Wyatt's dad I hate to be the first to tell you " Dad" But if your watching Dave and your pants are still down, there is a good chance you are the Gay Rocker.
Wow!! Dave that is the first time I ever seen a guitar that has the same finish as mine... I got the exact same guitar.. Thanks for the video.. Learn something new everyday. Cheers
Wow! Dave: i just discovered your channel. In addition to my Martin HD35, I have a Fender Strat Highway 1 with high action. This vid is fabulous. In 5 minutes+, I have learned some basic adjustments. And I really like your downhome Canadian style
So much great information in all your vids! Thank you so much. Now I have a way better understanding on how my guitars work and the need for a proper set up for each one! My next guitar is gonna be a Strat for sure, someday, someday....
Hey Dave , Wassup? You are my go to guy for guitar setup knowledge. I’m sure I’ve watched this video prior to today’s viewing. I have a few strats , both vintage and modern trem systems. I like the modern trem for the ability to simply adjust the 2 bridge height screws once the proper saddle heights and radius are achieved . Good move on fender after 4 plus decades. I still like the vintagey aspect of the original bridge however. So, a few weeks ago I routed a battery compartment into a roadworn strat I bought last year having installed the mid boost circuit and not wanting to have to unstring the damn thing to change a dead battery. When I removed the trem cover I was surprised ( guess I shouldn’t have been) to find the springs were set up in the fukakta offset scenario as shown in this video, from the factory! Safe to say they have some good Kush down in Ensenada. Any who, I just left it since I have yet to employ the whammy bar on this axe and the guitar is dialed in to my liking. I had marked the trem screws before surgery and didn’t want to mess with the setup. Yada yada. Funny they Gooched the guitar at the factory. Keep the vids coming. Be well. Tom
Great info I appreciate very much all that you share . I just started viewing your vids while I was looking up info on string change for a Deluxe Strat I just added to my tribe. Strings too high,twangy sound and buzz are the challenges and I haven't done more than restring and polish. So more of your vid menu before walking into this new land.
Those were some good tips! Fyi, The springs being on an angel isn't a problem. It's how I was taught and have done it for many years and a luthier from Fender's Custom Shop recommends doing it that way in one of their tips videos on their RUclips channel. I can understand what your saying and why someone might think that. If the center spring was defective I suppose it could fall out. But I would think at that point you'd want it out so you could replace it. By putting them on an angel you get a tad more tension without having to crank the claw in as far. Either way the end result is the same. Thanks for the video!
I watched your channel for almost a year but never bothered with strat stuff as I son't like tremolo systems - HOWEVER my buddy gave me his 'superstrat' with a Floyd Rose and your advice on the block would have saved me hours + broken string
I bought a really manky bitsa Strat of uncertain progeny recently... this has been sooooo usefull! It plays real nice now - even sounds like a real Strat. too !! Awesome. Thanks Uncle Leo, thanks Uncle Dave 🙂 ps that tilt feature looks pretty effective.
Why the hate for Ernie Ball strings? When I started playing about 40 years ago I used to break fender .009 high E string constantly. Went to D’Addario and Ernies ever since and problem went away.
My bro and I have been buying guitars like new toys and talking about learning a new trade for ourselves,he suggested taking my guitars apart but I said "hey you have your own to start with" He won't spend more that $150 while I'm putting out $700 so he's not putting tools on mine. We talk about our dad taking us to guitar shops in Long Beach ,Ca 1967 and looking at the fine Gretch of that day,it was dreamy.
If I read it correctly the Fender set up guide recommends that Fender two fulcrum bridges should be set at an angle, the same as the vintage six screw bridge, not floated parallel to the body. It says to adjust the two pivot screws, with no spring or string tension on the bridge, so that the bottom of the bridge plate just sits flat against the body. Then adjust the spring tension so that the back edge of the bridge plate is 1/8 inch above the body. Set this way the plate will sit at a slight angle.
Hi Dave, thank you for some info, I'm hoping to have a Fender again by next fall/winter(after taking a guess at what my budget is going to look like after paying bills/rent etc. for the next 4 months), have a great summer/fall!.
New subscriber and I loooove your videos and your dry humor. Good stuff. Thanks Dave oh and to hell with all those ppl who give you shit I love your negativity it is inspiring. Lol.
