How to setup your Gibson like a pro (Les Paul, SG and Epiphones too!) - Full tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- In this video you'll learn how to setup your loved Gibson (or Epi) to get the most out of it in an easy and comprehensive way, using common tools that everybody have at home (great for this isolation times) and with professional results. Enjoy!
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*Disclaimer: All the actions shown in this video are 100% safe for you and your guitar and are supported by years of experience doing this kind of works. Having said that, if you aren't familiarized with the use of basic hand tools like screwdrivers and pliers or don't feel comfortable messing around with your instruments, take your guitar to a reputable and trusty luthier to do it for you. Be safe!
Hope you enjoy the video!!!!!
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Please take note that some adjustments (mainly neck relief and intonation) are more accurate if performed with the guitar in playing position rather than laying on a bench due to some potential neck bending produced by gravity. In practice this is infinitesimal and I've seen countless reputable luthiers setting up guitars on a bench with perfect results but, if you want the maximum precision possible, thats the way to go.
One option is to measure both ways and keep track of the difference. Take extra time to ensure the neck support is in the exact same spot every time. Soon you will see the difference between flat and playing position. Most of mine are between .002" and .0025" difference. Setting a neck relief to .008" gives me .006" playing position. (for reference, most of my necks are on the thicker side - .84 -.94 1st fret)
Oh my goodness, I've seen so many set up videos for all sorts of guitars but this is so much better than all of them. No pointless and incoherent chatter, just clear and concise information. This is precisely how it should be done. Thank you!
Thanks, glad you liked it!!
I just want to thank you for making this video. After using it to setup my guitar, it is playing and sounding better than ever.
Thank you for taking the time to let me know that the video was useful to you. I'm really glad it helps you to keep your SG in good shape. Cheers and merry Christmas!
I 2nd this comment. My strings were super easy to put on and the guitar sounds GREAT!!! THANK YOU.
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This is my favorite guitar video. I just followed it to the letter and my guitar plays like butter! Thank you! Excellent work.
When stringing, you always lay your first wrap over the string. Then, the rest under. This locks the string without question. 👍
Good job man! Everyone should take the time to go through their instruments every so often like this. They will play and sound so much better. God bless.
I stumbled across this video. I have had my Les Paul Standard for almost 30 years but made no attempt to set it up (or pay someone). But I followsed your advice today and had great results. So, thank you very much from a really happy chappie.
This might be the best video I've seen for setting up Gibson/Epiphone 24.75in scale instruments.
Thanks!
Wow, thanks! I'm glad you liked it!!!
My Les Paul is the best it’s ever sounded thanks to this video. You have demystified the setup process. Thank you!
Wow thanks! I'm glad it was helpful
@@InspiringTracks +1! I used to be afraid to tinker with my guitars. Now I confidently pull them all apart and easily dial in a sweet set up with your videos. Just perfectly done.
Same here with my Vintage V100. Amazing!
Fun fact: Epiphone a cheaper alternative to gibson has a Locktone Tuneomatic that will never let go off the posts of the bridge unless yanked off by force, meaning you can change your strings without having to worry about the tailpiece falling off and damagin the finish
I have an epiphone sg and it doesn’t really stay in all that well, better than my pts stoptail, but still comes out
Mine falls out with ease@@NateWolfson
Fun fact, my 2013 Gibson LP Standard has set screws in the stop bar that do exactly that
Excellent setup vid. The best I've seen so far. Love the way you just spell out the info without rambling on and on like so many others do. Subscribed!
Heyo! Great tips! Thanks for the ways to keep the hardware free from damage. Sometimes we forget those little details, and it's great that you mentioned them. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks to you! I'm glad you found the video useful!
Nice one!!!! Literally just purchased an SG Standard.....I'm fetching new strings tomorrow and will follow this video for set...its really well done and easy to follow...much appreciated
Thanks! Glad you found it useful!
I used this video last night to setup my 2007 SG and it is hands down the best it has ever felt or played. Thank you for this video!!!
Great to know that! Glad to help and thanks for sharing your experience!!
