MARTIN GUITAR - How to Setup your Martin Guitar, Step-by-Step Instructions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- MusicNomad and Geoff Luttrell team up like no other MARTIN GUITAR setup video, with easy to follow how-to setup instructions using MusicNomad's Precision Gauges and Tools and the KEEP IT SIMPLE, SETUP (KISS)™ method. To learn more about the setup tool sets used in this video and how to setup your own guitar or bass visit MusicNomad's Setup Hub: www.musicnomadcare.com/How-To...
Since 2001, Geoff Luttrell Master Guitar Tech of SF Guitarworks and Sonoma County Guitarworks sfguitarworks.com/ has setup thousands of guitars and also teaches countless guitar and bass players how to setup their own instrument in his setup workshops. He does an incredible job, like no other, of breaking down each setup task explaining in layman’s terms why your guitar will play and sound better by performing each setup task and then leads you through each step, giving helpful tips and tricks along the way. Using MusicNomad’s Precision Gauges and Tools, the setup process becomes so simple to perform as you will see for yourself. Follow along with your own guitar and you will be amazed that yes you can setup your own guitar. Not only is it fun, but a properly setup guitar takes your playing and sound to a whole new level.
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0:00 Introduction
1:00 Pre-Setup Steps
2:53 Truss Rod
9:47 Radius of Strings
14:21 Action of Strings
23:38 Nut Height
36:20 Intonation - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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1:00 Pre-Setup Steps
2:53 Truss Rod
9:47 Radius of Strings
14:21 Action of Strings
23:38 Nut Height
36:20 Intonation
Thanks for the video. The process was clear and you gave numbers, which was great.
Thank you for all of the great advice and help. I'm in an area where there just aren't any luthiers around anymore. It's great to be able to make small adjustments and have my guitars be so much more enjoyable to play.
Recently bought the Nomad 5mm trussrod key for my new 000 Jnr - perfect fit and the handle gives you that bit of extra control. After the guitar had settled in after transport and a longer-than expected layover in a cold warehouse, fretbuzz started at the nut. The tiniest of lefty loosies and it's spot on. The 5mm size of the key gives you real confidence. Such a simple thing - but so useful.
Great detail. Excellent DIY discussion with demonstration and what to do and cautions.
Wow! perfect timing. just bought your products today annd will be setting up my 00-15 tomorrow, thanks!
Fantastic clip. I learned so much. Thank-you!
Excellent advice
Good info ,but I don't use shims in my 40 years of tech work ,I go with a new saddle and work it down..especially if you have pickup strip in the bridge.
.and make sure the bottom is square or flat to make full contact...
Great videos! Where do you get the .020" shim material?
Nice video , the saddle looks like a little bit low, but the action seems a little bit high, does the neck need to reset if setting a lower action?
I have a swollen 000-28EC which lifted the height of the strings. Would you advise me to fix it or to just buy another guitar?
Now its time to get some of your new tools
Geoff Luttrell is my god
Hello there, for my D18 (2021) I use 13 gauge. Now I mostly play with fingers including the strumming. What in your opinion should be the numbers at the 12th fret. Note: I often downtune ½ or 1 step. Thank you.
we recommend you to follow the recommended measurement on our string action gauge for Acoustic Guitar. For your type of playing style we recommend to use the Low-Med action measurements. We provide this info straight on the gauge in both metric and SAE. any other questions you can email our guitar tech at tech@musicnomad.com
For Geoff and/or Music nomad guitar tech. Regarding crowning a sanded down saddle that is the correct radius, you could use a fret crowning file to reshape it?
Due to the complexity of this task, that is nit a file we would normally recommend for this procedure. Please email our guitar tech at tech@muscnomad.com with your specific questions and what you're looking to do so we can help you further
Hello! I wonder if you have a similar sign for a classical guitar , which is shown at the fourteenth minute of the fifty-third second of this video for setting the height of the strings above the twelfth fret ?
For your classical guitar it would be 1.20 at the bass side and 1.00 on the treble side.
