10 Guitar Hacks You NEED To Know

[@RhettShull]

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[@roddieruddie4545]

Dire straits

[@yehudajames3334]

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[@joshuadamon3394]

@Yehuda James Instablaster ;)

[@yehudajames3334]

@Joshua Damon i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@yehudajames3334]

@Joshua Damon It worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thank you so much, you really help me out !

[@RandalSmith]

Good info. I’m a repair tech for Epiphone, and I’ve played guitar for 60 years. I can tell Dave knows his stuff. And yes, he needs his own KZbin channel.

[@bigrig4385]

I wish you lived near me so I had someone I trusted with my 90's Les Paul Standards

[@willscott6928]

Thanks Dave I learned a lot today

[@bldallas]

Here’s one I learned yesterday: Drier Sheets. While playing a Strat thru a vintage ‘65 Champ, I started noticing random scratching sounds. I assumed it was a patch cable or one of my pedals, so I fiddled with that stuff, but it didn’t do anything. I finally focused on my guitar and noticed it happened whenever I touched or rested my hand on the pickguard. Turns out it was static electricity that had built up in the plastic pick guard. I was happy to learn a couple strokes with a plain old anti-static drier sheet would cleans it up. And it did. Amazing.

[@JanetGraceMuse]

Thank you.

[@andrewjager4220]

God bless you good sir. Was about to tear apart my gear till I read this, thank u so much!

[@eric_has_no_idea]

for cleaning frets, and the bridge, use bamboo skewers. Super soft wood, will never scratch anything. When it dulls or gets gunky, shave it down with a blade, keep going.

[@alistersutherland3688]

good tip. makes sense. will try.

[@axemanchris]

Yeah, and I do not suggest using steelwool for cleaning a fretboard even if it is unfinished, steel on wood, even if it is 0000.

[@jakewilliams8328]

I always clean my fretboard with an old credit card lol.. same logic.. use something softer than the material your cleaning and be gentle

[@patrickwayne9074]

I always used toothpicks and still would if I was still cleaning stuff

[@kidcoastless8575]

@@patrickwayne9074 toothpicks are also always handy for stripped screws too. Get some glue, some toothpicks, and something to knock it in, and you'll be able to start again fresh

[@JV-rx3ov]

So you're saying I should STOP throwing my guitars away when they get dirty or scratched?!?

[@TheSolfilm]

Where do you live and where is your trash container ??

[@megacahh870]

Wdym

[@kyleboren7372]

not at all...juat send them to me and I'll dispose of them for you 👍👍

[@richtfingers]

I throw them away when they go out of tune. But you would not want them then, they sound awful.

[@iccus62]

pressure washer for that really clean look

[@MultiDoug50]

I'm a 59 year old disabled vet just learning how to play guitar. I love all these videos on tips and learning, years of wisdom at easy reach. thank you.

[@skinnykarlos710]

MultiDoug, Yeah, we certainly are fortunate to live in these times of instant communication worldwide. Anyone learning (as you are) can find most all of their needs on the interweb, reducing the need for weekly guitar instruction. While pretty good at giving a shitload of information, the web shouldn't be relied upon to give all the instruction necessary. If you can afford it fortnightly lessons, especially in the early stages, can really cut down on the possibility of forming bad habits (correct plectrum/pick holding, left-hand technique and many other seemingly small, somewhat insignificant issues that can be poorly approached initially but are just as easily approached properly and will cut down on difficulties later and make things better and/or easier on the player. It's just a suggestion if you can afford it but of course, if you're happy with KZbin videos you'll do alright and I wish you all the best in learning the guitar. My only point in writing all of this is that one on one lessons really do help the student to progress much quicker than they do alone. All the best with the guitar.

[@MultiDoug50]

@@skinnykarlos710 I take weekly lessons also

[@skinnykarlos710]

@@MultiDoug50 You're ahead of the pack then. A lot of youngsters think that Jimmy Page or some such didn't take lessons so they don't have to. If quite musically inclined they may get away with it but in any endeavour learning from someone who has been around the block cuts down on time and helps ensure that one's time isn't wasted practicing the wrong thing, the wrong way. At our age time spent "smart not hard" is the way to get ahead quicker, eh? Good luck with this beautiful yet, at times, most perplexing of instruments.

[@mbehringer4614]

@@skinnykarlos710 I'm reading the Jimmy Page bio No Quarter. I recommend it. Jimmy really put his time in to be the great guitar player he became.

[@skinnykarlos710]

@@mbehringer4614 I'll have a look at getting a copy. Zeppelin were/are a huge influence on me and Page's guitar playing most of all. Thanks for the tip.

