Not much of a commenter, but I gotta take some time out to just say thank you. Your channel always brings education in an easy to understand format. Over the past year I’ve learned so many tips to better my life long passion. Cheers.

I know Phil said these videos don’t do as well as his chats, but I must say these are my favorite! I love the instructional video’s. Thank’s man!

Thanks Phil, hope this isn't one of those videos KZfaq 'punishes' you for. Very useful and much appreciated.

These cheap tools and tuners can be found on Reverb too. I saw a rocker, gage, and notched straight edge for around $18 total. I bought them and use them. Work great! So cheap

i appreciate your consistent willingness to address the basics. too many musicians act as gatekeepers instead of being free with information, and you are refreshingly different, phil. thanks.

Made my kit from various harbor freight tools. They are more than capable for Instrument repair and maintenance.

Excellent video. The Peterson strobe is worth every penny. I do understand the expense for a beginner. This is the kind of video that gives beginners the courage to try their own work.

Just found your channel today and already about 10 videos deep now 😄 Great videos, very helpful and thorough.

Trying to become a guitar nerd at 60, I have holes in my knowledge you could drive an Explorer through. But your content really helps! Gonna get a T-shirt as a token of my gratitude.

Thanks Phil! I wish I had this information when I started playing a few decades ago. Now I work on my own guitars and these suggestions will handle nearly all light maintenance and adjustments!

Great video as always Phil! For me getting a string action gauge was the biggest game changer for doing my own setups!

Phil, again thanks for the information. It sure helps to have the proper tools. This video gives me options to check out. You are my go to guy for guitar knowledge. Playing guitar is a adventure and I am glad you are my companion.Happy Trails

Hey Phil! I just wanted to say thank you so much. I have learned so much about maintaining, modding, and repairing guitars from your channel. I truly can't thank you enough for sharing your incredible depth of knowledge about all things guitar and delivering it in a really effective way. I know that I'm not the only one who is not afraid to work on a guitar now thanks to your channel. And I think that makes us better as players too if we're more in tune (no pun intended) with our guitars. Anyway, much respect and many thanks from Southern New England!

My mom and pop guitar shop went out of business, and guitar center is kind of sketchy lol. Thanks for the video, this is a great place to start

Info is straight to the point and super helpful. I am thankful. Ive been playing for years and have a few tools but i just got a cheap guiar for my niece and noticed it needed more love than usual 😂 thank you

This video is gold For string height I'm using feeler gauges but I might convert on the tool you're showing just for time saving sake

Great! I appreciate the increased speed of your Vid. Short fast and informative! Keep up ! Sweet!

This is probably the best guitar related public service channel. You're the man Phil!

You should have 1M subscribers. I did my first fret job with the stewmac fret file watching your videos on my epiphone yellow tv. Now I fell the need to it on the other guitars ! Thanks buddy

That is a Beautiful guitar imo. And I've learned a ton of setup tips from you and Dave's channel.

Over the years I've acquired, what I consider, a lot of guitars. I'm not really a collector. Each one has a purpose and I use them all the time but if you have stuff, you need to take care of it. I already have some of these things but this video will certainly help me fill in the gaps. Thank you for another excellent video.

Excellent video of basic, needed tools!

Great video very informative help me do a great set up on my latest and greatest guitar thank you!

I had tools in a tool kit that I didn't know what they were for until I watched this(ESP TOOL). Thanks Phil!

Awesome video Phil! Really appreciate your guidance

Thank you so much Phil. I'd love to see a follow up if there are any special tools you use on basses. (if not all mentioned here of course.)

I have the StewMac 6" fret leveling file also, I love that tool. Rock On!

I have a picking friend who had a real strobe tuner, one of the huge Peterson 400s with the big knobs and real wheels. He drove me nuts getting in perfect tune live but it was great for setting intonation

Thanks for posting Phil. I have most of these tools, but have shied away from the soldering stuff.

Great info! Thank you!

I love what are you doing every video thank you very much

Excellent info!

