Did Pete Ruin His Martin Guitar?!

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  • @Hel0jen
    @Hel0jen ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Pete Ruins ______ would be a series i'd watch

    • @jmaripen
      @jmaripen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! 😅

    • @KidDozzi
      @KidDozzi ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Danish Pete: Ruins Everything!" ?

    • @acdclexu6296
      @acdclexu6296 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      definetly petes aging shop would also be a funny video😂

    • @davedavem
      @davedavem ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! "If it ain't broke... Give it to Pete!"

    • @fatsuperfly
      @fatsuperfly ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha! Seriously. Jk Pete, I’d do the same honestly. Love my guitars, but curiosity always gets me. But when I get scared, I always think “Eddie Van Halen probably would too” lmao probably… 😂

  • @karl-wilhelmschreitz8549
    @karl-wilhelmschreitz8549 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I am relieved, did similiar works to my acoustics twice and was ashamed that I was concerned and nervous through the process. Great to see these 2 Pros are stressed too. Thanks for that experience.

  • @davedavem
    @davedavem ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hahahaaa! I love that Pete was so nervous he didn't even pick up on, "just offer it up to the hole and see if it goes in."
    Brilliant!

  • @ScreenDoorSlams
    @ScreenDoorSlams ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The farmhouse scene in Inglorious Basterds, the dentist scene in Marathon Man, and Pete and Ben installing a pickup on a D-18. The most tense, stress inducing moments ever put on screen.

  • @I.M.Guitar-Nerd
    @I.M.Guitar-Nerd ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Any job done with leftover parts is a job well done!
    Congrats!
    P.S. I know this wasn't an Acoustic Paradisio but it's nice seeing Ben with someone to interact with. Hint, hint. 😉

  • @PC85X
    @PC85X ปีที่แล้ว +13

    More of this type of content! Plus awesome to hear Ben on the acoustic again. Guy is a savage on the wooden box

  • @dustinthiessen
    @dustinthiessen ปีที่แล้ว +5

    as a FOH engineer, I'm a big fan of the Anthem system. They always end up sounding really good in FOH. K&K Pure Mini also are among my preferred pickup systems 👌🏼

  • @karl-wilhelmschreitz8549
    @karl-wilhelmschreitz8549 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Welcome back Ben, its been a too long time. Please more acoustic playing of you, shootouts and presentations.

  • @tom5216
    @tom5216 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought a Taylor 410 20 years ago and it had no pickup. I fitted a Fishman Earthwood pickup that involved drilling out the strap button, fitting a battery holder through the soundhole and modifying the saddle. It took me a while but it still works perfectly and didn’t alter the acoustics or action of the guitar at all. At the time it was the first really expensive guitar I’d owned and I was really nervous doing it. I took my time and worked slowly and it was worth the effort. The main thing is to get the bottom of the saddle completely flat when you remove material. Apparently if you don’t get it completely flat then it’s better to have it slightly proud at the outer extremities. If it’s proud in the centre it can rock. It takes a bit of skill and patience or you can screw it up royally.

  • @windmillcancersurvivor2568
    @windmillcancersurvivor2568 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always better when you do it yourself and these boys know what they're doing. I was leaning Anthem when I got my D18 but walked out with the K&K upon their recommendation. They both sound amazing.

  • @RyvenProductions
    @RyvenProductions ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I could listen to Ben play acoustic all day.

  • @axilleas
    @axilleas ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tip for next time: before you remove the saddle take a pencil and mark the line where it emerges from the slot. This way you have a reference point for sanding it later. Also, ideally, with that sort of pickup you drill a blind hole on the other side of the slot where you "bury" the end of the pickup to make sure you only have the active part of it underneath the saddle.
    P.S.: For the endpin jack ream the hole already there to size and make it uniform with the appropriate size drill bit (usually 12.5mm). Use tape and a steady hand but don't be afraid, it self centres in the hole.

  • @nigel_wadsworth
    @nigel_wadsworth ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Seriously, one of the best videos you've ever done. Watching Ben & Pete together was awesome. More please!!
    And how good was the playing and sound at the end?

  • @karlburkes6399
    @karlburkes6399 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did this install to my new D28, strap hole drilled out with very sharp reamer designed for the job. All worked a great, sounds perfect. The right tools
    And confidence is the key. We’ll
    Done guys 👍

  • @donald-parker
    @donald-parker ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've modified acoustic saddles many times (for action, intonation, etc). I learned a long time ago that, for the price of a new saddle, the peace of mind is well worth the cost. Mod the new saddle to achieve your goal. If you mess up you still have the original.

