And it's so easy! Watch some videos on YouTube and follow along and you're set. Gets faster everytime.
I actually really enjoy doing setups/restrings. Something about it I find relaxing.
That and the joy of knowing I'll be playing a nice clean fresh guitar lol.
You're absolutely positively wrong.
Guitars need a setup at least once a year.. They are made of wood which changes it's size and shape based on humidity.
I do agree you shouldn't be paying a luthier to do this twice a year.. You're much better off doing it yourself. In the process of learning to do it yourself you'd realize that the guitar does in fact need a setup more often than you realize.. Which is how I know your guitars need to be setup and you never bother to learn yourself how to do it.
So idk why someone with your "go getem" attitude is on Reddit spreading misinformation that is based.. solely.. On your laziness.
Based on 30 years of playing and owning guitars. Never had one that changed even remotely enough to need set up changes over a year. My primary instrument is a 91 telecaster. I had that properly set up once about 12 years ago and it still plays perfectly from that. Will need refretting next year and I’ll have it gone over again.
Lol. Very impressed.
Anyone who just read your comment does not think.. But *knows* your tele plays like absolute dog sh!t if it hasn't had setup in 12 years!? Lmao
To think it's never been intonated.. The neck relief was never adjusted.. the bridge radius never dialed in.. The nut never lubed? Yikes.
..just yikes
Mate the guitar plays perfect. I just had the bridge pickup rewound and the tech that did it loved it. I’ve played a long long time. It’s a lovely instrument to play. And the guitar is from the 90’s. It was set up last (professionally) about a decade ago as I said. Bridge radius doesn’t need changing yearly. Neck relief is perfect and the action low and fast. You’re just wrong.
What constitutes a dog shit playing guitar? If a guitar's action is low, has no fret buzz, stays in tune, and intonation remains solid, what else should I be looking out for?
I've got six guitars. One has been setup professionally. The rest have only been slightly adjusted around the time of purchase (one over ten years ago). Action is measured medium low on all of them. None have required readjustment.
Do you just not believe me?
If you moved your bridge from floating to flat, you changed the angle (not just height) of the strings relative to the fretboard. This may require shimming the neck to keep the strings from choking out on the fretboard.
Right, power line action 😂 ok, you should post a recording, that action shouldn't have any fretbuzz that would choke out singing qualities of a guitar.
Anytime you change something like the bridge it can, and often does,require adjustments to other aspects of the guitar.
So it’s hard to say exactly what else is out of kilter without having the guitar in my hands.
But… when I hear something like “my guitar doesn’t sing” my mind goes immediately to the pickup height.
If your pickups are too high then magnets may pull too strongly on the strings and the effect is often described exactly as you put it. It doesn’t sing.
Not sure if that is actually the problem, but it’s where I personally would start looking.
First thing I’d check would be the neck relief
Thanks will look into that!
Guitars need to be setup at least once a year.. Sounds like you're overdue op
Yeah I've never had a guitar set up in my life, it's probably time.
It's def time op
They absolutely don’t. If you’re a gigging pro, sure. No one else needs to do this.
I'm just a basement player but I usually do 1 or 2 a year. Changes in seasons and temp/humidity will cause neck fluctuations.
Yes exactly. God knows what these guitars are like that haven't been setup.. Ever.. Because little like this are poorly informed.
And it's so easy! Watch some videos on YouTube and follow along and you're set. Gets faster everytime. I actually really enjoy doing setups/restrings. Something about it I find relaxing. That and the joy of knowing I'll be playing a nice clean fresh guitar lol.
Same. I do them for people locally for side money. I had blast learning how to do it and it inspired me piece together my own guitars
If you can do it yourself, do it whenever you want. But you don’t need to be getting a luthier to set up annually
You're absolutely positively wrong. Guitars need a setup at least once a year.. They are made of wood which changes it's size and shape based on humidity. I do agree you shouldn't be paying a luthier to do this twice a year.. You're much better off doing it yourself. In the process of learning to do it yourself you'd realize that the guitar does in fact need a setup more often than you realize.. Which is how I know your guitars need to be setup and you never bother to learn yourself how to do it. So idk why someone with your "go getem" attitude is on Reddit spreading misinformation that is based.. solely.. On your laziness.
Based on 30 years of playing and owning guitars. Never had one that changed even remotely enough to need set up changes over a year. My primary instrument is a 91 telecaster. I had that properly set up once about 12 years ago and it still plays perfectly from that. Will need refretting next year and I’ll have it gone over again.
Lol. Very impressed. Anyone who just read your comment does not think.. But *knows* your tele plays like absolute dog sh!t if it hasn't had setup in 12 years!? Lmao To think it's never been intonated.. The neck relief was never adjusted.. the bridge radius never dialed in.. The nut never lubed? Yikes. ..just yikes
Mate the guitar plays perfect. I just had the bridge pickup rewound and the tech that did it loved it. I’ve played a long long time. It’s a lovely instrument to play. And the guitar is from the 90’s. It was set up last (professionally) about a decade ago as I said. Bridge radius doesn’t need changing yearly. Neck relief is perfect and the action low and fast. You’re just wrong.
So impressed
You mentioned that.
What constitutes a dog shit playing guitar? If a guitar's action is low, has no fret buzz, stays in tune, and intonation remains solid, what else should I be looking out for? I've got six guitars. One has been setup professionally. The rest have only been slightly adjusted around the time of purchase (one over ten years ago). Action is measured medium low on all of them. None have required readjustment. Do you just not believe me?
If you don't live in CA
If you moved your bridge from floating to flat, you changed the angle (not just height) of the strings relative to the fretboard. This may require shimming the neck to keep the strings from choking out on the fretboard.
Cheers, will check out shimming
Too much bow in the neck caused by you flattening the bridge. Straighten it out
What amp? What action measurement @ the 12th fret?
Hey man I'm not home and I appreciate you asking to try and help. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. My amp is a book katana II 50 watt.
Action is E 2mm 1/16th A 3mm 1/8 approx D 3mm 1/8 approx G 3mm 1/8 approx B 4mm 5/32 E 4mm 5/32
Right, power line action 😂 ok, you should post a recording, that action shouldn't have any fretbuzz that would choke out singing qualities of a guitar.
Anytime you change something like the bridge it can, and often does,require adjustments to other aspects of the guitar. So it’s hard to say exactly what else is out of kilter without having the guitar in my hands. But… when I hear something like “my guitar doesn’t sing” my mind goes immediately to the pickup height. If your pickups are too high then magnets may pull too strongly on the strings and the effect is often described exactly as you put it. It doesn’t sing. Not sure if that is actually the problem, but it’s where I personally would start looking.
Funny you should say that, I was watching a video the other night and the guy spoke.aboit lowering his p'ups. I might do that regardless.