Uncooperative Martin

[@dannork1240]

“Can you stomach one more neck reset?” Man, I could watch you reset necks all day! I love to see a craftsman ply his trade, these videos are great and if someone complains about the content, that’s that dudes’ problem!

[@beytone]

Today I made a bone nut for my mom's old flamenco guitar, 65 years old. It's the first nut I make and it was thanks to all the times I've seen you do it. Thanks!!!

[@artiefisk5291]

Ted, I hope you know what these videos mean to people. It's wonderful to hear and watch you working your way through problems and finding elegant solutions for them. All through the lockdown and the rest of this really difficult time, you've been a wonderfully calm, capable, authoritative voice and presence for guitarists and amateur (and pro) luthiers to learn from and, honestly, be comforted by. I saw that this was up right after you posted it, and said to my wife, "Ohhh, Ted's got a new video!" She scowled at me, as she always does when I nerd out on things I'm interested in, but your posts have genuinely become a wonderful way to remember that we aren't COMPLETELY fucked just yet. Thank you, sir, for these videos. And I remember hearing you say you make as much $$$ from these as you do for your lutherie work. That is the most beautiful thing in the world. People so badly want to watch you do your work that you can make money on it. More power to you, and many thanks from a fan who eagerly awaits each new installment. When I hear "Hey there, gang," I get happy every time.

[@billberry7444]

agree

[@MyName-nx1jj]

Sitting with my Martin on my lap saying: "don't be like THAT Martin".

[@Chemcaster]

I really admire Ted cause he knew when to stop and reassess. Then took some clues from the instrument and found an otherwise non-invasive approach to fixing it! Great work and thanks for the video!

[@bigtoelittlefinger6133]

Dito

[@modergav]

This is what over 20 years worth of experience look like. Ted is a dreat professional

[@oaktreeleatherworks]

Not a Luthier. Not even close. I won't even attempt to be one. No desire to. But I absolutely love watching your videos. They send me to bed at night. I've rewatched multiple videos of yours just because it calms my soul. Thanks man. Your service is greater than you know.

[@stevebarnes766]

I love the way that you share the difficulties you run into with repairing various guitars with patience and good attitude! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@matthewstewart6941]

Doesn't matter if it's the 30th neck reset you've done. You do great work and it's fun to watch and learn from you!

[@BB49]

They may not be tutorials however, I have learned allot from watching while you openly share your extensive knowledge and experience!!!! Thank you!!!

[@axilleas]

What’s the point of building a bolt on guitar (which is a yay from me) and then gluing the joint? Either or, why both?

[@michaeldorcey9305]

Bolt is a production item. Not needed after glue sets

[@nicolen.9642]

Musical intro is really nice. Always to hear from you, watch and learn. Thank you Ted 🎶🎶🎶

[@twoodfrd]

Thanks for always leaving such supportive comments! :)

[@Mr.World52]

You are above and beyond the average..... And you never fail to provide the sound check at the end. Seriously I learn so much but enjoy your forensic expertise equally. Big Fan

[@SkeleTele]

I just picked one of these up for 850 us. From the year 2000 it's a perfect little guitar to leave around the house and not worry to much about the humidity. From looks of the guitar it spent most of its life in the case with light strings no visable belly. It's not a loud guitar but plays fast and sounds pretty good. I want that solid wood triple O tho... Oh how I would make love to it. Love your videos good sir, thanks for taking the time to put them together. I've learned alot from from watching and listening to you.

[@ChannelJanis]

Seeing what you do makes me want to get some free broken guitars and just try to make them play again. This job looks so rewarding!

[@jacoponaspi9577]

And it is!!! ...but sometime it’s infuriating and exhausting too!! 😜

[@susanroycroft89]

Yes I agree, it's Don here from Hamilton NZ (on my Wife's tablet-Susan) Iv'e bought a few old acoustic guitar's over the years and brought them back to life with the help of these videos, and it's Always enjoyable, and someone else gets to buy an inexpensive guitar to enjoy

[@TheGuitarsquatch]

It's interesting that this series from Martin was made. The better option, when you can find them, are the Custom D's. All solid, American made and can be grabbed for around $1000. I got mine for 600 and I preferred it to my Santa Cruz. Fantastic guitar to value ratio.