There is the option of the GR-55 guitar synth that will give you a whole lot of guitar sounds and brands. Great also if you want to make a bass guitar sound even like an upright bass. There is a little bit of setting up, but once you've got it, you would not put the guitar down. Saves you having to get used to different guitar feels (making mistakes because your'e just getting used to it).
Thanks Dave, I can't wait to get home tomorrow so I can attempt to fix my strat which looks exactly like this one and by that I mean the before part lol..Well mine has maple neck,,take care and tks once again!
Thanks Dave ! I decided to write down some of this info because I should try to adjust my strat. Winter (+central heating) has dried the wood and the neck seems to be too much bowed. So... googlegoo...inches..."thou you shall not use inch"...WHAT?... metric system...googlegoo... Neck relief = 0,012" (twelve "THOU") is 0,3048 mm String height = 2/32" or 4/64" is 1,5875 mm Magical numbers for european strat- tweakers to remember are 0,3mm and 1,6mm. Fret positions to remember are 1st, 7th, 17th.
SORRY JUST PLAYING, THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO, I OWN 16 STRATS AND THIS GIVES ME SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND AND SAVE A FEW BUCKS WHILE IM AT IT, THANKS TONS MAN.
It depends on the era you want to emulate. I would say a Strat as I don't recall them playing tele's. Tele's have a wide range of sounds, but I reckon you can get all that with the Strat and more. Also the Epiphone Casino I would say is a classic Beatle guitar, but again, with some thoughtful selection of pick-up switching and tone control, you'll get close to that. Having said that, there is a magic thing playing with a semi-acoustic. Don't copy them, just get close to it, master the feel.
Hey Dave, I have a Godin SD which I don't think they make anymore. in the back of the guitar the tremolo block (where the strings go through, has a smaller width, not as chunky) compared to this guitar. It has three springs holding the tremolo, and the springs are set up like the springs in the beginning of this video, looking like a triangle or whatever. Should I spread them out and make them straight? Would this effect the tone at all, or just make the tremolo better? also would it stay in tune better than it does now, I stopped using the tremolo because the tuning goes out of whack. Thanks!! Your videos are great, Keep it up!
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I see I need to do a little work with my guitar. I have exactly same looking Strat. Mine is from 2006. But out of your video it looks like you got different pickups than on mine. Are they the original ones?
Just got a MIM "players" plus top brand new out of the box from Fender. They are still shipping guitars with the original spring config shown. I already moved the springs to the outer prongs; just letting people know.
Great Video, When your playing those notes up the neck @ 12:18 to 12:28 on the 5th & 6th strings the guitar sounds normal opposed to how my Strat sounds. Mine has a twangy banjo'ish strange type of doink harmonic sound plugged in & unplugged, I can't find the cause & have exhausted everything I can think of, any experience with what I described?
They are! I have 5yr old stock fender strings on my special American strat. lol. I put them thru hell. d addario really advanced there products(D add makes fender strings now)
Hey Dave, my Strat has one of the Hipshot TremSetters where the middle spring normally goes... do I take a different approach with that thing installed?
The guitar will go out of tune for a number of reasons. If the vibrato spring balance is not equal to string tension, it will be prone to go to the sharp/flat. Having said that, we are asking a lot of the guitar to stay in tune when using the wang bar. If you stretch a piece of metal, U don't expect it to return to shape. Locking tuners also help a lot as do nuts with rollers. Pre-stretching the strings will also help on any guitar. Do this by tuning, pulling strings fairly hard and re-tune X3.
Love your vids, bro. Q: It appeared to me that you that the whole bridge raised 1/8 as opposed to just the rear of it. Reading the Fender support page, they indicate the whole bridge should sit flat against the body when the tremolo is pulled back, then, when tuned to pitch, 1/8 inch raised at the rear of the trem. That's how I always set them up (I also add a wee bit of chapstick to the pivots as a lubricant.) your thoughts?
My 15 cs strat came blocked. Do I simply loosen string tension or wait till restring to remove blocked term? From someone who knows much less than you do although I did replace my Nocaster bridge with a Glendale to good result.
