Dave, you have the best guitar repair channel on youtube. I've learned more from you than I have from people who work in guitar shops. Thanks to you, I've made a little money repairing guitars for people in my small town. I always tell them about your channel when asked how I learned. If I had the extra money, I'd send some your way for sure. Hopefully someday that will happen, as I have you to thank.
Don't be shy about asking Dave, you've given a boatload of effort for nothing since you started on youtube- I believe you deserve some recognition for sharing your knowledge, as well as giving a huge amount of enjoyment to those of us who've found your vids. Your videos have helped to restore my confidence in working on guitars - something which had laid to one side for 10 years - and I've gone back and watched hours of your stuff. Keep it up man, would love to grab a beer one day - just get to NZ!
Right On Dave, I just did my Fender a few weeks ago, tweaked the spider feet with sandpaper to even out the contact points, polished the cone, vacuumed out the debris and sawdust in the sound chamber etc. ( I followed along with your video from 3 years ago) Restrung with D'Addario EJ42 Phosphor Bronze .016 -- .056 gauge, really nice change in tone, volume and tension. Thanks for all of your great repair videos and the Luke & The Apostles music as well !
Can't imagine anyone having an issue with support. It's not a mandatory TAX. You ain't sneaking out at night strong arming any one. Thanks for the Vids. They are appreciated by many many many of us.
Thanks again for all your videos man. I'm happy to contribute. Wish I could give more and really wish all your loyal fans would just donate a couple of bucks a month. Come on guys, join me and give Dave a little bit of support!
Keep the Patreon Dave. Creating -good- videos takes more time and effort than people think. You should be making some money. Lord knows I've learned a ton from you. I'm glad to be a patron.
forgot to add: anyone who thinks you shouldn't allow any route for people to show their appreciation is not the sort of person you want to be dealing with. it is no worse than a tip jar in a cafe that gives out free coffee, and you know the same keyboard warriors mouthing off about it wouldn't have the guts to dare mention it to your face
I agree, I don't know why people get their panties in a twist about patreon. It's entirely voluntary and afaik Dave's never hid any of his videos behind a paywall. People just need to get a grip and stfu.
+Ad am trolls are just jealous! Dave has to supply all the video equipment,edit and edit software,and time !!!! he doing a valuable service! he should get some renumeration fer fuck sake!
You have no reason to listen to those assholes, you're doing a great thing here, I love watching your videos and learning how the guitar fixing business works, I've always been interested in it, keep doing good work man!
Always wanted a resonator and a few years ago found myself in my hometown for vacation and went my friends cabin in the woods. He lives there year round. Kind of a hermit life even though he works in a gold mine. 1 week in 1 week out. So anyways got there and had a blast with old friends and played music all night. He has 5 guitars hanging on the walls and had this exact guitar. An FR50 with built in pick up. Guess witch one a played with.....lol So the next day I was at my parents house and hear a knock at the door. It was Marty heading up north for the mines but....had a guitar case in his hands and gives it to me saying that he hates it but knowing that I liked it....You should of seen me changing the strings on this guitar. Had to take th plate off cause the bridge fell in. Guess what I found inside.....about a cartons worth of cigarette ash......holy crap that thing smelled like a ashtray.....but still have it and still love playing blues with it.
I've got one of these.I replaced the bridge and cone with ones I bought from Beard guitars- cost about 60 bucks and man does it sound good. The cone shouldn't be jammed in there either, if you carefully sand around the edges of the well and "level" the spider bridge, it will fit better and sound better. I enjoy your videos.
Just what I was looking for! I just bought a Fender Resonator RM 48 and I want to take it apart. I need to watch a professional do it first! Thank you!
I can't wait to see the conclusion of this one. I'm looking at a Fender Roosevelt Resonator and they look pretty similar. Please play it at the end so we can hear it. I'm a little concerned that it left the factory backwards handed like this.
The patron thing is going on at a few other channels. There are two that are very valuable to me, Dave is my top and Philippe. All the others don't Compare to Dave. Great advice and some laughs.
i think the last time u did a resonator you put an airline inside the body.... it inspired me to sort my own brass bodied resonator with a cracked neck
1. Set it back up the way you found it (strings wrong at the nut). 2. Set it up as a leftie, as it was at some point in its history.. 3. Remove the nut and flip it around, and flip the floating bridge.. then set up correctly as a rightie.. So what happened? Did Buddy ever get back to you? Now I'm dying to know...