Thanks to your video my epi les paul plays better than new, and you also helped me to save some money. I was so close to get my les paul to a guitar service but now I will always setup it myself🙏🏻🙏🏻
Awesome to hear that! Glad you liked the video!
Hi! Just starting out with a guitar, so there’s plenty of miles to cover with regard to “guitar knowledge” and this video has certainly demystified a lot of it! Between videos like this and a competent musical instrument shop, I shouldn’t have much trouble in getting set up and started, heading in the right direction from the get go.....so many, many thanks indeed.....I’ve subscribed off of the back of it! 🤪👍🏻👍🏻
Best video I've seen for this subject. Well done and thank you.
I have always used plain Chap Stick to lubricate the nut slots. Easy to apply with a toothpick and stays where you put it. make sure the nut slots are clean and properly cut. I've never lubricated the bridge saddles but it makes sense to do so.
Thank you for this video! Helped me get my kit built/assembled LP sounding great with no fret buzz!
Glad it helped! Cheers!
Thank you for this video! its the best one I've seen so far and the quality was excellent also! Its greatly appreciated!
Beautifully exercised! With patience and care. I like the small things you've done on here e.g. the way you reduce the tension on strings before adjusting the truss rod (quite rare actually). Most seem to tighten or loosen in standard tuning. I always thought this was abit risky. I also like the way you 've used a cloth to cover the tailpiece screws before adjustment. Great idea that i've learnt to do also after completely ruining my 1984 Les Paul Custom's screws. (I soon found these screws are NOT that robust and quite soft metal).
This is one video to keep on my "'favorites" Thank you!
Loved the tune playing at the last during intonation set up
BY FAR...THE best video yet! Thank you!!!!
So many vids out there for setups. This is by far the best one. Thankyou so much for leaving out "endless chatter". I don't own a Gibson (yet), but same principles apply for my make & model, I.m sure. Cheers.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
I bought Washburn win-dlx upgraded with EMG 81/85 pickups and kluson locks (Adam Jones like colour), but previous owner set up was horrible. Thanks to your instructions, it's a three times better guitar now. It plays like butter and sounds like $1000+ guitar thanx to killer puckups. Thanks for great video man! Greetings from Belgrade!
This is the best Les Paul and SG set-up guide on RUclips ❤ my Gibson's have identical specs, so he's got it right
Thank you very much your video ! helped me a lot. Was searching for all those values. Finally I got rid out of most fret buzz.
Coin trick is neet !
Awesome to hear that! I'm glad you found the video useful! Cheers!
Never knew what the bottom of the Calipers were used for, now I do. Thanks for sharing. This will definitely be handy. Thx!
Yo aflojo las cuerdas antes de apretar el Truss rod. Hace muchos años cuando jóvenes, reventamos el Truss rod de un bajo... Yo siempre aflojo las cuerdas desde entonces .
Super informativo tu vídeo!
A couple extra steps to add to setting up my SG. Thanks for the vid mate!
I'm glade you liked the video. Cheers!!
Great video. I like all the steps you take to protect the chrome plating on the stop bar posts during the adjustment. Already subscribed. Thanks!!!
I'm glad you found it useful. And thanks for your support!!!!
Excellent - best one I have seen for a while - the drop of oil was interesting rather than carbon or a rub of fast fret in the grooves. A thin business card can also be used for the relief judgement. You mention having a quality tuner - that caught me out early doors and wouldn't pick up the intonation correctly at the 12th. I use a cable plugged in pedal board tuner now - also don't have to worry about ambient noise which is the other problem at gigs.
One thing to mention is the nut if this were a new guitar. They can be cut a little poorly and certainly too high which makes it easier at the factory for the manufacturer and can potentially hide high fret issues (even on a new SG these can be found). This needs a look at first set-up and it you are not confident worth £30 for a luthier to do it for you. Even though I manage several guitars for my son including a bass and acoustics, I general take them to a luthier for first set up. They can spot stuff you might not necessarily recognise.
Also what do you think about the strings under strings over the stop tail debate on these guitars? I am guessing you don't see any value in the over-wrap and it can mark the hardware. Some people swear by it though.
Thanks again. I will have a look at your other videos.
