🎸SOLVED! How to fix your guitar's neck dive!

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  • In this video I tackle the age old problem of a guitars neck diving towards the ground, due to a weight imbalance and strap button placement. Thanks for watching!
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  • @RobArnoldWorld
    @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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    • @dexxpredwarior9033
      @dexxpredwarior9033 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Another thoughts about it, Rob! You replace the Viper's strap button to the top of the horn, Matt's two beautiful custom ESP Vipers already has strap buttons on the top of the horn, so as his personal LTD sigs have, many of my mates, who played Vipers - all of them replaced the strap buttons to the top of the horn! Why ESP didn't make it a permanent part of the Viper's standard complectation? The top of Viper's upper horn is thick enough to hold the strap mount stably. In any case, they are thicker than on the Gibson SG's. And one good friend of mine, who played in a hardcore punk band for a long time, played there on the SG Standard, on which he also replaced the strap button to the top of the horn. There were no problems with it, the horn withstood everything perfectly - and this guy was very active on stage!

    • @russellzauner
      @russellzauner 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      if it needs a just a little bit more, you can use tape weights (used to balance tires) in the control cavity.

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't know man! That's a good question! Perhaps Matt didn't think to request that option during the design phase.@@dexxpredwarior9033

    • @dexxpredwarior9033
      @dexxpredwarior9033 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably! I forgot to mention Tony Iommi - His custom SG's also has strap mounts on the top of the horns, and his signature models also has it. I don't think that ESP's policy in this regard differs from the policy of Gibson. I rather meant why the ESP did not initially start doing this at all, given the technical characteristics of the Viper.@@RobArnoldWorld

  • @Tabscottt
    @Tabscottt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Ive never understood why manufacturers keep putting strap buttons in that back position, Its a huge cause for neck dive, plus it just makes wearing the strap uncomfortable. Theres been so many times where I've thought a guitar was just about perfect for me until I saw the strap button placement and then I avoided that guitar like the plague. You'd think manufacturers would figure this out by now but I guess not.

    • @cobramoose
      @cobramoose 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      As a BC Rich owner lol I can tell you that some people cared about looks before they knew better... They clearly built the Warlock to "look good", not to function hahaha

    • @siralleycat9141
      @siralleycat9141 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      With more people buying guitars online (like I did), you may not be aware of this issue until it arrives. Seems like shitty design more than anything.

  • @ricksmithwick6199
    @ricksmithwick6199 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Your tech tip/how to videos are the best! Love your detailed explanations in all your videos. Thanks for another lesson Professor Arnold!!

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks Rick! And I appreciate you always tuning in! 👊

  • @LucifersBeard332
    @LucifersBeard332 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You’re a legend Rob, this process looks pretty simple but it’s awesome that you show us anyway. Promotes confidence in doing it yourself when you have well put advice. Cheers dude!

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well said man and thanks for noticing! I appreciate you tuning in!

  • @Smasher-Devourer
    @Smasher-Devourer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I used to use finger nail polish as a touch up on guitars. There's usually a bazillion colors to choose from and there's a good chance you can find a color that is close to matching. Plus it has a built in brush so its easy to use.

  • @bluwng
    @bluwng 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your intuition was correct, I appreciate that you trusted your intuition shows how intelligent people are if they are open to trusting their own Ingenuity. I have physics background so I already knew it would work.

  • @Eyeless621
    @Eyeless621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Super helpful, love these modification tutorials!!

  • @YusufCankurtaran
    @YusufCankurtaran 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have an old version Ibanez Xpt700 (also known as xiphos), it had a severe neck dive issue so i changed both of the strap buttons location and it worked perfectly. Ibanez also changed it in the newer models. Some people tries adding counterweight in the electronics cavity, or get a strap with better grip. I've tried them all but changing the strap button location works the best.

  • @bravenewbat1853
    @bravenewbat1853 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    So basically it’s the Tony Iommi mod. Let’s give Tony some credit, love the original riffmaster!

    • @AWMJoeyjoejoe
      @AWMJoeyjoejoe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That dude invented so much shit we just take for granted these days. He was a real innovator!