(120 thousands bass and 100 thousands treble)
Amazing ! You have guessed the action of the classical guitar, which I like . The only thing that I don't like with such a height of the strings above the 12th fret on my classical guitar is that the 2nd string is pressed on the 7th , 9th frets , in short , in this area it buzzes for some reason I think It beats about the 12th dash of the 14th frets .
Being one string only that is buzzing in a certain area could be a few things. The nut slot is too low on that string, There is uneven frets in that area that seem to effect one string only or it can be a bad string if all others are playing clean especially the high E.
You should follow the KISS method and all steps to fully determine your setup and any special needs from there.
You can email our guitar tech for more information specific to you. tech@musicnomad.com
When you measure the action, do you fret the strings right at the fret metal(metal between fret 1 and 2) or do you fret normally like you are playing and note for example? Or does it even matter?
You want to push behind the 1st or in between the 1st fret and the nut because you want to string to come off the 1st fret for that measurement
Hi, Thanks for the great video and for your help. Would you mind telling me where I can get the fiber board shim stock that you used in this video? Shalom/gw
any specific luthier supply store will have the shims you need.
@@MusicNomadCare Thanks!
After adjusting the truss rod. I thought you have to retune the guitar to bring the neck to its playing position and then recheck the action?
Yes you are correct.
Martin SC 13e special is a 4mm truss rod. Sad day today with my new 5mm that doesn’t fit lol
Go to the Truss Rod Wrench finder on our website, link is attached. It shows the Martin models that use the 4mm wrench which includes the SC 13e. www.musicnomadcare.com/How-To-Advice/Truss-Rod-Wrench-Finder/
@@MusicNomadCare perfect thank you
I have a 1972 D-18, which has no truss rod (at least an adjustable one). Any suggestions other than taking it to a luthier to re-fret with over-sized tangs? (I also have many other guitars which this series will help me set up.) Thanks!
email our tech at tech@musicnomad.com regarding your question
I have tried adjusting to add more relief, i still cant even fit the feeler gauge between the fret and the string. It also looks like the action at the 12th fret is pretty high. What could be wrong? Its a Martin D28
Thank you for reaching out. Can you email us at tech@musicnomad.com and we can discuss your specific instrument needs with you? Thanks!
My new Martin D28 has the factory setup with mediums. It feels like I gotta use a death grip to fret it cleanly. Is that normal for the factory setup? I wanna keep medium gauge strings but I really need it to fret easier. I’ve never had a acoustic guitar with a pro setup before. I just play how they come but my D28 just feels really stiff. If they capo the first fret it feels much better. I play mostly cowboy chords and carter style bluegrass
It could be a couple things, but it sounds like your nut slots may be too high, with that being said we recommend to go through the entire KISS setup flow to see where your guitar may need some adjustments for your playing style. For more details or clarification email our tech at tech@musicnomad.com
@@MusicNomadCare thank you and I think your right. It’s so stiff feeling that the capo can barely put enough pressure to fret the strings down and play cleanly so it must be the nut height. Not really what i expect from such a expensive guitar. But thanks again
This is pretty normal for Martin as they are intended for bluegrass players thus a higher action. I prefer it just a bit lower myself
Leaving the pick in the strings will affect the gap, right ?
Our measurements are based off the fixed point at the first fret so it does not affect the gap if the pick at the first fret. since the nut heights haven't been address yet it is not a valid reference point.
Great stuff! Thanks a ton. A little sad I’ve bough around $600 worth of MN tools and there aren’t any stickers!! Haha
@bwrinn8 Thank you for being a big MusicNomad supporter! Email us at marketing@musicnomad.com and we will hook you up with some stickers!
@@MusicNomadCare ah guys, that’s so kind of you! Thanks a ton. Really REALLY enjoying these tools. I’ll email now. Thanks again.
