Zac's Hacks - How To Best String Your Vintage Style Telecaster

Zac's Hacks - How To Best String Your Vintage Style Telecaster - Ask Zac 110

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In this episode, I walk through the process I use for stringing, stretching, and tuning on a vintage-style Telecaster. These methods are geared towards Telecasters with split-shaft tuners and 3-saddle bridges. These methods were learned from gurus like Joe Glaser, Dan Erlewine, and Lindy Fralin, and during my tenure as Brad Paisley's guitar tech.
I cover the following:
1. Importance of winding as little string as possible on the tuner shafts.
2. How to lock unwound strings in place on vintage split-shaft tuners.
3. How to fix a saddle with a burr, causing the "sitar' effect.
4. Why you should be conservative with nut lubricant.
5. How to stretch the strings to promote tuning stability.
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@clausherther Ай бұрын

I'm 2 years late but this is exactly how I learned this 35 years while working in a guitar store. 👏👏👏

@windsweptguitars 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been stringing guitars for 30 years. I guess you can learn something new every day. I love the G string extra winds, and I have never used that rap method to lock the unwound strings. Simply brilliant thanks Zac

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@nachyomoney3598 23 күн бұрын

I always tie the Gibson knot on my tele and it was a pain in the butt when i first got it because the string would pop out the slot, lol. I finally figured out my own way of holding my thumb over the slot and looping it with my other hand over the years but thanks to this video I now know how to do it the right way, lol. Also never used a string winder and always just turn the tunning knobs with my fingers, lol.

@Docsjeff 17 күн бұрын

I’m a real stickler on string tone. First problem is I play probably too hard. I’ve actually broken A strings before that were new before the gig. After every 4hr gig my strings are SHOT. Especially my big E & A strings. I know players that change strings between the 2nd & 3rd set of a 4 set gig. I’m really trying to focus on not playing so hard. I’ve also been having a hard time with my little E string slipping on the vintage tuners. You showing this locking method has helped me ALOT. Thank you for doing this video. Also,I’ve installed 3 of Glaser’s triple string trees.

@davegallagher7428 2 жыл бұрын

Putting this video with my saved videos, I learned a few things and I’m looking forward to changing my strings this weekend. Great reference information.Thanks for this!

@notbraindead7298 2 жыл бұрын

I’m always entertained and educated by Zacs’ videos. I’ve learned a lot in this video and I’ve been reminded of a lot of things I need to remember. Thanks, Zac!

@MatthewScottmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this one Zac!!

@dimitriskovaios 2 жыл бұрын

There will always be something to learn! I was impressed, especially, with the explanation about the need for more windings on the G string and also the locking trick. Well done, once again, Zac!

@carythompson1147 2 жыл бұрын

i'm glad you posted this. as you mentioned, what may be ordinary, to us as individuals, is often brand new to others. i learned a lot, as usual

@jonda2282 2 жыл бұрын

I love that lock on the the unwounds. I never thought of doing that! Cheers mate.

@JtotheP68 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve long been doing the extra winds on the g string, but the locking tip was new to me and I’ll definitely use that from now on! Thank you!

@popogejo7245 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zac I always catch something from yur show. ALWAYS look forward to your new ones. You have a talent at providing content thats fur sure

@ceickhoff 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zac! I always learn a lot from you. Great camera angle on the hi E string!

@kevinandmandywinter8436 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as a guy that made his living repairing guitars these are things guitarist really need to know . Thank you!!

@stevenlewis9537 8 ай бұрын

I like this method. Simple and effective. Thanks Zac…

@skeletonpete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zac. After decades of playing I recently purchased my first Tele style guitar, a Brad Paisley Black Sparkle Esquire. This episode was a perfect primer on the proper stringing of the split posts, which is all new to me.

