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Eastman 615 Short Sound Demo | 1 Minute Sound Demo | MD615
This is a really short 1 minute sound demo of a Eastman MD615 F style mandolin. I tried to do a little bit of everything, but my mandolin playing is definitely a little rusty!
This was recorded direct to an iPhone using an external Rode podcaster/vlog mic.
This was recorded direct to an iPhone using an external Rode podcaster/vlog mic.
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Adjusting Action / Saddle Height on Acoustic Guitar | Bone Saddle Installation / Adjustment
Просмотров 37 тыс.4 года назад
In this video I show you how I lowered the action on my acoustic guitar in order to make it play a little bit easier, and more comfortably. This is a pretty simple and easy process. Just make sure you don’t go too fast and remove too much material. It’s also important to note that no two guitars are the same, so the setup height that you like on one guitar may buzz like crazy on a different gui...
Gibson J15 Acoustic Sound Demo | No Talking
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.4 года назад
Here are a few clips of me playing my 2016 Gibson J15. Just to give you an idea as to what these guitars sound like unplugged. These sound clips came from my review video, so if you are interested in hearing my thoughts on this guitar, or learning a little bit more about it, I'll have a link to that video at the end. If you enjoy this video, or this format... please like and/or subscribe. If yo...
Gibson J15 Review / Demo
Просмотров 16 тыс.4 года назад
In this video I talk about my 2016 Gibson J15 guitar, and share my opinion on what is great about this guitar, as well as my complaints with it. I also play it to give a you a better ideal of what this guitar sounds like using a large diaphragm condenser microphone, mounted ~9 inches from the guitar, aimed at the 14th fret with the EQ set flat. Hope this video is helpful, and feel free to leave...
LR Baggs Lyric Review / Demo | Martin HD28V
Просмотров 4,6 тыс.4 года назад
In this video I do a quick demo of the LR Baggs Lyric pickup, along with a condenser microphone for reference. At the end of the video I talk about my experience with this pickup, and the issues that I’ve had with it. Hope this video helps you decide on your next pickup! If you have any questions feel free to post them in the comments, and I’ll try to get to them as soon as I can. Affiliate Lin...
LR Baggs Anthem Demo | Gibson J15 | Anthem SL
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.4 года назад
In this video I play some samples side by side using a large diaphragm condenser microphone for a reference, and the LR Baggs Anthem SL pickup to give you a better idea of what it will sound like in your guitar. I really like this pickup, and I think that it is a great fit for most people! If you are looking to install this pickup in a Martin Guitar or if you’d like to hear more of my thoughts ...
Adjusting / Installing Cone + Spider on Resonator Guitar | Fixing Dobro Rattle
Просмотров 31 тыс.4 года назад
In this video I adjust the fit of the cone on this Gold Tone PBS dobro that I recently purchased. I put a new set of strings on this dobro last week and it started rattling really bad whenever I would pick any string open. After adjusting all I could on the outside I decided that I was going to have to take it apart. The issue wound up being that the cone was a little too large for the routed p...
LR Baggs Anthem vs. Condenser Microphone | Side by Side Comparison | Martin HD 28
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.4 года назад
Hey guys, in this video you will hear the same piece of music recorded 3 different ways side by side. So you will here a G chord progression played the first time on a condenser microphone (for reference of what the guitar actually sounds like) then with the Anthem SL with no EQ, and finally the Anthem SL with EQ. Then I recorded a flat picking clip, and a finger style clip to try and give you ...
LR Baggs Anthem Demo / Review Martin HD28 | Anthem SL
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 года назад
This is a quick video that I made of my Martin HD 28 with the LR Baggs Anthem SL pickup. I don’t have much experience with video production, so I apologize for the video quality. Hopefully that will improve as I get more experienced. I plan on making more videos like this in the future, because I’ve found that quality demos for some acoustic products are hard to find. If you find this helpful l...
