My Telecaster is freakin' awesome thanks to the "Fun Stuff" I learned from you Dave! All my guitars play great thanks to you Sir. Peace from Southwest Michigan. 💀👍🎸🧠
14:12 Thank you Dave for saying what we ALL were thinking! I REALLY hate how at every update, everything just goes to absolute shit and the floodgates open to the millions of asshats that spam the hell out of you! Seriously, if the thing works, DONT FUCK WITH IT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!!! Thanks Dave.
Can't join the Facebook group if I decided a good 7 years ago **** Facebook (and any other apps they own like Instagram, Whatsapp etc etc) But still enjoy your vids Dave! Thanks!
What you’re seeing here is companies not using properly seasoned wood...they are slapping these things together and throwing them out the door and people wonder why they got fret sprout!!
Yo Dave! I’m a big fan… I find your knowledge and sense of humor entertaining. All that aside, I enjoy repairing and setups. I had a moment when I realized how to really intonate an old 3 saddle Tele. When one might intonate bone saddle acoustic, do the same with compensated saddles by setting one and have the other sharp. Using the appropriate file, file the string slot back to pitch with a good tuner. It works….try it. Thanks Clark PS. I work as a Teamster in SF on movies too. My Certano bender just arrived……
I just bought a brand new affinity tele that looks exactly like this one. But the new ones have a wider nut now, split shaft tuners, a belly contour and string through bodies. yesterday I took it to my guy who installed fender tex mex pickups and upgraded everything under the control plate including the S1 switching system. He also gave it a complete davelike setup and it plays and sounds freaking great now!
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff hopefully that won't be an issue, it's a 2021 so maybe it's as dried out by now as it's gonna get but we'll see. If I get some fret sprout it's an easy fix
I always have a chuckle listening to people work in imperial measurements. “We are going to use 4/64s…” lol, couldn’t make up a more ridiculous measurement system if you tried.
I have the same chuckle when people think it's more precise..1/64 = .369 mm you dumbies call it .4 mm multiply by 4 and tell me how far off in mm you are from the spec..AND GO !!
Hahaha the peperoni pizza comment got me. Incidentally, I would watch a whole vid of Dave doing fret end work. Yes, the Joe Walsh setup vids are great.
What you say about the truss rod's purpose makes a lot of sense to me, I've seen some guitars with a neck so banana-ed that it seems like some people think the truss rod is there for coarse adjustment of the action, I also met one person who thinks that the saddles are supposed to be set so they are at funny angles to the bridge, and not parallel like they're supposed to be, makes you wonder, eh?
It's smart to have a cheap set of Amazon fret dressing files for the infinity squires and Harley bentons. Save your stew mac tools for the good stuff. Also they are good as throw aways tools when doing stainless steel fretwork. You can upcharge the cost of the files to the customer usually.
I'm a sucker for an inexpensive guitar. The JET JT‐300 is a teleclone for less than an affinity. The reason I got it was because of its roasted maple neck and I am curious to see a year from Christmas whether the frets sprout.
0.012" ~= 0.3mm, a standard metric feeler gauge size. The 0.3mm gauge is what I use when assessing relief. The available "splits' are similar in metric and Imperial.
Thermal expansion may explain intonation flux even as the back saddle fasteners and tuners don't move. Expansion/contraction, as a structural engineer, we deal with these issues all the time with concrete, steel and masonry.
Maybe it was stored near a radiator or a heater or a vent. Or maybe stored near an outside wall. Remember people sometimes it pays to humidify your home. 50% would be good.
Seems I have collected a lot of files over the past two years I have been learning luthier skills. I do not call myself a luthier, but rather a guy that works on guitars and I am sure I will continue to collect files. I use them all so far.
I store my guitars at 50 percent humidity. I never have issue with changes in the neck, intonation, etc. If you live in an environment that the humidity goes up and down, you will see changes like this. It took me a long time to figure this out. The manufacturers are taking short cuts and are not adequately drying the woods for these cheap guitars so they will continue to dry and you get fret sprouting. Storing at 50 percent humidity helps keep the guitar stable.
