He´s a geniuos craftman but daaaaaanm i love the metric system...
@cameronwhite99593 жыл бұрын
My Canadian brother in law worked with a guy who used both imperial and metric “give me a one metre three inch plank”
@68able23 жыл бұрын
i like 64ths so much tho
@qua77712 жыл бұрын
You use metric for guitar work? The measurements never work out as easily for me unless the guitar was designed around that system.
@jespyker14 жыл бұрын
"Figure out the way that works for you and stick with it, and tell everyone it's the right way." (10:46) You, sir, are a genius.
@vsmicer4 жыл бұрын
When stringing Bigsbys, I use a rubber eraser....really good, never slips, grips nicely, leaves no marks. A Stabilo/Faber Castell one seems to be right - perfect size, leaves no dry residue.
@oqsy4 жыл бұрын
“The Tokei is back to being Tokay” joke made me snort. I don’t do that often. You caught me off guard there. Well done on the joke and the setup. I love yr electric videos!
@skiziskin4 жыл бұрын
Tokei is actually pronounced Tokay.
@oqsy4 жыл бұрын
skiziskin okay
@billbuttlicker6473 жыл бұрын
@@oqsy tokay
@MikeyMack3035 жыл бұрын
I love the little rant about Ronsonol, especially the part about "That's the one that Jimi used"!!! Absolutely classic!!!
@carmineredd11983 жыл бұрын
i used to steal the big cans and squirt them at my older brother then light him afire. good times
@jenniferwhitewolf37843 жыл бұрын
Jimi was indeed a druggie... no disputing that... its what killed him. I never thought about him as specifically 'an abuser' of white women... He seemed to me to be an equal opportunity kind of guy..it just happened a lot of white chicks were attracted to the fame and drugs associated with him. They engaged in the same self abuse with chemical substances as he. Druggies attract druggies.
@patrickfitzgerald28613 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferwhitewolf3784 Correct. It should also be mentioned that many of them were underage girls - not so unusual at the time.
@avd-wd95813 жыл бұрын
@Resist WeMuch Racist much?
@f1s2hg33 жыл бұрын
I enjoy this show more than all other luthier shows because you are organized and focused and you prioritize and explain things other host are not able to do so keep up the excellent Royal Canadian job.
@mermaidelina5 жыл бұрын
For the record, I LOVE that you have mostly acoustic repair on your channel! You're brilliant at what you do!
@gcarson195 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for the 64ths rant alone! I love bipartisan viewpoints that take and use information regardless of some wearying allegiance to parties or systems. Well done!👍
@markvonwisco73692 жыл бұрын
Although I'm in the US, I generally prefer the metric system, especially for weights and volumes. I prefer the Imperial system for length.
@bryanbentley54484 жыл бұрын
Since I have an absotively horrible memory, I have developed a mnemonic device to help remember which way to move the saddle to set intonation. I use the harmonic/fretted approach and this helps me keep it straight in the ol' noggin: If the FRETTED note is FLAT, move the saddle FORWARD (toward the nut). I hope this helps someone down the road.
@lavalizard13 жыл бұрын
OMG - the bigsby wedge tip is a revelation ... that’s gonna make my life soooooo much easier. Cheers. (Love your vids btw)
@walshy21162 жыл бұрын
I actually love watching your assessments.
@mattfleming22874 жыл бұрын
Love your sense of humor. Great videos and some great tips!
@bushcraftsupply74075 жыл бұрын
Always learn a lot from your videos. Thank you.
@microcolossal22955 жыл бұрын
Just found the channel and this vid helped me set up my guitar to play even nicer. Thanks.
@michaelnc44503 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks so much for showing how to check the setup!
@jts33394 жыл бұрын
Watching you work on an electric is a treat, but every guitar problem is unique to the instrument, so every episode is a Master Class.
@ravingcyclist6245 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Awesome work!
@beytone3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why it took me so long to find your channel, but since I did I’m watching all your videos, new and old ones, and I love them all. Thanks for sharing your mastery and so many priceless tips!!
@peterhbg3 жыл бұрын
Ur vids are soothing, sir. Thank u. ❤ from 🇸🇪
@greatnortherntroll68413 жыл бұрын
You've got such a thoughtful approach to even the smallest of jobs, and I find myself being mesmerized by your attention to detail... Very nicely done, Ted! 😊
@pepek69andhalf5 жыл бұрын
One of the most valuable channels on KZfaq. Feeling like VIP watching each video among only 10 000 subscribers.
@marshallhoward94974 жыл бұрын
Good enough for Jimmy good enough for me. I really enjoy your work and your delightful presentation.
@stevenkarnisky4113 ай бұрын
The assessment is well worth the time spent watching! Your thoughtful approach is helping me maintain and improve my guitars!
@paolomartini1435 жыл бұрын
Great video, love your work!