Vertical Worship - Yes I Will (Simple Acoustic Cover)
Просмотров 734 года назад
This is currently one of my favorite worship songs. I recorded this for my local church, but I thought since I had already made the video I’d might as well share it here too. This is just a simple acoustic guitar version in the key of G. Thanks for watching!
The First Noel - Chris Young (Cover)
Просмотров 1054 года назад
This is my version of The First Noel. I'm a big fan of the Chris Young version, so my version is definitely influenced by his. Hope you enjoy it!
Make sure the neck relief is correct before you begin measuring and lowering the saddle.
Excellent video. Thanks!
Condenser 100%...pickups not even close
Brilliant. Great help thanks
Nice video! I was watching to make sure that everything is fresh in my mind, it's a while since I adjusted a saddle. From experience; 1. Use an engineer's square to keep the saddle dead flat at the side and bottom, just slide the saddle along the square and the sandpaper and frequently check that the bottom is still dead parallel to your line 2. I have the same type of gauge you're using, it's much much more accurate to read it using a magnifying glass. Before I start measuring the action I'll check the neck relief; I go for 0.010-0.012" across all strings - there is plenty of info on this online.
That is the wife is ok with you working on her counter top..
But..does that guitar have a pick up under the saddle...and can a guitar with a pickup under the saddle be adjusted?
This guitar doesn’t have a pickup in it, but the process is the same whether the guitar has a pickup or not. You can definitely still do this on a guitar with a pickup. I have adjusted the saddles on all of my personal guitars, and most of them have LR Baggs Anthem pickups. Which have a piezo element under the saddle. No issue at all. 👍
Flatten neck first with truss rod adjustment. You may not even need to lower saddle. Just saying.
This was very very helpful. I’m thinking of trying to change the cone in my Gretsch and the spider on top of that and we’ll see how well I do. This was very helpful. Thank you. 2:11
Thank you
OMDog! Thank you so much! My Radio King developed a buzz long while back and I could NOT locate it. Looked at a lot of videos and your's is so straight forward! Guitar techs scared me with horror stories and advised against opening her up!!! Yep. Spidey legs. Took less than an hour to get it perfect! Probably faster if you have level counter tops. LOL I'm back in business.
Glad I could help!!
That’s cool but what if I don’t have strings on the guitar because there is no saddle there? Everywhere I look for info they always saying to base the new saddle off of the old saddle but mine broke so that’s not an option. What do I do in this situation?
The easiest thing to do is just to drop a full height saddle blank into the slot, pull a string across it (any string will do) even a piece of dental floss pulled tight from a tuning peg down the neck, and across the saddle blank. Then take your measurements just like in the video, and start cutting the new saddle. Keep in mind though that when you put a full set of strings on the guitar, and tune them up to pitch, the neck will pull up just a little bit, which will raise the action slightly. Technically, you can get an actual measurement using a long straight edge and a scale, but the method explained above is a lot easier if you don't have quite a bit of experience adjusting saddles.
Great video
Thanks!
Awesome
This is just an excellent video. Really well done in terms of helping someone understand the process of safely adjusting the saddle action. The shop where I purchased my guitar (Martin D-35) tried to dissuade me from making any adjustments on the guitar despite my telling him I finger picked. Making these types of adjustments, depending on your style of play, can make all the difference, turning a guitar that’s “ok to play” into one that becomes your absolute go-to favorite. Well done! (One or two of the comments below are also helpful.)
Little tip to save yourself some hassle. Just capo the guitar with the strings still attached to the tuning pegs.
Underrated tip, Thanks
I tighten a Paige capo over the nut
It does make it easier when checking action.
Nice explanation thankyou very much, appreciate your effort.
Thanks for the video. I have an Eastwood Delta 6 that arrived with a buzz. I followed your instructions regarding rotating the spider and was able to correct the issue.
Love accent thanks mate uk fan here
wow my acotin is all the way at 3.5 I guess I should lower it lol. when doing intonation which side to you file if a note is too sharp?
