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the gfs xtrem is a way better than these Chinese Bigsby knockoffs...........i have 3 of their stud mount xtrems and they are even better than the Korean made licensed Bigsby b50......i have one real American made Bigsby b6 and the xtrems i have are nearly as good as it is at a much cheaper price..........

Never cared for how cheap the ferrule style tailpiece felt on even the Gibson versions.

Perhaps the noise the customer is hearing manifests when using distortion...

Hey I know that Flying V 😜 great setup … and yeah those locking Gotoh tuners were on sale at my local guitar parts shop, didn’t think about checking the string post height but these are the “MGT” tuners which have an 18mm post height on the shorter tuners… will watch out for this next time Cheers 🍻

I wouldn't replace the tunes. I would have figured the client would want the same bridge that comes on the custom. Those Pickups are hot, I back my bridge off just a little and max it out when I solo.

As soon as you sat that guitar on the bench, I thought to myself I bet it would look better with Cosmo Black or black nickel or black Chrome hardware. I guess the owner thought the same thing. I’m sure someone makes a black chrome V plate to black out the hardware completely. I would have thought the Gotoh would’ve dropped in the tuners especially. Since I put locking tuners on my guitar I usually do two strings at once whatever strings are in the same pack or with dadarrio I would do the low e and a and work my way to the high e. I’m old school because I change strings on a Floyd Rose guitar one string at a time remove one and replace it, it’s the way I learned to be able to change strings on a floating trem without fighting it for hours to get it in tune. I used to could replace a set stretch them and lock it down in around 30 or so minutes doing it one string at a time. It might sound tedious but if your guitar is set up right and you don’t change brand or gauge strings it’s the most reliable way for anyone new to FR to replace their strings without losing their minds getting it in tune and at the correct zero point. Those Gotoh tuners come in staggered post lengths to make the break angle over the nut correct, but I guess they sell non staggered sets too but they only have three different post heights and I guess the overall thickness of the headstock could come into play. I’ve got two medium posts on my Kramer Beretta for the low end and a and 4 shot posts for the rest and I believe my Ibanez has three medium and three shorts or maybe medium and long anyway the posts on those Gotoh are supposed to be really low to the face of the headstock for the correct nut break angle since you can’t rely on wraps to get the angle right. I would’ve thought the Kramer and Epiphone headstock in that shape would be about the same ?

😊la classe !👍👌

Jamais essayé le pigtail :-)

I would’ve put some lapping compound on that broken string and ran it back and forth in the groove/ saddle slot to lower that string to keep it the right size. I envy you so much for getting to do this, much respect for your work.

Nice idea for heating! To the comment below about heating and re-fretting: You left out a key detail. He can try "compression" fretting the neck as well before tossing neck. Of course with the Squire, probably get one cheap, but if it's something custom and not available, could definitely try compression fretting in conjunction with heating as well and much more percentage of success in keeping neck from reverting back to previous bent position. This method is used on guitar necks all the time. Harpeth Guitar Restroration site has a great vid on compression fretting on a classical guitar and Dan Erlewine"s fret book has an example of using heat in conjunction with compression fretting. I'm going to try this on a custom fretless bass tomorrow and see what happens. I usually use a heat lamp. Interesting to compare.

The ESP Alexi V cases are even larger and heavier 😂

Kudos. Just found U. Just subscribed. This has got be be the best bass ( instrument ) educational repair channels on the net..... Thx.

Amazing work!

I bought a couple of telecaster style guitars and tremolos for them similar to the one you installed. I didn't pay much for the guitars or the tremolos so I don't want to pay the cost of a vibramate install bridge.Do you know of another brand of bridge I could order that would not have to be altered that would allow the strings to pass through? The current bridges have four screws in them. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Where’d you get the 4/64ths feeler gauge from?

What is the correct pick up height ? Was the pick up height Ok on this maintenance ?

I just put a tusq nut on my 2018 player telecaster and the guitar is briter. I set up the guitar and I was thinking about the bridge. I was looking at Wilkerson brass saddle bridge.... not sure, still researching.... what is your opinion on it ❓ or put a G&L ASAT bridge on it. Wilkerson has a adjustable compensated 3 brass saddle bridge

I wonder if I can use that bridge on my 2018 fender player telecaster

I bought a road series made in Mexico Martin, it is all wood not laminate so I got it, it is the worst guitar ever. action came high enough for goats to jump off. and sounds cheap .

A Vee, it's right on the outside of the case!!!