[@chrisdrake447]

Always enjoy your “explorations”. Listening to you continually assess each issue and action is therapeutic as well as intensely interesting.

[@josephbrewer7026]

I owned one of these laminate Martins and was never in love with it. It was fine for a budget priced Martin when I played it in the store, but I could never produce a quality tone. What a crazy neck set design. Thanks for yet another very informative video.

[@plasma3211]

My 1985 Citation which I believe is a Marin OOO Lawsuit guitar has the same neck joint configuration. When I got this guitar for $31 at a local auction the keys were junk and the Neck Bolt was loose. I simply tightened up the bolt and it went back into place. When I researched this guitar I did find there were examples out there like mine that had a neck reset. The neck removals were very difficult due to the excess glue used in the joint. Others I found said there was very little glue making it much easier. Thankfully I did not have to reset the neck but I did redo the Bridge using the Bridge Dr. The one problem I had was the installation did not facilitate the bridge bolts back into it. Now I am starting to see a slight lifting on the back side of the bridge. In my earnest to play this instrument which BTW has the most gorgeous sound of any acoustic of this caliber. I failed to finish the job. I plan on going after it on the next string change. I have been using it each week at a Jam Session.

[@harlanbarnhart4656]

This looks a little like the "neck reset" I did on a beater. I clamped it down to a board until I got the neck where I wanted it, stuffed a towel inside to focus the steam on the neck block area and shot steam in until it got good and warm on the outside. Then let it dry out for a week before unclamping. So far, so good.

[@fairguinevere666]

Luckily you filmed this neck reset, and now anyone that watches you will know the secrets lying in that neck joint! Always sucks being the first person to find something like this, but thank god you can get the word out so other luthiers aren't caught out!

[@markbernier8434]

Very interesting that the joint could be shifted by heat alone. I think I need a couple of those resistance heaters.

[@twoodfrd]

It was stiff. I really had to push. They work well about 80% of the time. Some necks seem to need steam.

[@JonNewquist]

Thanks Ted. I bought a DM and a D1R back in 1998 or so. They were okay. Now I'm even more glad I didn't keep them. After 20+ years they'd definitely not be worth neck resets. Luckily with this 000M, the heat allowed you to pull the m&t back together!

[@theshapeexists]

So many people are unaware that Americans are fully capable of making subpar things.

[@johnsee7269]

I thought those were made in Mexico...

[@JonNewquist]

@@johnsee7269 the '90s Backpackers were definitely made in Mexico. I had one of those at the same time.

[@JonNewquist]

@@theshapeexists heh heh, true. Our corporations have shown time and again how cutting corners increases margains and decreases product quality.

[@sneifert1968]

My Road Series 12 String’s top warped and the entire guitar was replaced under warranty. Lucky for me, the road series was out of production at the time and Martin let me pick out an all solid wood guitar as a replacement. I went for a D-15 six string.👍

[@seancollins9745]

You are one of the best repair people out in the industry, thanks for raising the bar !

[@jeffgrimshaw2480]

Neat! I have a HD16R Adirondack with a similar neck joint, so this was interesting to learn about. I got mine second hand from a local music shop and it needed a bunch of work. The action was sky high because the neck bolt wasn't installed at the factory. The luthier that fixed it said that it settled in perfectly once he put the bolt in. The binding was coming off on both sides of the waist, but that's fairly minor. To Martin's credit they fixed it all under warranty and it's a great player now.

[@davidharrick469]

I absolutely enjoy watching your video's, you explain things very well. Thanks for posting.

[@KBorham]

Another interesting exploration of neck reset..... I learn something new every time. THats why we can't get too many of anything you do...

[@wyattsdad8561]

I’m rewatching this vid because I love watching this stuff. If I remember right martin revamped their mortise and tenon joints. I feel like it came up when I bought my Martin MMV. it came up in a conversation when I had called martin about something having to do with a warranty question.

[@IwoIwanov]

Ted's background knowledge never fails to amaze me. Great content. Mind-soothing, actually.

[@stevebarkman2681]

Done quite a few of these, some only 3 or 4 years old. They are real pigs, the joint is tight ALL the way out, you need to push from the heel cap otherwise you risk snapping the heel. Way more difficult and risky than a dovetail. Martin's are great for business.....

