Hello Kris, thank you for this series. I am looking forward to the next videos. I was wondering what your personal set up is (relief and action height)? Every fret buzz is energy and sustain loss, so what is your recommendation for a hard picking/hitting guitarist? And when is the point of diminishing returns reached? I heard that petrucci for example plays with an almost straight neck and has an action height of only 1mm @12th fret. SRV is the complete opposite with 2.8 mm. I personally don't have much experience so I use the recommended numbers: relief 0.25mm, action height 2.0 mm for E and 1.6 mm for e.
My setup is pretty much the same as yours, 1.9mm for the E6 and around 1.5-1.6 for the E1. That of course slightly changes depending on the guitar. By the way I can tell you exactly how Petrucci's guitars are set up, I had his guitars two times in my hands and had a longer chat with him and with his tech, Maddy about string action. Drum roll... Haha He has the same setup as we do. Not very low, but on the lower side of things. Around 1.9mm for the E6 and around 1.5 for the E1. He is not the guy with the super low action. You know how is? Mick Thomson. Haha! Mick has around 1.5mm for the E6 and around 1.0mm for the E1. Now THAT is low. :D It's all a matter of taste, there is no right or wrong. //cheers, Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Thank you for the clarification. I saw Maddy talk about petrucci's string height in an old rig rundown and was very suprised. I guess americans aren't that trustworthy when it comes to the metric system ;-)
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Hallo Kris, greetings here out from Germany:) Very good video and thanks for the nice content (and products) you and Thomann provides;) To the topic of Petruccis action: I read the comments here and was very surprised. I did a long research about his string action in the past, mainly because I like low action myself for better results in speed and playability and wanted some sort of orientation. His Tech Maddi says in an interview from 2015 that they shoot for a string action of 40 thousants of an inch @12th fret, which is around pretty much 1 mm. Now this is kind of confusing. I dont want to post a link here, but you can find it by googling "fractal audio Maddi Schieferstein interview", its the 3/3 video of the podcast where he says that. No pun intended by me, this is just for clarification purposes and to resolve some headscratching. I mean, you met the guys, maybe its possible that you had his models, but the factory ones with their respective specs in hand and not actually his personal models? From everything is saw elsewhere 1mm should be about right (especially for some of his speed alt. picking licks) Like you said, string action depends on players individual preference, but the information about his (or any players) action is quite useful to practice licks under the best circumstances from the get go;)
Sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know a method to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost the login password. I love any help you can give me.
Pro tip for Ibanez boys. You don't need to unscrew the cover of the truss rod, you can simply move the cover with your hand by using your nail in the little cavity in the cover. It might seem obvious but I've met people who've owned ibanez' and they didn't know this so a little heads up
You know what your talking about. My truss got out of adjustment and I'd forgotten which way to turn to adjust. First video I watched the guy was a talker. Pretty much went through the history of trusses. I wasn't interested in history I just wanted to adjust my guitar. Second video had the directions for bending the neck backwards. I found that out when it kept getting strings closer and closer to the neck. So at that point I knew which way to go. then I found your video and I wish I had watched it first. Great job. Straight to the point and accurate information. Details matter. I subbed so will listen to you first. Thanks.
Hey Da Goat, thanks so much! Eventually we'll run out of themes at one point I'm afraid. Haha! But don't worry, I'm planning on doing the guitar tech interviews even after the "regular videos" are over. :) I love doing this for sure! //Kris
Just bought a Harley Benton Telecaster - very pleased with it so far but want to get the most out of it. Your videos look like the answer. Looking forward to 'being on board'. Thank you
Thank you for this video, Kris! :) Adjusting floyds and the truss rod is definitely an art form that all guitarists should invest time into! Thank you for the short, concise, and to the point video!
Haha! Thanks, that great to hear. I'm smiling right now. :) That's just how I am man, can't help it. I'm a smily dude anyhow and the team here is so good. I love working with the guys and I gotta say, we are quite silly between takes. That helps too. Haha! //cheers, Kris
Holy diver-this guy is a bliss-with your help i learned how to adjust my harley benton Amarok 6 and now i like it even more-and i know who to do everything! Thank you so much:Thomann this man reserves a more money!!!