Also which I have a problem with if you press too hard on the strings they will go Sharp. Especially with bigger frets. I hear it in all the videos on TH-cam especially on open chords.
Truss rod adjustments are easy. Doesn't make a guitar suck because it needs to be adjusted. I adjust my truss rods several times a year. My area has months of 10% humidity, then over night it can get up to 90% or more. If you're not adjusting your truss rods, all your guitars are going to play like crap
The first thing that comes up in google searching your exact question: The difference between acoustic and electric guitar strings is in their materials, string gauge size and number of string windings. Acoustic guitar strings are made of brass and bronze, while electric guitar strings are made of steel and nickel. They are also thicker and have more string wounds.
Well a Tele is what it is and with the expert dave setup it's the best it can be. Bottom line a USA Tele isn't much better but they are what they are. Great video dave. Necks change on every guitar some over time. In Canada with extreme temp changes I'm sure the some becomes more. Thanks dave
As an acoustic guitar player,I could never get on with electric guitar string gauges. I just used to press down on them with the same force I use for my acoustic 12 gauge strings which would pull them sharp 'cause they're what I refer to as wimp strings.I just can't understand how electric guitarists like say Brian May can switch from electric to acoustic with aplomb and still produce great sounds.....................................
I'm confused or maybe Dave is...cause this isn't the same Telecaster from the first "My Telecaster sucks video BUT WHY video!!"? cause that Tele clearly had a Fender neck on her with gloss and not a Squier.
Just started watching this video, and maybe it's me, but I happen to own one of these. My eye tells me this Telecaster has the same "satin" finished neck that I have. I hate the neck on mine. Not putting a decent finish on it is not only fugly, but it causes the neck to take forever to settle in. The owner better get used to having to use the truss rod... summer and winter. If I had the extra dough I would buy myself a nice tinted/vintage Fender neck, and if the backside is too glossy I'd put some steel wool to it. At least I'd have a neck that's "sealed" and somewhat protected from the elements. Just sayin'.
Ok....so some guy buys a Fender Squire rig and has to send it to Dave twice. That person can do one of two things, buy a better guitar or learn how to fix it yourself. Holy crap.
A tuner tells the truth , however no guitar tunes perfectly acroos the board. Technique can definately affect intonation and pitch. Dry air and low humidity in winter climates cause fret sprout
I hate to mention it Dave but it is a "Squire". Not the best made Fender in the catalog. Inexpensive and not greatly built. You can find a good one now and then. Cheers!!!!!
I don't know what it is, everybody that plays guitar want to just be a rockstar and have somebody else fix their guitar? or are they that stupid? how can you own a guitar be able to play it real well and not be able to adjust the intonation on it or the truss rod or the action? doesn't make sense. I sence a bit of laziness. I mean we're talking about people here that have really good dexterity with their fingers know every note on the fretboard can play really cool licks but don't know how to adjust a guitar. really? I'm a drummer and I learn to set up my own kit and tune my own skins replace my skins, I didn't have anybody do it for me. And now I'm only still learning how to play guitar, but I already know how to completely set it up and do repairs.
I live in a city of 3 million people.some live in small boxes in a high rise building and have NO TOOLS or room for TOOLS..they just enjoy playing guitar.. That's why
Although you make good sense Dorf, it seems to me most players never learn how to do setups themselves. Plus it puts a couple of bucks in your pocket the average player will gladly spend.
@@kerrynance1777 yep that's cool because I'm really good at setting up and I enjoy doing it and I like helping people it just it's one of the first things I decided to teach myself along with learning to play guitar. but I understand some people just don't have that incentive or the skills everybody's got their own thing😀
Still, by a mile, the best, cynic, guitar repairman on TH-cam.
My Telecaster is freakin' awesome thanks to the "Fun Stuff" I learned from you Dave! All my guitars play great thanks to you Sir.
Peace from Southwest Michigan.
💀👍🎸🧠
My dad was from Michigans upper peninsula and sounded exactly like Dave when he got “pissed ahf “LOL!
'it's a pepperoni pizza' lol 😆
Can't believe I never thought about the string being the straightedge when looking down neck - Thanks Dave
Duh!
I didn’t know that either, super helpful!