@f1s2hg33 жыл бұрын
Your very professional and thoughtful person who cares about his business and your doing well. Thanks again for your time and hard work making the impossible job easy.
@MrGixxer1300r3 жыл бұрын
really nice work. I like seeing what a pro does.
@donaldschleicher11844 жыл бұрын
When I first started playing guitar in the mid 70’s my teacher taught me to pinch the wound strings when I restrung my guitar because it locked the inner string and the winding so the inner string would not be able to slip inside and detune. Sounded good to me and I still do it that way today.
@jenniferwhitewolf37844 жыл бұрын
I am working my way back to videos from before when I found your great channel. I play electric, but love the beauty and wood craft of acoustics. Your workmanship is absolutely top quality. My dad, ( RIP) was a master wood crafter.. it is so rewarding to see a younger person such as yourself take the pride in your work and to have developed the skills... Bravo.
@JCTrucks4105 жыл бұрын
Happy to see you work on an electric.
@matthewjamestaylor5 жыл бұрын
I love your videos! Cheers.
@grumpyg93505 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing.
@f1s2hg33 жыл бұрын
Your show is getting better and I see you have good sponsors
@carlocondoluci5744 жыл бұрын
Hi, You really are an artesan, expert, witty, a pleasure to watch and listen. thank you
@robertbeaman57613 жыл бұрын
I like about 3 winds around the tuning post but I usually end up wit any where from 1 to 100
@patrickfitzgerald28613 жыл бұрын
Dude! You need locking tuners in a really bad way! 🤣
@duskhunter38035 жыл бұрын
Master at work.
@sgtrutters58925 жыл бұрын
Liked! Especially for the wedge tip on the Bigsby!!! I hate stringing those things.
@gavocrazy5 жыл бұрын
oughta start asking your customers if you can mention their name as a little shout out in your video. I'm always really curious to see what kind of music these instruments go on to play. Another great video
@markbryant46414 жыл бұрын
yeah! Good idea.
@markvonwisco73692 жыл бұрын
You have to be careful about doxxing though...
@joeferris5086 Жыл бұрын
lol the way you worked in those high notes at the end
@garywhitt985 жыл бұрын
Excellent video!
@FineArtbyAldo3 жыл бұрын
I like that wedge trick for the bigsby. 👍
@stevegrooms11425 жыл бұрын
There are many ways to experience a video like this. For me, the biggest delight is sharing the thinking of someone interesting as he deals with a problem. That's the same reason I enjoy reading novels. Like most readers, I've discovered some authors whose minds work in interesting ways. A personal favorite is Henning Mankell. I come to these luthiery videos because I enjoy the way Ted thinks. It helps that he is smart and precise with words, plus I enjoy his professionalism.
@f1s2hg33 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip of the day and that is your catch phrase the tip of the day is this!
@cyprianalexzander73685 жыл бұрын
I enjoy both. With acoustic instruments, your love of the instrument and wood comes through and creates engaging and edifying videos. I will watch any instrument video you make except for anything featuring a bassoon -- just can't go there.
@johnn77765 жыл бұрын
I’ve been lucky enough to build (perhaps assemble?) a few electric guitars, always T type and with beautifully made parts from Warmoth, for example the fantasy Thinline Nocaster in the profile picture. I read somewhere that Leo Fender compared making his guitars more to furniture manufacture than luthiery. I really enjoy seeing your acoustic videos, especially major surgery when you make new parts or remove backs and repair major damage. It’s fascinating. But also good to see how a luthier approaches electric guitar repairs. It’s all interesting, thanks for taking the time to post.
@randyheath85662 жыл бұрын
Do what You want to. Thank you for your Videos and Your Channel also the Content. I appreciate you My Canadian Friend, Great Job on all you fix
@zaraak323i3 жыл бұрын
I love the Bigsby tip! I do a bit of live work for bands and the first time I had to change a string on a Bigsby was in a live situation. I think it took me two and a half songs! It's really not the time to learn about that system. I'm happy to say that I've now got it down to half a song but this tip will probably get it down to the break between songs! Thanks!
@ianrose55053 жыл бұрын
Thank you great honest information
@MrTartlet5 жыл бұрын
Tip for restringing a Bigsby B7-like vibrato: prebend string at the ball end with pliers (like a 90 degree bend or so) and actually restring the other way around - going from the bridge, under the tension bar and around the vibrato bar itself (this way there is less chance that you'll scratch up the finish with sharp string ends). Never had strings pop off the vibrato during change this way.
@aaron.s.robinson3 жыл бұрын
Me either. Just makes sense.
@abelincoln955 жыл бұрын
I am in agreement with you on the acoustics being more interesting to work on & film. You also get a very "eclectic" variety of brands to work on as well, which makes for different content. Thanks for the posting!!