@StephenSpelman 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode, Zac. I'm going to try the extra G-string windings on my Custom Shop Nocaster. And yes, a second string tree sure can help. Years ago, when I was gigging at least five nights a week, my '68 hardtail Strat just would not stay in tune. I changed out the tuners for Schallers, which helped a lot, but it was only when I added a second string tree for the D and G strings that the guitar would absolutely stay in tune. Of course, people now tell me I "ruined" the "value" of my "vintage" guitar with the Schallers and extra string tree, but those modifications allowed me to make really good money as a full-time musician. Decades later I've still got that guitar, and it still stays rock-solid in tune. Thanks again for a great episode, and for the superb camera work by Luke.

@Ottophil 2 жыл бұрын

You can’t ruin anything if it works for you

@scoobers90 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ottophil Exactly! For him, that guitar is a tool, and it needs to do a job.

@blazer6248 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the missing 2nd string tree on my Strat is why I have the G string ringing out behind the nut, it sounds like. It's a pretty high pitched ringing.

@danwhitehurst6293 2 жыл бұрын

It's your guitar do with it as you please

@dennisflock3958 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips. I do several of these already, but I learned a great deal from this. Thanks, Zac. Proud to support the channel. Love my pick!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dennis!

@j_drichmond 2 жыл бұрын

Having a beautiful instrument makes changing strings a joy - I don't want to do it often, but when I do, I make sure to appreciate the activity. Like tuning to to a song and not a tuner - it teaches you quite a bit about the instrument and how to best work with it.

@RussC123 2 жыл бұрын

This is super helpful man! Thanks for going through this. Would love to see more tele setup walkthroughs like this (neck, action, intonation, pickups height, etc)

@nilsgrafo5999 2 жыл бұрын

Thanx for the stringlocking tip!

@jeffsquires6620 2 жыл бұрын

Will use the tip on my strats as thanks.

@redfishbum 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! The windings also help with the break angle after the nut. Thanks for all of your entraining and informative videos.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@ranchoricardo 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode, Zac! Always fascinating to see other methods of stringing up. I especially appreciate the Glaser method of locking the unwound string on the tuning post. I’ll be trying that out for sure. Also, I’ve never heard anyone talk about the deadening effect the nut slot lubricant can have on the strings. I thought I was the only one who was bothered by this!

@patrickcarroll1754 2 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant Zac!! Thanks for this seasoned demo. Hopefully there will be a Les Paul one in the future!

@blortslompson2388 3 ай бұрын

From the side, the profile of that neck looks so nice and chunky. Barely loses any thickness from heel to headstock!

@imannonymous7707 2 жыл бұрын

I remember the first time i ever changed strings with vintage fender tuners, and saddles boy, i made a real mess. This is great info for every vintage and reissue tele owner Great job luke

@dannytriplett8625 2 жыл бұрын

Great video zac. Love the Tony Rice Still inside book on your shelf. RIP T bone

@Docsjeff 17 күн бұрын

Thx a bunch for showing this,especially on the E&B strings. I’ve been having a hard time with my Little E string slipping.

@Glicksman1 2 жыл бұрын

Zac, such good advise. I discovered the method of double-locking the unwound strings on a Fender-style tuner a long time ago. It just makes sense to me. Also, I never tune to a harmonic, only to an open sting or a fretted note. I adjust intonation the same way, open string to 12th fret. When that's good, I check the 5th fret and a few others with a tuner, and I make little compromises if need to. Virtually no played guitar remains perfectly tuned for very long. Playing them with any force puts them out of tune very quickly.

@apathypeace Жыл бұрын

I use 9-42's and the vintage tuners on my tele don't play well with the high e string when trying to restring so that locking method will hopefully save me a lot of grief in the future, thanks

@jackiejtheg 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly how I do it but I still enjoy watching haha

@vayabroder729 2 жыл бұрын

This is great; I’m also a D’Addario fan; they last long, sound good and don’t break. I also try to wind the string in a downward direction to make sure there’s enough downward pressure on the nut but without overdoing it; it’s a fine balancing act.

@bartnettle 2 жыл бұрын

I like the lock, cheers

@joeldowdy404 2 жыл бұрын

I used Elixir nanowebs 10-46 for a while but like the tone and feel of Daddario 10 to 46 XTs as well as the Daddario 10 to 46 NY XLs. Glad to know I've been stringing my Vintage tele's correctly. When I first got a tele with vintage tuners it took me a couple tries to get it right after having tele's with modern tuners for many years. I will admit the locking tuners are just pure easy and fast.