[@RobertVeasquez]

I was setting up to play a gig and when I went to plug the cord into my arch top, the jack got pushed inside the body. I immediately shook the guitar like I was trying to make a pick fall out of a acoustic guitar, and got the jack to come out thru the F hole. And that’s how I played the gig! 😂

[@humancentered3447]

Great vid. Tons of great necessary stuff. Here's some ways to make some of this even easier and even a little cheaper 1) "gears" are your tuning machines, tighten the bushings, tighten the screws on the knob ends to give you a tighter feeling turns 2) you can make a functional "string lock" by just turning your first turn over the top of the string through the hole and then as it passes by the string again in subsequent turns, lift the loose end up and move the string under. That makes quick changes way easier than wrapping it and you won't break your string by pulling it too quickly at too tight of an angle. Also you can use more turns (3-4) to pull your string down and get a better break angle over your nut. That does not happen with 1-2 turns. 3) do not steel wool your frets back and forth without a shield, run it up and down the neck with the grain and put a cloth over your pickups so you do not get shavings inside your pickup cavity. 4) do not over-oil your fingerboard because it will loosen your frets 5) when your pots are scratchy you can literally just turn them back and forth post to post quickly to get rid of the scratch and then if it doesn't clean it you can use any PLASTICS AND PAPER SAFE cleaner. Deoxit is awesome but expensive, CRC makes one that's 4x the amount at half the cost available at any big box hardware store. Or support your youtuber here and buy the cleaner in the link if you have the cash. 6) to clean up the hard edge on your bridge plate just get a $1 pin file from harbor freight and file out the edge but just to round it on the top side of the plate. if you do it too much you'll make a knife edge. 7) the nut tips are super clutch and everyone should be doing those things. MOST people who think tuners are a problem with guitars "going out of tune" are experiencing a binding nut. you can open up the slots with an old would string that's a gauge up from the slot you're in and running it back and forth widening the slot a little bit 8) to pull knobs just put a piece of cloth underneath, touch the edges to make a pocket, wrap it upwards and pull. That tool isn't going to prevent a shaft coming out if its loose or defective, you're pulling on the shaft either way. Scrap t-shirt is free. Your polishing cloth can also do this.

[@nuthinbutlove]

Yeeesssssss 🙌

[@tm1180]

This is the polar opposite of your other "Guitar Tech" video, from winding the strings to the sanding the fretboard across the grain with steel wool

[@thrash8315]

I once cleaned my fretboard with 0000 steel wool going perpendicular (crossways) and it completely dulled it. To get it back then it original look, I used 0000 steel wool and went along the grain. Lesson learned. Surprised an experienced luthier would do that.

[@moparbryan]

Omg I didn’t even catch the part with the “just use a magnet to clean your pickups” any magnet as strong or stronger than your pickups magnets which aren’t that strong can very easily damage your pickups and with all the cheap rare earth magnets that are available today you could really degauss a pickup in a heartbeat!

[@GayorgVonTrapp]

Very useful video indeed, and thanks for being straight talking and to the point and not trying to be gimmicky and overly comedic. Really really felt like I got something out of this.

[@audiophileman7047]

Dave Onorato isn't just a great guitar tech; he's also a cool guy who knows how to speak well and present information well. Yes, I hope you start a channel, Dave if you haven't already! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@brendanhay8838]

Big thanks to Rhett for featuring Dave Onorato! This just proves we need The Dojo Guitar KZbin channel. First subscriber right here.

[@rsv2828]

Absolutely, I had been wishing for Dave Onorato _ The Dojo Guitar You Tube Channel _ for about 1 1/2 year, since I started my subscription to R. Beato & Rhett’s Channel , love Keith Williams Channel - Big fan of the 5 Watts World.

[@brentcgp]

Ditto

[@frdradio]

I would love to spend an afternoon with Onorato. So casual with his knowledge.

[@dspguitar]

Dave is a great guitar tech, and a good all around guy. I had him dress the frets on one of my Jeff Beck Stratocasters and it was like new when he finished. Whenever I need major guitar work done that I don't feel comfortable taking on myself, such as re-fretting, Dave is the man.

[@mrofnocnon]

You can also file off the edges on the bridge to prevent string breakage.A small round file is more effective and easier to control than a dremel with less risk of damage.

[@edciurczak9351]

Exactly! However today for $9.00 use a FINE diamond flat file. Can also be purchased in a rat tail shape. 🙂

[@edciurczak9351]

Awesome.....I use alcohol pads to clean my strings. After playing for hours ill wipe each individual string from one to six. Amazing what comes off. They add longevity to a set.

[@AlbusBand]

👏👏👏👏 to Rhett for first forcing Dave onto IG, I’ve loved watching and interacting with him. And then double 👏👏👏 👏👏👏👏 👏 for the future channel/merch for Dojo; this dude really is a wealth of knowledge, a wicked guitar player and from what I’ve seen, just an all around good dude. Can’t wait to see ya again and actually meet this dude. All Love, Aaron

[@Stratocus]

I've known and used some of these hacks for years but always open to new ones and this video is very much appreciated!