Great video. I used to play drums before I was disabled, so now I mess around with the guitar. Not to bad. Love jamming to ACDC and setting up and playing guitar.this video is very helpful. I have watched many videos on utube. Many are misleading. 👍🎸😊🖖🇺🇸
Jaco Pastorius used to also play drums and started playing bass after suffering an injury on a leg so who knows, maybe you'll find your next passion on the guitar!!! It's great to hear that the video was helpful. Best wishes and keep on rocking!
Love this with rockin music in the background!!!
Thanks!
best setup video ever... thanks a mil
The best video I've seen so far, thank you!
Wow thanks! I'm glad you liked it!!
Thank you so very much. Now I’m ready to do my guitars with the same bridge like yours.
Thank you for sharing all this amazing information.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
Awesome video. Thanks for the info!
I'm glad you liked it!!
Thank you,great video
Thanks so much for the really informative video!
Thanks so much for this, brand new to guitars and tuning, awesome video!
Happy to help! Cheers!!!
Great video. Its obvious that you REALLY take great care of your guitars. I'm the exact same way. I play them constantly but I'm really particular about every detail when it comes to my cherished guitars.
Thanks! I like to take all the precautions needed to protect the finish of the guitars. They'll get enough battle scars from playing, no need to add more during the setup and string changes lol. Cheers!!!
Thank you the video! You saved my life.
Awesome vid mate!
Just wondering is there anywhere to find all the factory height specs, mine is top wound and i need to adjust the tailpiece
Great instructional vid! I also raise the tailpiece to reduce the break angle as well. I do it on my Gibson SG Standard and it makes string bends SO MUCH EASIER and my guitar still stays in tune.
Have you ever tried top wrapping?
That should help you out. Plus raising the height on the posts higher CAN lead to breakage easier.
@@I_like_turtles_67 I haven't done top wrapping on my SG or LP, though I'm pretty content with my setup and thus far, no string breaking either. 👊👍
This is excellent. Thanks! Nice job with the music too. Impressive.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it!!!
Great video! Thanks so much for this.
You are a hero my man.
This is one of the best videos without any Blabla, you don’t need to know. Perfect. Thanks!
Lol thanks! Glad you liked it!!
Fantastic ! Thank you so much . I’m going to do just this .
Thanks and good luck!!
Very well done in this video - I use a few drops of 3 in 1 oil on a tooth brush to clean up all sides of the bridges and keep a light coating on them the displace sweat and prevent corrosion. On stringing order I do the Lo-E, A, D side first and then do the Hi-E, B & G strings because if you do it G, B Hi-E, there is less room to work with as the G string is in the way of the B string peg and same with the B string in the way of the Hi-E peg when trying to string up those. Rock on!
I'm glad you liked the video! Cheers and thanks for the great tips!
WHat type of oil you are using?
Absolutely interesting video. I think I need to get my Guitar serviced. Thank you.
Thanks for this! Super easy to follow and very informative
Glad you found it useful!
That is one happy SG! Amazing vid thanks!
I will add this channel to my favorite channel list , great video
Thanks a lot!!
Great SG video. You even mentioned the playing position. Flawless job. Be great to see a series about other guitar makes/models if there isn't any already. Subscribed.
I also have videos about Tele, Strat, Ibanez RG and acoustics if you want to check them out. Thanks a lot for your support!!
@@InspiringTracks Already did. 😂
great vid !!! ty.
Glad you liked it!
Greetings from Mexico, thank you so much for your video.
Thanks for every detail which was helpful to me😊
Glad you liked it!
Great video, good time to snug up the tuner and output nuts
Thanks....I want to buy a Les Paul, this video really helped me....BIG THANKS!
Glad I could help! Cheers!
Great video, thanks
I'm glad you liked it!!!
Great video ,ready for my first set up🙃.Thx alot
Some nice tips here. I will be inheriting these with thanks
I'm glad you liked it!
This video is amazing 👏 . Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome instructions. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Brilliant video thanks. I liked the whole format very much 👍. Now to try it on my very old SG junior. Hopefully most of your video will be relevant for it.