Good day Music nomad. I have a question regarding a classical guitar. On your Nut height gauge, it shows that the height for the Low E and G strings is 0.020, the A and B strings is 0.018 and the D and High E is 0.016. Why are the strings' heights in that ratio? Also what will the recommended action be for a classical guitar at the 12th fret? My classical guitar don't have a truss rod, it is an old Cort AC15 but in a very good condition with beautiful sound. I want to replace the plastic nut and saddle with tusq and then do a proper setup. Thank you for all these videos, it is by far the most informative videos I have seen.
Our Collaboration with Master Guitar Tech Geoff Luttrell and his 20+ years, two high volume guitar shops setting up 10,000 plus guitars, teaching 100's of students in his setup workshops, in house Plek experience, plus we asked a handful of other top repair shops the most common setup measurements and this was the unanimous measurements for a a great sounding and playing guitar. For your classical guitar it would be 1.20 at the bass side and 1.00 on the treble side.
@@MusicNomadCare Thank you for the reply. I was actually just curious to know why on a classical guitar the Low E and G, A and B, High E and D were the same hight and not like an acoustic and electric guitar where the Low E and A, D and G, B and high E are the same hight. I was just wondering what is the specific reason behind that but thanks anyway.
The string gauges on a classical guitar are different than a steel string or electric guitar. The string gauges for a steel string and electric guitar move down in size from the low E to the high E incrementally. On a classical guitar the string sizes do not move down incrementally because of the gauges needed to accommodate the 3 wound bass strings and 3 clear treble strings for a nylon string guitar (classical guitar). On a classical guitar the wound low E and plain G use the same gauge, the wound A and plain B use the same gauge and the wound D and plain high E use then same gauge because the size of the clear treble strings needs to be about the size of the related wound bass strings for tone and volume. These are labeled on the nut height gauge to make this task simple for a classical guitar setup.
@@MusicNomadCare Thank you very much. That makes perfect sense. As I am new to classical guitars, I never looked at the actual string gauges, only the tension. I use D'Addario EJ45 Normal Tension strings on my guitar. I went and look on the back of the package and then saw the string gauges is given on there. I actually feel stupid for not seeing it before. So it makes sense now that the height is set to allow each string to oscillate freely without buzzing according to each string gauge. Absolutely brilliant stuff, thank you again.
Capo at the first fret. Fret E2 at 12th fret and adjust neck relief to just allow the string to ring. Leave the capo at the first fret. Check at 12th fret and shave saddle to get .070" lowE .060" HiE. Use a digital height gauge to measure and note string heights at Fret 2. Remove capo and file nut slots to achieve the same string heights at Fret 1 as noted. Done.
When measuring the action why do you fret the first fret? Shouldnt it be open? I cant find any instructions where anyone else does this
You use the pick capo to hold the E strings down at the first fret because the first fret is a fixed reference point for making the truss rod adjustment and string height adjustment. The measurements labeled on the gauges are based off the fixed-point reference of the first fret. Holding down the string at the first fret with the Pick Capo allows you to make an accurate adjustment following the KISS methods linear flow. In the flow you have not yet addressed your nut slot height which makes it a nonvalid reference point. Adjusting the nut slot height is the last step in the playability part of the setup. Following the KISS linear flow allows you to setup your guitar to play and sound great without having to go back and repeat steps.
@@MusicNomadCare so what you’re saying is only use the capo for measuring neck relief not when measuring action? I thought in the video you were measuring the action height before adjusting the saddle
no you use the pick capo during the truss rod step and for measuring action (string height). During both steps you hold down the string at the first fret with the Pick Capo which allows you to make an accurate adjustment following the KISS methods linear flow.
@@MusicNomadCare huh? Really? Other videos don’t show that.
You’re correct. His way of adjusting the action at 12th is incorrect. Don’t fret anything just put guitar into playing position and measure at 12th. This is the only person I’ve ever heard doing the action measurement while fretting at 1st.
At 6:45 “I’m going to fret at the 12th fret” he goes on to fret the 13th fret 🤣
He is actually pressing down in between the 13th and 12th fret so the string is being fretted on the 12th fret.
There is a lot of unnecessary info in this video and contradictory to a lot of others instructions as well. Not often to we 'raise' the action on Martin's.