  • @vansongs
    @vansongs ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well done, men. Great outro Ben.

  • @stoneysdead689
    @stoneysdead689 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you use a tapered hand reamer, you won't be so nervous. They sell them at Stew Mac or any other luthier supply place. They get gradually larger so the deeper you go, the larger the hole gets- which may sound odd, but it works really, really well. I would assume that's what that guide hole was for- to guide a reamer. The way they work, if you have a little guide hole like this- they stay centered without any effort from you, it's just how they work- you really can't get off center with one. Which makes them perfect for enlarging smaller holes- I use them primarily for installing new tuning keys that require a larger hole than what's already in the head stock. If it's a thicker piece of wood, like a head stock- you have to come in from one side, then flip it and come in from the other. Otherwise, you'll have a tapered hole. But if it's thin, like the face or back of the guitar- you can just come in from one side- it's still tapered but generally speaking that doesn't matter- the wood is so thin that the taper is tiny.

  • @IanDeQuadros
    @IanDeQuadros ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nope, no way, not a chance in hell would I give that a go on my acoustic! A longer demo of what the end result sounds like would be great but fair play to you both for getting it done!

  • @seanylewl
    @seanylewl ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Maton AP5mic is the only pickup system I've heard that truly retains the character of the guitar. I've never heard a Martin that I like the sound of plugged in - would love to hear what one sounds like with an AP5 in it.

    • @GordonPavilion
      @GordonPavilion ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree.

    • @billyellow4849
      @billyellow4849 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Was blown away when I heard a Maton amplified.

  • @janbrenner9488
    @janbrenner9488 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20:38: Ben looks like veterinarian James Herriot is examining a cow, so great!

  • @wiltshiredoug9959
    @wiltshiredoug9959 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very timely. Just what I am considering for my D35.

  • @DefenderTIM
    @DefenderTIM ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My acoustic has a stock onboard system, but this did remind me to recharge my humidifier. 👍

  • @Anthony-qh1xv
    @Anthony-qh1xv 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That D18 is SO beautiful! it is subtle, but just so good looking. I played a D16 special, and a D18, and the 16 was set up better, and I liked the rosewood more, so I bought that one, but I know a good D18 would just be great!

  • @BrianWMay
    @BrianWMay 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I''m SO glad I don't use pick-ups. Since I only play with myself (!!!), fortunately I don't require amplification.
    Brave chaps !!

  • @mark.guitar
    @mark.guitar ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so good to see Pete and Ben going through the same emotions as just about every student I have taught. On first contact between a guitar and a pointy thing sprinkles of nervous laughter are a given. The looks of triumph are a welcome stage as the success of the job becomes clear ( or not...). Time to get Gavin on camera or simply repeat the nervous energy of these two?..

  • @jasoncasey-eggleton4327
    @jasoncasey-eggleton4327 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    that is some incredible acoustic playing

  • @musicsoundgear
    @musicsoundgear ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A+++ Video. A video from Andertons always makes the day better!

  • @peterjones4621
    @peterjones4621 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was fun and nerve racking, the title had me scared. Lots of fun watching you goof balls. Great video!! 🤣🤣

  • @rmp5s
    @rmp5s ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The absolute joy on Pete's face as each step gets done...hahaha

  • @likeakite
    @likeakite ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good to see Ben back, one hell of a guitar player

  • @croggers1
    @croggers1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did the same thing to a Taylor I bought from Anderson’s. Wasn’t too happy with the es-2 pickup so I installed an anthem by myself (too impatient to wait). Was pretty easy to do and sounds much better.

  • @SeanDS1989
    @SeanDS1989 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wasn't expecting such a tense an exciting video from Andertons today lol congrats guys, it sounds great!
    24:54

  • @thethingthatshouldnotbe3035
    @thethingthatshouldnotbe3035 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Lakewood came with the anthem, really nice system! Played a musical with that and it worked great!

  • @brianlonjak9424
    @brianlonjak9424 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome vid gents! had a blast following along!

