Yesss! That's what I love doing too. :) It's just a little messy and you really have to cover up the pickups. Micro mesh pads are way "safer" and cleaner to use for most. //cheers, Kris
Feeler Gauges and String Height ruler. I used to be a "by feel" guy for my setups but now I measure everything and setup my guitars to my exact personal preference. Also Fret polishing rubbers, a fret crowning file and fret rocker.
Hi Kris, I agree with all the tools mentioned here, but there are some others I would not live without: - Feeler Gauges/Capo for the truss rod adjustment - Precision ruler for the string action - Music Nomad Fret Polish Compound (less messier than steel wool and sanding papers) - Neck rest to lay the guitar down and work on it safely
I'd replace the fretboard oil (not a tool anyway - more a consumable) with feeler gauges. Also a string action ruler, string winder and fret guards (what are they called? the strip of metal with a slot in it for fretwork) are must haves. Other consumables would definitely be masking tape and steelwool (0000 gauge) for polishing frets - whenever I change strings, the whole guitar gets a proper once-over.
🤓 Mal out of the blue: The hb pickguards are fenderish spare parts. They have fender dimensions. On a f pb the hb pickguard would fit perfectly. The cavity for the electric at the bass is actuely more interressting to me. She is so shaped that on a fender pickguard one hole at the scratch plate is hoovering abouve air . This screw had no grip. I think it was/ is the screw under the volume... but it coud be the one between output jack and tremble. To make the poti holes and the output hole to fit well over the cavity for the electric u need to cut out the sides near the bottom part from the neck cutout of the pickguard . A fender is more round shaped. A hb have a more squared shape to the neckbass . Use a stanley blade to scratch it in shape . Now the fender pickguard fits nicely on your hb. F..k the screw. If u wanne play around use the hb j bass clone. Shape the cutout for the neck at your pickguard square and everything fits accept the screw holes. F..k the holes of d screws. Fill the holes with wooden meatspikes or make wooden nails. Works fine. Now drill new holes . Just reminde we talking fitting parts for a fender on an hb instrument. It is the shape of the neckend/start. If u know this everithing is cool. Back 2 d pb. For the missing screw on the pickguard u could glue easy a little bit of wood into the electric cavity. to give it the meat. Drill it. fix it. work it. party. Thx for the vid... try a 10 hole p bass pickguard maybe there is no worry about a missing screw ; ) Some sidenote: compaire to fender u can not just take a hb j bass neck and put it on the hb pb body. Thats funked and my onley issue with the fb clones from hb. But i gues it is the same reason as with the shape of the electric cavity by the hb pb. It is against the lol. And it is not smart to mess with one of the most important surplier for string instruments if you are a music store. 🤫 Das is ne kopie von nem kommentar zu nem video über den wechsel eines pickguards auf nem hb pb. Das neue pig guard is auch von hb aber nicht für einen hb pb sondern für nen fender pb. Make music. Less bAss😘holes. Ps: Grüsse an das t team und die fleisigen menschen im versand. 🙋♂️ Informatives video. Mir ist gerade klar geworden warum alle thomann lieben 🥰 gleich nach fender. Its so easy. 🤗
MusicNomad do a useful screwdriver/multitool called 'Octopus' which has a number of nylon hex wrench fittings on it. I like it because (a) you have most of the wrench sizes you need to hand already rather than carrying a full set, and (b) the nylon is softer than metal so doesn't 'chew' the edges of your metal fittings and is a lot less likely to scratch the finish on guitars or pedals!
vielleicht habe ich es bis hierher überlesen: String Winder! Gibt es für Handbetrieb (unterschiedliche Größen für Gitarre und Bass beachten) aber auch als Aufsatz für einen (möglichst kleinen) Akkuschrauber. Spart viel Zeit und hilft, die Saiten ordentlich aufzuwickeln wenn man einige Übung hat.
Ha! I knew this! Those things are absolutely essential! Even the tweezers! I have them all already tho 😅 I might get myself a set of small flat wrenches but calipers work as a micro monkey wrench. I was thinking about follow up with small things that improve your life a lot and are not obvious. It's just an loose idea. I have pretty long shopping list 🙃
What brand of fret end files and nut files are you using here? I have some of the Harley Benton tools and well.... I think that the fact they don't use them in the Thomann videos themselves speaks volumes ;) Always looking for some good tools available in the EU (As StewMac's shipping costs are a killer.)
Ohh that drill bit is my favorite subtle tool for guitars. I just wasn't sure if people are ready for it so I didn't put it on my top 10 list. :D //cheers, Kris
Masking tape , crowning file, fret rocker, , Notched straight edge angled edge file, ( a different way of sorting fret ends ) A brain but mine appears to be broken with age!!