Most people would consider the action on my guitars really high but i like it that way because of the dynamic range it gives me. Notes really pop when you want them to. And everything rings so pretty. I cant play very fast anyways even so i dont blame the action on that.
Good morning I see you're a good guitar player too I just purchased your Nashville nylon and found that the action was extremely high and I've been custom building guitars for over 40 years and I got the action downloader but the intonation was flat on all strings a suggestion to your manufacturers that you move your bridge slightly toward the neck more so it could be intimated Also when adjusting the trust rod it's a good idea to loosen all the strings so you don't risk the chance of breaking the trust ride under high string tension Thank you for the video
Most "how to" vids just say "...and then adjust the the truss rod" and then move on. Thanks for explaining what to do when adjusting the truss rod. I just subscribed.
Thank you so much for this series! I'm adjusting my electric guitar at home, and it's been easier with these videos. The explanations are clear and I can understand what I have to do and why I have to do (or not to do). Now I feel more prepared to do so :)
Great job, Kris! Also, cool licks at the end of the video! By the way, I am really loving my Harley Benton Tribute Series EX '76 classic in natural mahogany! I play it all the time (even though I have several Gibsons and Fenders)!
Read about 1/2 of the comments and did not see this mentioned: Before checking the neck for straightness or bow, tune it to whatever pitch you play at first. Then make the measurements and adjustments. Recheck tune after adjustment. The purpose of the truss rod it to help the neck resist bending/bowing from the tension of the strings. An electronic tuner is best for this. Also if the truss rod nut is difficult to turn, try putting a TINY drop of penetrant oil, such as Break Free, on the nut/rod threads. Most nuts are hollow all the way through so this can be done without taking it all apart.
Trying to achieve low action on my home built Super Squier. I have a custom neck from Warmoth and have had to file down the 21st fret... Thanks for these tech tips, it's been great piecing my own Axe together...
4:13 Im a bass player, I like my neck to have a very ever so slightly up bow. From E to G around 2.0-2.4/5 mil. And From A to D around 2.5/6 mil. I love a low action. Im a huge slap player and love having the strings nice and low so that ghost notes and poped/slapped notes are nice and easy to play.
Bought a knock off hollowbody in Nassau for vacation playing. It was in much need of lots of stuff... Including the bowed neck If you have a lot of travel to make up... Do it over a few hours. Let the neck wood adjust to the New torque and then do another turn in 6 hours.. you'll get there if you don't force it (so my wife says).
yikes man! Thank you for making a "mere mortal how to" video! I set up my truss rod and it plays like day and night from before....a little ringing in some frets but 95% sound clear! Mexican Strat
I prefer a bit higher action but not to high. I am not a shredder but more of a blues rock player and I hate it when the strings "sizzle". I want them to have max sustain. I have one guitar where I would have to remove the neck to access the truss rod. Luckily the action there ist perfect so I dont need to change it. I hate that kind of construction but I love the guitar. Its an old Aria Legend Strat from the early 90s and it has a beautiful quarter sawn maple neck.
Thanks for the lesson. My guitar has a spoke wheel truss rod, does the same rule of (righty tighty lefty loosy) work with the spoke wheel or its the opposite way,, if you can please help me
Hi, Kris. I love your videos. Straight to the point, very easy to comprehend... It`s my first time when I try to set up my guitar, but I have a problem: I have a problem with the fret buzzing in the middle and higher register... What can be the problem? My guitar is a Music Man Sterling - Indonesia. Thank you!!!! Catalin.
People can’t barely play my guitar without any buzz. I set them at 1mm on each side with a 20 radius neck . Depending of your right hand , it’s possible to go super low without any buzz . I had to go this way due to wrist and forearms chronic pain . As long as there is solution to keep playing the action is just a matter of personal taste !