    • @bluwng
      @bluwng 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AWMJoeyjoejoe he didn’t come up,with the idea he just popularized it.

  • @dexxpredwarior9033
    @dexxpredwarior9033 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a Superstrat guy, I never had this problem! And yes, when Gibson SG's/ESP Vipers have a front strap button on the top of the upper horn - it keeps the balance pretty good! I confirm it!

  • @RomanDido
    @RomanDido 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is awesome Rob, I love your channel..

  • @Samuraijake93
    @Samuraijake93 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love these types of videos!

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to hear it Jake! 🛠️

  • @azagur-sag988
    @azagur-sag988 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Followed every step on this vid. This helped me fix the neck dive on my old Mk1 Ironbird where the top strap pin was on that same part of the horn as Rob's SG here. However, I moved the pin to the inside of the curve of the horn (at the center of the inside of the horn's curve radius, like how some Jackson Warriors have their strap pins there or slightly off-center of the inside of the horn's curve), NO MORE NECK DIVE 🤟

    • @Sevenminussix
      @Sevenminussix 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just got an MK1 and was looking for this info, thank you!

  • @olderama
    @olderama 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lol when you put the blue tape on and was explaining and not holding it 😮😮😮😮😂 looks good Rob

  • @lowtunedg9211
    @lowtunedg9211 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gonna use this video to do this to my vipers, thank you bro!!

  • @avengedapenguin
    @avengedapenguin 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for hooking me up with all that extra stuff with the DVD bro!

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right on! Cheers bro!

  • @robsaag3998
    @robsaag3998 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did the same thing on my viper a few weeks ago. Works great!

  • @dissonant_a
    @dissonant_a 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Awesome work Rob! You do such a great job on these tutorial videos. I think back to your guitar setup videos and how I previously didn’t have the skills to do it myself. Now I do it myself and love working on my guitars! Rob Arnold PhD in Guitarology 🤘

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I appreciate that bro! Happy to help!🤘

  • @twylightz
    @twylightz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool video Rob!

  • @dbombaable
    @dbombaable 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a Shecter Jeff Loomis V and it had terrible neck dive. I moved both of the strap pins where they are on a Gibson V and then it balanced great!

  • @GearStuffandThings
    @GearStuffandThings 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As primarily a baritone player this is the bane of my existence. I use wheel weights sometimes to correct it. Solars have the button on the back like this viper

  • @baloojoke1472
    @baloojoke1472 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job man !! 🤘😎

  • @mikeomaly
    @mikeomaly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love my dimarzio clip locks! It's all I use and I've never had a fall or failure.

  • @pattol666
    @pattol666 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im still new to your channel, its only been a month since i discovered this goldmine.
    You tick all the boxes in terms of reviews and overall content.
    And your chill as f**k
    Cheers Rob.
    Whens chimaira coming to toronto???

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey cheers to you as well man, and welcome aboard!👊
      I know we'd love to eventually make it make to Toronto! So many great memories from there over the years! 🤘

  • @ryanriffs_1349
    @ryanriffs_1349 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haha the beginning had me laughing hard. Just the way you went about it and your face expression.

  • @karkom-us8415
    @karkom-us8415 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My main guitar has always been an Ibanez ASX which is a SG style double cutaway. It has neck dive but also has the peg on the horn already. I use straploks but I even pulled the entire thing out screw and all! It has been repaired and played many shows and today I decided to look into fixing neck dive. Safe to say I am going to buy some fishing weights! LOL! Wish me luck.

  • @DystopianApocalypse
    @DystopianApocalypse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dang Rob, you're almost at 24 k subs!
    Channel has grown so much, proud to be a Chimaira geek...😆

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks dude! Happy to have you as one!

  • @horse80hun
    @horse80hun 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had the same issue with my LTD Viper 100. However, that one had a bolt-on neck, so then one of the neck bolts was replaced by a slightly longer bolt and then the strap button was simply moved there.
    It was not 100% perfect but much better than before + you didn't have to drill into the body which is a risky move as it could damage the body for good.