The A and the Ω is the screwdriver. Is the tool that allows you to approach the 80% of your guitar. Strings, nut and keys do not need a screwdriver but everything else needs it.
Hello. Most fedeztem fel ezt a video szériát, szerintem aranyat ér. 🥳 A StewMac reszelőket lehet majd valamikor tőletek rendelni? / This series is gold worth. Will Thomann sometimes distribute Stewmac nut files? / Üdv Béla 😃
Szia! :) Nagyon köszi! Egyelore nincs ilyesmirol szó, de semmit nem szabad kizárni. Talán valamikor a jövoben. Not at the moment. But you know what they say: never say never. :) //üdv! Kris
Du musst bei ner akustikgit die einkerbungen in sattel und brücke vertiefen. Dafür gibt es werkzeug. Wenn es hinten zu hoch is und vorne gut feilst du nur an der brücke. Wenn es nur vorne zu hoch ist feilst du den sattel. Aber nicht zu tief feilen sonst gibts n buzz. Bei ner e git wird an der brücke meist mit mechanischen reitern die höhe und intonation geregelt. Der sattel wird gefeilt wie bei einer a git , ausser bei nem floyed rose. Have fun. Ps: bei ner klampfe ab 200 euro lohnt sich der gang zum instrumentenmann. Das feilen kostet n fuchs max. Sorry. Now in english. U deepen the grooves in bridge and nut. Get the proper tools for it. If it is at the bridge to high and nice at the nut u just lower at the bridge. If it is just to high at the nut u just take away the material at the slots in the nut. Be carefull. If u take away to mutch u get buzzing cause the strings will touch the frets. I dont know where u from but if u have acces to a instrument or guitar builder just use him. It is not even 1 hour work to sand of the whole bridge and the whole nut. It should not cost u more than 40 Dollars Aus.
Ohh man, tell me about it... There are metric and imperial allen keys, screws, bridges, machine head parts and hole in the headstock. Everything. It's pretty annoying and confusing. Reminds me of PAL and NTSC... :D //cheers, Kris
Danke! :D Weisst du was das eigentlich war? Unser Kameramann, Phil, ist mit sein Stativ am Tisch hängengeblieben. Und es klang... naja, interessant. Haha //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses sorry for my ignorance but I really want to know what guitar you were playing (instead of me doing so much research). I love to watch all of your videos. You’ve actually taught me such simple fixes that it made me want to smack myself for not seeing the solution myself lol. Thanks and keep up your great videos!
@@billyc1956 Thanks a lot Billy. It’s my creation and it’s called the Troublecaster. Haha! You’ll find a full video on it on my own channel (just click on my user name to explore it). Cheers!
Coffee and Kris videos are essential tools for working on guitars and basses. You are more alert and have a relative idea what you are doing! 😊👍
Luv ya dude, thanks a lot! :)
//Kris
0000 Steel Wool for smooth cleaning of Fretboard and polishing Frets ...
Yesss! That's what I love doing too. :)
It's just a little messy and you really have to cover up the pickups. Micro mesh pads are way "safer" and cleaner to use for most.
//cheers, Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses - What micromesh grit equivalent should I use instead of steel wool? 🤔
Feeler gauges, notched straight edge(s), leveling beam, sandpaper, fret rocker, crowning file(s), radius gauges, neck support, fret erasures, string winder, tuner, string height gauge, ....probably a lot more I can't think of right now...
Where can you purchase professional radius gauge's and feeler gauge's? Appreciate any input? oNe LovE from NYC
My three most important tools, cleaning cloth, string cutters, and my wallet to pay my luthier to do the rest.
Fret Rubbers are essential to me. I also think a string winder is a tool
yes and yes
Feeler Gauges and String Height ruler. I used to be a "by feel" guy for my setups but now I measure everything and setup my guitars to my exact personal preference.
Also Fret polishing rubbers, a fret crowning file and fret rocker.
Hi Kris,
I agree with all the tools mentioned here, but there are some others I would not live without:
- Feeler Gauges/Capo for the truss rod adjustment
- Precision ruler for the string action
- Music Nomad Fret Polish Compound (less messier than steel wool and sanding papers)
- Neck rest to lay the guitar down and work on it safely
I love the outtakes that you guys have on these shows. They you so much they make me laugh.😆
We love them too, glad to hear that we're not the only ones. Haha! Cheers //Kris
I'd replace the fretboard oil (not a tool anyway - more a consumable) with feeler gauges. Also a string action ruler, string winder and fret guards (what are they called? the strip of metal with a slot in it for fretwork) are must haves.