All great choices, again my favorite tools are fingers!

What a rockin' and useful video - Thanks Phil!

Very informative video. Thanks Phil.

That handle with the sockets built in is brilliant.

Great advice!

Good information Phil, always a pleasure

Thanks Phil, as always!

great job man

As usual very informative, 😊

Good timing on this video. I was just putting together an order for building up a pre-loaded pick guard. I may as well add some tools to the order to save on shipping.

Thanks Phil!

The music nomad esp wrench is awesomely handy

This had to be made. Thanks phil!

Very educational!

my 6" ruler with 64ths is my best setup friend.

Check, check, and check, got it all Phil. Thank you sir

I got the D'Addario Hurricane Nita kit which has a lot of great tools in it. I would like to get that Music Nomad screwdriver kit, too.

Thanks Phil

This video is very helpful and interesting. Super 👍

Thank you.

Awesome mate

Great information, Phil you are the ultimate distiller, you tell us exactly what's what without any over the top "selling" or over-explaining. Phil Nye The Guitar Guy :P

Yup youtube I like and comment on video that I appreciate the content of. Thanks Phil!

Wassup Phil!!!

Tuner-got it! Tools got it! Fret rocker - got it! String winder - got it! Measuring rule to check string - got it! Straight edge - got it! Fret files/tools - got it! Multimeter and Soldering iron- got it! Millions of guitar parts - got it! Not enough time - absolutely not enough!

Hello Phil! Great video!

Excellent video! The Nomad tool for tightening nuts underneath the knobs = #lifehack

Cool video.

Nice video

THANKS PHIL

Hi Phillip! Love the channel and the wealth of knowledge you have! I am in the Phoenix area and have a guitar I’d love to get refinished. Is there somewhere locally you’d recommend as a quality shop to get this kind of work done? Thanks for your time!

Subscribed thanks

Wish I had known about the music nomad kit. I've got the same tools now but they are all over the place. Takes longer to find than to use.

Great video as always now how about one that shows us how to use them thanks

I agree on not regretting buying quality tools. And don't worry about duplicating tools. Having multiple versions of everything is a good thing to have near all the places you might want to work! I have some of the pieces of the Music Nomad kit, but maybe I'll get the whole thing just to have more quick guitar tools close at hand. Look at it this way--tool GAS is way cheaper than guitar GAS, and if your guitars are in good shape you might not need to buy additional guitars (or at least not as many ;-)

Hey Phil, 👋🏻 sweet tips and tricks! Love your guitar garage... Idk if it's a garage but you know what i mean lol *what do you think about some tools from harbor freight for guitar teching?*

Thanks Phillip. Great Video as always. I hope you don't mind me saying this........ I want to warn people on here about getting 'cheap' Fret Rockers and cheap notched straight edges. I have 2 Cheap Rockers and a notched.bla bla.... The cheap rockers rocked on lots of frets and frightened the life out of me. Now I use a Crimson Fret Rocker and I Trust it. :) I am going to try and straighten the Notched straight edge with a file or sandpaper. Let's be careful out there people LOLOL

Nice one, Phil! I would only add: - .0000 steel wool for some quick yet effective fret polishing; - a required partner for .0000 steel wool would be painter's tape or plain old masking tape; - finally, for Floyd style and floating bridges, a TREMOLOK. Priceless and required tool for simple Floyd/floating bridge adjustments and string changes. I still use my original Tremolok that is over 20+ years old. Cheers!

Salut Phil !!!

Hey Phil, Could you post the link for the guy that was making the Fret Rockers? I remember you did a shout out for him during a live once and gave away a few. I like to support mom n pop when possible. Thanks for the Video! This is EXACTLY the video I needed just now. Edit: And Thanks for the info on the beam. Didn't realise you needed to buy Rolls of sandpaper. Saved me learning the hard way. 🤣👍

Hey didn’t see that AZ in the collection video!

