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This is one of those tasks that I always dread but have not considered a repeatable jig for. Thank goodness for this video.

I am in the process of setting up a Floyd Rose and I found this to be very helpful. Well done.

Great video, sir!

Can you do mine, whats the charge? I can get mine all apart and send you the body.

Cardinal sin number one: Never adjust the studs without removing the tension from the Floyd. Grooves cut into them and you will notice a click and it goes out of tune. Only titanium studs can take adjustment under tension. Also they make two tools (the key and skyscraper ) to put under the fine tuner/saddle to properly adjust the intonation 🤟. I've been pissing around with these since 1988 😂

Thank You!

Thank you!!

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Nice to see a fellow Minnesotan working through the cold conditions.

Thanks for this video. WOuld have like to see a discussion of how to fix fret buzz when you get the string height down to where it's comfortable/fast.

Why didnt you sand the back of the headstock? Sanding down the front after that finish seems scary.

I would definitely use a block underneath the tail of the bridge while restringing it. It'll save you the whole tuning it, retuning and retuning it over and over again. Definitely loosen the string tension before adjusting the bridge posts. There's a tool for about $20 that's made specifically for a Floyd to do the intonation which lets you get completely exact with that process which is great. Lastly you can put the strings in backwards from the tuning keys on the headstock going back towards the bridge and that works great except for the high e string usually which you will need to string normally to avoid it snapping at the ball end. Excellent video though brother

Awesome job. Thank you for the Video!

I found your videos and enjoy them quite a bit and love the work that you do, I have been wanting to get into guitar building myself but have limited knowledge and tools to be able to do it. Saying hello from Missouri.

What size of a downward spiral bit?

Great video! My wife got me a strat kit about a year ago. Just about ready to start in on it. Appreciate your suggestions. Thank you.

Didnt show the intonation process What the HECK !

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BRAVO JOB WELL DONE WITH GREAT CARE I have to hand it to you. You are extremely thorough, intelligent, with a mild mannered delivery of all the information and all the knowledge. After all these years, I have most of this stuff down pretty cold. However, you can always learn more....someone always has another trick or a tool or something and I appreciate people who work clean. I'm amazed, how dirty and unkempt the workspace is how much inherent vrisk there is with some guys who don't protect the balance of the instrument from damage when they're working. Easy Does it.... Speed kills ‼️ Think your way through every project and treat the instrument with respect. Even if it has a lot of wear when you're working on a guitar is not the time to add wear to it......

I was told u made a custom white cloud guitar and was wondering how much it would be to get one?

Tremolo <-- if you fix the spelling in your title you may get more hits on your vid.

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What a beautiful instrument. I'm finishing some project guitars soon and this helps a bunch. Thanks 🎉

Great work! This helps a lot, I now feel very confident about Setting up my new guitar :)

well… a year later, how has it held up?

I just ordered my Fender American Pro II Strat from Sweetwater! Watching this video is a great perspective of where my guitar is coming from!

Definitely with!!!

Is StewMac stuff made out of gold? Over 100 dollars for those templates?!

How much do you sell your guitars for? Also can you make a guitar kit unfinished?

Awesome work!!

Great video. Thanks for a lot of great tips! I am about to attempt a 4A flame maple cap strat and want it predominantly Transtint Blue, but wanted the grain to be Transtint Green that showed through in the grain details. Would you suggest any order of application or other tips to bring out the flame? Thanks again!

Bring back Geasfest

I love that Schaller bridge. I used one on the only guitar that I've ever built back in '83 or so. They work very well, and are a higher quality bridge than a "Bad Ass" bridge, IMO.

How did you finish the neck after applying the stain? Also does miniwax hold up alright after time?

I want a cloud so bad

This system is horribe in my opinion. Bought an ibanez RG 320 fm without thinking about it might have a different bridgesystem. I tried to tune it to drop C, and have not been able to play it since haha. Why do they make this system ? Can't really see the benefit.

A true masterpiece! ❤

Floyd approved trems will all have 3 adjustment intonation positions for the Floyd saddles. You missed the key trick with Floyds, you leave the springs in and block it in the back to keep the trem perfectly level while you're working on it. It essentially turns into a hardtail and completely eliminates the hours of frustration people go through tying to balance it. You then do the typical relief, action, nut triage, then intonation, and finally at the end, you leave the block in the trem, then very slowly start loosening the springs at the back until the block falls out. The block with be tilted ever so slightly forwards, but just retune it and it'll balance out to perfectly level. Boom perfect Floyd rose setup in under an hour. Any tech charging extra for Floyd setups either has no idea what they are doing or are gouging.

How can I place an order on a guitar like this?

How thick are your veneers?

Thanks for sharing I was born in Danang live in Maryland, and I've been down that street

Where can I order a cloud guitar from you. Do You have a website that I can place a order?

Some of the anchors available have got oversize slots and use adjusting screws to get the anchor in just the right place. Also important to get the distance from the nut correct, else you will experience intonation problems. I ran into this problem with a very good top of the line Squire, perfect in every detail, except that the bridge was set too far from the nut and two of the individual bridge pieces were contacting the hold down screws. The complete bridge and tremolo had to be moved forward by about 2.5mm in order to correctly intonate the guitar.

Oh.. The VN guy knows me.

yooo. I just realized a Cloud Semi-Hollow would be amazing. Will you make one of these via order

One trick is to use a damp rag or paper towel. Slightly moist .. not wet at all .... and run it back and forth across the fret and a tiny bit of moisture will seep just under the fret lip ... this will really reduce chipout a lot .... especially if it's a super dry fretboard that no one has ever oiled.. It really makes a difference.... try it next time you start to see chipout when pulling frets .. But remember "slightly moist" ! Warm water ... Not wet... It's usually the really dry fretboards that do the chipout.. that's why they chip ... Or the luthier before you glued them in .... instead of repair the fret slots..

Hey great video. I have a question. What do you do if the hols for your old inlays go all the way through the fretboard and you have no "floor" to pour the glue? I just found out that my inlay holes are like that. What do I do????

I've always set the bridge it the correct location and used the appropriately sized transfer punch to create pilot holes for drilling.

Thank you so much for this! I've been working on a guitar, swapping out a Tune o Matic with a wrap around and was afraid of messing it up. Subscribed!

hey man, not sure if this channel is still active, I need advice on how to set up a head crasher type trem, the type where the string ball ends get left behind the trem right below the fine tuners, a bit easier to restring but wanted to know your thoughts

Do you sell the schaller 457 bridge? Otherwise, what is the Gotoh replacement bridge?