Never mind Dave....I guess you have to be smarter than the Webpage! I am Happy to support your efforts, and anyone that complains is either a Cheap Ass, or one of those people that think they should get everything for free! Please keep the vid's coming! You now have my support and my pledge! :) Rock on my friend!
I have found on more than one time that an elusive buzz was coming from a truss rod that was ratteling arround in the slot cause it had no tension on it.
I don't know much about new guitars, I've never owned one. I have 2 70s vintage Fender acoustics and they sound beautiful. F15 and F65. Not much bottom end but a boatload of harmonics. That's good enough for me. I've played several high end gits like Taylors for example, even an old Martin from I don't know when. My old Fs hold up pretty well. They're at least 40 years old.
Cool guitar. Does he want you to build a new nut? Can you just flip the bridge? Inquiring minds want to know. No rest for the weary...If I had a means to send to the patreon link, I would. I don't use credit cards. I might find a way via a friend of mine...because I think you are well worth the price of admission...
another top notch video Dave ! wrote a commet earlier but didn't realise it was a reply, doh! anyway how can i send you some cool stuff from my teching world Lol and how do i get me a sticker? thanks bud, peace!
Dave you ought to set up a paypal donation link somewhere for people who don't want to do Patreon. Some folks would probably rather just drop a few bucks in every once in a while rather than being tied to a monthly thing. Just a thought.
Head of one of my strap button screws is stripped. Rubber band technique doesn't work because it's to deep and tapping a screwdriver in the crew doesn't work either. Any tips?
I went to support you Dave, but I couldn't give you anything! It says No Longer Available! What's the deal! You do great video's and I would love to support you! How can I help!
hi dave and viewers i have question im new to electric guitars i got epiphone LP junior pro 1, and i have a problem with strings they hold in tune for like 30 min. and they bend like crazy should i restring it or change tunning knobs ? can you please suggest what gauge and what material the strings shall be ? many Thanks !
First of all - Watch videos on how to re-string a guitar. It may be that you don't have the strings properly fitted to the tuners. Next lubricate the nut slots. Then make sure you know how to stretch the strings. Again, plenty of videos will show you how. If it's only one string (typically G or D) then it might be binding in the nut slot. If it's lots of the strings or all of them, then it is almost certainly your method of stringing which is at fault - NOT the tuners.
I truly feel you are great , helpful , funny , and talented . But if I can't donate , don't blame me for not showing respect. It seems you tubers are asking for money to do what they do. Not all of us are able to put money out there . I hope you keep your channel off cable tv !!!
hey bud another fantastic video, please keep up the good work. watched all your stuff and it has greatly advanced my career as a tech Lol was wondering how i can send you sum cool stuff and how i can get myself a coveted Dave sticker? thanks again dude, peace
So many people just don't understand how youtube monetization works (pro tip: google it). And even worse so many people don't seem to comprehend what the word DONATION means.
+Dave's World of Fun Stuff okay but it won't work on the amp but when I opened it up none of the wires were broke or anything like that but it has a burnt smell to it
what do you mean RUclipss not paying your bills you got a hundred three thousand subscribers and this video got 22,000 + views that should be a nice chunk of change if you ain't getting paid I smell a rat
ps: i wrote to you previously from another account suggesting you allow donations but patreon seems to be a mess to me. can't you just buy davesfunstuff.com and put a paypal donate button on it? you must know some spod who will sort this for you, instead of patreon asking me to take 5% of a repeating donation? you should also look into amazon affiliates: i would be delighted for you to get 6% of everything i spend at Amazon as a 'referrer'
Dave, you have the best guitar repair channel on youtube. I've learned more from you than I have from people who work in guitar shops. Thanks to you, I've made a little money repairing guitars for people in my small town. I always tell them about your channel when asked how I learned. If I had the extra money, I'd send some your way for sure. Hopefully someday that will happen, as I have you to thank.
I second that.
I second and third this comment
Don't be shy about asking Dave, you've given a boatload of effort for nothing since you started on youtube- I believe you deserve some recognition for sharing your knowledge, as well as giving a huge amount of enjoyment to those of us who've found your vids. Your videos have helped to restore my confidence in working on guitars - something which had laid to one side for 10 years - and I've gone back and watched hours of your stuff. Keep it up man, would love to grab a beer one day - just get to NZ!