[@bryangibson4090]

I was on board for everything but not completely taping your pickups when using steel wool. The steel wool can eventually work its way into the windings and even cut through them in pickups that aren't extremely overpotted. Steel trumps copper in hardness. Normally its more of "when" than "if", if it makes it in there and the probability goes up the more you use this technique. Add even more if they are open coil. Micromesh pads do they same thing at the same or higher grits with no metal cast off. Dangerous tip.

[@fakeemailbox]

Yes...that's an absolute must when using steel wool on frets. Also thought amount of lemon oil was excessive which could lead to fret lift in cheaper guitars. And and "magnet against a magnet" for steel wool dust is also a common no-no...could change magnetic dipole or weaken magnets. Quite a few "hope nothing goes wrong" tips...

[@zebfernandez]

Yes yes yes. Simply just AVOID ANY STEEL WOOL. $2 Nail buffing boards get frets up to an incredible mirror lustre.

[@frantisca]

Polishing rubbers are a good alternative. Combined with a fretguard, you get beautiful, polished frets without having the disadvantage of metal scrap going into the pickups

[@randolphpatterson5061]

@@zebfernandez I'm not above using dollar-store items for maintenance & repairs. Those nail-buffing boards are great, and so is an ordinary ink eraser. For masking off anything, I just go to Walmart or Menards & get the yellow frog tape 'Delicate Surface' variety

[@kyleboren7372]

Right!!?? I just use a dry green brillo pad and toothpick for fretboard cleaning...I would never dream of using steel wool... Ive found that the best routine is to use lemon oil after removing the strings during changing (every 1-2 weeks because I play alot and do setups for my buddy's band who gig every weekend) and then brillo pad after every 4-5 string changes...all the fretboards on mine and my buddys' guitars look and feel like new

[@jedimindfrak82]

Sweet! That guy not only polished the scratches off of your pickguard, but he polished the gold plating off of all the screws as well!

[@RhettShull]

Noah Berryman no, I did that from years of playing the guitar.

[@mrmikev1]

@@RhettShull Rhett did he use just the #2 wax for the pickguard scratches or both 2 and 7?

[@almightytreegod]

I think it’s worth mentioning that some knobs have screws on the side. I have a bass like that and a knob puller would be a bad idea for that. Check the knobs and see if they have a screw in the side first!

[@slavesforging5361]

i replace all my push-on knobs with set screws. it's just easier on the pots. for installation as well. not just pulling off. allows me to buy solid shaft pots too, which don't break as easy. But that being said i did notice that he was really used to working on classic rock guitars. all pickgaurds and plastic knobs in his thinking.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

Yeah, I almost destroyed a synthesizer module just trying to put different knobs on it... there were screws holding all the knobs on.

[@almightytreegod]

Scrambles the Death Dealer yikes

[@martinkuliza]

yeah... but you're a BASS player, it doesn't count HAHA i think the way you guys replace your knobs, is , you turn the amp up to volume 7 and keep hitting that Low E on the Bass and....... you just watch the knob vibrate off LOL or...... You can slap it off

[@almightytreegod]

Martin Kuliza for the record, my Duesenberg 6-string has screws on the knobs too... yeah I know you’re joking, but just wanted to mention that. Blow them knobs off ftw

[@dave101t]

hack: tilt your cup gently when drinking water to save spillages!

[@zetetick395]

This method can be improved - try momentarily not breathing while taking in fluids through the mouth! PRO DRINKER TIP!! 👍

[@mbehringer4614]

@@zetetick395 Except your lungs can hold more beer than your stomach, but only once.

[@dalibormarinkovic2297]

38 is no v50 Dr k0T9XZvEA4XqrgT-6IX4Ag&q

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

don't forget to part ur lips for best results ............

[@joeb3590]

this wins 2020

[@PierceThirlen2]

I highly recommend grinding the end of the socket FLAT and then carefully deburring the edges. This allows nearly full engagement with the thin nut flat of the tuning key. Normally, sockets are rounded on the inside to more easily fit over a full height nut. But with thin nuts, the engagement of the socket with the nut flats is reduced, greatly increasing the chance of damaging the flats of the nut. Box end wrenches can also be ground flat and deburred for use with thin nuts.

[@JackRainfield]

Wow, great suggestion!

[@mbehringer4614]

Good tip. I keep a separate socket for my electronics and instruments to avoid getting car and constructions gunk on my stuff. Finishing the edges makes sense. I'm surprised StewMac hasn't started selling something like this. LOL.

[@SrDeMaFp]

M Behringer I’m sure they’re lurking, reading and putting way too much thought into how they’re gonna make it seem special so they can charge dummies way too much $ for it haha

[@AndiPicker]

Or use a spanner.

[@willer3399]

Guitar spanners work very well for the hardware tightening, and you don’t have to take the strings off.