  • @RonBaker456
    @RonBaker456 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😲I got an Ambertone D41 last year and will never install a pickup. It would be like installing a clown nose on the Mona Lisa IMO. I'd never do anything to affect that tone and no matter what people think you can't put objects into a speaker without it affecting the tone. I have a Cloudvocal wireless mic I use in the sound hole blended with a Sennheiser E906 mic. Gets compliments live every time I play live. The folks in the Martin factory are absolute artists.

  • @GuessMyNameOnceMore
    @GuessMyNameOnceMore ปีที่แล้ว

    "Hows that" - "Feels Good"..."can you feel that?" .... glad I'm having pictures to that sound :)

  • @duanegreaves2232
    @duanegreaves2232 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did this some years back. I crapped it all the way through but I managed it and made less of a meal out of it. Fitting the piezo was the hardest part. Especially if you have big hands like myself.

  • @Aint1S
    @Aint1S ปีที่แล้ว

    That was fun! It's amusing to watch someone try to avoid butchering their favorite acoustic... Acoustics are unique beasts with no two ever being the same and the only instrument where price/brand doesn't always factor for anything more than a better starting chance of a masterfully assembled instrument. When you mess them up, you feel it!

  • @Run_Deep
    @Run_Deep ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job guys for your first installation nice and neat inside that real important for any trouble shooting if something should ever fall later. I must say I have never had and LA Bags or the Infinity Matrx by Fishman go bad.

  • @jeremystephen5764
    @jeremystephen5764 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always wished LR Baggs would buy K&K or vice versa. Both companies have a mix system but both have compromises. The baggs mic and mix preamp is so much better than the k&k - but the pure contact knocks any piezo out the park. Combine both and then….

  • @jsantos1104
    @jsantos1104 ปีที่แล้ว

    I literally could not watch you do this, so I tuned out. Good luck!

  • @paulhendershott667
    @paulhendershott667 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a fun video guys!! Still not a fan of the piezo sound, but if you're a professional musician and need to be heard on stage, sometimes you have to plug in. I put the Fishman Presys Plus in my 000-15M and regret it now. My new custom shop Martin build coming up (thank you Down Home Guitars!) will forgo the pickup system. I realized I only plugged in 3 times in 2 1/2 years. I love the tone of the guitar, but find myself not wanting to look down and see the pickup control box especially every time I look down. I think this pickup is much nicer in that it's hidden from view most of the time, but the Presys seems like it can generate more natural tones...

  • @egg43002
    @egg43002 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounded great at the end with Ben playing. Nice one.

  • @rabonour
    @rabonour ปีที่แล้ว

    Always a pleasure to hear Ben play!

  • @michaelbolshazy3532
    @michaelbolshazy3532 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think many guitarists, if honest, would also be doing this as a first. I've played for years and have yet to restring a guitar start to finish. I have been blessed to have good people around me that are very skilled and I trust them. Good Job Pete. Ben, Pete said, "I just bumped my case into my Tele and I DON"T EVEN CARE!
    I need a relicd guitar so I dont have to be so bump dent ding scared!!!

  • @user-rs8sp7wh6b
    @user-rs8sp7wh6b ปีที่แล้ว

    19:51 was unnecessarily nerve racking. Get the socket Pete!

  • @robertchildress1525
    @robertchildress1525 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guide me in Pete! I’m in there!😂🎉

  • @user-lz3rm5yv9m
    @user-lz3rm5yv9m 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jeez for an acoustic guitar geek this was too good ! Can you two do something similar every month ? Thinking about fitting my HD-35 with a pick up !

  • @bryantwalley
    @bryantwalley ปีที่แล้ว

    I know several pickers in this area that have that same one installed. Very good unit.

  • @jimmycollette9209
    @jimmycollette9209 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a Martin d-35 with the anthem and a Gibson j-45 with the vtc. Not particularly fond of the vtc but love the anthem.

  • @jimlutz1290
    @jimlutz1290 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wayne & Garth getting done, sounds great - "Party On, Excellent" ! ! ! 😳🙄

  • @MotoLen51
    @MotoLen51 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    😞 No piezo pickup ever sounds good. I understand that they're convenient, but for such a beautiful guitar a mic sounds 1,000,000 times better.

    • @bennion5300
      @bennion5300 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Couldn't agree more. When Clapton gets his Martin out, he just makes everyone shut the fuck up to hear it. That's the real compromise

  • @peterthecoderd.1210
    @peterthecoderd.1210 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was one of the most unnerving things I've ever tried to watch,

  • @garygalinos1176
    @garygalinos1176 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done guys, such a beautiful sounding guitar.