I liked your comment on the "Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Tips". He angles the springs "just because". That's what I call master builder. Thank you for your real tips. By the way, how do you deal with vintage style bridge saddle's screws. Mine are popping out of the saddle and i don't think that cutting the screws is a good solution. Thank you
I have an, almost identical 50th anniversary Strat, the bridge height looked a bit high to me, I would have adjusted that using the two screws, rather than adjusted the neck angle. The tremolo was knocking on the guitar body when the tremolo arm was moved backwards, I have mine a little higher so it can go in both directions without knocking. Otherwise great setup advice.
It is. When Strats are bottomed out like that it's called, synchronized. There are advantages and drawbacks to either float or synchronized. If it's bottomed out and a string breaks, the other strings don't got out of tune. If it's floating and a string breaks, all of the strings go flat. The trade-off is that you can't pull back on a synchronized trem.
Hey Dave! I got my stratocaster and changed the the strings to tens. Will I have to follow same procedures to get same results and free buzzing??? Would it be a different approach in the set up process??
Fender Custom Shop sets the springs like that. 3 together on the claw & spread out on the trem. Why do you think? I have a Clapton strat, blocked trem. Just wondering.
If I don't have the action high enough, bending strings becomes difficult. I like a medium-high action, with the treble side raised a bit higher for bending. I like having it high enough to play loudly acoustically without buzzing!
He's mentioned a number of times that he uses the 'middle' guidelines of the specs as a starting point. Those should work well in most cases for most people. If the user has special desires they need to tell him, and they probably also don't need someone else to set up their guitars for them. If you raise the strings too high, they don't intone correctly - they will play sharp when you fret them. But you do whatever you want.
Hey dave, i was wondering where you get the setup specs for all the different companies. is there a website with records for all these? im looking for an ibanez RG spec sheet
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Oh man, that crunch when you adjust the neck tilt is unsettling.
This is consistently one of the most informative channels on RUclips. Well done, Dave. Thank you for taking the time to make these great videos!
Dave you are my longest running RUclips Channel. Thanks for years of laughs and information. It's definitely Dave's World of Fun Stuff. Thank you.
This is one of the best Fender set up I've seen in a long time.
Best tutorial i've found on how to float a 2 point american strat tremolo. Thanks Dave!
Thanks Dave. I can never watch this too many times. I appreciate your patience. You know how us old guys are.
Best set-up video for Stratocasters on RUclips. Thanks Dave.
I flipped a coin, it was either look at internet porn or Daves world of fun stuff.
My pants are still off, but I'm watching Dave.
#Wayatt's dad@@longerlife5192 You had to flip a coin?? Clearly your true intentions "came out" in the end.
Wyatt's dad I hate to be the first to tell you " Dad" But if your watching Dave and your pants are still down, there is a good chance you are the Gay Rocker.
What a coincidence, me too! lol
This the funniest comment I have read in months!
You made a good choice.
Well, you picked the right guy to set it up. You can see that Dave does his work with dedication and love of what he does. Good luck and enjoy.
Thanks for this video. I'm going to apply all these tips to my strat. Keep the vids coming!
Best video I've seen you do. This is why we watch.
Debris!! That was the moment I subscribed!! Great video. Excellent!!
I'd like to personally thank Saul Rosenberg for this thoroughly helpful tutorial
Thanks for posting this I've been hoping u would for awhile
Great video Dave! Your videos get better and better
"Ernie Ballsacks." Lol that made my day.
MMB 1215 I keep laughing as well
MMB 1215 I use GHS in my strats
Bravo! Great upload. All the best Vladan.
Dave your the Man Cheers I love watching you ☮️ Peace.
Wow!! Dave that is the first time I ever seen a guitar that has the same finish as mine... I got the exact same guitar.. Thanks for the video.. Learn something new everyday. Cheers
Thanks for the great Strat vid. They are very fussy, and Ive fought with setting them up for years now.
Dude this was so helpful, internet win for sure
you can use Post Its as shims to float the bridge a specific interval like a semi tone off the body
- you also adjust the springs till they fall out
nice work man.i hope everyone learned as much as i did
Love the video! Thanks for the good setup tips
Wow! Dave: i just discovered your channel. In addition to my Martin HD35, I have a Fender Strat Highway 1 with high action. This vid is fabulous. In 5 minutes+, I have learned some basic adjustments. And I really like your downhome Canadian style
that string heightwas insane ,good work brother xx
So much great information in all your vids! Thank you so much. Now I have a way better understanding on how my guitars work and the need for a proper set up for each one! My next guitar is gonna be a Strat for sure, someday, someday....