[@McGitpickr]

I'm having a hard time finding someone that knows about doing a neck reset for the often maligned Guild CV-2C which was supposedly originally designed for easy neck resets with it's supposedly innovative neck attachment system . Oh well. It's a guitar that sold for less than $900 bucks after Fender unloaded them to the warehouse resale market. Prior to that they sold for in the $2500 range. It just sits here. Sad to see. Adirondack spruce top cutaway with solid maple back and sides with a ebony fretboard and a beautiful sunburst.You do beautiful work and I've learned a lot from watching. Thank you.

[@johnsee7269]

Sounded pretty good to me... Your knowledge and expertise are exemplary. I'll leave it at that; best wishes.

[@hpblack1953]

Where there's a way, there's a way. I was a telecom field engineer for several years and the mods and unique ways to fix intermittent problems in digital wireline networks/systems should be in a book. Some fixes were just dumb luck. Others, hours upon hours eliminating the usual SNAFUs. I admire yuor tenacity as much as your skills.

[@stephenhenion8304]

Reminds me of my old 1966 " 000-18".... lots of fun...thanks woody

[@mattmatthews3909]

I’ve had a few of these in the 000 variant and really liked them. Great guitar to travel with… Sturdy on an airplane and doesn’t move much with different climates. Great work per usual, Ted.

[@jamesflack8624]

I gotta tell ya, I have a 90's Ibeenhad, (Ibanez for the uninitiated) Artwood dreadnaught acoustic, picked it up for a buck fifty, no neck joint collapse, no bellying, buuut cracks galore, loose braces, and after 20 years of jammin', it still hangs with my buddies Martin D35. Yuup. It's my "Trigger" So glad you uploaded today, thanks. Cheers 🍻

[@kennymartin3416]

I have a 74 d 28... Got the neck reset few years back, it wasn't done properly,it's back to high action again.. I never take the thing out of it's case .. When I see what martin are calling guitars now it saddens me .laminated junk .

[@markxl]

A friend asked me to take a look at his rather expensive Martin. Its tone had gone a bit flat - I cleaned it up and restrung it with a set of medium weight Martin strings. It sounded 100% better - I'm glad that the action didn't need any work on it. Apart from a friend's hand made classical guitar it was about the nicest acoustic guitar that I have ever played.

[@geezusLive-OF]

Cool story bro

[@melodicdreamer72]

Another interesting neck reset surprise. At least the next time you know what you're up against and would be able to do the job in half the time...unless it actually had to come all the way off. Always just love watching your work. I learn a lot from your videos and when I am not learning, they help pass the time nicely too. Much thanks.

[@ironsave3201]

Another great video. Thank you Ted. Always a highlight in my week!

[@markcarson8566]

I stumbled upon your channel and have found it so fascinating, I think you really know your stuff, and although I would never even think about doing any repair work on my $3,000.00 Martin at least when I take it to my Certified Martin repair guy I will have a better understanding of what he is doing, thank you for your insight!

[@richardmooney7231]

Nice Video... and a good result in the end... I always learn something from these videaos...

[@w.l.graves7228]

as articulate and informative a video as is humanly possible .. ! i feel like i am in the visitor's gallery watching a surgeon perform ! masterful work on a guitar of modest quality ! thanks much !

[@braderrick]

Send that saddle as well and provide options for the buyer. My McPherson came with 3 different height saddles so that you can chose your favorite action. Nice work as always

[@michaelmalik5049]

The reason McPherson ships three different saddles is because they have big metal rods in their necks as opposed to a traditional truss rod, meaning their necks virtually do not move. The saddle is the only way for the player to adjust action to preference since there is not the normal adjustability in the neck other guitars have.

[@braderrick]

@@michaelmalik5049 Yes they have some type of carbon fiber rods in there that makes it stable. Multiple saddle heights could still be used with a traditional adjustable truss Rod guitar too though. I don’t like to think of a truss Rod being used to adjust action so much as it is for straightening the neck. Use the truss Rod to adjust the relief in the neck and then adjust the saddle to the action the player likes….

[@cybersectech3171]

Thanks your videos are amazing to watch, I learn so much and it's very enjoyable.

[@dambat2]

I've done a couple of martin mt guitars. They're a bit different but quite straightforward. Need to use steam not heaters and its easiest to just steam through the bolt hole. Also bridges are often very tall on these guitars so fine to shave. They are very nice guitars.