[@Tyron95]

0:35 hack 1 2:10 hack 2 4:18 hack 3 7:40 hack 4 9:35 hack 5 11:23 hack 6 13:31 hack 7 15:13 hack 8 17:15 hack 9 18:07 hack 10

[@paulwest3905]

Thanks Dave, good stuff. Lindy Fralin advises to just tape over the pickups when using steel wool - no magnet. It is too easy to demagnetize your $$$ pickup with a strong enough magnet. Doh! Keep up the great channel Rhett- I just missed you in Richmond, VA the other week, so next time around bro!

[@TRose-hc9pv]

2:12 Hack #2: Locking the strings I'll have to try this one for sure. Thanks guys! Extremely helpful video.

[@victorramsey5575]

You can more safely pull knobs with a microfiber cloth. YES I said cloth! 1) Slide cloth under the knob 2) Keep cloth tight as you wrap all the way around under the knob 3) Twist excess cloth into a 'ponytail' TIGHT 4) Pull knob off. Knob pullers can damage the finish on that $4000 Les Paul! C'mon guys!

[@escapeape5573]

I use the handles of a plastic bag under the knobs and it works great.

[@caseykittel]

yes! tightening the screws on the tuning machine handles! I had a major problem with my tuning going flat - that's exactly what it was. thanks for sharing!!!

[@stevesims2243]

same here. On the first guitar I got that had them, I though the dealer must have put cheap tuners on it until I tried turning the screws.

[@jshphysicistatyahoo]

Thanks so much. I thought I'd know a lot of these. Turns out I maybe knew one, about removing knobs, because I really f---ed up my pots switching knobs the stupid way. Thanks again. Saving this video for later.

[@motojc]

Thank you! I don't even have a guitar and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's great to know guitar is mechanical and something to work and build a relation on.

[@markdeffebach8112]

Careful with lemon oil on a bound neck, the fingerboard can swell and crack the binding at each fret. This happened to me with an ES 175 that had been hanging on a GC wall for three years before they sold it to me in 2000. They told me it was really dry send needed a lot of lemon oil for the rosewood. Rosewood is an oily wood by nature. That's why it's usually not covered in a finish. It doesn't need lots of oil. A little oil goes a long way.

[@markdeffebach8112]

@C De Stradivari didn't have fret slots to deal with. Fret slots wick up lots of oil causing finger board swelling and possibly fret lifting.

[@markdeffebach8112]

@C De I'm currently doing a french polish on my gypsy jazz guitar.

[@jeffyoung2890]

Thanks Rhett... Dave, DUDE! You NEED to have a "KZbin" channel. Every-single time I see you on either this or "Rick Beato" channel, I so learn something new! Come on man, all of us out here need to have your input on KZbin!!!! Do it brutha... Stay safe & healthy!

[@PhilKelley]

Some things I would like to know from a guitar tech like Dave: I have a nice acoustic with no pickups. I have heard various opinions. Is it worthwhile to put a pickup on it? If so, what is a good pickup and can I DIY? At what point is it worth upgrading a cheap guitar (

[@fredshredtv343]

Great hacks to share. I’ve played for 30+ years. Through them I have learned all of these the hard way. This will greatly help those less experienced. 👍🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DeathMetalThrasher]

Here's another related to storing or displaying guitars. This is for electrics, but I'm sure it applies to acoustic as well. Make sure your humidity levels are always around 40% and 55%, too much or too little moisture in the air will damage, untune, mess up necks/fretboards and cause finish cracks in the guitar over time. Get a humidifier, dehumidifier and silica packs to combat this issue during different seasons if you like in places like the northern east coast like me.

[@jaym4958]

I'm not big on really over soaking the board with any oil 😣 a real thin coat and wipe it off quick because of the possibility of frets lifting up coming loose whatevermaybe I'm a little paranoid or just overthinking it but I don't go real heavy even if it's dry a little bit goes a long way but you still Rock Dave and Rhettkeep up the nice camera work read it really shows a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff that no one ever knows about, I kind of feel in my opinion that there is a plan b for some things 😉 thanks for all your help and support 😊👍

[@jacobpetersen5662]

Absolutely agree. It's terrible for the guitar. I actually don't use anything.... unless it's SUPER necessary. It kills the tone too, letting the board absorb that much oil. Kills the high-end. I HATE it.... takes a couple weeks before the guitar Strat sounding right again, not to mention it's bad for the fret joints and makes the frets come loose. IF I use oil, I do it like you.

[@stephenwolnisty4013]

As a guitar tech, I HATE that string “locking” technique. It’s a pain to remove the strings and doesn’t hold tune any better than wrapping the first wind over the string that is exiting the tuning peg before continuing the rest of the wraps winding down towards the headstock.

[@TinselKoala]

Yep. That's the way we do it: string thru the hole in the peg, make a right angle bend where it exits, then first wrap Over, subsequent wraps Under. This pinches the string tightly at the peg hole and it can't slip. It is as good as locking tuners. Make sure you have at least 3 or 4 complete turns around the peg for the plain (nonwrapped) strings.

