EASY SAFE FIX FOR NECK DIVE ON YOUR FLYING V, AND OTHER GUITARS.
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2022
- This is the very easy and safe way to help cure the headache for neck dive on your Gibson or Epiphone flying V, and other guitars. No lead weights, no unnecessary repeat drilling. This helps you to know where that sweet spot is to relocate the strap button the first time! Although there are some guitars that will simply have some level of dive no matter what. Also see Part 2 video for even more control! Good luck.
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I have this same guitar. I love the look, the feel, and sound, but the neck dive was killing it for me. This solved it. Thank you very much
Hey Daniel, for even better control see the part 2 video, it takes all dive out when you locate the lower button
@@dougjanes8276 Thanks again! Works like a charm.
Wow thats great. I never would have thought of using the velcro. Now my guitar is better than ever...Thanks!
Yes , The velcro idea really is a great tool for solving the neck dive issue. Thanks you wathcing.
I have the same guitar and never had a problem with this. I use a good quality strap and tend to avoid the shiny thin smooth straps. DSL straps are comfortable and correct any dive problems.
A better strap will definitely help, yes. But even with a leather strap mine would dive fairly good, and with a nylon of course dives like hell. But then that why I made the video for those who have the problem or even with another style. To use velcro as an easy and safe way to know where to relocate the buttons. Thanks for watching!
@@dougjanes8276 i think most funny shaped guitars have this problem and players adapt even when they shouldn’t just like guitars with mediocre fret access
@@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness Yeah, most likely right. Although I hate trying to adjust when I can fix it or at least most of it.
@@dougjanes8276 these stubborn guitar companies sometimes cater to stubborn players that don’t like change absolutely no logic behind it like the partial myth about more material sustaining longer
I bought a Dean flying V and the strap was mounted exactly where you moved yours. Get a clue Gibson!!!!
I was told silver duct tape... This is much better obviously! 😂
This is genious haha nice
Maybe not genius...lol, but is a good idea for sure.
Thanks DJ. Does the velcro/adhesive strip that is stuck to the strap hold over time? Seems like that wouldn’t hold very long unless the strap end is some kind of plastic material. Most of the ends of the straps are some kind of fabric material.
Hey Mark. Actually its not meant to hold that long, just long enough to let you know where a good location will be to relocate your strap button. But use good velcro for this so it does hold good enough for the testing. Sorry if I didnt make that clear. Good luck.
Nice trick
Thank you! Hope it was helpful to you
The two worst guitars I have owned with bad neck dive were an older BC Rich mockingbird and an older Jackson Kelly professional. Great guitars but drove me nuts and I gave them away
Ive never owned those, but I have heard about the mockingbird from a friend
@@dougjanes8276 Not sure if they are all like that but the one I had was really bad.
My Gibson V doesn't dive like that at all. I just picked up a Schecter V though which suffers miserably from that issue
Yeah, there are definitely other brands that do it for sure. And doing this will help with any brand. Personally regardless of what some people say on here, Epiphone although a Gibson design is not Gibson quality. I wont buy another one. But I feel my comment is correct on slamming Gibson for allowing such dive.
Relocating the strap button from the side of the body to the back of the neck joint fixes only part of the problem.
To fix the rest of it you gotta shift the center of gravity further towards the neck.
That happens by moving the strap button from the back of the uper wing to at least halfway between the tip of the wing and the "crotch" of the v cutaway if not closer to it.
Thats how most modern v guitars are balanced.
I did this with a gibson v copy with similar dive and now it sits at a 45 degree angle on its own with a slippery strap even.
Pkus i have dean dave Mustaine sig. That came likecthis and also balances.
I even did sonething dimilar with a bc rich warlock and it also worked
Very true! Thats why I put up a "part 2" video, where I relocate the rear strap button also. Thanks for the comment!
@@dougjanes8276 cool I'm checking it out
SGs have the same problems…
LOL I JUST GOT THE SAME GUITAR AND IT HAS AWFUL DIVE
Hope this helps
Before you buy, hold it by the strap button. If you can't, because it dives, don't buy it.
It's not a minor detail, it's a major malfunction. Gibson is too expensive for such a novice mistake.
I purchased it online from the factory. Wasnt able to hold it, and there was non available locally.
I agree... Gibson is so dug into their original designs (and the fact that they're selling nostalgia at this point) that they refuse to fix design flaws... it's insane. If this was the way every company worked we'd still be driving Model T's and using dial up internet.
It's a shame because I'd love to play an SG again, but I hate dealing with the neck dive
Gibson didn't do shit... that epiphone was made in China
True its made in China, but its their design, and they control the manufacturing of it. Besides even the Gibson flying v is the exact same design with the strap buttons exactly in the same position. Either way it would be so easy for them to change the positions, but they dont.
@@dougjanes8276 im not sure how much gibson does for epiphone at this point besides licensing.... it is a shame they didnt put the strap buttons on the back of these as its also a shame they only make 58 explorers instead of the 76 reissue specs gibson has used since 1989
..... i guess youre right but like i was saying... i dont think they design them 100% like fender does for squier
@@timothysmith294 about all brands have an asian made lineup. I think the only difference is the others keep the same name such as Jackson, etc, whether its USA custom or asian. And Gibson uses the name of Epiphone instead of Gibson, but its still officially Gibson.
@@dougjanes8276 gibson owns the company epiphone and allows use of their patents but i dont know how much they oversee production... if at all
i dont think its the same as ESP vs LTD, gibson also owns a bunch of other companies that the nashville guitar plant has NOTHING to do with
@@timothysmith294 yeah could be, hard to say sometimes