[@joeyalbertson2125]

Fantastic work, on the fly re-evaluation, and outcome.

[@hydorah]

Wow that's an interesting insight into how affordable and old affordable Martin might actually be in the long term!

[@tedmurphy63]

I’m going to speak for all of us and say that we can stomach an infinity amount of neck resets from you. You could upload a video of paint drying with narration about paint and we would be like “ughh brilliant”. 😁

[@seanj3667]

The video of him just polishing proved that to be correct.

[@jetphone1974]

Thanks for another great video. Instructive, as always.

[@jeffsquires6620]

My Martin D35 has a reset plus the first 7 frets were replaced. When the time comes it's a fix or sell situation. I love my Martin, the guitar I play the most.

[@wyattsdad8561]

I own a martin MMV. It’s said to be the poor man’s D28. I had an HD28 and the MMV sounded so much like my HD28 that it made me kinda mad. So I sold the HD28. Now I think I should’ve kept it. The MMV has this type of neck joint... But it sounds so good. All solid woods, It even has an ebony fretboard. They were making them with that black composite material for the fretboard but had gone back to using ebony when I bought mine. Shxxt I hope this never happens to it because I love how it sounds.

[@ahg1358]

I have an 00-18 that I had found in the garbage in a guild case . The owner was my neighbor and he didn't know how to play guitar , anyway when I first played it , it was a great sounding guitar even though I was not a fan of Martin at the time . Shortly thereafter it developed several cracks 3 on top 1 on back and the neck angle changed drastically . At that point it would be only good for slide . I had a guy that said he could fix it but that was a mistake it has been unplayable for the last 30 years maybe more . I am not wealthy and would love to have this be a usable instrument again . If you can help or suggest help I would be greatly abliged , I am in NJ, USA .

[@NinerFourWhiskey]

Thanks! I have a Martin OMCPA1, which also has a bolt-on neck. (Taylor competitor). I've wondered how it comes apart. Martin dropped the bolt-on with the OMCPA1+ and the only other slight change to the Fishman. I've heard rumors these necks were glued as well as bolted, which is very goofy.

[@johnsalaman503]

Great job, immense patience for the patient.

[@1958PI]

Sunday evening when you release a new video (time zone here in Europe, Austria) I generally feel depressed because the weekend ends. But when I see tht there is another one of your wonderful videos I'm reconciled with monday coming.

[@rududuu]

thanks you as always for sharing your experiences. i would say shims are ok, just glue them to the saddle. i think you can even order bone shims that are like 0.5 mm thick. i do dislike the lose shims that are just dropped in the slot.

[@melodicdreamer72]

Agreed. I get bone shim stock from a luthier supplier company here at 0.02". With a little superglue and then a bit of sanding, most people would never know there was a shim on there even when removing the saddle and looking right at it.

[@rickpiper4668]

@@melodicdreamer72 yes, I always keep the slivers you cut off the bottom of a new saddle for that use

[@henryhunter5026]

Interesting stuff! I’ve got a D15m with the neck screw fixing . After watching the video I checked inside my guitar and found, much to my relief, that the neck block was glued firmly to the back of the instrument. I wasn’t surprised that the neck to body joint was glued as well as screwed, I always thought that the screw was there to simplify and speed up assembly time. Seeing the difficulty you were having disassembling the joint makes me wonder exactly how much glue Martin used and what type.

[@waltergwiazda1803]

TED I like what you do! Keep it up 👍 thank you.

[@ShopJock]

I have a old mexico hpl blk martin. Not overly loud but sounds good plugged in. Ive had that guitar for like 15yrs and its the most playable guitar ive ever owned. Action is low neck is perfect. Just doesn't sound like a j45 lol. It still gets played

[@dingdong7440]

Now Martin, you are a bad, bad naughty boy!.

[@bobsegar1242]

Did i miss the neck reset and the sand paper pulls? Am I crazy

[@Three_Eyed_Willy]

You handled that "surprise" in a most elegant manner.

[@sophiedops]

I hear what you mean about not sounding like a Martin. Slightly more Taylor-esque perhaps, but still very nice. Would fit well in a full-band situation.