I am so in love with your Strat.
great tips Dave, thanks!
one of the best fender strat setup on the internet!
Hey Dave , Wassup? You are my go to guy for guitar setup knowledge. I’m sure I’ve watched this video prior to today’s viewing. I have a few strats , both vintage and modern trem systems. I like the modern trem for the ability to simply adjust the 2 bridge height screws once the proper saddle heights and radius are achieved . Good move on fender after 4 plus decades. I still like the vintagey aspect of the original bridge however. So, a few weeks ago I routed a battery compartment into a roadworn strat I bought last year having installed the mid boost circuit and not wanting to have to unstring the damn thing to change a dead battery. When I removed the trem cover I was surprised ( guess I shouldn’t have been) to find the springs were set up in the fukakta offset scenario as shown in this video, from the factory! Safe to say they have some good Kush down in Ensenada. Any who, I just left it since I have yet to employ the whammy bar on this axe and the guitar is dialed in to my liking. I had marked the trem screws before surgery and didn’t want to mess with the setup. Yada yada. Funny they Gooched the guitar at the factory. Keep the vids coming. Be well. Tom
Excellent job and video production, makes me want a strat.
Great info I appreciate very much all that you share . I just started viewing your vids while I was looking up info on string change for a Deluxe Strat I just added to my tribe. Strings too high,twangy sound and buzz are the challenges and I haven't done more than restring and polish. So more of your vid menu before walking into this new land.
I let a long and McQuade do my strat set up. I walked outta there with a worse guitar than I did have... this video helped. Thanks
Those were some good tips! Fyi, The springs being on an angel isn't a problem. It's how I was taught and have done it for many years and a luthier from Fender's Custom Shop recommends doing it that way in one of their tips videos on their RUclips channel. I can understand what your saying and why someone might think that. If the center spring was defective I suppose it could fall out. But I would think at that point you'd want it out so you could replace it. By putting them on an angel you get a tad more tension without having to crank the claw in as far. Either way the end result is the same. Thanks for the video!
I watched your channel for almost a year but never bothered with strat stuff as I son't like tremolo systems - HOWEVER my buddy gave me his 'superstrat' with a Floyd Rose and your advice on the block would have saved me hours + broken string
I bought a really manky bitsa Strat of uncertain progeny recently... this has been sooooo usefull! It plays real nice now - even sounds like a real Strat. too !! Awesome. Thanks Uncle Leo, thanks Uncle Dave 🙂 ps that tilt feature looks pretty effective.
Glad it helped!
So I followed this tutorial and straight away aced blood moon by Tim h you deserve so much more than a like lol
always learnig with you davey
Great tutorial Dave !
Beautiful instrument
thanks for the video this really clears p some stuff i've been doin wrong
That Deluxe sounds great. Well, that one pickup did anyway. Sweet Strat.
Great info. Thank you.
Why the hate for Ernie Ball strings? When I started playing about 40 years ago I used to break fender .009 high E string constantly. Went to D’Addario and Ernies ever since and problem went away.
I live Daddarios but never liked ernie balls 🤷
Jack of all trades,master of none
cool sign Davey.
Liked your tips on setting up the strat.
Keep on keepin" on
wish you lived in Jersey. We'd have some good talks
My bro and I have been buying guitars like new toys and talking about learning a new trade for ourselves,he suggested taking my guitars apart but I said "hey you have your own to start with" He won't spend more that $150 while I'm putting out $700 so he's not putting tools on mine. We talk about our dad taking us to guitar shops in Long Beach ,Ca 1967 and looking at the fine Gretch of that day,it was dreamy.
I know this is an old video but this is a real beautiful strat
Thank you for speaking about the springs....on the FENDER OFICIAL manual,it says the way it comes (the way this guitar was) is the correct one
If I read it correctly the Fender set up guide recommends that Fender two fulcrum bridges should be set at an angle, the same as the vintage six screw bridge, not floated parallel to the body. It says to adjust the two pivot screws, with no spring or string tension on the bridge, so that the bottom of the bridge plate just sits flat against the body. Then adjust the spring tension so that the back edge of the bridge plate is 1/8 inch above the body. Set this way the plate will sit at a slight angle.