@ultraparadoxical7610 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful guitar you got there. I’ve been stringing my vintage tele just like this since 1983. Simple but essential info.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Took me years to learn. Who did you learn this from?

@guitareveryone 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t like over lubricating the nut slots or saddles either for the same reason. I also do exaggerated string bending after restringing. I also cured a sitar sounding issue on the first string of one my guitars with locking tuners that has no string tree by winding extra string in the post as you do. I filed and cleaned the nut slot but it wasn’t the issue and the only solution other than a string tree was extra winds on the post. Good episode.

@brianrollins7275 Жыл бұрын

Great job Zac and Luke. I am going to use your method of restringing the g,b and high e strings. Thanks Take care

@AskZac Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@Strumbum01 2 жыл бұрын

Another great episode with great tips, especially your method of locking the unwound strings and extra winds on the G. I’ll be doing that from now on. Regarding stretching, I’ve always just tuned everything a step or two sharp and just leave it for a day or so. Seems to work ok.

@AntonioCavicchioni 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, Zac! I haven't been exposed to this type of tuning machines until now. I followed your instructions and it worked pretty well.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@lastofthe4horsemen279 2 жыл бұрын

I added a 2nd string tree to my Telecaster .I fashioned it out of a spark plug and it looks exactly like the Fender original. I was taught how to string my guitars by renowned jazz player Jerry Sims of Sims Music in Columbia S.C. in 1985 and I have always enjoyed putting on new strings. I run the string back around the tuner and lock back on itself and wind it until it sets how I like it I have a set ot maintenance steps I go through every time I change the strings also-Also change them one at a time like you suggested. I used to change them after every gig but I don't anymore. Thanks this was a fun episode on an often overlooked skill.

@charlescopeland1436 2 жыл бұрын

That was great, Zac! That string-locking trick is real cool, can't wait to try it. Kudos to the camera man as well - Great job, Luke!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@RjBenjamin353 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Zac.

@jackiejtheg 2 жыл бұрын

I never new about the G string trick!

@miketaylor7057 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Zac. Learned something new with the plain string lock method. I’ll use that one. One thing I do is cut the old string off down by the bridge so there’s only a short piece coming through the guitar and not the long piece raking against the top side pickguard and finish. I always tell folks to tune up to pitch as this keeps the worm gears in the tuners taunt .

@aaronparker1614 2 жыл бұрын

Could look at that headstock all day.. too cool man

@markst676 2 жыл бұрын

Great trip on locking the unwound strings 👍

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@nickybhoof Жыл бұрын

hey, appreciate this video - was confused with me 60s japanese tele and this helped. The string stretching technique is great too, thanks.

@AskZac Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@cameronlesley2428 Жыл бұрын

That’s a game changer. I will always string my guitars this way

@ronrumsey3205 2 жыл бұрын

More good information! Thank you, Zac!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@CC-te5zf 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely learned some new stuff. It's easy to get stuck into habits - but, I constantly seek new/better/different ways of doing things. This was a a tremendous help. Thank you! Great job on the camera work Luke. And finally, maybe we can start up a go fund me to get you a brand spanking new Tele instead of those old, beat up looking things you have to play with ... LOL!

@DANWRIGHTITIS 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video JAC! I gotta go buy a Tele now to. I love those old Dunlop winders ... they GLOW in the dark too. Handy on a friday night gig !!

@deanbanks3392 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I learned quite a bit.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@nighalator 2 жыл бұрын

Beauty of the split shaft,father and son,good stuff sir.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@oscardelatorre 2 жыл бұрын

ive been doing it wrong all these years! i swear cuss and always cut my finger.. its cool how calm you are

@GosselinCreative 2 жыл бұрын

Was worth it just to see your string stretching method.

@DouglasPariseau Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Zac!!! This is such a great resource for guitarists and helps build knowledge and confidence to do some of our own work until we hit it big and can hire techs! 😊

@AskZac Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@brownmonkeybananayellow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

He got a few tips!