[@jaash5]

Thank you for this, a M series came up for sale by me and I was considering it, but may lean towards a different model now

[@ianrose5505]

Thank you for your honest assessments

[@prinskipperskipple]

I bought one of those lower-end Martins-my first acoustic guitar-because I thought it sounded great for the price. The string height was ridiculously high despite a luthier lowering the saddle as far as it could go. This was when the guitar was new. The bridge eventually started to come up. What a let down.

[@thomastommy1192]

Awesome video great work. But since Martin made that mess they should have to pay for it. But I'm sure it won't happen. I bought my first Martin D35 in 1975 and another D35 in 2001. I don't think I'd ever buy another Martin. They have gone up so much in price and went down in quality. Sorry, Martin but that is the way I see it.

[@raynoller6225]

What are your views on slotted string pins versus un-slotted pins re the sound

[@bobnancymiller4931]

The one that I just did, had the heel itself glued as well as the mortice. The "screw" had been turned too tight, which caused the insert in the heel itself to strip [ brass ?? ] The repair was a nightmare .

[@6412mars]

I have a question...I was left a 57 Gibson LG-3 from my grandpa in 1975...now,I've never had it looked at by a pro but..it has book matched back which I've never seen on another one..I think it's rosewood...it's a cannon for sure and I love it! Anyone else know anything? I believe a luthier at Gibson had some rosewood handy and used it..lol...it's not mahogany...I know this..when I'm in a jam session guys say G.D. that guitar sounds great! Guys playing vintage Martins. Any help would be nice👍

[@aliengrey6052]

I’ve just purchased a solid wood version of a hummingbird by Sigma. Well when it arrived it was slightly damaged on the back, but I just couldn’t send it back. Why? Because it was the best damned guitar I’d ever played in my life!!!! I took a decent discount for the cosmetic damage on the rear lower bout. Guess what, sigma was once owned by Martin so I’ve kind of got a Gibson ripoff by Martin trained luthiers. Nice job by the way.

[@paulgraumann2774]

Sigma, and Vega were both import Martin copies made in Korea and Holland. They were designed by Martin craftsman/ designers not built by them. I rescued a Vega D model nice enough guitar but dowell neck joint was the reason I got it so cheap...it came apart! It also had the widest grain Spruce top I have ever seen so cracks a plenty!

[@loucasella5148]

This is why I just brought my 16 year old Martin to the factory to get refurbished. I live about 2 hours away from their facility. Best to let them deal with the drama. They built it, they can fix ix it.

[@phildelfosse8085]

Adding the missing wedge under the neckblock and gluing it to the back ? I thought you were going into this direction ? How to improve a badly conceived instrument can be very tricky. Thanks for sharing such cases !

[@imspartacvs]

Nice job as always Wish you were local I wonder if the store will be honest and tell the would be buyer about this guitars flaws. I wonder how much it sold for. It sounded okay and I suppose I would purchase it as a first guitar or maybe a beater. Im Spartacvs

[@sewing1243]

Did Martin glue it when they built it or had another party glued the neck sometime during the life of the guitar?

[@twoodfrd]

That's the question. I can't tell for sure.

[@sewing1243]

@@twoodfrd I found this on a Martin Guitar Forum,. I can't vouch that it's a factual statement: "Martin uses a bolt to hold the joint together while the glue is drying, but the bolt could actually be removed after the glue has cured (not true for some other builders)." If that's true I'd have to suspect that the traditionalists at Martin at the time were adamant that the neck to body joint had to be glued or it wasn't right. When I was in the US Navy long ago I was always told that there were 3 ways to do something, "The right way, the wrong way, and the Navy way (we always did it the Navy way). I'm guessing that at Martin they always do things the Martin way.

[@lumpyguitar5169]

🖐🏽😎👍🏽🎼 MANY THANKS.....Enlightening as usual.

[@donaldfisher8556]

Just wonderful. Ted, no wonder Adam Savage watches you.

[@seanj3667]

I saw that hat too. I even asked about it on Adam's IG and it was confirmed.

[@dlewisa]

I have one of these from 2001 or 2002. Still in good shape. I keep it in the case a lot. I shall keep it tuned down a whole step now so I don't have to deal with this anytime soon.

[@dugbert5]

Nicely done. I have an inexpensive SeaGull acoustic that I believe has a bolted and epoxied neck. I bet you wouldn't want to deal with that!

[@twoodfrd]

I've had one of those. I cut it off. In some ways it's easier to deal with.