Hi Dave, thank you for some info, I'm hoping to have a Fender again by next fall/winter(after taking a guess at what my budget is going to look like after paying bills/rent etc. for the next 4 months), have a great summer/fall!.
Best strings I've found for strats are GHS Boomers.Incredible sustain.👊
New subscriber and I loooove your videos and your dry humor. Good stuff. Thanks Dave oh and to hell with all those ppl who give you shit I love your negativity it is inspiring. Lol.
Mang, I'm on my Strat FB page & I'm linked back to a 6 year old Dave vid. The internet is eternal. Said in a Dave voice.
There is the option of the GR-55 guitar synth that will give you a whole lot of guitar sounds and brands. Great also if you want to make a bass guitar sound even like an upright bass. There is a little bit of setting up, but once you've got it, you would not put the guitar down. Saves you having to get used to different guitar feels (making mistakes because your'e just getting used to it).
Great tips thank you :) what about the height of the 2 pivots of the bridge?
Thanks Dave, I can't wait to get home tomorrow so I can attempt to fix my strat which looks exactly like this one and by that I mean the before part lol..Well mine has maple neck,,take care and tks once again!
Thanks Dave !
I decided to write down some of this info because I should try to adjust my strat.
Winter (+central heating) has dried the wood and the neck seems to be too much bowed.
So... googlegoo...inches..."thou you shall not use inch"...WHAT?... metric system...googlegoo...
Neck relief = 0,012" (twelve "THOU") is 0,3048 mm
String height = 2/32" or 4/64" is 1,5875 mm
Magical numbers for european strat- tweakers to remember are 0,3mm and 1,6mm. Fret positions to remember are 1st, 7th, 17th.
thanks man. that is very helpful. danke sehr from germany
This is great.
great tips, thank you !.. :)
Dave you Kick Ass!!.... Wish you were here in SoCal.... Cheers!
Yep,i have it on may AM deluxe Tele...great for changing strings too
He Dave ! Kudos on the California ! Fender !
you are the best at this s#%t fan for many years and many adjustments.
I recently got locking tuners 19:1 ratio gearing and now want them on all my guitars.
SORRY JUST PLAYING, THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO, I OWN 16 STRATS AND THIS GIVES ME SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND AND SAVE A FEW BUCKS WHILE IM AT IT, THANKS TONS MAN.
Little Sister
Do you want to sell any of them? 16 oh my goodness
Dave ! Your the Boss !
That’s a very nice Stratocaster.
Thank you! BRAVO!!!
It depends on the era you want to emulate. I would say a Strat as I don't recall them playing tele's. Tele's have a wide range of sounds, but I reckon you can get all that with the Strat and more. Also the Epiphone Casino I would say is a classic Beatle guitar, but again, with some thoughtful selection of pick-up switching and tone control, you'll get close to that. Having said that, there is a magic thing playing with a semi-acoustic. Don't copy them, just get close to it, master the feel.
Hey Dave, I have a Godin SD which I don't think they make anymore. in the back of the guitar the tremolo block (where the strings go through, has a smaller width, not as chunky) compared to this guitar. It has three springs holding the tremolo, and the springs are set up like the springs in the beginning of this video, looking like a triangle or whatever. Should I spread them out and make them straight? Would this effect the tone at all, or just make the tremolo better? also would it stay in tune better than it does now, I stopped using the tremolo because the tuning goes out of whack. Thanks!! Your videos are great, Keep it up!
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I see I need to do a little work with my guitar. I have exactly same looking Strat. Mine is from 2006. But out of your video it looks like you got different pickups than on mine. Are they the original ones?
thanks davey i think ill try that
Just got a MIM "players" plus top brand new out of the box from Fender. They are still shipping guitars with the original spring config shown. I already moved the springs to the outer prongs; just letting people know.
THANK YOU,i ave 3 Fenders (2 of'em Stratocasters)...rly helpful
Cheers
Great Video, When your playing those notes up the neck @ 12:18 to 12:28 on the 5th & 6th strings the guitar sounds normal opposed to how my Strat sounds. Mine has a twangy banjo'ish strange type of doink harmonic sound plugged in & unplugged, I can't find the cause & have exhausted everything I can think of, any experience with what I described?