@braderrick5 жыл бұрын
I enjoy all of your videos and it’s nice to see the different ways other approach things. My OCD would have required straightening the neck and leveling/crowning everything right off the bat. I know some don’t have this in their budget however. Anyway, great work as always and thanks for posting.
@scaira605 жыл бұрын
I love you tiny amp**** Your channel is great Thank you
@allancopland1768 Жыл бұрын
Those clever little loops on the string ends, that's how aircraft engineers roll. No ripped fingers that way.
@HBSuccess5 жыл бұрын
Another good vid! FWIW I stopped using pure lemon oil a while ago - I had cpl of instruments in where the lemon oil dissolved whatever adhesive was holding in the inlays, and also the binding return on the end of the fingerboard. This was prior to the current crop of industrial CA glue (nobody I knew used it anyway) so if that wasn’t bad enough , it also made whatever binding cement I was using at the time refuse to cure - it wound up being a multi-day trial and error mess to find something that would hold everything together again. To be fair - my lemon oil might have been reacting w something the owners did prior - who knows. But this happened to 2-3 guitars in a row so I abandoned it. What I’ve found works great is either pure food grade mineral oil - like you’d use use on cutting boards - or nut oils like walnut oil.
@Riverdeepnwide5 жыл бұрын
Jimi at Monterey 👍🏻 Another great video thank you!
@randolphpatterson50614 жыл бұрын
One time in the old days, I got to set up a cheap Strat copy, and the first thing I found was that the nut slots were too high. I filed them deeper until it felt good, then went about doing whatever else was needed. The action was still high, so I lowered the bridge to get it comfortable. Then, to my dismay, I realized the the strings were now mostly lying down on the !st fret. I had to install another nut from my parts drawer & go about shaping it to fit & cutting the slots. I would advise saving any nut slot filing until all the other factors in the setup have been addressed, save for the pickup height adjustment & final intonation. BTW, that's a great tip for the Bigsby. Thumbs up as usual, Mr. T.
@Ibaneddie764 жыл бұрын
It's funny you mentioned liking your acoustic jobs as videos better than the electric. I agree, I build and work on primarily electric guitars but view primarily your acoustic repair videos, I appreciate how in depth you go and vast knowledge of repair techniques coupled with your awesome vocabulary. It makes for great and entertaining videos.
@henryhunter50264 жыл бұрын
Enjoyable video. I also measure string action at the 12th fret and use 64ths , in my case 3/64 high and 5/64 low seems to be perfect on electric guitars but as you mentioned all players have their own preferences.
@songwriterjj60222 жыл бұрын
Dusty and Gross. I saw them at the Grand Ole Opry in 1982!
@mikelbicaku19303 жыл бұрын
Just came here from watching a Rosa String Works video. You're too gentle my friend. I just witnessed a neck being taken off with a rubber hammer.
@beardnyethedrumguy4 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha ya killed me with that “and tell everyone yours is the right way”!!! Died laughing
@SIRONEDRAGON5 жыл бұрын
great job
@Burztur994 жыл бұрын
We definitely wanna see more electric guitars
@terryjohinke80652 жыл бұрын
I'm with you on stringing. I usually have one wrap over and 1-2 under. Less is better.
@tedbownas27485 жыл бұрын
Chuckled at your assessment of string wrapping. I like two to three wraps on the wound (bass side) strings, a few more on unwound (treble) strings. Change my mind. 😂
@gr3285 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Everyone has their own way of doing things ;-)
@ThatOtherRaccoon4 жыл бұрын
VALUABLE information to use a wedge of soft wood. I had SO many issues when I first strung my Gretsch with a Bixby. It was a nightmare...wish I'd watched this video sooner.
@moogoomoogoo59903 жыл бұрын
I laughed out loud on the Jimi reference.
@squaringcircles5 жыл бұрын
Do more electric videos! (I had to, even though I love all of them.)
@f1s2hg33 жыл бұрын
Kenny is a cool guy
@michaelpolutta31315 жыл бұрын
My favorite way to set intonation is to get the open string in tune, then adjust the saddle until the 9th & 21st frets (fretted) are as close to a perfect octave as possible.
@randolphpatterson50614 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea. That way, if there are intonation problems afterward, you'll know it's almost always that the break point of string contact in the nut slot has receded away from the leading edge of the nut.
@mauricedibert26355 жыл бұрын
Always interesting
@kylemoran43435 жыл бұрын
Glad the electronics were Tokay, cause work'n in the f-holes with big hands is slightly time consuming. Been there several times on my own ES-175 and 335. & yes I employee the clear aquarium hose technique, for the pots and switch, but still not fun, Lol. Nice video ! Acoustic, Electric, it doesn't matter ! It's still GUITARS ! :-)
@robsthedon11 ай бұрын
Nice amp!
@JoelzombieThomas4 жыл бұрын
"The Tokai's back to being To-Kay" That's when I hit "like".