  • @stuartferguson8967
    @stuartferguson8967 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was nerve wracking, and very satisfying

  • @scottiev77
    @scottiev77 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years ago I did a LR Baggs piezo install like this on an Epiphone, and it was a bit nerve racking drilling. I couldn't imagine the stress in doing it on my Martin. I think its just going to stay acoustic.

  • @fraenkiboii
    @fraenkiboii ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I held my breath for 26 minutes.

  • @carlom.3737
    @carlom.3737 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was sweating watching Pete on his behalf. I've learned enough to do my own basic setup (setting relief, nut slot depth, and saddle height) but I think if I ever install a pickup I'll be paying a local trusted tech rather than sweat it out like Pete did. Well done!

  • @myeyesarewaiting
    @myeyesarewaiting ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two grown men achieve basic DIY capabilities. Well done lads! ;P

  • @ralfkeeler9161
    @ralfkeeler9161 ปีที่แล้ว

    What fun to watch this pickup installation. Very brave of them to nervously do this on camera. But I have to say, the brief demo of the pickup itself was underwhelming. That Martin sounded terrible with that pickup. The usual tinny piezo sound. I would have liked a bit longer playing portion, with adjustments made to get it to sound better. More mic, less peizo. Thanks for yet another enjoyable episode. You folks rock.

  • @joshuapaulsen7414
    @joshuapaulsen7414 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know why...but some of that footage reminded me of a couple gents assisting the delivery of a newborn calf.

  • @bzznz
    @bzznz ปีที่แล้ว

    Undersaddle piezos kill the saddle-vibes when playing acoustically, at least on my far cheaper guitars. Therefore I prefer to have the piezo installed inside, like the JourneyTek Passive 3-piezo or similar. The amplified signal can always be EQd mixed and added effects to.

  • @Buffrt66
    @Buffrt66 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see you guys had fun doing the work yourselves. Doesn't Martin guitars build guitars with the pick up already installed??

  • @HRJ1411
    @HRJ1411 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did this to my acoustic back in the 80’s, didn’t give it a second thought! . . . tho, that was a Marlin I got from a catalogue 😂😂😂
    Puts gaffer tape everywhere for drilling, tightens bolt with NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS!!!!!, no protection around wood at all! 🤯

  • @52Tele
    @52Tele ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such good fun!

  • @benclaase8181
    @benclaase8181 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing, I am toiling with the idea to add amplification to my Larrivee C-03 TE . Just want to pick the best most natural sounding system available. Tx Ben C

  • @soulassasin10
    @soulassasin10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man that guitar and system sound glorious 🤘🤩🎸🔥🔥🔥

  • @1066wastrel
    @1066wastrel ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I`d die a happy man if I could play guitar like Ben Smith, awesome acoustic player, I wish he`d record a course & sell it online from beginner up please so we could stick to Bens way /style, I`d buy it in a heartbeat!

  • @scoggers1628
    @scoggers1628 ปีที่แล้ว

    High drama at Andertons! Haha! Glad it went well, although it has confirmed my conviction that I will not install a pickup on one of my own guitars. Next video: Pete relics one of Ben's guitars. 😂😂

  • @1978BenF
    @1978BenF ปีที่แล้ว

    I've done this to my OO-15 and I was terrified - but the suspense and terror watching this video was somehow worse, ha ha.

  • @mariodriessen9740
    @mariodriessen9740 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd shit myself. I have the Anthem in my D-28. Glad I didn't have to do it myself.

  • @Rockriverboarder
    @Rockriverboarder ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a used hd28 that came with an LL bags in it. Considering having it removed and the enlarged hole plugged and redrilled for the original strap button. It works okay but doesn’t sound that great plugged in to my opinion. I feel like just micing it up would work better in most applications. But I’m not a working musician.

  • @moonray1276
    @moonray1276 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ben - "I've got my hand between two pillows." Pete - "Those aren't pillows!" Classic.

  • @johnbambara163
    @johnbambara163 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best way to drill holes in guitars is to start smaller them use the drill in reverse with the larger bits

  • @ronnyskaar3737
    @ronnyskaar3737 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the anthem. Have it in my Collings. Did I ruin it?