@mauricioveiranoguitar6141 2 жыл бұрын

So great ; thanks Zac !!!!!!

@crazywisdom2 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Vid ! Thank you !

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

@jaybe813 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip for the unwound strings!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, AMIGO!!

@SuperPhotoDave 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zac for the tip on the burr. Mine was at the nut. I took some 12000 grit to it and now my guitar sounds like a guitar again. Amazing!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

@fiddlix 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Keepum coming.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@chrisopherhoness8292 2 жыл бұрын

What an excellent video, so great!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bobstrickland4223 2 жыл бұрын

I've always had problems with the first string jumping out of the slot, so I replaced my traditional tuners with locking ones. I wish I'd known this method make them stay in. Good tip!

@jeffpashley 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Zac! Subscribed.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@denishaberley2509 2 жыл бұрын

To a non-guitarist this must be like watching grass grow - I like to look at the grass. Thanks Zac - interesting method.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Grass.....

@bhhNC 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, especially the bit about wrapping the unwound G string. I live in Eden, NC, one town over from where Tony Rice lived. (I saw his biography on your shelf.) Two weeks back, I met Steve Fox, who was Tony's road manager for many years. He has some stories!

@castnoshadow82lr48 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips zac I’m off to work on my behind the nut bends whilst googling Jerry Donahue. I’m sorry if that is sacrilege to anyone but country music passed me but being here in the uk but every time Zac mentions some of the players he looked up to I find myself having to go learn about them which I suppose is a good thing in the end. Thanks zac

@TheFrode69 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zac. Actually, I came up with the locking trick myself without learning it from somewhere, but with a slight twist: I put the string down in the post, then go the opposite direction from where you're going. I go left (as if I'd string up from the wrong side of the post), turn the string half way around the wrong way, lead it through the "valley" and out the right way before winding on the rest of the string. Of course, I always make sure that the string is as tight as possible before winding up. Neat trick that never fails. Funny... Though I've done it this way for 30 years, I've never thought of doing it the way you do. :D

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

I like your twist!

@tylersole8994 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Zac! Good stuff! One note on the string winders is be careful that they don’t touch the headstock while you’re turning the tuners! On certain types of tuners, the wonder will make contact with the wood of the headstock if you’re not careful. My tele has little swirls in the finish up and down the top of the headstock because I used the winder for a couple years without paying attention 😂

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

I have done that too!

@jdguitarmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this episode Zac. Really helpful and informative. The extra wind on the G, B, and E strings is a great pro tip - at least for me, if I don’t do that I go out of tune on those strings pretty quickly. Really like the stretching lesson as well - I do the bends down the neck, but haven’t done the actual pull-up stretch before. And I was surprised to hear you don’t recommend tuning to harmonics - is it not accurate? I used to do it all the time, but I now just tune open strings with a good tuner. Thanks for confirming things I thought were right, and teaching me new techniques. Oh and big thanks to Luke for handling cameraman duties - he did a great job. Of course he has a good director … :-)

@joshuacolow1287 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Love the locking idea for the unwound strings. I’m going to use that. Can I ask you what string gauge you use? 🙏🏻

@carlwhite4400 2 жыл бұрын

Never mind, I re-watched the video and you answered it at about 11 minutes in.

@bastardsonofretkillr 2 жыл бұрын

Zac!…You have made me Esquire crazy….i already owned a late 60s Esquire and I just bought a Fender 70th Anniversary White Blonde Esquire….BTW I really like the Stock pickup in the 70th Anniversary Esquire and steel saddles the owns read at 8.13 Alnico 3 with 43 wire “I like it”

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

@redlandsaxman 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zac. I always learn something on your channel. I like the NYXL strings . I used Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel Wound for years but the D'Addario have won me over. Also your son did a great job, nice to see the Esquire close up in the video.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lonnie. It was fun to shoot it with his help. He is 12!

@christopher_lp Жыл бұрын

Good vid. I love vintage tuners, mostly becasue I cannot string worth a crap on moderns. I'm just so used to the vintage.