Other consumables would definitely be masking tape and steelwool (0000 gauge) for polishing frets - whenever I change strings, the whole guitar gets a proper once-over.
🤓 Mal out of the blue:
The hb pickguards are fenderish spare parts. They have fender dimensions.
On a f pb the hb pickguard would fit perfectly.
The cavity for the electric at the bass is actuely more interressting to me. She is so shaped that on a fender pickguard one hole at the scratch plate is hoovering abouve air . This screw had no grip. I think it was/ is the screw under the volume... but it coud be the one between output jack and tremble.
To make the poti holes and the output hole to fit well over the cavity for the electric u need to cut out the sides near the bottom part from the neck cutout of the pickguard . A fender is more round shaped. A hb have a more squared shape to the neckbass . Use a stanley blade to scratch it in shape . Now the fender pickguard fits nicely on your hb. F..k the screw.
If u wanne play around use the hb j bass clone. Shape the cutout for the neck at your pickguard square and everything fits accept the screw holes. F..k the holes of d screws. Fill the holes with wooden meatspikes or make wooden nails. Works fine. Now drill new holes .
Just reminde we talking fitting parts for a fender on an hb instrument. It is the shape of the neckend/start. If u know this everithing is cool.
Back 2 d pb. For the missing screw on the pickguard u could glue easy a little bit of wood into the electric cavity. to give it the meat. Drill it. fix it. work it. party. Thx for the vid... try a 10 hole p bass pickguard maybe there is no worry about a missing screw ; )
Some sidenote: compaire to fender u can not just take a hb j bass neck and put it on the hb pb body. Thats funked and my onley issue with the fb clones from hb. But i gues it is the same reason as with the shape of the electric cavity by the hb pb.
It is against the lol.
And it is not smart to mess with one of the most important surplier for string instruments if you are a music store.
🤫
Das is ne kopie von nem kommentar zu nem video über den wechsel eines pickguards auf nem hb pb. Das neue pig guard is auch von hb aber nicht für einen hb pb sondern für nen fender pb.
Make music. Less bAss😘holes.
Ps:
Grüsse an das t team und die fleisigen menschen im versand. 🙋♂️
Informatives video. Mir ist gerade klar geworden warum alle thomann lieben 🥰 gleich nach fender.
Its so easy. 🤗
Fingers!!! well I guess you don’t NEED all of em but it helps . Yours are good pics too Kris
Pics of the pour homme 🤣
Indeed! Luckily you don't have to purchase fingers though. Haha!
//Kris
So still no Paul Gilbert tone finger upgrades available?
@@PooNinja I'd be happy with Paul's hand coordination upgrade already. I'll let you know when they're in stock again. :D
//Kris
Thanks buddy I knew I could count on you🤣😂😅
MusicNomad do a useful screwdriver/multitool called 'Octopus' which has a number of nylon hex wrench fittings on it. I like it because (a) you have most of the wrench sizes you need to hand already rather than carrying a full set, and (b) the nylon is softer than metal so doesn't 'chew' the edges of your metal fittings and is a lot less likely to scratch the finish on guitars or pedals!
vielleicht habe ich es bis hierher überlesen: String Winder! Gibt es für Handbetrieb (unterschiedliche Größen für Gitarre und Bass beachten) aber auch als Aufsatz für einen (möglichst kleinen) Akkuschrauber. Spart viel Zeit und hilft, die Saiten ordentlich aufzuwickeln wenn man einige Übung hat.
Auf jeden Fall! Ich könnte nicht ohne so eine Saitenkurbel leben. :) Die spart so viel Zeit und Handgelenkschmerzen.
//Kris
Ha! I knew this!
Those things are absolutely essential! Even the tweezers!
I have them all already tho 😅 I might get myself a set of small flat wrenches but calipers work as a micro monkey wrench.
I was thinking about follow up with small things that improve your life a lot and are not obvious. It's just an loose idea. I have pretty long shopping list 🙃
soft foam and a pair of scissors to create little discreet foam strips to place behind the nut to mute any string noise
Thanks! I need that Sandberg oil!
Ya forgot one. TREMOLOK. Should be standard equipment for all Floyd and floating bridge guitars. I still have my original version from the 90s. :D
That is a great soldering iron
Neck Support! By the way, it is missing the video about changing the guitar/bass nut. Best regards
Digital caliper is handy also.
Can you make a vid how to level all frets with the HB Leveling file?
That guitar sounds amazing with the filtertrons.
Thanks Youssef!
//Kris
What brand of fret end files and nut files are you using here?
I have some of the Harley Benton tools and well.... I think that the fact they don't use them in the Thomann videos themselves speaks volumes ;)
Always looking for some good tools available in the EU (As StewMac's shipping costs are a killer.)