  • @thawgyi9944
    @thawgyi9944 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder how it sounds on unplugged. When a bare Piezo is put under the saddle, there may be variation in sound.

  • @dasgettopikachu7878
    @dasgettopikachu7878 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the energy!

  • @burtmurry1690
    @burtmurry1690 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's one small step for man, one giant leap for Pete 🤘

  • @seanhershey3390
    @seanhershey3390 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cheeky Pete @ 18:24

  • @grimreaper-qh2zn
    @grimreaper-qh2zn ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I just ask, why do most Guitar manufacturers design the Headstock and NUT that (usually 4) strings go at such wild angles. Why not have a head where (certainly on 3 per side) the NUT to Tuner Posts are as near as straight a run as possible. I just wondered. Is there some technical reason? One thing I love about my PRS Guitars is that that run is as straight as possible.

  • @guitarflyer172
    @guitarflyer172 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved this show!

  • @nycshelbygt500
    @nycshelbygt500 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pro-Tip: The large Anthem controller should be mounted at the bottom of the sound hole, so it is easier to see each button and wheel on a dark stage.
    That was scarier than watching the Captain interview a beautiful female guitarist (14 year old boy mode). You both must have very delicate hands like a little girl to get into the sound hole for the acoustic pickup install. WoW!!

  • @nico_jbm
    @nico_jbm ปีที่แล้ว

    i usually watch horror movies and dosen't move a bit but this video made me tens up and flinch more then any other horror movie has ever done

  • @rickbradshaw2148
    @rickbradshaw2148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Literally terrified for Pete watching this

  • @lfaf9509
    @lfaf9509 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think he ruined it, the room size that people play acoustics in now days are way larger than the body sizes were designed to fill, so its good that people see how you can make any guitar work for any room size. The Parlor size guitar was designed for playing in small rooms the size of.. well your living room. Now days, you can put a pickup in a Parlor and play a stadium with it, and it would work just fine. There really is no need for a large body on a acoustic anymore, as pickups have done the job that increasing the body size did, when it was first created. So if a pickup will do the job, it seems to me you are better off getting a Parlor that ether has a pickup in it, or put on in it yourself..

  • @colinfawcett7509
    @colinfawcett7509 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video - takes the mystery out of it

  • @jurrione
    @jurrione ปีที่แล้ว

    The binding came off near the soundhole from my friend his Martin.
    I don't care if a guitar is 150 or 4500 bucks. So I fixed it for him.
    A hole is a hole. No matter the price of the guitar.
    A f*** up stays a F*** up. Same as playing, confidence helps.

  • @JustinZak7
    @JustinZak7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just sounded like the piezo at the end.

  • @janluszczek1223
    @janluszczek1223 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:57 Strap-on holes? LOL

  • @adrianp.barbieri7514
    @adrianp.barbieri7514 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you think mahogany does it for you, please try the d28 with rosewood, I have a 1941 which has the best acoustic sound ever!!

  • @anthonyalfredyorke1621
    @anthonyalfredyorke1621 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video, Next week the new series Ben & Pete try Dentistry & the following week Bomb Disposal "HOW HARD CAN IT BE " !!!!!!!!🤐🤣. PEACE and LOVE to EVERYONE.

  • @GotYourWallet
    @GotYourWallet ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice outro!

  • @Eddy63
    @Eddy63 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job guy's ...

  • @patrickcol
    @patrickcol ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOL. More spin, less push. ;)

  • @davedavem
    @davedavem ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a few tips, but it's too late...
    When enlarging a hole, run the drill in reverse so it doesn't pull through.
    Also, don't try to play Smoke on the Water with your drill while working on your Martin!!!

  • @johnwalliss
    @johnwalliss ปีที่แล้ว

    Put an anthem in a Gibson acoustic and was really disappointed (although it was better than the original Fishman Sonitone). All my acoustics have Fishman Presys in them now and they sound amazong IMHO

  • @benzakonium
    @benzakonium ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this. Please do more mod videos.

  • @jameswhite1450
    @jameswhite1450 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have the same pickup in my Seagull Artist Studio. I've never plugged it in lol

  • @nellayema2455
    @nellayema2455 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job. Now let's have a video showing how to install a strap button to the neck heel!

  • @jamesshaw476
    @jamesshaw476 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was squirming throughout this video. 😳 Awesome it turned out great 👌