You would file the side of the saddle that is facing the nut. If your action is that high though, then when you press the strings you are increasing the tension (significantly) which could also make notes sharp. I would suggest lowing the action at least a little bit before you start trying to intonate the saddle. I'd aim for around 2.75mm at the 12th fret to start.
@@Jhfstudio ty.
This assumes there is enough saddle bottom to file off to get what you want at fret 12. There may not be enough saddle bottom and no truss rod available to adjust (as in classical guitars).
That's true. If that's the case, then your guitar needs a neck reset in order to get the action back to a good playable level.
@@Jhfstudio no; you are jumping to conclusions ... A Cordoba has enough saddle slot to take down at the top and also lower the saddle height at its bottom to get the correct gap at fret 12. NOT a neck reset.
@@DougHinVA That's true. You can sand/shave down the bridge in order to avoid a neck reset. I'm not a fan of doing that, but I have seen it done, and as long as the neck angle is still okay, then there are probably cases where that is a good solution. You made me realize though that I need to make a video soon on how to tell if your guitar needs a neck reset! I think that may be helpful to a lot of people. Thanks for the idea!!
Great video. Just got my first dobro, and the cone rattles. Now I know what to do to fix it! Thank you thank you.
A very helpful video with calm presentation and no unnecessary filling. Many thanks. 🎶
10:12 Open G Major Tuning. I prefer stringing the strings underneath the tailpiece to get more break angle which also allows me to get away w/ lighter gauge strings. However w/ the 16-56 strings strung underneath the tailpiece, they recommend tuning it down a few steps to maybe Open E Major (E, G#, B, E, G#, B).
Thank you! I was able to adjust my action after watching your video.
Your insight was so helpful. Thank you. Genuinely.
Great video.
Just realizing that saddle height=action. I kept reading different things. Problems settled 😂
Saddle height, nut height, and relief all contribute. If you don't have a bolt on neck, and you have bad action, it's usually one of these, or a combination of all 3
Thank you for your help. Great video❤, liked and subscribed
Thanks for the demo on this . I’m having the LR Baggs Anthem SL installed in my Epiphone Inspired by Gibson J45. I enjoyed the accent too. Sounds like you’re from my neck of the woods in North Carolina
Excellent video! Thank you!
I had to watch when I saw you have common sense! I've seen so many people use a flat tip screwdriver or toothpick to lift the cone out by the edge when there's a perfectly good tension screw included. Thanks for the lesson!
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You need to use a fence to keep the bottom of the saddle square. Whatever you take off the saddle should approximate to half the lowering of the strings at the 12th fret
Very nice job without a lot of unnecessary “stuff” added. Thanks very much!
Do you need to file a slight angle in back of each string slot in the maple bridge to match the slight string break angle going to the tailpiece?
Great question! Generally speaking, no. It typically is not necessary to cut those slots at an angle, and you normally try to cut them as level as possible. That being said, if you cut the slots and have a string that is buzzing, or sounds "muted" then you may need to adjust the slots. That's not to say that they would need an angle though, they may be cut too tight, or un-level. A slight angle toward the tailpiece isn't an issue, but an angle toward the neck will create problems. Hope that helps!
@@Jhfstudio Thanks. I just acquired a square neck resophonic guitar that was set up for a lefty player and I have to change the nut and saddle.
Thank you. I have been researching this and this is the best video I have seen. I am primarily a finger style player. I recently traded for a 2011 McPherson Camrielle. They come stock with three bridges low, medium and high. The low measures a hair over 2.0 mm and I prefer 1.75. You really helped me with the ratio of the saddle adjustment to the height at the 12 fret. You also helped me by showing which sandpaper to use and how to do it. Great job! Thanks again .
The LR Baggs sounds good but it just can't compete with a good microphone in front of the sound hole. I listened with excellent head phones and the condenser mic was clearly better.
I agree. I've tried a lot of different setups now, and no matter what pickup and preamp combo I use, I can never beat the condenser mic. The Anthem is still my favorite option for playing live though, and in a mix I don't think the sound difference is nearly as noticeable. That being said, at the end of the day, you just can't beat a quality condenser mic.
