Your video was fantastic. You are a credit to the music industry. I have never in my 57 years on this planet had anyone teach like you do. Outstanding work. You preempt exactly what my next question was going to be with a expert answer. Exemplary camera work also.
I have never in my 66 years on this planet commented on any video, nor have I read a more spot on accurate comment as Rowan's below. So a year on I though it is time to repost and confirm Rawan's comment as I couldn't say it any better: " Your video was fantastic. You are a credit to the music industry. I have never in my 57 years on this planet had anyone teach like you do. Outstanding work. You preempt exactly what my next question was going to be with a expert answer. Exemplary camera work also."
You are a shining example of why I love this new whole new universe that includes RU-vid. I’m mostly a bass player guy, but I now understand more about the Gibson Bridge/Tailpiece relationship than I ever have in the last 40 years of causually wondering! Thanks you! (Sincerely, I’m not joking.)
Amazingly clear description on how all this works. You thought of every question that could be asked about this topic. It could NOT have been explained any more clearly. THANKS!
To say I’m impressed with your presentation (probably entirety of your channel) would be a massive understatement. I’m seriously just blown away with how perfectly articulated/demonstrated this video is. Wow. Instant sub, like, comment, etc..all that good shit. Bravo, good sir. Absolutely stellar.
That is the best and most accurate representation of the mechanical nuances of a tune-o-matic Nashville styled bridge. The close ups and time spent discussing the bridge and tail piece, as well as some of the alternate choices, is very thorough and leads well into the setup and intonation of this system. Fantastic.
Finally got my Epiphone E339 sounding just as I have always wanted! Thank you so much! It may have been in 2018 when you did this but we are still benefiting from your skill and ease of getting across the message that so many others have not!I could not agree more with the last post as to you being a credit to the industry! I sincerely hope you achieve everything you aim for..Dave
Thanks so much Dave, what a compliment. I can't believe I made this video that long ago. I'm going to be putting more time into my RU-vid channel this year so hopefully I can keep helping people out.
Hi . I've been playing Les Paul Guitars for about 40 years , which is about how long I've been playing Guitar . I've learned a lot about Guitar Repair , such as Neck Adjustment , Pickup Installation , Setting Intonation , etc . But some of the details that you shared in this Video I never knew and I never thought about . I knew that the Saddle Nut Radius needs to match the Fretboard Radius , but I guess I've always had my Bridge in backwards . That explains why I always have a problem with my Intonation . Thank you so much for making this Video . I hope you're doing well and staying safe . 😃 Thank you for taking the time to put in the time and effort to create this Video . I'm your newest Subscriber and now I'm going to go thru all of your Content to learn as much as I can . 🎸
Brilliant. I was just thinking it’s about time I either got my glasses prescription checked or bought some sort of magnifying glass thing for when I’m soldering and wiring up. I do think close ups are important to show what is really going. Thanks again.
Thanks very much. I’m 56 and been playing since I was 13 and I never knew about avoiding your strings touching the back of the bridge. Totally transformed the playability and consistency. Great video, plain English, well explained thanks again
Absolutely Brilliant!!! Fantastic detail and narration. Great high def camera work also. I am a tech of 20 years and he taught me a couple of points for sure.
Do you know is there anything you can do to sort the rattling buzzing retainer wire on the tunomatics.looks like a g string sort of size,seems a bit wasteful to chuck them due to that.or is swapping to using springs an option.
Sorry, for some reason I only just saw this comment. They are quite important to hold the screw in pace but if they are rattling I think they aren't engaged with the screw thread correctly. They may need a bit of bending. Also, if they aren't actually doing anything then maybe they could just come off?
thanks for this! I just bought an SG and spent last night bummed out that the strings were dead and buzzing on the frets, once I really got into playing it. I watched this, learned the anatomy and mechanisms, then I put new strings on and made some pretty dramatic adjustments and it is "fixed". I was almost going to take it back, but it was just way off/ strings needed to be raised.
I am building a DIY Les Paul style kit. This video sure helps explain a lot for me to use to set up my kit. Great explanation about the bridge. I thought at first you had 3 saddles backward, but you made sense of it. Now I need to check my bridge to see if the saddles are facing the same way. Thank you for this video and now, on to the full set up. Have a great day.
Thanks so much for leaving that comment, and I'm sure you'll find the full setup video useful. Good luck with the build and enjoy it. If you do put up any photos on Instagram or Facebook please tag or share with me, I'm always keen to see people's builds.
I mostly play my strats simple because i don't like how the bridges are set up on my Les Paul and SG. I never really took the time to understand them. But you've certainly shed a lot of light on that style of bridge.
