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How about shimming the neck?

Thank you. I scrolled and watched dozens of videos with all the pseudo-professional egoistic chit chat and unnecessary shit that last like 20min/per video (on time-lapse when the actual work is done), where some dude is making everything complicated starting of the tools needed and waxes and all the shit and made a fucking cathedral size number of a thing that could be shown in under a minute. THIS is how you make a useful tutorial. Definitely subscribing.

Why do you cover the binding? Wont the laquer on the binding slow you down? Iv seen other luthiers sand the binding long with the neck on some other vids. Im trying to figure out if i shud sand my binding or not

Green scotchbrite pad..then fine sandpaper...then scotchbrite once more..wipe off..Amazing !

I use a Taylor with Expression system 2 and with some processing with the Helix it sounds pretty damn good. Using a preamp block/acoustic IR's/compression/reverb and sometimes a slight rotary speaker mixed in for some swirl. Their pickup is behind the saddle and adjustable for 3 courses of strings separately instead of underneath. I don't suffer from any quack at all.

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Glad to know I did it correctly, by the book !

now do thin lizzy dancing in the moonlight

nice

Why do you need the 'dry' signal when you seem to be mixing it in with the IR in the IR block?

Don’t think multiple passes need to be done going to a super-fine grit to achieve the desired result. Not to mention, removing more of the original finish than is really necessary. All you need to do is remove the lustre and you’re done - with minimal assault. Just my humble opinion.

Should have shown how easy it is to get out of tune BEFORE changing out hardware to show the differences before and after.

Cool stuff

Idd like to do this with my sg, but it's red, will this remove the color

Yes, the best thing to use is steel wool. I use 0000 and it works like a charm and takes about 5 mins total time.

Why not just shim the neck for a slight tilt rather than going through all that?

no chance, mike in the uk.

I watched 3 videos nobody mentioned the grit size, thanks a lot now I know I can use micro mesh starting with 1500. I just bought a matt guitar a few months ago and played the crap out of that thing, it’s barely playable now because I high polished the whole neck.

Another trick is to wash ur hands. Lol all jokes tho a matte neck does feel faster for sure

And then after all is said and done when you start playing the guitar you bring it back to a high gloss shine naturally from your hand.

will the neck be exposed to moisture?

I tried extra fine 000 steel wool, it worked good in one dry pass. I stopped at that level cuz I was afraid to damage anything, hehe.🤘🎸😉

Your videos are great thanks for all your Helix tips 👍🏻

Why use the dunlop 65 at the end? Does it work as a sealer as well or is it just to clean up the neck?

Keep in mind this will affect the resale price and not for the better.

Wet and dry 600 grit paper ' Sand it dry is safe for a 1'st timmer. I've used 400 Grit wet and dry for the past 40 years ' start out with a fresh piece of paper on a sanding block ' Address the finger board edges 1'st This helps eliminate any fret end sprout and You can roll over the fret ends at the same time ' After doing that the paper will be worn in enough to do the neck. I've found 1000 grit and anything above is too time consuming and is basically just polishing the neck. Have done it like that on hundreds and hundreds over the years repairing instruments.

Nice slogan (-:

lol like 10 years ago I went to the craft store and got a circle of 800 grit. Used that ever since dry sanding with no tape, only the eye. improved about 6 guitars with the same finish and use them to this day. party in the front, function in the back!

Nice work

Which schecter is that ?

Would it be OK to do it to the whole guitar?

get a new mic fam lol

All I know is your Route 66 preset is the best sounding Helix Tone I’ve heard. And I’ve toyed with a bunch. Bless you brother 🙏🏻.

Should use a sponge above the sandpaper.

Goofy!!!!

Super fine wet/dry emery paper can be found in a auto supply store in the body repair section.

After watching your videos I decide to give the stock cabs more love and start to tweaking it again after so long Thank you

How to undo this?

Is it possible to do this without making heat spots?

Is this permanent or will you have to do this every couple of months?

super late to this but this is fantastic. Totally changes my mind on line 6 stock cabs. Its not that they dont know what theyre doing. WE dont know what were doing haha. As a kemper user, historically, all of the cab stuff has already been done by the profilers. But as i started my own profiling recently i realized, understanding mic placement is almost everything in the finished sound.

Thanks for the video. I found that the blue painters tape won’t even stick to the neck of my guitar

Are the 3 outputs going to separate monitors? 3 different speakers?

Looks nice!

What dimensions did you go with for your board?

Do you use the Helix to control the beat buddy?

That was funny.

Great! I will do this way!

Your sub count is now 200 😀

I was hoping you'd go over the Bluetooth aspect. I already have this amp sans Bluetooth. It sounds so much better with an external reverb pedal. The overall volume opens up without touching the knobs on the amp and it enhances the tone. It's an amazing amp. Get the extension speaker if you can. The batteries last forever. I got two years out of the factory enclosed set.