Why did you include a giant drill bit on the preview card but not in the actual video?
And not even a link where to find one?
Ohh that drill bit is my favorite subtle tool for guitars. I just wasn't sure if people are ready for it so I didn't put it on my top 10 list. :D
//cheers, Kris
Masking tape , crowning file, fret rocker, ,
Notched straight edge angled edge file, ( a different way of sorting fret ends )
A brain but mine appears to be broken with age!!
The A and the Ω is the screwdriver. Is the tool that allows you to approach the 80% of your guitar. Strings, nut and keys do not need a screwdriver but everything else needs it.
hey i liked your video what song do you played?
Tuning peg crank
Does Thomann get TV Jones T-Armond pickups in stock?
Hello. Most fedeztem fel ezt a video szériát, szerintem aranyat ér. 🥳 A StewMac reszelőket lehet majd valamikor tőletek rendelni? / This series is gold worth. Will Thomann sometimes distribute Stewmac nut files? / Üdv Béla 😃
Szia! :) Nagyon köszi! Egyelore nincs ilyesmirol szó, de semmit nem szabad kizárni. Talán valamikor a jövoben.
Not at the moment. But you know what they say: never say never. :)
//üdv! Kris
I have a 12 string guitar with the action way to high 😳
Du musst bei ner akustikgit die einkerbungen in sattel und brücke vertiefen. Dafür gibt es werkzeug. Wenn es hinten zu hoch is und vorne gut feilst du nur an der brücke. Wenn es nur vorne zu hoch ist feilst du den sattel. Aber nicht zu tief feilen sonst gibts n buzz. Bei ner e git wird an der brücke meist mit mechanischen reitern die höhe und intonation geregelt. Der sattel wird gefeilt wie bei einer a git , ausser bei nem floyed rose. Have fun. Ps: bei ner klampfe ab 200 euro lohnt sich der gang zum instrumentenmann. Das feilen kostet n fuchs max.
Sorry. Now in english. U deepen the grooves in bridge and nut. Get the proper tools for it. If it is at the bridge to high and nice at the nut u just lower at the bridge. If it is just to high at the nut u just take away the material at the slots in the nut. Be carefull.
If u take away to mutch u get buzzing cause the strings will touch the frets.
I dont know where u from but if u have acces to a instrument or guitar builder just use him. It is not even 1 hour work to sand of the whole bridge and the whole nut. It should not cost u more than 40 Dollars Aus.
Thanks my friend ✊🏴🙌
@@mavrickfaldo8866
Cheers to scottland. Enjoy your guitar.
How do you file a fret end without filing the fret board?
We have a useful video for you if you wanna know more about that: th-cam.com/video/wH4NDfwWaIY/w-d-xo.html
//cheers, Kris
Is there sutch thing as Metric and Imperial allen keys?
yes.. sadly
Ohh man, tell me about it... There are metric and imperial allen keys, screws, bridges, machine head parts and hole in the headstock. Everything. It's pretty annoying and confusing. Reminds me of PAL and NTSC... :D
//cheers, Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses and let's not forget pot shafts :(
Stringwinder
Oh ja, Ooooooh ja, mit der zeit wird schon mal was lose in der hose 😄🤸🏾♂️👍
( coole outtakes ) 😆
Danke! :D Weisst du was das eigentlich war? Unser Kameramann, Phil, ist mit sein Stativ am Tisch hängengeblieben. Und es klang... naja, interessant. Haha
//Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses lololoooool, gott sei dank war's das stativ 😄
👍
Kris you are awesome. Thanks so much for this series
Thank you so much! :) We give our best. Feel free to suggest anything you wanna see in this series.
//cheers, Kris
You should get more Subscribers because you help us alot
#11 - Cell phone with your Luthier on speed-dial - for when you mess up using tools 1 - 10 (experience talking! lol)
Haha! Yeah that's always a good backup plan. :)
//cheers, Kris
string winder
pour homme...
:D:D That was our little surprise to those who watch our videos really carefully. Haha
//Cheers, Kris
What song do you play in the Test? Thank you =)
It's one of my songs. Did you like it? :)
//Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses i like it
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses sorry for my ignorance but I really want to know what guitar you were playing (instead of me doing so much research). I love to watch all of your videos. You’ve actually taught me such simple fixes that it made me want to smack myself for not seeing the solution myself lol. Thanks and keep up your great videos!
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Absolutely!! 👏🏻👏🏻😁
@@billyc1956 Thanks a lot Billy. It’s my creation and it’s called the Troublecaster. Haha! You’ll find a full video on it on my own channel (just click on my user name to explore it). Cheers!