Indeed! Glad to hear that you've found a setup that works that well for you. It's all very personal, that's why important to know how to adjust everything. It can mean the world to the player. Cheers //Kris
S1 L3 Thanks, new episodes coming up every week. :) Nope, the Nick Johnston giveaway is still running. Not for long though. Haha! I think it ends tomorrow but I’m not 100% sure. Let me check that tomorrow at work. Haha //cheers, Kris
Hello. I adjusted the truss rod and the neck is flat. After 2 days I noticed an up-bow. I adjusted it again. After 1 or 2 days the same occurred. I repeated this process many times and it seems the truss rod does not maintain the neck flat. The marked the truss rod nut to see if it was moving, but no, it did not move. It is a single action truss rod. Have you experienced that? Thank you in advance.
Hello Kris, thank you so much for making these videos. It gives me the chance to try and setup my guitars at home vs having to take it into a guitar shop and get it back a month later. For adjusting the truss rod and action, if I prefer low action, do I need to tighten the truss rod before changing the action? I've been playing guitar for 2 years and always felt the action was too high on my new Schecter Syn Standard.
Glad to hear that! If you want a low action try to straighten the truss rod to a point where it's almost dead straight. Not quite, but almost. Then adjust the bridge to get the right action. Expect a little buzz though, that's almost always the case when having a low action. Cheers //Kris
Hey Kevin, this is the first part of setting up a guitar. The other two parts are coming up next. ;) We will talk about action too of course. //cheers, Kris
In another video someone said to not do it when the guitar is laying down and supported under the neck because it increases relief and gives a false reading.
I like to riff but i hate fret buzz so i have a high of the 12th fret of 2,70. I am satisfied, before a guitar technican made a very straight very flat setting but in the first frets this buzz drives me crazy so here we go
Thanx for the tips! I have a problem, and can't find the cause: I have a fret buzz from 8 to 14, but only on the high E string... I'm using Ernie Ball, gauge 10-46. Can you please give me some tips? Thank you!
kris…i have a sterling jp60 and i see that the strings are too high from the fret. i can loosen the truss rod but can not tighten it. i do not want to force it. should i release tension on the strings to see whether i can then tighten it and then re-tune? your videos are beyond excellent. keep up the awesome job.
if i tighten the truss rod, will this help with buzzing on the guitar? it seems that my 7 string guitar has a buzzing on my high e string. Thanks for the tips on this video!!
I love my instruments... but setting up the perfect string height is for me like having to take your dog out for a walk while it's pouring with rain... :D
Hello Kris,
thank you for this series. I am looking forward to the next videos. I was wondering what your personal set up is (relief and action height)? Every fret buzz is energy and sustain loss, so what is your recommendation for a hard picking/hitting guitarist? And when is the point of diminishing returns reached? I heard that petrucci for example plays with an almost straight neck and has an action height of only 1mm @12th fret. SRV is the complete opposite with 2.8 mm.
I personally don't have much experience so I use the recommended numbers: relief 0.25mm, action height 2.0 mm for E and 1.6 mm for e.
My setup is pretty much the same as yours, 1.9mm for the E6 and around 1.5-1.6 for the E1. That of course slightly changes depending on the guitar.
By the way I can tell you exactly how Petrucci's guitars are set up, I had his guitars two times in my hands and had a longer chat with him and with his tech, Maddy about string action.
Drum roll... Haha
He has the same setup as we do. Not very low, but on the lower side of things. Around 1.9mm for the E6 and around 1.5 for the E1. He is not the guy with the super low action. You know how is? Mick Thomson. Haha! Mick has around 1.5mm for the E6 and around 1.0mm for the E1. Now THAT is low. :D
It's all a matter of taste, there is no right or wrong.