[@karlvandervelden3373]

Towards the end of the video, you mention that shimming the saddle is not a good idea. Could you elaborate as to why not? I've done it before and it seems to work perfectly (maple veneer superglued to the bottom of said shim, shaped carefully). I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Nice job, by the way...as always!!

[@twoodfrd]

I don't have a problem with glued shims like you're describing but I can't get away with it because I'm a "master luthier" who should "know better". Expectations are high. I think loose shims can add a bit of resistance in the transfer of energy from the saddle to the bridge, possibly lowering volume. It's probably not perceptible, though some people insist they can hear the difference.

[@karlvandervelden3373]

@@twoodfrd Totally get it, thanks! I always check with the customer first if they're ok with the shim method, or would rather pay more for me to cut a new bone saddle. So far everyone has approved the shim : )

[@jimmythekid1]

How do the shirts fit? I'm medium build with a beer belly. Large shirts usually fit, but the tight shirt tend is causing some Larges to be uncomfortable.

[@michaelinglis8516]

Sorry if you've said this in the 0ast and I missed it but what kind of wax are you using to protect the fretboard from glue etc? I've always just scraped the excess but it would nice to make things a little cleaner and easier when gluing in stubborn frets. Also would it be safe to use the wax then carefully clean the wood before finishing a neck in lacquer or would it possibly invite blemishes, fish eyes etc? Great video btw! My main acoustic is actually a Marton D10e which is very similar in construction and approach to the guitar featured in this video.

[@jefferp]

Very nice demo at the end!

[@hampshirepiano6383]

Curious,,,would it be possible to steam the neck joint from below by removing the heel cap, drill right into the V joint and steam it from there? then glue the original cap back? maybe.

[@tbonky]

Must have used some eq wizardry, as ok guitar sounds amazing! Thanks Ted!

[@widmer64]

love your work!

[@SilasHumphreys]

Unrelated to this video, I'd like to thank Ted for his calm and inspiring demeanor. I just bought an inexpensive mandolin to learn on, and thanks to binge-watching these videos, I had the confidence to do my own setup; I got it to where I enjoy playing it, got the intonation set nicely, and then managed to track down a slight buzz to a first fret which had popped up just a little on the treble side. This morning, I knocked up a couple of cauls from scrap wood, with some felt I had laying around to protect the finish, and used clamps either side of the neck to gently press the fret down. So far, it's holding nicely, and if it does pop back up I'll be ready with the paste wax and a little thin superglue. I wouldn't have had the confidence to try this without Ted. So thank you, Ted.

[@Mp0nken]

I bought a budget guitar brand new from a store some years ago and the high strings were buzzing around the 12th fret. The store "fixed it" for me by putting a bit of shoe-string under the saddle.

[@Max_94]

I love your videos, your work is amazing

[@banacek60chord43]

Let's hope the lucky client sees this and forces an appropriate fee on you. Thanks for the video.

[@0whitestone]

I've seen other neck resets on these Martin bolt-ons on other channels, and usually there is a little bit of glue but not much. I've seen these mortise and tenalons come off fairly easily, maybe this is an odd case or before they had realized they didn't need as much glue?

[@fulloffools6942]

Ted, I enjoy every one of your videos. You are the Zen Master of guitar fixin'. What was that piece you were playing in the end? Is that an actual song, or were you just doodling?

[@ATthemusician]

X series can be absolutely beautiful guitars, I have a 12 string that is intonated near perfect and just sounds and plays incredibly

[@JoeySchmidt74]

I realise I'm a year overdue here, but I only started watching you in late 2022. Fantastic content by the way. All butt kissin' aside, do the drill holes at the 15th not get filled in to prevent the need to redrill on a future neck reset?

[@dassouki]

Great video as usual! Which jewelr saw blades are you getting? Any available through LEeValley?

[@jasondonovan-oo3dx]

For the love of all things acoustic guitar- can someone PLEASE tell me the name of the intro song???

[@kissfan003]

Nice work as usual!

[@AaronJohnProduction]

2mm 7/64 string height is high?? that's the height of my strat bass side so its very low lower than that will cause fret buzz also my new acoustic guitar has a 5mm action on 15th fret so i think this is the medium high action

[@jamesmills4850]

I get that you are weary of showing us what amounts to the same or similar videos but I for one don't mind at all. More Ted is never boring.