almost 'razor sharp'. I also replaced the plastic nut they had with a 'bone nut' and made a big difference !

[@stoutlager6325]

QC on this line was hit and miss. I have a 2011 faded that came perfect from the factory. Tried others before I found that one that were not great.

[@niptodstan]

I’ve got 5 Les Pauls. My Les Paul Lite from the early 90’s is a great guitar. Look for them.

[@StudioBeast7575]

Good tip about how to check neck straightness at the edge. I didn't know that. Thanks Dave.

[@JohnHurtt1]

What a fantastic video, with a great overview of typical guitar setup issues. Great explanations and tool explanation. Thanks Dave!

[@alexaguado4854]

I have fret sprout on my LP studio and my SG. I saw that Philip McKnight did a fret sprout job on his channel using an Emory board.

[@stoutlager6325]

Emery boards work great for minor adjustments in that application.

[@robchalmers2512]

you always do it the same way/ the right way

[@MetalcoreOverAnything]

Love from Bosnia!

[@terrysmith6442]

Thanks for all the tips Dave,it is easy when you have the right tools and knowhow

[@glennhynes5263]

Love when Dave does fretboard work.

[@glencoecoachable]

I'll put stickers on my case but not on my guitar. That wood is awesome.

[@mccypr]

A neat looking guitar! Thanks! Happy Christmas!!!😎✌️🌞🎅🏻🎸

[@richw.6296]

Filing frets with no masking tape! I am on edge!

[@Grandpa.Dan8881]

Really missed your guitar work, looks like you are back in better than ever from. You sound very relaxed and go in to a even better than before explanation of what you are doing and why. Thank you for what you do...

[@beercheersrccrawlers]

Thank you for another great video. You got me into tuning up my friends guitars and getting into some builds of my own. Much appreciated!

[@MrCaptpike]

thanks Dave

[@rvanstar]

Guitar is a 2016 Les Paul Faded, I have one in worn ebony .. very resonant acoustically

[@TomBaddley]

Love the BugDroid t-shirt. Thanks for all the great videos. I've learned a lot.

[@thomasschrein7584]

Can’t believe anyone would put that butt ugly sticker on that beautiful wood! I’d charge them extra for that.

[@mikkjaggher4221]

Good spot to protect body from wear.

[@richw.6296]

I knew a kid who's parents bought him all high end guitars, and he had Stewie from Family Guy airbrushed on them all. To each their own, I suppose.

[@necrothescistt8164]

@@richw.6296 that kid diserves a cool WHippin'.

[@shawn-roy]

@21:13 for the headphone users, forever and always.

[@billhewlett1214]

I have a bonamassa gold top studio great guitar no problems

[@dommadonia9207]

Groovy! Groove bars

[@glenngardin3561]

Good to have you back, Dave! Hope you are staying well!!

[@thepaulmacfarlane]

You make okay guitars into truly decent guitars.

[@rayg3583]

Dave will always be in business with people who don't take care of their guitars. And Guitar maintenance is so easy. Don't own a guitar if you can't care for it. It's a tool of your craft.

[@jimfromoh8944]

Name a famous guitarist and the chances of them having a guitar tech is off the charts. Some people choose to focus on playing rather than fixing. I didn't see any fixes Dave made that were directly attributable to the owner not maintaining. In fact, he may have taken it to the wrong tech and that is how it ended up with Dave. The nut fix he did is not an easy fix for someone without the knowledge, tools and experience. It's really easy to goober up a nut unless you have done it a bunch of times.

[@yobentley7274]

Awesome job Dave.

[@boneytony5041]

Just had to sell my LP Studio. Ya, it had sharp fret ends too.

[@roberteasleysr9108]

Another great video, thanks Dave !!!

[@plinkleton]

my shop-vac makes that very same noise when you turn it off . that's wild .

[@robbysguitars8223]

I have both those files and Dave is dead on about them.

[@Strumbum01]

I had me a tuna sammich tonight. How bout you Dave?

[@cafestudiosinc.1702]

🎵Everybody poops...Everybody poops...Sometimes.🎵

[@Axess-sv8nq]

When push comes to Shubb.

[@dancupp3690]

Thats a beautiful top.

[@bobross5580]

Playing style is a good call, some guys can get away with lower but my hands are heavy an unpolite.