  • @bryanedwardrupert
    @bryanedwardrupert 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The moment you drilled into the horn I almost had to hold my breath! 😆 My LTD Phoenix has atrocious neck dive, but since there isn’t an upper horn I think I’ll look into a strap with a grippy backing. Don’t think I’m brave enough to drill into it!

  • @g3ng4rb0i3
    @g3ng4rb0i3 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I recently tried this tip on my own viper and it made a night and day difference. Thanks rob, hail chimaira \m/

  • @donniedollarhidejr.2766
    @donniedollarhidejr.2766 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful, hope I can fix neck dive in my Eclipse 1000, but I think it have worse solution than that😩. Brilliant video as always, Rob.

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks man and good luck!

  • @PriestUnleashed2012
    @PriestUnleashed2012 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video. Thanks for posting this. BC Rich Mockingbird, lookout...here I come!

  • @DAaron67
    @DAaron67 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just did this to the old xiphos I just bought. Had to go a step further and add 6 ounces of lead fishing weights to the control cavity. Hot glued them together then wrapped them in electrical tape and finally put a piece of foam around them so they don’t rattle. Works great, did the same thing to an old 8 strong agile I had.

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm surprised to hear only 6 ounces made a difference!

  • @miyaaaaw
    @miyaaaaw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job!
    It's been years since I sold it but I still have neckdive PTSD from my SG 😅

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha!🤘

    • @miyaaaaw
      @miyaaaaw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RobArnoldWorld 🙂🤘🏻

  • @roybenavidez6098
    @roybenavidez6098 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rob's woodshop 101. You need a spot on PBS.🤘😀

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Give em' my number!

  • @dadoffour
    @dadoffour 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guitar looking nice

  • @GothicXlightning
    @GothicXlightning 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    got to love the little Gothic SG of Devilry beauty
    especially when is all BLACK with all stealthy DoomMetal intents

  • @MetalNeverDieswithMarkA
    @MetalNeverDieswithMarkA 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sick guitar Rob.

  • @art_vasilevskiy8919
    @art_vasilevskiy8919 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're lucky, my experience with moving a strap button on my Viper was not so smooth, and I've gotten a tiny crack of a finish =( but in the end of the day it's not affect anything, Viper is so damn durable, that has survived during a bunch of gigs after that and still alive =)

  • @Shadow0fd3ath24
    @Shadow0fd3ath24 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ive never worried about this ever tbh lol, i position it to where i hold the neck up already on every guitar anyway.

  • @gearhead2017
    @gearhead2017 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some ibanez guitars upper horn are thin like the rgra 6,I drilled a hole that'll make the dimarzio screw go further in,no gaps to let the screw bend or creep out leading to disaster lol,it sits flush w no worries

  • @titanjde
    @titanjde 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watch your videos and feel like you'd be the most patient dad with your kids. I'm sure young RA from the road may feel different.

  • @AmritP
    @AmritP 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    now i wish there was a nice hack for playing les paul shapes in the seated position haha. currently i sit with strap but still not as comfortable as most others like super strat shapes (i play in the classical position with guitar on left leg)

  • @AhYesIndeedItsFunTime
    @AhYesIndeedItsFunTime 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    picturing you dropping that slide whistle into your DAW more than once is making me laugh, ROB is the tech man!

  • @DamnDealDone
    @DamnDealDone 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1. Put tape on edge.
    2. Measure width with ruler and mark center for hole.
    3. Put tape on top.
    4. Rule line for drill angle.
    5. Measure depth of screw.
    6. Mark depth on drill bit.
    7. Slowly drill hole. Do not move drill in and out as this can widen and deform the hole.
    8. Hand drill the larger hole to avoid drilling beyond the original hole. Do not move drill in and out.
    9. Remove tape.

  • @danryan1474
    @danryan1474 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tony of Black Sabbath has been doing this to his SGs since 1969. If it's good enough for the Riff Lord, it's good enough for me.

  • @stepeters
    @stepeters 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For those of a nervous disposition and don't want to damage / mark their shiny guitar, add some weights to the strap at the back end of the guitar.