Dave,
IMHO...you should have a brick & mortar guitar/repair shop. You are a talented repairman...but your personality is your greatest asset.
Right On Dave, I just did my Fender a few weeks ago, tweaked the spider feet with sandpaper to even out the contact points, polished the cone, vacuumed out the debris and sawdust in the sound chamber etc.
( I followed along with your video from 3 years ago)
Restrung with D'Addario EJ42 Phosphor Bronze .016 -- .056 gauge, really nice change in tone, volume and tension. Thanks for all of your great repair videos and the Luke & The Apostles music as well !
You know you will need that rubber foot after the garbage is picked up.
Can't imagine anyone having an issue with support. It's not a mandatory TAX. You ain't sneaking out at night strong arming any one.
Thanks for the Vids. They are appreciated by many many many of us.
It's all about those awesome "f" sound holes 😃 Love your work Dave, keep it up.
_"If you're good at something, never do it for free..."_ - The Joker
Thanks again for all your videos man. I'm happy to contribute. Wish I could give more and really wish all your loyal fans would just donate a couple of bucks a month. Come on guys, join me and give Dave a little bit of support!
thanks for the support
Keep the Patreon Dave. Creating -good- videos takes more time and effort than people think. You should be making some money. Lord knows I've learned a ton from you. I'm glad to be a patron.
Dave's in a poetic mood: neck check - straight - great!
I'm going to donate. It's the very least I can do after watching all these great videos you make. Ignore the haters.
Absolutely wonderful stuff. Now my fender can have hope. Thank you.
forgot to add: anyone who thinks you shouldn't allow any route for people to show their appreciation is not the sort of person you want to be dealing with. it is no worse than a tip jar in a cafe that gives out free coffee, and you know the same keyboard warriors mouthing off about it wouldn't have the guts to dare mention it to your face
I agree, I don't know why people get their panties in a twist about patreon. It's entirely voluntary and afaik Dave's never hid any of his videos behind a paywall. People just need to get a grip and stfu.
+Ad am trolls are just jealous! Dave has to supply all the video equipment,edit and edit software,and time !!!! he doing a valuable service! he should get some renumeration fer fuck sake!
thanks for the support
thank you for this i have just brought a resonator guitar and it needs a little love like you fender.
Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a Dave can!
Hey Dave, congratulations on 70,000+ subscribers. That's great!
You have no reason to listen to those assholes, you're doing a great thing here, I love watching your videos and learning how the guitar fixing business works, I've always been interested in it, keep doing good work man!
Dave you are creating content.. there is absolutely nothing wrong with monetizing your creative output.
You've been patronised!
Thanks Dave.
Always wanted a resonator and a few years ago found myself in my hometown for vacation and went my friends cabin in the woods. He lives there year round. Kind of a hermit life even though he works in a gold mine. 1 week in 1 week out. So anyways got there and had a blast with old friends and played music all night. He has 5 guitars hanging on the walls and had this exact guitar. An FR50 with built in pick up. Guess witch one a played with.....lol So the next day I was at my parents house and hear a knock at the door. It was Marty heading up north for the mines but....had a guitar case in his hands and gives it to me saying that he hates it but knowing that I liked it....You should of seen me changing the strings on this guitar. Had to take th plate off cause the bridge fell in. Guess what I found inside.....about a cartons worth of cigarette ash......holy crap that thing smelled like a ashtray.....but still have it and still love playing blues with it.
Love everything you do brother. Looking forward to learning more of yer lunacy !!!
I've got one of these.I replaced the bridge and cone with ones I bought from Beard guitars- cost about 60 bucks and man does it sound good. The cone shouldn't be jammed in there either, if you carefully sand around the edges of the well and "level" the spider bridge, it will fit better and sound better. I enjoy your videos.
Just what I was looking for! I just bought a Fender Resonator RM 48 and I want to take it apart. I need to watch a professional do it first! Thank you!
I can't wait to see the conclusion of this one. I'm looking at a Fender Roosevelt Resonator and they look pretty similar. Please play it at the end so we can hear it. I'm a little concerned that it left the factory backwards handed like this.
It's cool 2 ask 4 some support, Bro. Thank you for the fantastic and informative vids. Rock On
The patron thing is going on at a few other channels. There are two that are very valuable to me, Dave is my top and Philippe.
All the others don't Compare to Dave. Great advice and some laughs.
Although I manually final-tighten, and initial loosten, I like my electric screwdriver very much... time saving!