Great rant, at the end f this video; I couldn’t agree more!
14:12 Thank you Dave for saying what we ALL were thinking!
I REALLY hate how at every update, everything just goes to absolute shit and the floodgates open to the millions of asshats that spam the hell out of you!
Seriously, if the thing works, DONT FUCK WITH IT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!!!
Thanks Dave.
The pepperoni pizza analogy was brilliant Dave!! 😊👍
The bloke who keeps messing with your stuff is called Dave, he's probably messing at night after a few beers 🤣
Right now I’m thinking about how many more tools I need to maintain my guitar collection. Thanks Dave. 🙂
Intonation didn’t change , neck changed. Thanks for that !
affinity means not from here...beautiful...hahaha! Great vid.
I ALWAYS learn something new watching Dave. ✌️
Enjoying your informative videos, Dave. I especially like the Pepperoni Rant. 😂👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video, Cheers Dave!
Can't join the Facebook group if I decided a good 7 years ago **** Facebook (and any other apps they own like Instagram, Whatsapp etc etc) But still enjoy your vids Dave! Thanks!
Ha,I just ate a handful of pepperoni!!😆🤖
If you don't have a humidifier in your house, you'll have to adjust your truss rod in November, and then again in April.
Just remember to set it when you turn back the clocks. 🕑
What you’re seeing here is companies not using properly seasoned wood...they are slapping these things together and throwing them out the door and people wonder why they got fret sprout!!
Yo Dave!
I’m a big fan… I find your knowledge and sense of humor entertaining. All that aside, I enjoy repairing and setups. I had a moment when I realized how to really intonate an old 3 saddle Tele. When one might intonate bone saddle acoustic, do the same with compensated saddles by setting one and have the other sharp.
Using the appropriate file, file the string slot back to pitch with a good tuner. It works….try it. Thanks Clark
PS. I work as a Teamster in SF on movies too. My Certano bender just arrived……
I’ve got a Squier Tele that’s been drying out for 10 years. Frets always have sprout after winter.
You're funny mister, love watching you work! Cheers!
Thank you! Cheers!
Dave you rock
I love it when you talk Imperial Dave.
I wish they made software the way they made refrigerators. Continues working without changing.
So your refrigerator is running?
@@timhouston1638 Glad he didn't bite on that old one!
Awesome Dave!
Thank you
Someone and their guitar lives in a warm dry house, and needs to understand the operation of the truss rod
I just bought a brand new affinity tele that looks exactly like this one. But the new ones have a wider nut now, split shaft tuners, a belly contour and string through bodies. yesterday I took it to my guy who installed fender tex mex pickups and upgraded everything under the control plate including the S1 switching system. He also gave it a complete davelike setup and it plays and sounds freaking great now!
until the green wood dries out
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff hopefully that won't be an issue, it's a 2021 so maybe it's as dried out by now as it's gonna get but we'll see. If I get some fret sprout it's an easy fix
I always have a chuckle listening to people work in imperial measurements. “We are going to use 4/64s…” lol, couldn’t make up a more ridiculous measurement system if you tried.
measure 3.175 mm and get back to me or .625 mm..what ruler do you use? please explain or STFU
I have the same chuckle when people think it's more precise..1/64 = .369 mm you dumbies call it .4 mm multiply by 4 and tell me how far off in mm you are from the spec..AND GO !!
Hahaha the peperoni pizza comment got me. Incidentally, I would watch a whole vid of Dave doing fret end work.
Yes, the Joe Walsh setup vids are great.
I think I downloaded them some time ago. Joe is a hoot. His spot at Darryl's House is classic.
A Fender shaped object...
What you say about the truss rod's purpose makes a lot of sense to me, I've seen some guitars with a neck so banana-ed that it seems like some people think the truss rod is there for coarse adjustment of the action, I also met one person who thinks that the saddles are supposed to be set so they are at funny angles to the bridge, and not parallel like they're supposed to be, makes you wonder, eh?
It's smart to have a cheap set of Amazon fret dressing files for the infinity squires and Harley bentons. Save your stew mac tools for the good stuff. Also they are good as throw aways tools when doing stainless steel fretwork. You can upcharge the cost of the files to the customer usually.