  • @thet740
    @thet740 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video, thanks Rob! I have a Dean Exile guitar that needs this remedy asap. Btw have you ever had issues with any of your Evertune saddles vibrating against something inside the guitar causing a single string to go flat on open notes or fretted notes?

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hmm with the Evertune issue, that sounds like something I'd need to see/hear myself before I could offer any advice unfortunately. You're sure it's actually the saddle that's doing the vibrating?

  • @sheakeating
    @sheakeating 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was trying to fix neck dive on my explorer a few months back. I just ended up going with a Suede strap to stop the slide from happening.

    • @ltcuaa
      @ltcuaa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that will just slow the drop, still a prob when moving

  • @monteself6826
    @monteself6826 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    funny I came across this... did the same to my LTD SG, Cant STAND guitars with the strap button on the back side.

  • @leobramel5345
    @leobramel5345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thought about doing this but was to scared to do it . Put weights on the back strap , even's it out just fine.

  • @Brandon4DD
    @Brandon4DD 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rob, you do one on one mixing tips?

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yessir! I have a full audio production playlist! th-cam.com/play/PLlBg61aZ3R9gcG2rHRZtkuwliUfpwIDZv.html

  • @Van020280
    @Van020280 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Viper 301 came like this from the factory. On the top tip of the horn. 20 years later and still no neck dive.
    I've seen other vipers with the strap button on the back of the body on the neck pocket, which is even worse!

  • @charlesfick729
    @charlesfick729 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not only neck dive, my other problem is my guy makes the front of the guitar face angle down away from me

  • @msh441
    @msh441 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now show me how to fix it on my Schecter DP12!!! 🙏😆

  • @ivanquinones2145
    @ivanquinones2145 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro, every time you moved your hand out from under the neck when the tape was on i was like 😬 lol

  • @aakaashbulani9237
    @aakaashbulani9237 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rob The Engineer 🤟

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤘👷🏻‍♂️

  • @Ageofvega
    @Ageofvega 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your videos. I've even used some of your techniques in my music. I met you and bought an instructional dvd. You wanted to give it to me for free 🙌 but I insisted I would pay for it.

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey right on and thanks man! 👊

  • @mylogify
    @mylogify 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One more thing left! to fill the hole, and paint :D:D. I wish these guitar companies also did nitro finish :P. I love nitro finish... Would want to see on a lot of guitars... If there was a easy way to do it, and was cheaper...

  • @chriscurl3636
    @chriscurl3636 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rob I just found a MFA-600 it's otw to me now I'm so excited hopefully I'll find a RA-600 next year

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's so awesome Chris!
      I wish you luck on completing your collection!

  • @siralleycat9141
    @siralleycat9141 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just bought a Flying V style bass with a neck dive issue. Since the strap button is at the bottom of the neck, there is no way to move it up. What I did was use a shoestring (which came with the strap) and tied it to the top of the neck like an acoustic guitar. Neck dive problem fixed.

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nice! Where there's a will, there's a way! 🎸

  • @jaywishmaster1984
    @jaywishmaster1984 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I switched to a strap with a cotton backing on my SG. The cotton backing grips your shirt and stops neck dive.

    • @MajorDook1
      @MajorDook1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yeah, but then it pulls and twists your shirt down.

    • @jaywishmaster1984
      @jaywishmaster1984 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MajorDook1 haven't had that issue.

    • @vikingrunr
      @vikingrunr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@MajorDook1yup, hate this. Those leather straps with the grippy back are the worst, cotton t shirts don't stand a chance against them, collars getting tugged every which way. Nah, I like a strap that allows the guitar to move on my shoulder without taking my shirt with it.

  • @robertmolldius8643
    @robertmolldius8643 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Try to fix the neck dive on a Warwick Thumb Bass! 😄

  • @chieff666
    @chieff666 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you can also put your strap behind your belt.

  • @username61526
    @username61526 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man I love my SG's neck dive, the fact that I need to hold it up to play right feels like I'm carrying a weapon but it's a matter of taste I think 😅

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Interesting! And yep, to each their own!