Thanks!!! Glad you liked it and good luck with your SG!
well done mate!the best tutorial online
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Thanks, brother! I'm going to do a setup on my early 1990s Samuck SG tomorrow.
Thanks for this!
Glad you liked it!
Those riffs bro. Love it!!
Glad you like them! Cheers!!
Such a cool tutorial! You are the man!👍👍👍🎸
Glad you liked it!!!!!
That was great, Subbed!
Thanks for your support!!
Great video, I will use the techniques to set up my new ebony Sheraton ii pro which I just got delivered today!
Awesome guitar! Congrats! Hope you find the video useful. Cheers!
Great video, and good tunes. I like the bluesy one.
Thanks! Glad you also liked the music!
I've must have seen thousands of these by now. But this one is by far the absolute best. AMAZINGLY WELL DONE! I guess I'm no longer the expert on everything haha. Cheers from Sweden
Wow thanks!! Glad you liked it!
Genial tu método para lubricar las piezas!
Great video, thanks!!!
Glad you liked it!
very helpful video ! thank you very much !
Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!
Great video:) I love SGs but i do prefer the big batwing pickguard over the smaller one but i have both :)
Best set-up vid on RUclips. Subbed.
Thanks a lot for your support!! Im glad you liked the video!!
THANK YOU!
You're welcome!
Well done!
Thanks!!!!
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Very well done! This must have taken a long time to shoot and produce. Thank you!
Indeed it taked a long recording and editing time, I'm really glad you liked it. Cheers and happy new year!
Just awesome!
Thanks!!!
Thanks. Very useful.
Glad it was helpful!
We always screwed our Gibson stop tailpieces down all the way, and ran the strings though from the front, bending them up over the tailpiece toward the nut. This had the benefit of (supposedly) more sustain, but definitely less break angle on the strings and a nice action. We used to call that "the Ronnie Montrose "trick" because legend has it, he did it first.
Useful stuff and a comprehensive walk-through. I liked the use of empty string packets and zip ties as measuring tools!
One obsevation - I was told that it's better to check intonation holding the guitar as if you were playing it. As an engineer, thinking about the neck, it makes sense to me.
Thanks! gald you liked the video and you are totally right, I added a pinned comment explaining that. Thanks again!!
@@InspiringTracks what is the tool you were using to measure the pickup height?
thank you very much for the knowledge !!
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
great video super super helpful
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Very nice
Thanks!!!
that tuner on selector switch is pretty sweet tip!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Great!!! Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Wow !! Perfect video !! Thanks
Glad you liked it! Cheers!!!
Very nice video ! I like the coin trick at 16:45 this is a very fragile part indeed and many studs are damaged by harsh screwdriving ! As you mentioned at the end of the video, one might re-check after a couple of days, as the trussrod takes a little while to settle. One last point: the screw poles on the pickups can be individually adjusted from the main pickup height, in case there is a slight balance difference between one or more strings. Good job: well done ! And the backing tracks are very nice :) Cheers from France 🇫🇷 Stay safe !
Thanks!! I'm glad you liked the video! Cheers!!!!
Best setup technique I have ever seen.
Wow thanks!!
I have wire ties and string packs a quarter and a micrometer. Time to get to work.
Thanks! Saved. I don't have a Gibson, but the setup should be the same (JB Player Artist semi-hollow.) Much appreciated!
Absolutely wonderful and informative Video !! Thank You so much for putting all the work into making this Instructional Video happen. I'm getting close to 60 and I started playing Guitar when I was 11 or 12. So back in those days I didn't have Internet to get learning info from. So I just kind of figured out how to do a Set Up by my self. But I definitely learned some things from your Video . And I've always been really O. C. D. about getting my Les Paul's perfect. Thanks. Hope you're doing well. Stay safe. 🎸
Thanks, really glad you liked the video and found it informative! And thanks a lot for appreciating the work it takes to make it! Cheers!
@@InspiringTracks Hey thanks for responding. You just made me a life time Subscriber. Looking forward to any and all of your Videos. I'm going to try to go back to the first Video you posted on this Channel and get caught up. Hope you're doing well. 🎸