//cheers, Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Thank you for the clarification. I saw Maddy talk about petrucci's string height in an old rig rundown and was very suprised. I guess americans aren't that trustworthy when it comes to the metric system ;-)
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Hallo Kris, greetings here out from Germany:) Very good video and thanks for the nice content (and products) you and Thomann provides;) To the topic of Petruccis action: I read the comments here and was very surprised. I did a long research about his string action in the past, mainly because I like low action myself for better results in speed and playability and wanted some sort of orientation. His Tech Maddi says in an interview from 2015 that they shoot for a string action of 40 thousants of an inch @12th fret, which is around pretty much 1 mm. Now this is kind of confusing. I dont want to post a link here, but you can find it by googling "fractal audio Maddi Schieferstein interview", its the 3/3 video of the podcast where he says that. No pun intended by me, this is just for clarification purposes and to resolve some headscratching. I mean, you met the guys, maybe its possible that you had his models, but the factory ones with their respective specs in hand and not actually his personal models? From everything is saw elsewhere 1mm should be about right (especially for some of his speed alt. picking licks) Like you said, string action depends on players individual preference, but the information about his (or any players) action is quite useful to practice licks under the best circumstances from the get go;)
thanks!! my fingers feel way better now! any tips for cutting off some buzzing on only the first 5 frets. maybe loosen the truss rod?
Sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know a method to log back into an instagram account??
I stupidly lost the login password. I love any help you can give me.
This guy's videos are so straight forward and easiest to understand.
This guy is great I’ve searched for months on tech issues and he hits it home every time
So glad to hear that dude, thanks! //Kris
This guy made me good at set ups in 30 minutes with the rest of their series
Pro tip for Ibanez boys. You don't need to unscrew the cover of the truss rod, you can simply move the cover with your hand by using your nail in the little cavity in the cover. It might seem obvious but I've met people who've owned ibanez' and they didn't know this so a little heads up
That's only if you have a sliding cover. Some Ibanezes just have a regular cover that you have to take off.
@@Asimo44Yup, my Prestige requires me to actually remove the cover.
@@Asimo44 no sliding cover???? then it's of no difference with my pacifica, such a pain
Well not all Ibanez guitars have a slide nut cover some of them have just a plain old cover
mine just has three screws lol
Best and most simple tutorial on adjusting the guitar truss rod
That solar is drop dead gorgeous! Caught my eye in the thumbnail.
Agree 100%. I hear it calling me!
Ola did a good job with those. I need me a baritone. Necro'd tf out of this but oh well.
You know what your talking about. My truss got out of adjustment and I'd forgotten which way to turn to adjust. First video I watched the guy was a talker. Pretty much went through the history of trusses. I wasn't interested in history I just wanted to adjust my guitar. Second video had the directions for bending the neck backwards. I found that out when it kept getting strings closer and closer to the neck. So at that point I knew which way to go. then I found your video and I wish I had watched it first. Great job. Straight to the point and accurate information. Details matter.
I subbed so will listen to you first. Thanks.
Please never stop making videos like this Kris!!!!!!!!!
Hey Da Goat, thanks so much! Eventually we'll run out of themes at one point I'm afraid. Haha! But don't worry, I'm planning on doing the guitar tech interviews even after the "regular videos" are over. :) I love doing this for sure! //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses I look forward to the next one. I’m happy as long as you don’t forget to add the outtakes ;)
Another outstanding vid. Straightforward, well-explained ad easy to follow. Well done, Chris. Thanks a lot.
Thank you mate.. I just did my very first truss rod adjustment thanks to your no BS and matter of fact and direct way to get on with it, 🙌👍😊🤛
That's awesome Mark! Glad to hear that the video helped. Cheers //Kris
I love how it gave all the different sizes of allen keys for all different kinds of guitar brands and made. automatically subscribed.
Just bought a Harley Benton Telecaster - very pleased with it so far but want to get the most out of it. Your videos look like the answer. Looking forward to 'being on board'. Thank you
Thank you for this video, Kris! :) Adjusting floyds and the truss rod is definitely an art form that all guitarists should invest time into! Thank you for the short, concise, and to the point video!
But a pain in the S when you do it the first time 🤕
What is that channel?! How have I missed this, this is definitely the second best format on here
Haha! Wait 'till I meet you again after this lockdown... Second best?? :D
//Kris
Guillaume C. So you prefer the Drum bash too 🤣
Whats #1?? Lol
I really like it when you do each of your videos with a smiling face!