  • @ericscholidon7745
    @ericscholidon7745 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had an old viper 301 with the strap button on the upper horn. Wonder why they went a different route down the road?

  • @9unslin9er
    @9unslin9er 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Any of Gibson's more "radical" designs (SG, V, Explorer) could basically benefit from going headless. I think ESP doing 24-fret versions, makes the point of balance even worse on the guitars.

  • @mr.timebombman2230
    @mr.timebombman2230 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is what Iommi does. Me as well

  • @leblon712
    @leblon712 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Schecter E-1 does not dive forward, as a neck dive, but leans out from the body because the upper button is on the back side.
    Has anyoned experienced this, and fixed it?

  • @bluwng
    @bluwng 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not related question: do you know the difference in neck shape between LTD and Gibson?

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't! I'm not really too familiar with Gibson at all.

  • @Mayo2016
    @Mayo2016 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What would you suggest doing for a Fender pbass with neckdive? mine has the strap button on the horn so at this point I don't know what to do!!

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But where on the horn? On the back, or on the tip where like I moved mine to?

    • @Mayo2016
      @Mayo2016 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RobArnoldWorld yessir, in the same spot as yours (where you moved it)

  • @garaheet2931
    @garaheet2931 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What if your strap lock is on the horn and you still get neck dive? I have a 7 string Schecter PT Hellraiser Hybrid and i think the neck has a lot of chunk to it

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've heard they make special straps that have some sort of counter-weights in them or something, but that sounds like a gimmick to me. But, you could look into it!

    • @garaheet2931
      @garaheet2931 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RobArnoldWorld whattt, how interesting. I'll do my research and check around but maybe just need a strap that can hold and anchor a position. Appreciate you my man!

  • @luisovares4257
    @luisovares4257 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Man ! I want to see your reaction on "I" from Meshuggah, and "Sol Niger Within" Fredick's Thordendal album! You are in my top 3 of BEST guitar players in universe! I need your opinion!! \m/

  • @diabeticmonkey
    @diabeticmonkey 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I keep my guitar fairly low, nothing crazy, but with a classical type angle, the neck dive is gone

  • @ianbennett337
    @ianbennett337 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What bench is that? I checked the gear link but didn't see it.

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Here it is! ultracasellc.com/product/ultracase-tech-box/

  • @anythingnothing1874
    @anythingnothing1874 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤘🏻💀👊🏻

  • @mattkennedy1228
    @mattkennedy1228 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's what I need but too chicken to try it.

  • @martinvanniele142
    @martinvanniele142 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That strap button placement is the Tommy Iommy mod. I think those Dimarzio straplocks look ugly. Grolsch beer bottle cap rubbers work just as well, are way cheaper and you get the bear for free. Fender copies them and you pay four dollars for four of them without the beer.

  • @Aloysius1966
    @Aloysius1966 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All you have to do is use your belt to pin your strap to your hip. Put your guiatar on then bring your belt over the strap then secure your buckle. The guitar won't move.

  • @barryscott9742
    @barryscott9742 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I tried this same mod on my guitar but when I drilled the pilot hole the body of the guitar popped !

  • @pideuhweuh8459
    @pideuhweuh8459 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does Matt mind the neck dive ? Because if he does, why didn't he design the guitar to come stock with the strap button placed the way you placed it ? This leads to my next question : how was it designing the RA600 ? I mean beyond the fact that you might have been stocked to become a signature artist, did ESP said no to some features you asked for or was it your dream guitar in every way ? Were any compromises made ? Cheers !

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No compromises were made, and ESP allowed us to design the guitars exactly as we wanted. Matt probably didn't think about the strap button placement at the time. And with my RA-600, there's probably a thing or two I overlooked during the design process as well. But hey, you live and learn! It's like building your first home, or building your first studio...
      The second one you build will almost always be better, because of the knowledge and experience you gain from the first build!