Shouldn't you be measuring in playing position?

I would have liked to hear it.

Thought it was going to be 2 Epiphones inverted or a 1275 double neck. Wrong and wrong again.

newbie here...when you adjusted the bridge pickup the screw was sticking way the heck out...how do you make that look like its supposed to (make the head of the screw sit flush with the pick guard)?

Would you have a video on slotting the bridge to get a better break angle of the strings. I lowered the saddle 1.5 mm and the break angle is too shallow now. Some buzzing on a few strings, which is annoying. The saddle was only lowered after the truss rod was adjusted. I do have gauged files and did a little bit of filing to achieve a better angle for each strings, but didn't want to file too deeply until I spoke with someone like yourself with more experience in doing a job like this. Thanks in advance and very well explained video. Phil

I don't like the B7C, I like the B6C looks much better and no silly roller bar

Love it

If it hasn't had a broken headstock repair it's not a real Gibson. 🤣

Great video

Thank you. I just acquired one of these ( body only ), and I'm using this video as my set up guide - I've ordered the height guages from MSW. I'm looking forward to playing with them.

I bet that neck gets sticky with the bling. Sand it a bit.

26:55 It’ll never be perfect….because if it was….you would have to change the name to Squier 40th anniversary Stratovarius. 🎸➡️ 🎻 👍

I may have missed it S. After you scored the nuts ends, how did you make them flush with the neck binding?

The fret erasers are a great tool of help Steve.🎸👍

Wow Steve great video. The time you took to show how to set up a Strat is greatly appreciated! What used to seem like rocket science is now understandable!!! I now have the confidence to work on my own very similar Stat and my 40th Anniversary Tele. I'm not sure if I have the 40th correct but it has the gold pick guard. I've been doing some work on my acoustics but my Strats and Teles have been taken to the local luthier. But I just found a Squire LTD Classic Vibe 60s that weighs only 7 lbs. My Teles are Thilines so they are around 7lb also. I'm retired and too old for a 9+ lb Tele or LP. I will be ordering your tools very soon. I have been gradually buying setup tools so I'm going to copy you on the Hosco nut files and that Peterson Strobe tuner you have on your bench. I will be saving about $240 because my new Strat and one of my Thin lines needs work and I'll just use that money for the tuner and other tools. I will be very careful about working on the nut, It looks like I could mess up fast if I take off too much at one swipe. I will go back and watch some of your videos a lot closer before I do any work on the nut. Do you know if anyone in the US sells a similar Stat nut. The one you used looked like it was spot on except for the low E. Sorry for the long comment, just pumped to do my own work!!!

Thanks Steve, currently eyeballing this one.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure the reverse phase knob works when the pickup selector is in the middle position... ie the pickupS go out of phase.

In order to uncomplicated string height being wrong when adjusting the neck relief shouldn’t you use the straight edge tool with the notches cut out of it and the put a feeler gauge on the neck surface up to the bottom of your notched straight edge ruler? Reason being if your saddles are high or low you’ll get a false reading of neck relief? I’m having that exact problem. After setting my relief and now adjusting string height I no longer have relief when retesting it. My 6th string is touching the 7th fret

the nut was better as it was low, wasn't it? Leaving it high makes the chords sound sharp, what do you gain from that?

I have the J Bass version of that Guitar, plays as well as a US.

I have the same color same guitar. I changed the tuners, trem system to Wilkinson system.😊 Great guitar.

Can I ask why Luthiers do the pickup height adjustment LAST? Wouldn’t you adjust the pickup height AFTER setting up the action height, and BEFORE intonation? Because the pickup heights can and will affect intonation???

Those pickups still looked very high even after adjustment

Change strings every couple of weeks? I need money for food Steve.

So I have watch and commented on some, but I very curious, what is your hourly rate that you charge. I too love that big fender head stock.

Can I say you're the Dr. Hibbert of TH-cam guitar techs with your infectious little laugh. 😊

No joke, I have that same Dewalt driver and keep the string winder in it almost exclusively lol. Great tool.

Nice!!

You can't string your own guitar That's just sad. It's not rocket science these guys get $60 an hour The first thing you should do when you buy a guitar is learn how to string it simple as that. Truss rod away from me lowers the strings pulling the truss rod back raises the strings buy a gauge to gauge your strings. You only turn a quarter turn each time you use your truss rod then you check it then you you tune it every time you use a truss rod you tune your guitar

oh, cooked rice. Got it.