Haha! Thanks, that great to hear. I'm smiling right now. :) That's just how I am man, can't help it. I'm a smily dude anyhow and the team here is so good. I love working with the guys and I gotta say, we are quite silly between takes. That helps too. Haha!
//cheers, Kris
Holy diver-this guy is a bliss-with your help i learned how to adjust my harley benton Amarok 6 and now i like it even more-and i know who to do everything! Thank you so much:Thomann this man reserves a more money!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!! LIFESAVER!! I was freaking out so bad when my strings started muting themselves, so this video was a godsend!!!
So glad it helped you! Feel free to share it with friends and musician buddies in case they need some help with their guitar setup. Cheers! //Kris
I love what you were playing near the end that cool rhythm and guitar solo
More relief for more power and resonance... game changer for me! Best tutorial on TH-cam!
Appreciate these quick videos to hunt exactly the information I seem to have forgotten, very effectively.
You explained everything without over explaining it. Straight forward, the best video on the truss rod adjustment. 👌
This was a great video on truss rod adjustments. Very detailed but clear.
Beautiful guitar, just ordered my solar last week
The best video on this topic. Thank you!
Most people would consider the action on my guitars really high but i like it that way because of the dynamic range it gives me. Notes really pop when you want them to. And everything rings so pretty. I cant play very fast anyways even so i dont blame the action on that.
Ola Englund likes this video.
Very good. Very well explained.
Cheers,
Thanks so much for your guitar tech videos. I’ve watched many tech videos but yours are very simple, to the point, and easy to follow.
Thanks so much Donnie! We give our best to make these videos easy to follow and helpful. Glad to hear that you like them. Cheers //Kris
Thanks, Kris. Your videos are very concise and informative.
Very helpful video, thanks dude!
Good morning I see you're a good guitar player too I just purchased your Nashville nylon and found that the action was extremely high and I've been custom building guitars for over 40 years and I got the action downloader but the intonation was flat on all strings a suggestion to your manufacturers that you move your bridge slightly toward the neck more so it could be intimated Also when adjusting the trust rod it's a good idea to loosen all the strings so you don't risk the chance of breaking the trust ride under high string tension Thank you for the video
Most "how to" vids just say "...and then adjust the the truss rod" and then move on. Thanks for explaining what to do when adjusting the truss rod. I just subscribed.
Glad to help Edward, we really appreciate your opinion! Cheers //Kris
Thank you. Concise and helpful. This is it...
Thank you so much for this series! I'm adjusting my electric guitar at home, and it's been easier with these videos. The explanations are clear and I can understand what I have to do and why I have to do (or not to do). Now I feel more prepared to do so :)
So good explanation thank you 🤘
Straight to the point! Excellent video!! Many thanks and nice riffage at the end 👌
Thanks a lot Will! //Kris
Great job, Kris! Also, cool licks at the end of the video! By the way, I am really loving my Harley Benton Tribute Series EX '76 classic in natural mahogany! I play it all the time (even though I have several Gibsons and Fenders)!
Read about 1/2 of the comments and did not see this mentioned: Before checking the neck for straightness or bow, tune it to whatever pitch you play at first. Then make the measurements and adjustments. Recheck tune after adjustment. The purpose of the truss rod it to help the neck resist bending/bowing from the tension of the strings. An electronic tuner is best for this.
Also if the truss rod nut is difficult to turn, try putting a TINY drop of penetrant oil, such as Break Free, on the nut/rod threads. Most nuts are hollow all the way through so this can be done without taking it all apart.
Cool Video,
Nice Solar 🤘
Trying to achieve low action on my home built Super Squier. I have a custom neck from Warmoth and have had to file down the 21st fret...
Thanks for these tech tips, it's been great piecing my own Axe together...
Thanks for this! I need to adjust my Kramer Beretta neck and was nervous until I saw this
I was just setting up my Kramer lol . These Kramers go lowwww
Thanks to tell us in a very easy way.