I'm a sucker for an inexpensive guitar. The JET JT‐300 is a teleclone for less than an affinity. The reason I got it was because of its roasted maple neck and I am curious to see a year from Christmas whether the frets sprout.
I use the shadow of the string to determine how much bow... probably wrong lol
0.012" ~= 0.3mm, a standard metric feeler gauge size. The 0.3mm gauge is what I use when assessing relief. The available "splits' are similar in metric and Imperial.
Go imperial The hell with metric.
Thermal expansion may explain intonation flux even as the back saddle fasteners and tuners don't move. Expansion/contraction, as a structural engineer, we deal with these issues all the time with concrete, steel and masonry.
Guys that can’t work on their own guitars are like guys that can’t fix a car, their girls
I have a strat and a telly.. that has 22 frets is it the same procedure for measuring neck relief?
Yes
Maybe it was stored near a radiator or a heater or a vent. Or maybe stored near an outside wall. Remember people sometimes it pays to humidify your home. 50% would be good.
Hey Dave, not hearing the good old mechanical strobo tuner. Still using it? or have you settled with the new one?
Definitely my favorite guitar tech 👍
Rock on!
Seems I have collected a lot of files over the past two years I have been learning luthier skills. I do not call myself a luthier, but rather a guy that works on guitars and I am sure I will continue to collect files. I use them all so far.
I store my guitars at 50 percent humidity. I never have issue with changes in the neck, intonation, etc. If you live in an environment that the humidity goes up and down, you will see changes like this. It took me a long time to figure this out. The manufacturers are taking short cuts and are not adequately drying the woods for these cheap guitars so they will continue to dry and you get fret sprouting. Storing at 50 percent humidity helps keep the guitar stable.
I just bought a player tele and had to buy a g string tree because it was buzzing and zinging due to a poor break angle
Great video.
Fret sprouts - just a few frets. Are you saying that the neck does not shrink uniformly? I never realized that could happen.
wood is kinda funny that way..ever watch a tree with NO LEAVES bend in the wind?
Great video Dave I love your take on the Joe Walsh setup classic
Also which I have a problem with if you press too hard on the strings they will go Sharp. Especially with bigger frets. I hear it in all the videos on TH-cam especially on open chords.
Truss rod adjustments are easy. Doesn't make a guitar suck because it needs to be adjusted. I adjust my truss rods several times a year. My area has months of 10% humidity, then over night it can get up to 90% or more. If you're not adjusting your truss rods, all your guitars are going to play like crap
My sentiments exactly. Stop screwing with the software.
Off topic question, but what is the real difference between acoustic and electric guitar strings?
The first thing that comes up in google searching your exact question: The difference between acoustic and electric guitar strings is in their materials, string gauge size and number of string windings. Acoustic guitar strings are made of brass and bronze, while electric guitar strings are made of steel and nickel. They are also thicker and have more string wounds.
Well a Tele is what it is and with the expert dave setup it's the best it can be. Bottom line a USA Tele isn't much better but they are what they are. Great video dave. Necks change on every guitar some over time. In Canada with extreme temp changes I'm sure the some becomes more. Thanks dave
As an acoustic guitar player,I could never get on with electric guitar string gauges. I just used to press down on them with the same force I use for my acoustic 12 gauge strings which would pull them sharp 'cause they're what I refer to as wimp strings.I just can't understand how electric guitarists like say Brian May can switch from electric to acoustic with aplomb and still produce great sounds.....................................
old man yells at cloud!
icloud
I'm confused or maybe Dave is...cause this isn't the same Telecaster from the first "My Telecaster sucks video BUT WHY video!!"? cause that Tele clearly had a Fender neck on her with gloss and not a Squier.
2 guitars both suked
Dave, where in Mexico do you go?
Just started watching this video, and maybe it's me, but I happen to own one of these. My eye tells me this Telecaster has the same "satin" finished neck that I have. I hate the neck on mine. Not putting a decent finish on it is not only fugly, but it causes the neck to take forever to settle in. The owner better get used to having to use the truss rod... summer and winter. If I had the extra dough I would buy myself a nice tinted/vintage Fender neck, and if the backside is too glossy I'd put some steel wool to it. At least I'd have a neck that's "sealed" and somewhat protected from the elements. Just sayin'.