I've been looking for that rubber foot everywhere, how the f*%$ did it get there ?
never seen the inside of a resonator before.. cool!
i think the last time u did a resonator you put an airline inside the body.... it inspired me to sort my own brass bodied resonator with a cracked neck
New to the channel really enjoy your vids. There relaxing
1. Set it back up the way you found it (strings wrong at the nut).
2. Set it up as a leftie, as it was at some point in its history..
3. Remove the nut and flip it around, and flip the floating bridge.. then set up correctly as a rightie..
So what happened? Did Buddy ever get back to you? Now I'm dying to know...
It's a lefty/righty. It's amphibious!.
you did do one of these before. I know because I have the exact same guitar. you even commented on my video of the same guitar. lol.
Dave always reminds me of les claypool for some reason
Wow! What a surprise that was! I feel bad, but what are the chances you end up getting a lefty strung right-handed and not the other way around!
Dave, great work as always, cheers fella
thanks for the support
Dave, screw the people who got offended, you cant please everybody.
Never mind Dave....I guess you have to be smarter than the Webpage! I am Happy to support your efforts, and anyone that complains is either a Cheap Ass, or one of those people that think they should get everything for free! Please keep the vid's coming! You now have my support and my pledge! :) Rock on my friend!
I have found on more than one time that an elusive buzz was coming from a truss rod that was ratteling arround in the slot cause it had no tension on it.
Who knew... Player must be givin' it the ol' chinese backhand when he's playing.
awesome job Davey!
I never played a Fender acoustic that I liked. Wonder if I could tolerate one that you've applied your magic to.
I don't know much about new guitars, I've never owned one. I have 2 70s vintage Fender acoustics and they sound beautiful. F15 and F65. Not much bottom end but a boatload of harmonics. That's good enough for me. I've played several high end gits like Taylors for example, even an old Martin from I don't know when. My old Fs hold up pretty well. They're at least 40 years old.
I feel your pain brother.
damn, that thing is filthy!!!
Sweet ass guitar !
Cool guitar. Does he want you to build a new nut? Can you just flip the bridge? Inquiring minds want to know. No rest for the weary...If I had a means to send to the patreon link, I would. I don't use credit cards. I might find a way via a friend of mine...because I think you are well worth the price of admission...
Cheers Dave...... I know you feel awkward!!! And yes I'll be donating something..... I fucking enjoy these videos Chum!!
Besides spinning the nut and spider would anything else have to be done to change to full righty? I'm sure I'm missing something......
another top notch video Dave ! wrote a commet earlier but didn't realise it was a reply, doh! anyway how can i send you some cool stuff from my teching world Lol and how do i get me a sticker? thanks bud, peace!
+Dave's World of Fun Stuff sweet thanks! you send me a sticker back? 😋
+Dave's World of Fun Stuff will do! keep up the fantastic work bud, peace!
Look the duet on the headstock
at 12:25 it looks like a tambourine inside,without the symbols
Go figure the resonator turned out to be a lefty. No wonder the customer felt it needed a setup. Overall it looks like it's in good shape.
Dave you ought to set up a paypal donation link somewhere for people who don't want to do Patreon. Some folks would probably rather just drop a few bucks in every once in a while rather than being tied to a monthly thing. Just a thought.
Yeah, probably a good idea.
Dave could you please do a video where you light this guitar on fire and cook some delicious food in the resonator?
Reminds me, I have to clean/polish my hub-caps..
Thanks for the vid , im fixing to buy one of these is it worth 360 bucks
top
converting a left handed guitar to righty should be a jailable offense.
this one would seem to be either left or right handed, just depends on the nut/saddle which is no big deal really.
Hey dave, if i took a 3 way selector and wired one position from the pot to the to the output jack, would it work like a killswitch?
David-San, if you get a vintage Kramer Barretta or a Jackson/Charvel Model 6, please upload. Arigato
always wondered what was inside one of those.
Head of one of my strap button screws is stripped. Rubber band technique doesn't work because it's to deep and tapping a screwdriver in the crew doesn't work either. Any tips?
Any hardware store will have a set of stripped screw/broken bolt remover bits. Run them backwards in your drill. They cut in to the screw head.
oooooh resonator! dont see many of those haha
By unclogging the drain do you mean waiting the recommended 30 minutes on the bottle of draino?
ya ever try Liquid Gold for wood? Shits amazing. Cheers
are these Resonanters supposed to be like steel guitars?