Very simple explanation.. Wish I could play like Kris.... :-)
4:13
Im a bass player, I like my neck to have a very ever so slightly up bow. From E to G around 2.0-2.4/5 mil. And From A to D around 2.5/6 mil. I love a low action. Im a huge slap player and love having the strings nice and low so that ghost notes and poped/slapped notes are nice and easy to play.
Man I didn't know he could freaking shred .good job. Wonder if he has any lesson videos
Bought a knock off hollowbody in Nassau for vacation playing. It was in much need of lots of stuff... Including the bowed neck
If you have a lot of travel to make up... Do it over a few hours. Let the neck wood adjust to the New torque and then do another turn in 6 hours.. you'll get there if you don't force it (so my wife says).
Great advice.Thank you.I leave at least a day for the neck to settle.
Yes! Very good advice! Wood needs time to adjust and stabilise. Cheers //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Plus... You are a terrific player !
Another thanks for helping the DIY's these videos are invaluable. Good karma to you..
Very good and to the point. Thank you 😉
Very good, nailed it.
Thank you for the video. Wish me luck with my first spin of the rod 😅
yikes man! Thank you for making a "mere mortal how to" video! I set up my truss rod and it plays like day and night from before....a little ringing in some frets but 95% sound clear! Mexican Strat
That's awesome to hear man, enjoy that strat! //Kris
I really appreciate it this Chris and especially the links thanks again bro
Hey man, that's awesome! Thanks for watching the videos! //Kris
Nice...And Simple...Thanks
Thanks Kris!
Thanks, your video saved me lot of aggravation. That was my own very first Floyd Rose set up. Cheers.
So cool man, glad to hear that! :)
//Kris
That's very useful, thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching! //Kris
Wonder if you are going the 😊wrong clockwise? Use a tuner, do a 1/⁴ turn and see if it goes sharp or flat. Flat is loosening, sharp is tightening.
Nice work thanks!
I set the neck so it's completely flat when it's tuned, and then adjust string action based on that.
I would not set a neck completely straight, unless you have a very delicate picking hand!
@@Purplino true. Some people hit the strings hard and really dig in. I myself like a light touch . It’s all what you prefer 👍
thanks alot for such brilliant tutorials. Would you please tell me what's that mind boggling 5 second riff at 4:00 to 4:05?
At last someone knowledgeable who isn't cocky American!
I don't mind the Yankee's attitude. I just can't stand the freedom units. So, I'm with you in this.
For Martin acoustics, 5 mm long reach Allen Key
This is what a tutorial video should look.
Thankyou Kris ,
Nice tutorial !
Thanks Richard! //Kirs
Thanks it was really helpful
Great video!
found some graphic that had instructions unclear and was doing it wrong. ty for the video
THANK YOU!
So everything is reverse for adjustments at the heel?
I prefer a bit higher action but not to high.
I am not a shredder but more of a blues rock player and I hate it when the strings "sizzle".
I want them to have max sustain.
I have one guitar where I would have to remove the neck to access the truss rod.
Luckily the action there ist perfect so I dont need to change it.
I hate that kind of construction but I love the guitar. Its an old Aria Legend Strat from the early 90s and it has a beautiful quarter sawn maple neck.
Thanks for the lesson. My guitar has a spoke wheel truss rod, does the same rule of (righty tighty lefty loosy) work with the spoke wheel or its the opposite way,, if you can please help me
yaaay 🚀
Hi, Kris. I love your videos. Straight to the point, very easy to comprehend... It`s my first time when I try to set up my guitar, but I have a problem: I have a problem with the fret buzzing in the middle and higher register... What can be the problem? My guitar is a Music Man Sterling - Indonesia.
Thank you!!!!
Catalin.
People can’t barely play my guitar without any buzz. I set them at 1mm on each side with a 20 radius neck . Depending of your right hand , it’s possible to go super low without any buzz . I had to go this way due to wrist and forearms chronic pain . As long as there is solution to keep playing the action is just a matter of personal taste !
Indeed! Glad to hear that you've found a setup that works that well for you. It's all very personal, that's why important to know how to adjust everything. It can mean the world to the player. Cheers //Kris
Nice Video! Looking Forward the next episodes.