    • @pideuhweuh8459
      @pideuhweuh8459 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RobArnoldWorld Sure, I own a custom guitar which suffers the same issue, I overlooked some stuff that mattered more than I thougt+ I actually didn't know enough about guitars at the time to come with my perfect design. This lead into a bridge pickip to close to the bridge which make the guitar too bright for my liking and I end up not playing it at all. Probably the worst 3k I spent in my life. ESP seems like a great company to team up with, a fixed bridge RA-600 would pretty much be what I'd design if I had the same opportunity as you.
      Thanks for answering !

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I say go for it man! @@pideuhweuh8459

  • @javiav1979
    @javiav1979 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I solve the problem with a leather strap on my viper 400

  • @davidbaise5137
    @davidbaise5137 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why not attach the strap at the headstock?

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good question! I guess I'd say that's something you just don't often see with electric guitars. And especially not in rock/metal guitar.

  • @luci-dude
    @luci-dude 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always found it strange that some guitars are made with the strap button being on the back. Just always seems very unbalanced

    • @ltcuaa
      @ltcuaa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      looks better in showroom=sell better. obviously gibson and others know where to place the strap button but the appeal of the horn looking cleaner makes more sense to them to move more guitars

  • @TheDemolitionKings
    @TheDemolitionKings 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tony Iommi has been doing it for years.

  • @Cdawg1008
    @Cdawg1008 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    or just play the guitar like normal... i have an sg that doesn't rly have neck dive, but when you're playing and holding the neck, there isn't neck dive because your arm is already supporting the neck of the guitar...

  • @outlaw13G
    @outlaw13G 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it strap up, or strap on?

  • @jasonlauritsen5587
    @jasonlauritsen5587 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ah yes, the thing that happens to non bass players. The one benefit of playing and big heavy bass or huge 6 strings like explorer's

  • @maxammo6282
    @maxammo6282 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You don't have a tech.Rob ?

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've had many!

    • @maxammo6282
      @maxammo6282 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RobArnoldWorld I'm totally available if you need one. Fresh passport ready to go.

  • @richardclark.
    @richardclark. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    why complicate stuff? leather or cotton strap. figured that out by myself when i was 11. lol. but if you want to drill your guitar go ahead.

  • @krammet
    @krammet 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not gonna lie. I cringed when the drill came out lol

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No harm done!🤘😎

  • @jamesosterberg2510
    @jamesosterberg2510 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How to fix neck dive ???!!! : grab and hold your guitar, and play it ...!!!!*******!!!!!!

  • @willdead3333
    @willdead3333 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Much easier fix, leather strap and it will not move. No life till leather🤘

    • @srwaite7
      @srwaite7 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Doesn’t always work, unfortunately

  • @pashaoppets
    @pashaoppets 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just go headless

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not a chance!

    • @pashaoppets
      @pashaoppets 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RobArnoldWorld well you just hate it or love it) i spend 10 years playing my Viper 400 exclusively and with new headless it feels like breath of fresh air.
      I also have the same fix for neckdiving years ago but i was afraid of doing it by myself and asked my local luthier. Natural leather strap also helped me out with that problem, theyre kinda grippy.

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pashaoppets For sure man, I hear ya! Those headless guitars just aren't my cup of tea, but I obviously see that A LOT of dudes dig em' and as I always say, to each their own!

  • @A-deebeedee
    @A-deebeedee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hah. I wanted to write to you about this in the last video about this guitar, that you have to do the correct strap fastening. But I thought that you yourself know about it and it would be rudeness. That's how it turned out :) That viper problem is solve easy.

  • @A-deebeedee
    @A-deebeedee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I already wanted starting to fight! Where is the cliplock belt? But I watched it to the end)

  • @troymiller885
    @troymiller885 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tap the horn.🤘

  • @robertfisher4689
    @robertfisher4689 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel bad for guys who do this when all you need is a thick, good quality strap. I have 5 BC Rich guitars all dive hard. Fat leather guitar strap. Done .all 5, no dive, no jive

  • @rastamon5969
    @rastamon5969 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just put eyebolts on all my guitars and use a carabiner

  • @BloodymonkeyWilliam
    @BloodymonkeyWilliam 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are you stealing ideas from Does it Doom Rob??

    • @RobArnoldWorld
      @RobArnoldWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't know what that means.🤷🏻‍♂️