@franklinslamo5 жыл бұрын
High Frets - Make sure the frets are seated. A lot of times the fret is sitting proud of the slot and will need to be hammered/pressed in and probably glued to hold them.
@davidefogagnolo5 жыл бұрын
yeah bring everything you can on this channel, it's always fun to see how you deal with guitars! do you work on bass guitars too?
@terryjohinke80652 жыл бұрын
BTW Tokai are really good guitars.
@StevesBeyondRepair5 жыл бұрын
great video as usual!
@mihovildanicic53054 жыл бұрын
Use whatever system You like, it's your life and your video! Greetings from metric!
@brianjones7521 Жыл бұрын
good video
@jackbarlow41044 жыл бұрын
Use a capo around the 10th fret to restring a Bigsby, my tip for the day.
@darrellkelly76144 жыл бұрын
Hey your e a pretty cool dude. I dig the vida
@jonathanmartin33754 жыл бұрын
RE stringing a bigsby - I just capo the string on the 12 fret while I tune it up.
@csnelling45 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏❤️1/64 Th’s , you tell them 👍
@andrewmize8233 жыл бұрын
Back in the 90's I had a Tokai LP copy. I kick myself on a fairly regular basis for selling that guitar, because I've owned a couple of Gibson LP's I didn't like nearly as much.
@matthewmargetts85163 жыл бұрын
Hi Ted, thanks for another interesting video. Given the topic of intonation that you've covered here I wanted to ask your opinion on compensated nuts. It seems to be more and more common that customers ask for a compensated nut to be fitted and it's one thing I haven't heard you talk about. I have started making them now but I would be interested to know your thoughts about the subject.
@robertrosenfield4054 жыл бұрын
That was different from normal. Never ever seen that before
@barry30454 жыл бұрын
I have a Burny JS that needs your expertise. wish you lived next door :-)
@TheTrashologist4 жыл бұрын
Man that solo at the end was bad ass! If you get a free minute could you pleasssssse post the tabs?
@thenormalyears2 жыл бұрын
im not a masochist but my Martin does have some higher action so I can play with more gusto when needed
@MiikeyLawless5 жыл бұрын
Wow, i just realized that I set my action wayyyyy low lol. So much effort to get it that way without buzzing as well.
@charlesmoore13075 жыл бұрын
If it don't buzz, and its smooth and you like it, It's not too low! My flying v could hold a thin pick b'tween the fret and the string and not buzz. I thought i had it perfect!
@MiikeyLawless5 жыл бұрын
@@charlesmoore1307 definitely. I usually have to do a full fret level. The only issue is fretting out with the more radiused fret boards.
@Riverdeepnwide5 жыл бұрын
Charles, Michael, if I may add to your conversation, I have a G&L Tribute and. PRS Standard which both set up clean at 2/64ths. Marvellous and probably unusual that they do but just for me I like to raise it up to 3 to 5/64ths to get a hold on the string and feel it working under the fingers. More like the usual setups on most guitars. Great fun!
@daveg51832 жыл бұрын
👍
@markvonwisco73692 жыл бұрын
@2:30 "Depending on how sensitive you are." To the chagrin of various band mates, I'm that guy. Especially not a fan of out of tune B strings.
@fireantsarestrange5 жыл бұрын
Oh .... Tokay
@arlingtonhynes3 жыл бұрын
14:06 Ohhhh. Damn. All I ever needed was a wedge.
@wayneg2963 жыл бұрын
👍👍😎✌️
@100amps5 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the acoustic instrument work more, myself. There are scads of electric guitar videos (and other fun stuff) out there already.
@Bloodray195 жыл бұрын
I love ES 335 style guitars. Someday, some beautiful day, i'm gonna buy one :)
@Peasmouldia5 жыл бұрын
Bang for Buck I would highly recommend an Epiphone Dot, older ones are generally nicer finished and real good value. You might also consider Cherrystone or Harley Benton. And no, I don't have one for sale! Good hunting buddy.
@Bloodray195 жыл бұрын
@@Peasmouldia thank you for your suggestions, but even an epiphone is waaay to expensive for me
@Peasmouldia5 жыл бұрын
@@Bloodray19 I feel your pain brother, good luck and blessings.
@lukegalvan30935 жыл бұрын
Harley bentons are really good value for money
@acoffeewithsatan3 жыл бұрын
Have you got to pick one up already? Had a friend a couple of years ago selling an Epi Dot Studio. Definitely a fun guitar, when I knew for how little he sold it for I regretted not pulling the trigger. It had a nice unplugged tone loud enough to practice in the bedroom and a ton of modding potential... Oh well 🙂
@ahf54713 жыл бұрын
I’ve noticed many of these symptoms on modern electric guitars. It seems to coincide with the proliferation of “jumbo” frets on nearly everything.