@mikerecinto8253 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. I just bought a new ‘vintage style’ Tele (Jason Isbell MIM) from Fender direct. The G string was buzzing slightly when played open. I set it up to specs and checked the frets. I just bought a new tusq nut for vintage 7.25 thinking it may help. I found when I pressed the string down after the nut, the buzz went away. I was trying to figure out a way to change the downward angle, slightly. The more windings/lock sounds like it’s the answer! Thanks!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@nessawolfe4208 2 жыл бұрын

Man its crazy, I was seriously just working on and re-stringing my guitar and thinking about wanting a new ask Zac video to watch. Great minds think alike.lol.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@blazer6248 2 жыл бұрын

That Big Bends Nut Sauce is FANTASTIC. I was having major tuning issues until I reapplied it after a year. Itd be sharp so I'd tune down. The next day, it was now flat by how much I tuned down the day prior. So I'd tune up. The next day it would now be sharp again by how much I tuned up from being flat. Over and over. I couldn't imagine what was wrong. The fact that I moved into a new house when it started doing that didn't help. I thought the house was causing it somehow lol. Nope. I just needed to reapply some nut sauce. Since that application, it's back to staying in tune like it always has. Thank you Big Bends Nut Sauce! FYI Nut Sauce > Graphite from pencil. It's equivalent to comparing Deoxit to standard contact cleaner. The standard stuff is OK at best and only in certain situations. Deoxit? It's like 100x better than standard contact cleaner. Same goes for graphite vs nut sauce. Nut sauce is like 100x better than graphite. There's no comparison.

@TheJonnybutler Жыл бұрын

Recently got a Fender 1951 tele reissue and it wasn't holding it's tune well with the factory strings. I followed your instructions and it's way more stable and sounds much better too. I'll have to try the NYXL strings, have only used the regular XL.

@claessorensson225 2 жыл бұрын

The accoustic tone of that Esquire!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

It's a monster!

@old2begin Жыл бұрын

Thanks and to Luke for his camerawork

@AskZac Жыл бұрын

Big Thanks!

@andrewmiller2868 Жыл бұрын

Great video Zac.

@AskZac Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@andrewmiller2868 Жыл бұрын

@@AskZac I have a question for you. When I used to changed strings, I always used to tune up and stretch my strings from the low E to the high E. I saw a couple of YT videos that it may be better to stretch and tune from the high E to the low E. The reason being that the higher strings exerted more tension on the neck than the lower strings and as so the tuning would drift less as you tune up. Do you have an opinion on whether one is better than the other? Just asking because I don't know!

@glennselwitz1377 2 жыл бұрын

I saw that P bass lurking...love the NYXL's..try the Stringjoy (made in Nashville) 10/46 set they really are a step up stay in tune last a long time string...

@b.rodclark7349 2 жыл бұрын

Only guitar in my stable with vintage tuners would be a Strat and it'll benefit although I've never had tuning problems with any of my guitars but I'll definitely keep the extra winding on the G tuner in mind and improvise with the others as well... great one Zac!

@oleyorkie 2 жыл бұрын

I think it worth mentioning the importance of using good quality cutters for strings. Your Mom's are obviously great quality to have lasted all those years, but I see so many cheap cutters that end up with edges like saw blades. And I see a lot of top class players who don't bother cutting the strings at all, but wrap the ends into little coils which dance around the tuners!

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

Great point!

@MrTimcoronel 2 жыл бұрын

I've mainly had rosewood (and modern equivalent) fretboards on all my guitars, so I tend to regard a string change as a strip and re-oil session

@Tonetwisters 2 жыл бұрын

Two posts are perfect for that string length. I generally make the bend before I cut. I am a big proponent of using that sauce every time to lessen tuning issues. Never had any "deadening" problems. Doesn't hurt to drop a little 3-IN-1 oil into the little hole in the back of the tuner, or drip it down the tuning post. Beautiful job on that 3rd string ... Been playing 60 years and never thought to do that! I DO have a neat method for eliminating both clippers and "stickers" though for non-Fender guitars ... And oh yeh ... some sauce under that string tree can be very helpful.