[@mwothe]

Ya me too. it seems like that's gonna be a weak point too.

[@iridios6127]

+Stephen Wolnisty But many wrapping (more than 2) --- don`t hold tune well, then you use your tremolo.

[@jeremytappero]

Agree 💯

[@the_nondrive_side]

I don't even do that and never have slippage. I have swapped to locking on 2 of 13 but that's not required. Who has this as a problem?

[@michaelinglis8516]

I highly recommend when using non locking tuners using the opposite side in then wrap over the top method. You get the tuner hole perpendicular to the strings and put the string through from the opposite side it needs to be on and then pull it through until you have the amount of string left that you like then you wrap the string over the top of the tuner and hold it in place while you tune up to tension. That way you've started a kink and have the string secured with a little tension. But locking tuners are so so so much better than any traditional tuning machine and will amaze you how long they stay in tune with a good set up. Lastly DO ALL YOUR OWN WORK! It's part of being a guitar player. Realistically your guitar needs adjustments all the time to play it's best and when it's playing well you'll enjoy it more. You can't realistically go to a luthier every time you need a little adjustment. And I'm gonna tell you the truth, everyone's laughing at you if you take your guitar in for anything less than a MAJOR repair(except your luthier cause your paying his bills) if you've been playing a year or more stop giving away your chance to learn. And if you screw it up you learn how to fix it. Get a cheap $50 Amazon guitar and practice set ups, fret levels, pickup changes, different wiring schemes etc on it if your main guitar is too expensive to learn on. If you can do it yourself learn to do it yourself. That way your guitars are always on point.

[@garnetwahr]

#10 Storing a guitar... a friend of mine had his Takamine in a dry unheated room for 20 years or longer (played aprox. 10 hours per year): 50 degree Celsius in summer, -20 C in winter. No cracks and the best sounding acoustic guitar i ever heard. just saying ;-)

[@0r3cA]

The DEOXIT hack for pots and switches just saved 2 of my guitars. I know this video is 4 years old. Thanks Rhett!

[@ajsrhodes]

Dave definitely needs to have a KZbin channel to show more of those hacks!

[@PsychologyWorksOfficial]

That's the best angle, lighting, close-up view of locking the strings when restringing. It totally makes sense. That alone would've made the video worth it.

[@meadish]

The "lemon oil" referred to here is lemon scented mineral oil. Essential lemon oil would be very bad for your fretboard.

[@onpsxmember]

Jep, you can get medical grade white mineral oil in the pharmacy that'll last for the rest of your life.

[@nazmoking3171]

While it might work fine, suggest folks use pre-mixed oils designed specifically for the fretboard like the Nomad stuff to be sure you don't do any damage or accidentally loosen your frets.

[@TheBoomtown4]

Blake Griffith yep, I went against the grain on one of my rosewood f/b’s and it’s scratched up even after piling

[@TheBoomtown4]

Blake Griffith “oiling”

[@tomsneden2469]

Wood wind "bore oil" is my go to fingerboard treatment.

[@Five0Music]

Thanks for the tips. I like that 5WW t-shirt! Keith would love seeing this! The sting-lock thing I was shown decades ago and have used it without a slip for all that time. It's a tuning trick everyone without locking tuners should use.

[@rogermorrison2948]

Lemon oil & an old toothbrush has always worked for me on the fingerboard.

[@brianhyland4140]

Good one, must try that. Thanks🎸

[@axelibarra5022]

Don't, lemon oil fucks up your fingerboard

[@nehemiahzo_]

Axel Ibarra only maple

[@bennycheca9426]

It does mess up the fingerboard if it's pure lemon oil but the Dunlop 65 is basically the only way

[@krisverding3908]

Hallo , linseed oil from grocery store here.

[@kdavis63]

Order the knob puller as soon as I saw this video!!! Thanks for the great tips...

[@Myfukinusername]

DO NOT use magnets to get shavings off of pickups. This can change damage the magnets in your pickup

[@arlenmargolin1650]

And for god sakes don't ever use gorilla glue to put on your volume control knob

[@brettadkins7563]

@RedKing I rhino line mine, AMAZING tone

[@MediHusky]

I JB welded my guitar to make it more metal.

[@jeffreybuckingham3782]

Silly putty works well for removing shavings. I always cover pickups with tape. But for those errant shavings try the Silly Putty.✌

[@MattSyversonthePaperbackRocker]

Tightening nuts is an innovative hack. I love this modern age.

[@michaelwillis8730]

Been playing 43 years and I didn't know 5 of these! Dave you need your own KZbin channel!

[@nilton61]

When Nashville winding/locking as shown 1/2 turn is enough. I've been doing this for decades

[@larrymyers3940]

Nice job, very clear explanations. I appreciate guys like you who care about us and our equipment!