Thank you so much. I actually much prefer a fixed strat style bridge to almost anything, but I'm coming around to playing with a floating bridge like a Floyd rose.
Hey very informative video , Daniel! Thank you! Learned alot! Im American and my young daughter is going around the house with an English accent saying ..."its the Sad-dle....Adjust the Sad-dle......"
Relativity1 ha! That is brilliant, thanks for letting me know, so funny. I hope she ends up a guitar player with great set up skills! Teach them young!
What a fantastic video! I had my flying v set up recently which has a tune-o-matic bridge and this really helped me to understand how to tweak the action in future if need be
I just got the latest Epiphone Les Paul studio and had no idea how to setup the bridge and how the saddle worked before watching this and hit a brick wall... Not anymore! Absolutely brilliant this video is! AbsoluteLy THE champion of guitar instruction. Most Ive learnt from any other source period. Many thanks for sharing man, This Truly is the best ✌️,
Spot on explanation. The whole better resonance/sustain from a fully screwed down tail piece is something I have yet to see any proof of so I'm still doing a medium tension with thru-hole stringing. It may be another "tone-woods" debate that never gets anywhere.
@@DevilAndSons wait, do you mean that piece that's held by the two pillers and the tension of the string because funny thing i was setting my bridge hight and i didn't think to loosen the strings so the pressure sorta pulled out one of the pillers, i was already gonna replace the strings anyway, so i would use some sorta wood glue to hold it back after i restring it soon, though a fully screwed tail in this case may not help since the whole puller was pulled but idk
Wow. The whole thing pulled out? Actually a bit if wood glue or super glue should hold it back, and perhaps screwing the whole tailpiece down low will mean it has less give and be less likely to pull out.
@@DevilAndSons you mean screw it like you did in the vid? i just finished watching and yeah i gotta agree it does put alot of tension on the tail piece if it's touching the base
Amazing thank you!! 🙏This is exactly the video I needed, extremely well explained. Very detailed, but moves through each subject at a good pace - doesn't 'drag on' on like some explanations. Stellar work! 😊
have a tune-o-matic bridge, was afraid touching it till saw this brilliant video, and I'm so appreciative for your afford explaining in the most clear and understandable way!... big thanks!!!
You have the most amazing voice. i could listen to you for ever. I already know how a tune o matic bridge works, but you took it to another level. Thank you
It's a pleasure. Thanks for the sub and good luck with the build. If you put any photos on instagram or Facebook please do tag me I the comments (@devilandsons), I love seeing people's builds.
Dave Ma thanks for the comment. I often tell people I will be making one soon, but I can actually say I’m filming it this week. However I have a few guitars to finish making so may not edit it for a few weeks. Stay tuned...
Pretty informative vid! I thought this was gonna be boring considering that it's a 20 minute video, but damn I was focused all the way through, keep it up! and I'm still waiting for the full setup haha, and I hope you elaborate more things on what could cause fret buzzes.
Honestly I’m surprised people last to the end, but I’m glad you did and thanks for leaving a comment, much appreciated. I am planning to have the set up video done by September (I recently moved workshop and everything is a bit of a mess, in boxes, or in the wrong place so causing a bit of delay in plans). Will definitely do it though, and mentioning string buzz is likely. Maybe I should make a whole video on that? Thanks again!
quick tip - put a large rubber eraser behind the tailpiece when taking off and resetting brand new strings - this keeps the tailpiece in place so it doesn't fall off and scratch the guitar.
JohnnyRingo thanks for taking the time to add that comment, I do appreciate it. I’m surprised how many comments there are in my accent, sone complimentary and others less so.
Thank you very much for this video ! you helped me a lot ! I found here, everything that I was looking for so long, great job ! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you ! : D
No offense, but I'm impressed you spend 20 minutes explaining possibly the simplest bridge ever. Fits on posts, adjust with thumb wheels and has screws under each saddle for intonation. Done, 10 seconds!
Ni offence taken. You'd be surprised the diversity in knowledge and confidence out there, these videos aren't for everyone but if you look through the comments you will see that for some people these types of videos are helpful. Also I am trying to explain the intricacies of elements such as the saddles to help people get the most of it. Anyway, glad you came by for 10 seconds at least ;)
@@DevilAndSons I stuck around for the whole thing. Yes, I did notice a lot of people got quite a bit out of it. Great job. I'm not surprised at all. I own a repair and set up shop and I get quite a few, pretty decent players sometimes, a day for simple string changes! There seems to be a fear when adjusting anything on a guitar that people have, especially with the truss rod. While excellent videos like this may be bad for business but I still believe every guitar player should be able to do basic service to their instrument.