Are going to have to cut a new nut for that Fender resonator?
I went to support you Dave, but I couldn't give you anything! It says No Longer Available! What's the deal! You do great video's and I would love to support you! How can I help!
hi dave and viewers i have question im new to electric guitars i got epiphone LP junior pro 1, and i have a problem with strings they hold in tune for like 30 min. and they bend like crazy should i restring it or change tunning knobs ? can you please suggest what gauge and what material the strings shall be ? many Thanks !
Ernie ball slinky 10s and maybe have the guitar's tuners looked at by a luthier they could be loose bushings.
+Eathan Straker likely string binding in the nut slots. common issue with LP-type guitars due to the 3x3 tuner construction.
First of all - Watch videos on how to re-string a guitar. It may be that you don't have the strings properly fitted to the tuners. Next lubricate the nut slots. Then make sure you know how to stretch the strings. Again, plenty of videos will show you how. If it's only one string (typically G or D) then it might be binding in the nut slot. If it's lots of the strings or all of them, then it is almost certainly your method of stringing which is at fault - NOT the tuners.
PeterWasted everything is stock on that guitar at this moment
Probably bought at guitar center...
Will there be a part 2 to this video? Cheers.
More than likely not.
Now that you threw out that rubber foot you'll find where it's from and it'll be wobbly. Just happened to me lol
OMG save the drama for yo mama
bought from ned flanders leftorium!, dave looked on patreon link its all in dollars unsure of wales u.k or i can send you some welsh cakes!
I truly feel you are great , helpful , funny , and talented . But if I can't donate , don't blame me for not showing respect. It seems you tubers are asking for money to do what they do. Not all of us are able to put money out there . I hope you keep your channel off cable tv !!!
Dave I've followed you for years, But you sound pissed as a fart ,that can't help anyone with your talent. with respect . Rudy.
ding dong dario
ernie ballsack
If you want strings that last a month, buy those ding dongs.
If you want a dead resonator, get the Fender.
better get that rubber foot back
Rubber Foot Eh? I hate when that happens cuz I throw it out a day or two before I find the damned thing that lost it.
wish i had some spare bucks to send
ugh that filthy headstock what is wrong with people?
It was probably a find after somebody died or didn't pay their storage fee.
didn't you do this guitar about 3 years ago?
+Dave's World of Fun Stuff that may have been a different one
hey bud another fantastic video, please keep up the good work. watched all your stuff and it has greatly advanced my career as a tech Lol was wondering how i can send you sum cool stuff and how i can get myself a coveted Dave sticker? thanks again dude, peace
+bigyin1986 I don't think he gets notified if you reply to a comment, try posting it as a normal comment bud!
+scordil wobramop thanks man my bad
Nobody should feel offended. Is only fair
So many people just don't understand how youtube monetization works (pro tip: google it). And even worse so many people don't seem to comprehend what the word DONATION means.
Dave, If you can set up Patreon for single one off payments, I will support you. I don't like monthly payments though...
If you get enough patrons are you going to retire from blowing things up elsewhere in movie-land?
I've always wanted to play a left-handed guitar stuong right, Dave. Shoot me a pm and quote me a price. I'll take it off your hands.
is this a right feeted or left feeted dobro? ruclips.net/video/m3gMgK7h-BA/видео.html
Unclogging the drain? lol. Using drain opener? lol Doesn't work....a plumber.
could you repair my guitar
+Dave's World of Fun Stuff in Ohio
+Dave's World of Fun Stuff okay but it won't work on the amp but when I opened it up none of the wires were broke or anything like that but it has a burnt smell to it
Dave don't do answers.
Dave's not here man.
Lol, imagine all your subs gave you $20
By the way, I donated some money
what do you mean RUclipss not paying your bills you got a hundred three thousand subscribers and this video got 22,000 + views that should be a nice chunk of change if you ain't getting paid I smell a rat
Darn, you washed off all the tone! ;-)
What an odd looking guitar
ps: i wrote to you previously from another account suggesting you allow donations but patreon seems to be a mess to me. can't you just buy davesfunstuff.com and put a paypal donate button on it? you must know some spod who will sort this for you, instead of patreon asking me to take 5% of a repeating donation? you should also look into amazon affiliates: i would be delighted for you to get 6% of everything i spend at Amazon as a 'referrer'