They are! I have 5yr old stock fender strings on my special American strat. lol. I put them thru hell. d addario really advanced there products(D add makes fender strings now)
Hey Dave, my Strat has one of the Hipshot TremSetters where the middle spring normally goes... do I take a different approach with that thing installed?
The guitar will go out of tune for a number of reasons. If the vibrato spring balance is not equal to string tension, it will be prone to go to the sharp/flat. Having said that, we are asking a lot of the guitar to stay in tune when using the wang bar. If you stretch a piece of metal, U don't expect it to return to shape. Locking tuners also help a lot as do nuts with rollers. Pre-stretching the strings will also help on any guitar. Do this by tuning, pulling strings fairly hard and re-tune X3.
Love your vids, bro.
Q: It appeared to me that you that the whole bridge raised 1/8 as opposed to just the rear of it. Reading the Fender support page, they indicate the whole bridge should sit flat against the body when the tremolo is pulled back, then, when tuned to pitch, 1/8 inch raised at the rear of the trem. That's how I always set them up (I also add a wee bit of chapstick to the pivots as a lubricant.) your thoughts?
Thanks this was very useful! How do you adjust the neck tilt if you don’t have the tilt screw option? I have a Squier deluxe stratocaster btw.
My 15 cs strat came blocked. Do I simply loosen string tension or wait till restring to remove blocked term? From someone who knows much less than you do although I did replace my Nocaster bridge with a Glendale to good result.
awesome
great vid! would love to have you do a set up on my stuff
Hey Dave, I love your videos and would like to get my guitar setup by you one day. I'm in the GTA. Whereabouts are you located?
I liked your comment on the "Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Tips". He angles the springs "just because". That's what I call master builder. Thank you for your real tips. By the way, how do you deal with vintage style bridge saddle's screws. Mine are popping out of the saddle and i don't think that cutting the screws is a good solution. Thank you
U make it all look so ez .wish i could do that
I have an, almost identical 50th anniversary Strat, the bridge height looked a bit high to me, I would have adjusted that using the two screws, rather than adjusted the neck angle. The tremolo was knocking on the guitar body when the tremolo arm was moved backwards, I have mine a little higher so it can go in both directions without knocking. Otherwise great setup advice.
thanks sir
5 Million views and counting. You going to need some Golden Arches. Contrats!!!
Respectfully,
Don M
It is. When Strats are bottomed out like that it's called, synchronized. There are advantages and drawbacks to either float or synchronized. If it's bottomed out and a string breaks, the other strings don't got out of tune. If it's floating and a string breaks, all of the strings go flat. The trade-off is that you can't pull back on a synchronized trem.
Hey Dave! I got my stratocaster and changed the the strings to tens. Will I have to follow same procedures to get same results and free buzzing??? Would it be a different approach in the set up process??
nice, you sure know your stuff!
Similar to the Jeff Beck setup. This is how I like it. As you say, stability of tuning is great.
Great thanks, I've gone from 10s to hybrids, having a nightmare getting it in tune for some reason, any tips please? Thanks
Fender Custom Shop sets the springs like that. 3 together on the claw & spread out on the trem. Why do you think? I have a Clapton strat, blocked trem. Just wondering.
Hey Dave. What If you have the trem blocked off (like a hard tail). Can you have the springs like that?
If I don't have the action high enough, bending strings becomes difficult. I like a medium-high action, with the treble side raised a bit higher for bending. I like having it high enough to play loudly acoustically without buzzing!
He's mentioned a number of times that he uses the 'middle' guidelines of the specs as a starting point. Those should work well in most cases for most people. If the user has special desires they need to tell him, and they probably also don't need someone else to set up their guitars for them. If you raise the strings too high, they don't intone correctly - they will play sharp when you fret them. But you do whatever you want.
Yeah but you have to raise it pretty fuckin high for it to play sharp. Like higher than anyone would choose to raise it.
Hey dave, i was wondering where you get the setup specs for all the different companies. is there a website with records for all these? im looking for an ibanez RG spec sheet
I forgot to mention that it's a Strat.
Hi Dave,
Can I ask you....What are the measurements of the block you use....Thanks Dave great vids....Jon