@@12south31 true, people should learn the basics, but if they don't at least there are people like you to help them.thanks for watching and commenting.
Rex Mills thanks so much. I’ve been asked to do one on a floyd rose next. I’ll be making that alongside a new guitar I’m working on, so it’ll be a couple of months away - but always nice to know the effort is worth it. Thanks for commenting.
at first i was “okay what can we talk for 20 minutes in terms of tune-o-matic” and then “ah this is why i was never able to setup my low E properly, my saddles are all face-front”, thanks for the video!
This is the last word on the Tuneomatic. Excellent! Well done. The video does show how annoying slot head screws are. Hex socket heads would be great in this application.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. Yes, I hate slot head screws. In my workshop I have a lot of small drawers filled with different screws all carefully organised by size but slot head screws either get thrown away or occasional dropped in my mixed box of things to sort out one day.
@@DevilAndSons happy new year! Without wanting to cause you extra work, might it also be of use to prove that hybrid setups eg.screwing the tailpiece right down, makes no difference to playability and sound of the guitar acoustically or when plugged in? Resonance and sustain could be measured and displayed on a tuner perhaps? Not a criticism, just giving supporting evidence for folks like me to learn from.
Fantastic video, it's the first video I've seen that gives a full explanation of exactly why the individual parts have been engineered the way they have and the theory behind it.
Thanks for the comment. I actually have a PRS SE in the workshop at the moment and I'll be filming a video about the bridge on that. I do have a longer set up video, the idea is that all the elements in that are applicable to any guitar then videos like this augment it to make guitar model specific. Here it is ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fvD-qsM3piQ.html
seriously thankyou so much for the videos. i learned a lot about this tune o matic. (i usually use floyd rose bridge), especially the section about the bridge itself. i just got myself a new 7 string guitar with tune o matic so this videos helps me a lot.
That's interesting. I never knew why the bridge saddles faced the way they do. It's because the bass strings need to be further away from the nut then the treble strings to be intonated properly.
Thank you! Obviously from my Avatar you can see i'm primarily a Strat guy. But I recently purchased a 2012 lefty Gibson LPJ Cherry Stain. It's a beautiful instrument and your video taught me some useful tips as I try to setup my LPJ to suit my own needs. Thank you!
StratXIII thanks for commenting, that is great to hear. To be honest, I’m a stray guy too, my first electric was a squier strat which I still have and love, but I’d never knock a guitar with a tune-o-matic. Happy strumming with the new one.
Love the video,trying to sort my Gretsch 5420 fixed tunomatic,,my saddles are all the same way,,(from new)as your top E,b any g are, doing intonation and ran out of thread on high E,which I am still trying to sort ,I will turn bottom E,a and d saddles in any event as I now know is correct! Legend, cheers from🇦🇺
Hello, and you're welcome. That sounds very frustrating. It may be worth checking a few other things like the truss rod and string height as this may give you and extra mm.
Dude, you are so good at this kind of thing. This was a bit more “101” than I needed to go, but I ended up watching start to finish to learn some more detail just based on how great your photography and explanations were! These are the kinds of videos I would make if I had a British accent!! Haha cheers!!
Bro you have the best story telling voice. (Your accent sounds like you're from where I was born in the u.k [Wokingham, Berkshire]. I've moved to Australia now. Amazing video, thank you.
Thanks so much for commenting, and what a compliment. I actually group up in London/Essex (depending who you ask), so it's kind of a Thames estuary accent.
@@DevilAndSons ha ha, I went back and lived for 5 years, I worked all over the place, London to basingstoke. I lived in camberley. You have helped me so much with my Les Paul, I've bought all the gear to set it up, will be a great guitar. Keep the videos going, I'm sure you will be a star!!
Thanks so much. I really appreciate that. Good luck with the set up. I've got some more videos about cleaning the fretboard and polishing the frets coming up which may also be helpful. Let me know how you get on.
Hey, it's a pleasure. Thank you for commenting. This video goes hand in hand with my full set up video so if you need to go further with your guitar it may be worth checking that out too.
I love this design! Recently got my first Les Paul, and coming from Strats and Floyd guitars, i still prefer this design.........also the locking tuners are SUCH a good design too!
Hippyskin 64 Two potential fixes for the buzz though are try raising the saddle height for the string that buzzes, this may stop it without the action of the string being noticeable too high for you, or most likely to adjust the truss rod - again I haven’t made a video on this yet, but there are a lot out there, you’ll probably find loosening slightly will help.
@@DevilAndSons there is a lot of stuff not worth talking about a lot of good stuff , but then there a thes exeptional things and some people like me are really gratefull for those who put in the effort of making them . keep it up please! Frank