[@rodneytenbusch8890]

The half pencil 😂😂😂

[@philbarrows424]

Sweater, Hoodie, same frickin thing...

[@chrishopkins209]

The spice must flow

[@dnottis]

I owned two of those. The nut slots were too close on the treble side. The fret ends were sharp. Loved the look and color but they really did some crap work at the factory on those faded studios.

[@studiogerk]

Yep I've played three of them (including the one is this video, it's my ax) and they were all the same. Thankfully it's mostly just bad setups and not terrible build quality. The frets sucked on all 3 I've tried.

[@dnottis]

@@studiogerk how she play now?

[@studiogerk]

@@dnottis Don't know yet, will tell you when I pick it up this weekend :)

[@dougoutt2455]

Not sure but it looks to me like a left hand nut. Why would it be so high on the treble? Agree with Paul it looks backwards..

[@JaseWescott]

I like my water filtered through a brewery first 🍺

[@toadstkr]

Definitely falls under the authentic Gibson category

[@SeanDS89]

Ah dang, I was hoping you would give a demo at the end. Thanks though, I'd like to learn how to set up my own guitars, and your videos are quite insightful (and entertaining haha)

[@Phil1stalk]

This is better than the Italian Christmas donkey. :)

[@paulmiller9558]

That nut looks backwards even though the slots are correct for righty guitar

[@rpmblues7018]

Hah! Someday I'll have a real workshop, Uhhhh I keep sayin that ;O/

[@JoshuaCraigStrain]

The Evil Empire - Hilarious !!

[@BungaEBiker]

WOW I'm here. Woot.

[@SgtSteel1]

Perhaps it's the result of an anxiety!

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

Nobody cares, asshole.

[@dwainmcbain5263]

Another quality Gibson guitar but it’s only $2K so what do you expect?

[@corymcgrath5652]

I live in dry ass Alberta, fret sprout is hard to avoid.

[@chrisholt7610]

This graphic on top has a sacred meaning... It was the saying at Standing Rock where 50000 people stood in solidarity against an oil company to not drive a pipeline through sacred Indian lands.. Mni Wachoni!!♥♥ Water is life!!! Would be honered to play that guitar, being i spent 5 months standing with them in the cold weather...

[@anthonylavoie5856]

That top i crazy

[@sid5156]

Dave , do you think the tusq nut was cut that bad from the factory? Since the treble side was so much taller. Take care sir

[@SgtSteel1]

I was thinking that maybe they cut the slots at the wrong side!

[@cpruitt1000]

Kick ass video bro 🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥

[@playa3214]

pretty top

[@LedgerAtlas]

Nice intro!

[@buddylobos5277]

Gibson invented the TRUSS ROD system in 1921. Thats why necks used to be huge and are smaller today.. But you knew that didn't you? I didn't. Watched a vid from them today.

[@bryanwinsor9392]

Is that a faded studio or a vintage mahogany studio? I've got a vintage mahogany studio that looks similar..

[@doknox]

We haven't had a good headphone scene in a while!😂😂😂😂 Glad I never listen with headphones.

[@fuddly123]

Where are you located Dave?? you know your shit bro ! ??

[@zankyalbo2208]

Is that Paul from the, "Smartwood' series ?

[@tomkirk6942]

Great vid brother! Are you done with the movies for the time being? Hope all is well.

[@davidkastin4240]

Hurry up and get that outta your house before I start to like it 🙆

[@jamesrohrbach9147]

You need to keep the pencil perpendicular to the nut in order to get the proper line on the nut. The back end of the pencil was at the center of the neck, the high point of the radius, giving an inaccurate mark. It may not be much off but you know as well as anyone that even small increments on a guitar can give you problems. Just my 2 cents.💰🎸✌

[@MarkGeraghty]

What ?

[@jamesrohrbach9147]

@@MarkGeraghty His pencil wasn't 90 degrees to the nut so his line didn't follow the contour of the neck, so the string slots would be at the wrong depth.

[@fullwaverecked]

It's always sad when a nut must be relegated to the bone dust box. But I'm with you Dave, we're all in this together, all the way with DWFS! But my other unity sweater has come unravelled... What a hot mess! Nice guitar too... Cheers! And don't over shave your nuts.

[@vanshankguitars]

What happened to the facebook group?

[@vanshankguitars]

@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Judge says: You're going to jail. Accused says: What for? Judge replies: Who cares, someone doesn't like you.