@blazer6248 2 жыл бұрын

What sauce? I guess I'm not there yet. I use Big Bends Nut Sauce on my gold top and it helps out tremendously. I applied it once last year and it stayed in tune great for the next entire year. So I moved to a new house a month ago and the day I move in, I notice my gold top won't stay in tune. Say I start on Monday and it's flat. So I tune up. Tuesday I'd grab it and now it would be sharp by how much I tuned up the day before. So I'd tune down. On Wednesday, it'd now be flat by how much I tuned down from being sharp. I couldn't imagine what was wrong. Was the temp in the house really swinging that wildly? I couldn't imagine why it would start the day I moved. Yea, I was lost lol. It turns out it just needed more nut sauce. I applied it on Thursday of last week and it's been perfect ever since. Big Bends Nut Sauce is the Shiznit! It lasted an entire year and I fully expect it to last another year after this last application on the nut and saddles. I don't use pencil graphite like a lot of cheap folks use. It didn't work so well for me. But nut sauce? Oh yes. It works fantastically!

@blazer6248 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like he's using Big Bends, too? I see the applicator and it looks like mine. Edit: yep. Big Bends FTW!

@mattildahubbardo 2 жыл бұрын

sweet guitar

@castnoshadow82lr48 2 жыл бұрын

So yea I’ve been doing some research on JD I was moved by his story sounds like he had a great career and was respected by his peers immensely I sure hope he gets to play his tele again. 👍

@blazer6248 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I've seen a lot of pros using that Music Nomad neck rest. Pretty sure Kenny Wayne had one in the pic he posted of his Blue on Black Strat before this Saturday's concert in his hometown of Shreveport, LA. THE CONCERT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!

@joebubbit 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Zac, round wound strings will often go dead if you just cut them. I bend it before the cut and pinch it with my needle nose. No more dead wound strings.

@johnulrich5572 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and a darn good camera man. What camera do you use? The focusing is great.

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

iPhone 12

@carlwhite4400 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video, as always. Would you still use the lock and additional string length if the G was wound?

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

I would not

@ronnieking1025 2 жыл бұрын

Good Video Zac Those Cutters Must Be Made In USA The Way They Cut Thru Those Srings

@martinbourke7753 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@iannicholls7476 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Zac! Some very useful tips there which I’m going to be using. BTW do you plan on checking out the new George Harrison Rosewood Telecaster which Fender have just announced?

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

No plans as of yet

@ahg1358 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, I hate changing strings , I think think that is why I have so many . If possible I would buy another one , yeah that's just an excuse for the disease ! Play on brother .

@gdkopinionator4356 2 жыл бұрын

Zac, I am glad you explained why you are doing this one string at a time. I tend to do all of them at once, so that I can do a thorough cleaning, but you have laid out a valid reason for doing them one at a time on a vintage style Tele. I would say that when I change strings, I always make sure to immobilize the bridge/saddles before taking the strings off. With the two-string/one-saddle bridge, this might be difficult. I can imagine, perhaps, small strips of duct tape on top of the screw-mid-saddle (over the saddle and onto the plate) as an immobilization strategy. Luckily, my Tele is an Elite w/ a six saddle bridge. It doesn't move around a lot. So, given that you try to go one string at a time, what is your methodology for a full cleaning of the neck/headstock?

@AskZac 2 жыл бұрын

I clean with a barely damp cloth, and go under and around the old string set before changing. I rarely clean. Only if I get something on her.

@gdkopinionator4356 2 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac I once had a friend say "You don't restring guitars, you overhaul them into brand new guitars". I have a pretty detailed process, but I can do the whole thing in about an hour. It's a combination of unstring/deep clean/string/string-stretch/body polish. I guess it's something of a ritual, but it's a satisfying one. After your video, I am going to checkout the NYXL strings. I moved away from D'Addario some time ago (I know, sacrilege for those of us who live in NYC) because the ball ends had a tendency to slip. I'm interested in how the NYXL's are. I enjoy your channel. Your wisdom, particularly on the ToneMaster amp, has been very helpful.