[@katherine1368]

When he said “i see lots of guys...and girls with guitars...” I went 🥺 yes it is nice to be included lmao

[@syberpunk]

Technically, “guys” is a gender-neutral term, so don’t feel left out if someone says it! “Hey you guys!”

[@Dragonette666]

@@syberpunk yeah he should have said guys, girls, and non-binary otherkin. /s

[@mylestheward]

@@Dragonette666 😐

[@truffeltroll6668]

Your not a bloos dad?

[@KatzeARL]

@@syberpunk Same here.

[@vic9279]

I have to watch this video every time I change strings now. Maybe after a couple of years I'll get the sting lock down by heart. Thanks Rhett and Dave.

[@pallhe]

Dave is just like a dentist with Rhett's guitars: "Oh, for shame, you need to floss better behind the last molars!"

[@jamesbamford230]

..... Yeh

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

When the dentist's office asks if I'd like to schedule a cleaning: "Not really, I don't really want my gums bleeding for the next week."

[@jackymarc4801]

Hello from Normandy in France guys. Thank you for these very useful tips, video very friendly, bye.

[@marknachmias423]

Hey Dave: Just do it. You have tons of knowledge to share. Thanks

[@rickyb2200]

Great hacks I've been playing for over 50 years love the tips makes it easier to maintain my Guitars.Thanks

[@PierceThirlen2]

Heat the tip of the applicator tube of the Deoxit, and bend it and let it cool. An angled tip makes it much easier to spray into the opening of the potentiometer. I also recommend adding absorbent packing material, such as a paper towel, around the pot to catch any overspray, instead of allowing it to penetrate into the wood and under the finish.

[@slavesforging5361]

oooooh. Good Ideas!

[@firemanmick]

Yeah, I find trying to squirt a little De-Oxit is almost impossible - always blasts out way too much and gets over everything. Been using the paper towel or tissue trick for a while now.

[@PierceThirlen2]

@@firemanmick Due to user complaints, Deoxit has brought back the old can with the adjustable valve and the plain non-folding tube.

[@firemanmick]

@@PierceThirlen2 That's great, only problem is the stuff lasts so long, it'll take me a couple of years before I use up what I've got!

[@cibonthesaint8903]

Very good video! I purchased three items already to take care of my guitars. Thanks!

[@zordakAU]

Went into the local guitar shop, asked for a knob puller and they threw me out! 😲

[@Lucifer2066]

Knob puller? I use a high-tech, sophisticated engineering marvel called a flat tip screwdriver with a piece of tape on the end to prevent scratching the finish. Or just my fingers really.

[@frantisca]

LOL :)) A shoelace wrapped around under the pot knob will also do the trick ;-)

[@Riverdeepnwide]

Ya can't be scratchin' your nuts while asking a question like that.

[@Peasmouldia]

Are you sure you didn't start playing Stairway?

[@Lucifer2066]

Now that I think about it, asking for a "knob puller" might get you something you don't necessarily want.

[@Stefan-bl8yk]

This video honestly educated me so much. I bought a used Washburn Nuno Bettencourt signature and tried 50% of all this. No hassle, just staight up facts. Thanks

[@davegreeley]

I have to disagree with locking the string like that due to the struggle to remove for next set.

[@copperaudio9664]

Rhett, the world does not have nearly enough great guitar whisperers/luthiers like Dave. We need him making guitars work brilliantly, not videos weekly. I loved this one however, thanks and cheers!

[@mymixture965]

D5 is pure magic, the best I ever had in 40 years of playing.

[@wouterw2776]

What's D5? Can't find it online...

[@thefakeguitarplayer4124]

That's how i've been stringing my guitars with non-locking tuners for some years now, it works great.

[@glassslide]

Awesome video---some great tips except I find that if you wrap the strings like that, taking them off becomes a major PITA.

[@jdaywork2693]

Thank you so much guys. Rhett's right - we're very blessed to have KZbin and videos like these to teach information so we can all be better at whatever art forms we practice.

[@christopherdyson]

Although I understand the stability of wrapping a string like that, you sacrifice a lot of speed in string changes especially in a crunch when you break a string. If I had done this back in the day my on-stage tech would have punched me. A well wrapped string on the post, just like suggested of no more than two wraps and stretching the strings after installed will work just as well. Of course this is just my opinion.

[@zamap4278]

I usually hate watching these types of videos but this one..strangely enjoyable

[@StevenChisham]

for metal shavings on my pickups, I just use tape to take it off because the stickiness is stronger than the magnet.

[@Erriot781]

Yes that is the correct way to do it. Magnet on magnet is not the right thing to do. Great to see anyone can make a pickup these days

[@infectionsman]

tape them first, then put some more tape over the steel wool shavings to trap them before pulling it all off

[@bakstabbath]

What happens with the shavings that get inside the covers, behind the tape in the copper wire?