The rest of the world: All Canadians are polite
Dave: Fuck this piece of shit Strat
🤣
Where about is Dave from in Canada?
Anyone know?
I live in Toronto
For what it's worth: I found out that older or cheap strings can also actually mess up the intonation of a guitar.
WOW..who knew..why pro's change every gig
He may be a crank, but he is occasionally right and sometimes there is food. What more could you want?
occasionally someone has an intelligent comment
Maybe the gremlins that mess with your tools are the same ones that change people's intonation.
Repeat business keep the business going. 👌
God damn I have the same guitar (well one just like it) on my bench right now... nothing is right on it, and the fret ends are all sticking out.
I have many of the files you show.
Hi Dave, my dad ate a frog on the side of you're hoose a few weeks ago, wonder what that was aboot
ask yer Dad
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff I did, he says your voice sounds like Garfield....he's like in his 70s
Ok....so some guy buys a Fender Squire rig and has to send it to Dave twice. That person can do one of two things, buy a better guitar or learn how to fix it yourself. Holy crap.
Maybe he gave the guitar a bath
A tuner tells the truth , however no guitar tunes perfectly acroos the board.
Technique can definately affect intonation and pitch.
Dry air and low humidity in winter climates cause fret sprout
green wood causes fret sprout..just sayin'
fret guru maybe?
ohhh look its the same lol
You're da best
🍺✌
Mmmmmm pizza.....
Yes ppl find out how shitty ur gtr really is lol 😆 😂
I hate to mention it Dave but it is a "Squire". Not the best made Fender in the catalog. Inexpensive and not greatly built. You can find a good one now and then. Cheers!!!!!
I also hate to mention this, Leif, but it is a "Squier".
Everyone HUMIDIFY your guitars yes even electric ones. if you maintain humidity this won't happen to your poor neck.
It's okay though you can all bring your guitars to me and i'll adjust them and fix them for you no problem. I need the money.
What's the amp Dave uses on the workbench? I'd love to get one myself
1983 NANYO from japan..good luck
I can't believe I never thought of twirling the fork while eating spaghetti... Thanks Dave!
Happy to help!
Yer losing it
telecaster. the perfect guitar
Has the Facebook group gone Dave?
Facebook Group HERE
facebook.com/groups/709188682862895
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff I must be banned lol not working for me....oops and I didn't even do anything lol
Like deployed 👍
Oh ..look it's the same. Too much David. Peace
I don't know what it is, everybody that plays guitar want to just be a rockstar and have somebody else fix their guitar? or are they that stupid? how can you own a guitar be able to play it real well and not be able to adjust the intonation on it or the truss rod or the action? doesn't make sense. I sence a bit of laziness. I mean we're talking about people here that have really good dexterity with their fingers know every note on the fretboard can play really cool licks but don't know how to adjust a guitar. really? I'm a drummer and I learn to set up my own kit and tune my own skins replace my skins, I didn't have anybody do it for me. And now I'm only still learning how to play guitar, but I already know how to completely set it up and do repairs.
I live in a city of 3 million people.some live in small boxes in a high rise building and have NO TOOLS or room for TOOLS..they just enjoy playing guitar.. That's why
Although you make good sense Dorf, it seems to me most players never learn how to do setups themselves. Plus it puts a couple of bucks in your pocket the average player will gladly spend.
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff you're right Dave I get it. Mo Money Mo Money Mo Money😀
@@kerrynance1777 yep that's cool because I'm really good at setting up and I enjoy doing it and I like helping people it just it's one of the first things I decided to teach myself along with learning to play guitar. but I understand some people just don't have that incentive or the skills everybody's got their own thing😀
@@kerrynance1777 well actually Dave taught me LOL. I love watching Dave I learned so much from him thank you Dave and God bless you
…”changing $#@$ that doesn’t need to be changed.” I agree!!! Totally when it comes to software. Thanks! 😎✌️🌞🎻🎸🪕