I saw Mac Demarco using his capo to hold a smoke whilr he was playing Boston is 2017 lmao there's another use for them

@@evmanbutts still prefer the clapton way between the tuners

What's the advice Paul Davids gave?

@@cassius_eu5970 using it to hold your phone like a stand to get better video recordings

I get the feeling Dan is grooming the new generation of StewMac employees. I wouldnt be surprised if he just becomes an advisor only. He still does stuff but more and more he seems to be stepping aside and allowing the younger guys do the work. He's done his time in the trenches so I dont blame him.

ahahahaha

was just thinking the same thing...

Play authentic!

Authentic crap quality control lol

I have just discovered I have the same problem with my 2017 Les Paul Tribute so I shall be trying this fix ASAP. I wouldn't necessarily blame Gibson per se. You should all know wood can shrink--hence the common problem of sharp fret ends--and I suspect this to be the reason.

@@zizoumonk10: Or else!!

three and counting for me... For the price you pay, that's crazy.

@@Tone-Oz I just fixed one on my $2500 Gibson. Fortunately it was simple. The exact repair as shown. I held it down with my thumb while the glue dried.

@@Epitome63 Mine are going great now but it took a whole day or so to do it the way i wanted. i actually had a fourth inlay corner raising also. I actually scrapped and sanded the whole neck so it would have a similar finish over the whole thing. I used the 'stanley knife' (Oz) blades to scrape the plastic inlays and then used a couple of grades of sandpaper wet and dry (but only used when dry). As difficult as it is I went with the grain with tiny folded pieces of the sandpaper. Once it was all finished i used lemon oil that I bought online and treated the whole fretboard so it came up rich dark colour (tip: careful not to get the oil on any other surface like lacquer as it can damage those finishes). Results are smoother and better than from the factory. I wasn't sure how it would turn out at all and decided i was going to be happy with whatever it was because I knew if i sent it to Gibson it would cost alot to fix (the guitar would have just been out of warranty, I couldn't get in touch with anyone earlier because Gibson went under and I had now responses from anyone when i inquired anywhere). I also had read that your guitar can get damaged easily in transit to the Gibson repair centre so I thought I'm not risking anymore craziness - I'll do it myself. Happy that I've 'interacted' with the guitar and feel it is more 'my own' having had that interaction/input into the maintenance of the guitar - but really, I could have been playing it instead if it was solid from factory... I love it now though. Good luck anyone in the same boat. Take your time and do it with careful consideration. You'll probably think it's better than stock, like I have.

@@Tone-Oz I bought a Les Paul. The frets were terrible. The tag said it was Plekd. The machine must have been broken. I finally got the courage to level the frets myself. It wasn’t too bad and they are level now. I took a few hours, but wasn’t hard. I am a fair luthier anymore. Like Jeep has made me a better mechanic, Gibson has made me a better luthier. My Fenders are really well put together. The necks were head and shoulders above Gibson.

@@Epitome63 Yes I understand you when you say a better luthier, a better mechanic - That's funny! Nice of those companies to help in our self-development through life... There is a fair bit of stress taking the bull by the horns and having such an affect on one's guitar asset (or other) - one that we've spent good money on. I didn't want to spend any more $ on it and did it myself to prevent more spend/damage risk, etc. I was surprised the inlay dots remained pretty shiney still after my sanding. All I can say is now it's done and I have a beast LP that rocks. Rock on mate!

Yes after watching him Im thinking about building my wife a uke with their kit. It would be fun. I play banjo and would like to learn more about repairing it as well wish they did more folks stuff

Thats an extra $500 at Gibson to glue in the plastic........

@@cornbobrimlove7892 And the Gibson is multiple thousands I'd waste so who would they be to complain?

Exact same thing on my 2013 traditional. I live in australia so the climate is really hot. I just assumed all the 40c days melted the glue, but maybe 2013 was a dodgy year for inlays.

@@CEnjoyer I'm up in the snowys, so it gets -10 to 40 Deg. All my guitars sit out in the shed so get the climate changes a bit. Never had this problem in any Epiphone or a Chibson.

BOOM!!!!

Yep, better play authentic. :´)

Pronounced genu-wine.

Let's scrape off some of the roughness on the fretboard that was left from the factory...

@@DaveGardnerMusic lol I know I was thinking "are they trying to blame Gibson for some potential scrapes they might make to keep face, or was that a dig at Gibson's QC?" Haha

Hi Nick! Glad you were able to use this video to fix your guitar! Always great to hear when folks are successful with these tips!

Did you use wax?

@@danielkelleyhoward yes I did. I followed the example exactly as they did. I used wax around the inlay before gluing. And wax paper with a capo. Worked great for me.

Same here on a 2017 standard. Did you ever try it?

ha ha.. :)

Johnson's Paste Wax! 1001 uses and counting.

Gibsons are known to have absolute dogshit quality control

I just recently did this repair on my 1965 Hagstrom II. I got some clay dot inlays from Stew Mac and then drilled out the sunken inlay. I sanded one dot pretty thin and glued it in then put another clay dot on it and glued it in. It just takes a lot of trial & error to find the right thickness of the one underneath. Good luck!

It's just regular paste wax.

Johnson's paste wax.

A twisted neck if its still playable isnt an issue for the player at the moment, but it can get worse over time and further ruin the action, not only that but it kills resale value, as its nearly impossible to fix without replacing the neck completely

having the same exact problem, if you got it fixed by now, what did you do?

How did it work? My dk2m has this issue

Paste wax, same as you can find at any hardware store.

Lol guy seems like he has way too much money and only has his high end trophy guitars to hang in his pool room and barely knows how to play. And the only reason he took it in to get this fixed was when some friend was over messing around with it and noticed the string catch. I mean, he took it into a shop for them to demo a DIY solution for him and probably all he was thinking in that reaction was something like "oh jeez I sure don't want to pay top dollar to fix anything else so I can feel cool about how awesome my guitar I have and show I have money to pay for professional upkeep of my expensive toys!"

Charlie Ramone You’re gonna need a bigger capo.

You can't unfortunately. I had the same problem on my jazz bass, you need to sand it down

@RDE Lutherie Oh come on just shut up, stop being so pretentious and go bust other people's balls. Unless it's on a vintage fender that thing is not worth fixing, a brand new neck is 250 dollars. Where did I even ever claimed to be a luthier or someone who knows how to repair instruments? I bet there's a reason you're salty as hell

did you figure anything out yet? bc i had the same problem

@@thomask4935 hey…yes I did. Found out a very close friend knew a luthier and the dude made it like brand new for cheap

@@mozzfan714 thanks, ive been doing some inlay filing with blue tape on the fretboard, the rosewood is not being damaged and there is no more catch when bending a string. I will say that while the clamp did not press the inlay down adequately, the glue did help to secure it in place. Perhaps i should find a luthier in my city tho

Me, and from the other side of the world (Italy). Firebird is a genuine Gibson.

Any paste wax will do the trick. SC Johnson, Minwax, etc.

@@stewmac got it thanks!

Both guys were chewing up the scenery.

only a gibson is good enough...

i have a cheap guitar with a damn chinese dragon inlaid on the fretboard and have never had this happen...

@@JR-io8kw Do you remember Epiphone's response to that ad way back in the day? ;) Look it up. It is great.

This makes me more than happy with my Epiphone Les Paul 100. Sure it doesn't have the best tone but at least my inlays are fine after a few years.

@@evmanbutts my epi has Gibson USA '57 classic and super humbuckers so I've basically got the real deal :)