[@scottsteele7109]

Hey Dave, Well done. You speak to all the issues very well without making anyone feel bad, The string lock wrap I've never done and I've been playing like 50 years,. Gotta try that. Graphite on the nut I've done but it's hard to tell if it does anything. This was worth watching.

[@sylviasanchez7500]

I don't want to get a reputation for being a groupie but the Beato extended gang seems like a really cool bunch of sweet guys. It is difficult to ignore how earnest, endearing and provocative all of you are. So fascinating to watch. It's like having a crush on your teacher at school. It's really weird. Maybe I'm too sensitive or something. lol.

[@isthereanybodyoutthere9397]

String locking (Hack 2) Thank You! I was shown this years ago by an old luthier and forgot it. As you say, it's simple and effective! As the French might say, your channel is "qualite".

[@kimmllkimmll7267]

Watching this guy scrub against the grain of the wood on the neck!4:28 Ouch. With steel wool! Holy shit, don't do this to your guitar!

[@scottlaw1525]

I know I about had a heart attack

[@sisyphuslifehacks]

Holy crap thank you I thought I was going insane and was taught wrong

[@progdude]

I use steel wool to clean fretboards and to polish frets but NEVER against the grain.

[@davidwinston1627]

Totally agree. Was cringing when I saw that.

[@mwarnken1234]

just the steel wool alone is cringeworthy! use fret erasers or micromesh sanding cloths

[@HalfAAsHed]

Thanks for the video.. I used to work in the neck department for Taylor in the late 90s and had totally forgotten about a few of these tricks. Also learned a few new ones. Great video!

[@SixString_J5]

1 hack that makes the most difference in how your guitar plays and sounds is to get good. If you know how to play your guitar will sound WAY better.

[@stevengriffin1676]

Well done Rhett! You have a Great Luthier in Dave! Don't do ANYTHING to offend a great guy like that. The sort of info he was giving you ONLY comes from someone who knows his stuff and has been doing it a good while. Top Video!!!

[@Peasmouldia]

Dave must be a good fella, 'cause he's wearing a Kieth Williams 5 watt world shirt. K.W. is the go to guy for gear history on tube. I knew the hacks, but then I'm not your target audience. Thanks buddy.

[@fivewattworld]

Ian Bunyan Thanks Ian!

[@ronnie5129]

Thanks for this video, Deoxit Rules, Hack #6, Stevie Ray Vaughan;s Guitar Tech, used to do this very same thing to his strings, at the Bridge, Rock On, Cousin Figel

[@jeffreyburley4033]

Great hacks, lots of common sense. With that said, if the "sharp" corners in the saddle are causing string breakage (which seems to be a major problem), why wouldn't the manufacturers correct that issue before it gets to the customers? Your idea of slightly rounding those sharp edges in the saddle where the strings ride is a no brainer to me. But a slightly better saddle design from the manufacturer with less sharp corners would eliminate that potential.

[@humancentered3447]

because the man hours involved in rounding off punched saddles don't make financial sense. They did fix this by casting saddles or making graphite saddles.

[@kneurotic138]

IT'S A CONSPIRACY, MAN! ERNIE BALL IS BEHIND THE WHOLE THING! THEY'RE BLEEDING US DRY!!!

[@jlf6458]

That's why I like kahlers. They have rollers in the saddles

[@babyyoda3467]

My strings would break a lot like that but it was because I wasn’t stretching them

[@marcustiefenberg4980]

Got here via Beato... Love your collabs. And dude... I love these videos you make. Awesome stuff!!!

[@charlesco689]

He said "you don't wanna scratch your fingerboard" just after he firmly passed the steel-wool 90 degrees to the fingerboard veins.... OMG!!!

[@lasancheofficial1933]

Caught that too. When he did that I yelled at the screen. How many kids are going to fuck up their guitar doing that. Then bringing it to this guy to repair. Same with the wrenching down on the tuning keys to where they dent the face of the headstock.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Veins? More like Grain. 😬 He didn't wrench down on anything either.. He was careful and he explicitly said Not to wrench down on them, just make it snug. Ffs, guys.. 😐

[@DavyHulme]

@@R3TR0R4V3 "veins" is obviously a minor spelling or autocorrect error. 'cleaning' a fretboard with wirewool across the grain of the wood is an outright error, advising other ppl to do the same is a major error of judgement, so is endorsing it ffs, but you do you

[@mdragon99]

Dave's channel will be a must watch for me.

[@SeventhSalute]

The five watt world shirt secret plugin yes 🤘🤘

[@fivewattworld]

SeventhSalute Not so secret! :)

[@AlexBunardzic]

Great stuff. Best 'how to change a string' instruction I've seen (starting at approximately 2:20).