[@joblo3940]

many moons ago do you remember the blind man i always would see him standing at yonge and college holding a cup and saying '' a nickel a quarter a dime eeeeeeven a penny will do'' over and over

[@RadioMartyT1B]

I remember.

[@joblo3940]

@@RadioMartyT1B i just though of him today 35 years later

[@davidkastin4240]

I'm old enough to remember and know but I can't remember 😣😕

[@joblo3940]

@@davidkastin4240 me too

[@Surge_LaChance]

+1 for keeping with the theme.

[@eric_in_florida]

Without the sticker/art thing that would be a sexy guitar.

[@mvp019]

Exactly my thought - that sticker ruined a beautiful top.

[@stimpsonjcat67]

Sticker is hideous

[@studiogerk]

It's not a sticker, it's hand painted by a pretty famous artist.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Yup, beautiful walnut top ruined with that.

[@mvp019]

@@studiogerk still sucks and ruined a nice axe.

[@jackkilduff9122]

Where do you get the parts trays?

[@jackkilduff9122]

@@DavesWorldofFunStuff Thanks

[@bryanshere3860]

👍😀

[@dontderockmeriz4546]

Beautiful top on that studio. Too bad they ruined it with that sticker. Reduces its value quite a bit.

[@NotBCT]

Apparently the owner of said guitar has jumped in, claiming it was "hand-painted" by some "famous artist." I'm guessing that "famous artist" was having an off-day. Or maybe that "famous artist" just isn't used to "hand painting" on carved-top guitars. In any case, the owner seems to like it enough, but they should have picked another beat-up Studio with a solid finish to "hand paint," as to not waste that top.

[@michaelshepherd1072]

Swear jar at 20:40! Haha.

[@yqwgjsg]

Bacon is life

[@SgtSteel1]

Shame about that big sticker, looks like they had a great piece of wood for that guitar.

[@patmarcy1210]

My thoughts exactly. 👍

[@Surge_LaChance]

"It's art!" "Famous artist." "Probably worth more than the guitar." Yep... and it looks absolutely hideous. At least he used a cheapo for his musical billboard. Lol.

[@larryburwell8550]

dave great setup job, not the prettiest les paul in turd brown, but you fixed her so great job. i got to say it i hate ugly guitars! sorry owner

[@barryhaynes103]

“just sayin” ...

[@cskeise]

💙👊😎

[@michaelmitchell5909]

Man, you do awesome work. For what gibsons cost, why and the fuck doesn't the guitars get set up like this at the factory....you get a picture of the guitar on the guys desk for cryin out loud. What the fuck is that guy doing whatching xxnx all day? Good grief

[@LetArtsLive]

Eh! Dave are you home? I think you should stay out and about more often just kidding

[@mattfleming2287]

I expected a waterlogged guitar...gotta a strange graphic instead. Why would you cover that top?

[@sentforth5]

tang?

[@Steven_SK]

Tang.... capital "T"!

[@RadioMartyT1B]

What is the finish on that guitar?

[@SecondMarsh]

I believe it’s called “ruined.”

[@studiogerk]

@@SecondMarsh Only in your opinion. Your loss.

[@josephtaverna1287]

I can't believe that people who watch mr.jerry Rosa would also be watching this davitovich, tear into this poor Les paulsinski not only that but no Breewarning to those wearing ear phones good way to blow your dang eardrums out

[@SilentNightBodomNight]

Looks like the good ol Gibson quality we all know today

[@stephenpinder9567]

We're not in this together. Haves and have not. Sorry.

[@mikkjaggher4221]

Gibson necks don't last long.

[@WillyMcCoy50]

WTF

[@briano.5746]

Why would someone cover up what looks like some kick ass grain like that? 🤔 I'm guessing it ain't so nice under the artwork. Otherwise I don't get it.🤨 😖👍 Looks like a candidate for a refinish job. Hope yer doin' good Dave! 🐉💀👽🎸🎶🎵🧠

[@studiogerk]

Hand painted by a famous artist, guitar was part of a fund raising auction.

[@briano.5746]

@@studiogerk Thank you , that makes it totally cool! I thought it was covering a blow out. Sweet!!! 😁👍

[@ernestschultz5065]

"art"

[@bradleyclosson5042]

Dave..... You're drunk!?...