Little Question: is the giveaway from Nicks guitar already endet?
S1 L3 Thanks, new episodes coming up every week. :)
Nope, the Nick Johnston giveaway is still running. Not for long though. Haha! I think it ends tomorrow but I’m not 100% sure. Let me check that tomorrow at work. Haha
//cheers, Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Ok, thanks!🤘
Thanks!
Gotta love this dude👍
Thunder Oz Gotta love the Oz! Don’t forget: follow the yellow brick road. 🤘😁🤘
//cheers buddy, Kris
Hello, and great video. What is the first riff you played?
That first riff on your "test ride" is badass. Is that from a song or just freestyle? Id like to play it
Hello. I adjusted the truss rod and the neck is flat. After 2 days I noticed an up-bow. I adjusted it again. After 1 or 2 days the same occurred. I repeated this process many times and it seems the truss rod does not maintain the neck flat. The marked the truss rod nut to see if it was moving, but no, it did not move. It is a single action truss rod. Have you experienced that? Thank you in advance.
Thank you very much for the tips !
Wich guitar model is this please ?
Nice solar guitar!!!!
Hello Kris,
thank you so much for making these videos. It gives me the chance to try and setup my guitars at home vs having to take it into a guitar shop and get it back a month later. For adjusting the truss rod and action, if I prefer low action, do I need to tighten the truss rod before changing the action? I've been playing guitar for 2 years and always felt the action was too high on my new Schecter Syn Standard.
Glad to hear that! If you want a low action try to straighten the truss rod to a point where it's almost dead straight. Not quite, but almost. Then adjust the bridge to get the right action. Expect a little buzz though, that's almost always the case when having a low action. Cheers //Kris
Could you do a video on action height? I’m curious to see what you recommend.
Hey Kevin, this is the first part of setting up a guitar. The other two parts are coming up next. ;) We will talk about action too of course.
//cheers, Kris
In another video someone said to not do it when the guitar is laying down and supported under the neck because it increases relief and gives a false reading.
so it changes right away when you tighten or loosen the thrust ?? i thought it takes time
I tuned from standard to e flat and kept the 9-42s. Leveled also the floyd rose of my guitar.Do I still need to change the truss rod?
Hello Chris. What is the Name of the tuner on the Board in your Background? I like it.
If possible please provide also a link.
TY Brother!!! 😎✌️🌞🌴🌊
Always! :) Cheers //Kris
Thanks
I just bought a brass abm bridge I’m have a problem switching the saddle how do I get the clip off do you already have a video pls respond
I like to riff but i hate fret buzz so i have a high of the 12th fret of 2,70. I am satisfied, before a guitar technican made a very straight very flat setting but in the first frets this buzz drives me crazy so here we go
Thanx for the tips! I have a problem, and can't find the cause: I have a fret buzz from 8 to 14, but only on the high E string... I'm using Ernie Ball, gauge 10-46. Can you please give me some tips?
Thank you!
kris…i have a sterling jp60 and i see that the strings are too high from the fret. i can loosen the truss rod but can not tighten it. i do not want to force it. should i release tension on the strings to see whether i can then tighten it and then re-tune?
your videos are beyond excellent.
keep up the awesome job.
This is the exact guitar I have. Only problem I have right now is fretted notes on the g are buzzing I think and sound awful
if i tighten the truss rod, will this help with buzzing on the guitar? it seems that my 7 string guitar has a buzzing on my high e string.
Thanks for the tips on this video!!
Good morning. I have a minor fret buzz on the G string on my Fender. Can adjusting the truss rod help here? It's only the one string. Thanks.
I love my instruments... but setting up the perfect string height is for me like having to take your dog out for a walk while it's pouring with rain... :D
ThrashingBasskill i dont understand that analogy. What does the dog do in the rain? Or is the rain the guitar??? 🤷♂️🤔
@@Broxine I think he means it’s just a pain in the ass or he doesn’t like doing it
Luke Mcfillen i got it 🤣 maybe i was drunk then 🤷♂️