I have some questions about mold. How do I clean it off pick up wrap? Can I replace the pick up wrap/ribbon? Do opt for a pick up replacement? It is a humbucker pick up.

whats the best way to clean and maintain your crowning file and dressing file after and during use

Hey I was looking into a epiphone les Paul modern in Caribbean blue fade. Looking around I see a lot of negatives about epiphone QC. Do you have an opinion on this? I know you like Sweetwater so do they catch nit picky stuff as I have ran across such as the frets are gritty , set up is not right things like that. Thanks for your time I enjoy your KZfaq channel thanks for your videos

Yayy! Here's a comment to let YT know we like this video.

Hey! I have that guitar!

Hey, Phillip, I wonder if you have interest in doing a how-to on setting up short-scale (22") mini guitars for playing in E-standard tuning. I have a Mitchell that I can't play because the thing is built with parts that are intended for full-sized guitars. (For instance, the strings don't pass over the bridge pickup's pole pieces squarely. I replaced my bridge with a TOM-like unit that features saddles that can be moved and removed, and thereby allow the strings to be respaced with no trouble.) The nut is a trifle wide for the neck and the string slots are cut for 9s and 10s. At this short scale length, 9s and 10s will NOT stay in tune! I think 12s might be needed here ... but they won't fit in the relatively tiny slots. Also, could there possibly be notched straightedges for these scale lengths? Thanks!😎❤️️🎸‼️

My Clapton Strat has too much tension on the strings , causing sore fingers . What adjustments can I make to fix this . ? 🎸☮️ Thanks .

I have a brand new schecter evil twin, paid over 1600$ with the case. I want to drop tune it to C and I changed the strings, but now I need it setup. How would I avoid paying the 100$ or so to get it professionally done. What are the steps to making this awesome guitar play and feel amazing in this lower tuning with bigger gauge strings.

One should mention that the Ibanez multitool is only metric. If you have an US made guitar you should probably get the Gibson one, which has imperial and metric tools. (Don't know about the Dunlop)

Critical Tip: IMHO, when investing in soldering gear, a proper soldering sation (such as the Weller brand) is an ABSOLUTE MUST. The simple, generic, soldering irons are too weak and very slow to heat up.

Can you make a review for the Dean Zelinsky LaVoce? Please, and thanks for all your videos!

What’s your reasoning for using metric vs imperial on the stewmac measurement tool? Is one faster or better? I have an American fender strat

One "tool" that you didn't mention but was obvious in the video is the neck rest.

Hey Phil! Have you tried the fret guru file?

Strobe tuners make me cross-eyed! Hahahahahah

anyway you'll give that AZ away to me heheheh? or at least the neck or middle pickup super hard to come across the hyperion single coils. I love the AZ sound, really wish they would sell the pickups separately

"I think even if you don't measure or work on things, people understand half" This is the beauty of SI.

damn, Phil, what about the stand you lay your neck on?

Where can I get a Phillip for my setups?

What model guitar is that in the video?

Actually just started doing my own setups. Just basic truss,action, intonation and fret polish. That’s where it ends though. Fret work and wiring is for the pros!!

Is there any point in measuring things if you are only ever going to set-up your own guitar? I tried using documented settings but changed to whatever felt right for me and ignored the numbers.

If I buy everything I need on Stewmac, I'll end up needing to become a guitar tech to cover all costs. $100 should be enough for all the non-electronic stuff, from setting up action, truss rod and fret work. However, just the levelling fretbar kit hits the $100 mark.

I’m here to help the algorithm

So I'm going to assume that the guys who gave this video thumbs down are just crabby ass guitar techs who don't like customers working on their own guitars. hahahah. Another great tutorial. Thanks Phil. I'm gonna start getting these tools soon!

I would defo advise a decent fret rocker too, need those edges to be properly straight or you might end up creating a problem where there wasn't one. I find tuners, switches and pots are all metric as standard too, just sayin lol

Anyone know where I can buy a good fret crowning file without spending the $90 for the Stew Mac (Z-file)?