Thanks for the video, saved me a ton of cash on repairs to my resonator.
thank you for your common and sense in using metric for this application.
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks for the great video. I have a Taylor nylon acoustic that is very high at the 12th fret so I will buy one of these rulers and get to work. Thanks again.
An FYI and just my opinion, but DO NOT get the Baroque string height tool that he used. I bought one of those and it is so cheaply made that accuracy is non existent. It is macine stamped and the edges (that you do the measurements with) aren't flat and all the corners were bent. I don't use mine. I'll be getting a higher quality one.
I use a micrometer the foot of it to measure mine it’s a bit tricky but it gets better readings. Use the foot and scroll out until I barely can’t see bottom of deck. Hope it helps
what pickup are you using? I have a disc/cone pickup installed that howls with low end feedback......
It was an older Fishman pickup. It sounded pretty good, but it would pick up quite a bit of handling noise.
Thanks for this video. You answered my question. Reading that Dana Bourgeois will only install Lyrics in his guitars, I decided to go with the best. After installing, I was concerned with the extremely weak signal compared to the under-saddle LR Baggs in my other guitar. Not only that but even with the weak signal I get feedback whereas the under-saddle is loud and has no feedback. The plus side is, it sounds so natural that unless I have the reverb turned up, it is hard to tell if the amp is on. Requiring an active DI just complicates the rig. The guitar also needs a sound hole feedback buster, which I would have to cut to allow space for the Lyric's controls. I think I need to re-think my thinking.
Thanks for the comment. I’m glad that you found this video helpful! I love the sound of the Lyric, but I just don’t find it to be the most practical live pickup. That’s why I’ve switched all of my guitars now to the Anthem. I can’t say enough good things about that system. Although it doesn’t sound hardly as “natural” as the lyric, I feel like it’s so close that no one in the audience would know the difference.
Thanks I really appreciate this video .. especially the part of 2:1 height difference ratio
I just saw this over years since you made the video, but thought I'd weigh-in, anyway. I suggest that instead of using your fingers and eyes to sand the saddle without accidentally taking off too much on either side, use a small board fixed with clamps, etc. at a 90 degree angle to your bench top with the sandpaper on the bench surface, facing upwards. Then, you can be assured that the bottom is perfectly flat and has the correct angle (90 degrees, also). This is esp. true if you have a piezo pickup under your saddle, as a poor sanding will affect the volume produced from a string at that location. And I start with 150-grit, then finish with a 400-grit., just a matter of preference. I would also use a radius gauge to check the strings underneath the saddle to verify that all six strings are at exactly the correct height (correct radius curve on top the saddle) and matching the curve of the fret board. New saddle blanks definitely have to be measured and adjusted, even if they are the compensated type and purchased from the same factory that made a guitar. I would think it prudent just to double-check the curve from the factory original. After years of playing on a saddle, strings gradually dent the top of most saddles with their constant string tension and they aren't at the same heights even if they were dead-on at the factory. If you see string indentations on top of the saddle where their were none, originally, your curve is definitely not correct. It would be important to also do a truss rod adjustment before you start measuring the height of the strings at the 12th fret. There needs to be a certain space under the strings and the frets at about the 7th fret when a capo is used to lock the strings down onto the 1st fret and the strings are held down at the 12th fret simultaneously. After that is done, you can then safely make your measurements of how much you want to lower your strings at the 12th.
Hey man....you need a new ruler. Cuz yours is "Baroque". 😆 🤣 😂 ill go now
on my first dobro the tension screw nut slips round and round. do i glue it or replace cone? cant seem to find correct size for cone , mines a regal and it is 10 and half inches , all i find is every other size 265 mm
Thanks! My dobro started rattling yesterday and I'm rarin' to fix it!
Beautiful. Lovely. I know the neck on that guy is realll comfy. Mine is so thin and narrow I can hardly play. But cant argue w the tone!!!! Song sounds good on the hd28! Praise God! Worship Him