[@kwindrex2049]

For 17:19 i disagree spending my money on those when i can use a cloth to remove my knobs, its efficient and easy plus you don't have to spen any money💸

[@bremzzi1281]

Agree. Or just grab the first plastic bag at hand.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Spoons.. A couple spoons work great.

[@colinwallace5286]

I have an old Japanese guitar that has machined brass knobs with Allen set screws. That seemed to be a favourite thing of theirs.

[@justinswafford334]

Big Bends Nut Sauce at the nut, bridge/saddle, under the string trees, or anywhere the string contacts metal or plastic has been a god send for me not breaking strings. I’m also a fan of a light amount of powdered graphite in the nut because a pencil doesn’t always fit so well on the high string nut slots. Great tips guys, going to pickup that knob puller for sure.

[@wakyjay]

He literally gave that guitar a MANicure🔥🎸

[@TotalEvo7]

😂😂😂😂

[@ziggylayneable]

I watchd this video when it first came out. In the time since this has come out all of my guitars have doubled (at least). In cleanliness and playability. This video really helped me a lot.

[@Soobysounds]

Oh I misunderstood. I thought I was gonna be featured.

[@DavidSJ_DAP]

All in good time...maybe Rhett will do a "The Guitars Of The Green Room" video and feature all of us...

[@youKnowWho3311]

Wait wait...... I got nice nuts. LOL

[@HairySon92]

This comment just made my day 🤣

[@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic]

You win.

[@2dazetake]

Can't wait to see the champ in action,really looking forward to seeing Dave and Dojos you tube channel,Dave your a natural and will do just fine,thanks to Rhett for helping you decide to help us guitar geeks get the much needed confidence to DYI our own fixes,tricks and guitar information.

[@pked9]

OMG... ..... lets tune up this video 1. i do not see him adjust gear lash / is tightening machine head /tuner ! 2. is pretty good / but is a lot of fighting the strings and can not re·wrap if needed/ ......2.1/2 to 5 wraps depending string on size as it is supposed to be, is best/ 5 for thin string. 3. do not use steal wool like this premature ware / use wd40 or any other gun stock wood oil for cleaning./ do not use lemon oil it will dry out (limonene oil is company brand of mineral oil) mass people get this mixed up) use gun stock oils. 4. do not use car polish/ petroleum solvent is not to be used / very clean pure carnauba wax is a possibility. i use wd40 on plates as well for 40 yrs no problems (the only petroleum product i know is safe on guitars). 5. deoxit is good , tf cleaner better but was outlawed in spray cans 1990 / is not plain grease in pots, bug is carbon piles braking down do not use unless you have scratchy pot/you will have to spray every 6 months or so in this case/ the but companies spray tip nozzle leak 90% of time, buy buy $30 can of gold deoxit . / real fix get new pot $5 do not over heat the pots soldering. 6. string cutting = bad saddles and or bad string stretching / use Ernie Ball RPS. i have never had this problem with the 5 major companies of strings ever. / SRV must of had bad techs. dremel is crude / used jewelers files. /plastic will dampen sustain, and not a fix, not for me. 7. oil strings under nut is good/ other is to much work. do not sand , premature ware string height/ dry chattering is the real problem. 8. knobs use 2 butter knives , the steal is soft 9. lock tight blue , lock washers that are made are scratchy and come loose on me after 1 yr. 10. this ones right for all finishes / pouch is good, make sure to read how to maintain the pouch/ do not use humidifying regulating tools!!! unless its for repairs / a fast shift in temp and humidity cause to crack faster, about 4 degrees an hr max. and about 40% humidity + /- 10 ....../ real cause is bad lacquer paint mixes. i have worked with fender and gibson custom shop s closely for over 30 yrs . .

[@kevinfrench1238]

I love Dave's 5 Watt World Tee, Keith Williams is a genius!!

[@mykhedelic6471]

The Honorable Onorato.

[@jefflundgren762]

Dave needs to be on youtube...Facebook sucks.. Thanks Rhett n Dave !

[@fivewattworld]

Buy Dave’s t-shirts to encourage the channel. Have to make it worth the master’s time.

[@lucifer0001]

Another good tip would be to use small crimp connectors & heat shrink. Replacing any pots, pickups etc. would be a breeze & the connections are just as dependable as the stock configuration.

[@khall187]

Hack: aim your stream outside the toilet to avoid splash back

[@Ndlanding]

But first rub a litre of "lemon" oil into your shoes, to protecy them. (Hack #11.5)

[@zetetick395]

And, just like the Ghostbusters, never cross the streams, unless you have some MMA training first! Yo! Be down wit dem municipal urinal hacks! 😎

[@GreyMatterStew]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned, but I've used a cheap IC chip puller to pull knobs like that off for years. You do have to be careful when sliding it under the edges, but it works great. Actually, anything that will fit under directly opposed points that will allow you to apply balanced even upward force would do the trick, but that gizmo does appear to make it more foolproof.