Wouldn't it be wise to set the neck relief BEFORE the action height? because wouldn't changing the neck relief change the action that you just set first?
Exactly that. Relief. Action. Nut depth. Intonation. That's the way I was taught by a Luthier in the UK. I use a Stewmac nut depth guage for all the measurements. Perfect every time.
@@alamogiftshop You're correct in what you're saying... and that's the reason why you should set neck relief before the action. The action does not affect the measuring or setting of the neck relief, but the neck relief does affect the overall action. Why you should set the relief first and then the action.
Marty, thanks so much for your instruction. I'm 57 years old and just starting with the guitar. I had a near death fall, two years ago come January. I've lost some cognitive abilities and most of the use of my left hand. I bought an Epiphone Les Paul Special to learn on. Your instruction is plain, simple and clear. Thank you so very much. You're a Champion.
Just wanted to stop by to say a massive thanks for being a magical human. I went and bought a Boss Katana 100 MKII and an Epiphone Les Paul Studio in Cherry this morning. I’m going to play wrong notes and make awful noises until it starts sounding like music. All with my own personal Marty guiding the way. Thanks for the gift you give everyone Marty. Love you man.
Thanks so much for this. I’m a beginner guitarist (less than 12 months). I bought a brand new Epiphone Dot to start with and eventually took it into my local guitar shop for news strings and a ‘setup’ as I didn’t trust myself not to break the guitar. I paid out £30 and I received the guitar back with new strings but continuous buzzing on E, A & D. Fixed the problem myself with your advice 👍
Nice tutorial. I like how it didn’t get lost in the numbers. Specs are great for reference but you have to setup a guitar to meet your playing style and feel that works for you.
I recently bought a Blueberry Burst Epiphone Es-335 as my first personal guitar, after 5 years of saving up my money with no real purpose. It looks absolutely gorgeous and sounds amazing too, but as I am still fairly new to the world of guitar, I was unsure on how to properly care for it, so this video has been very helpful. Thanks so much!
Umm... The neck tilt isn’t because of the tunomatic bridge; it’s because of the arched top, which places the bridge higher than the neck joint. Same on a Les Paul. Note that there’s no neck tilt on an SG, but it also uses the tunomatic bridge.
yeah. He means well but has some things to work on. Nut slot height should be checked first. Then neck relief set. Set bridge height. Lastly pickup height. Or at least that's my usual basic order.
Hey Marty! Thanks to your lessons my dad let me bought a new guitar! Now I have orderd an Epiphone Les Paul Standrad Plustop Pro Hertige Cherry! Thank you so much! ❤️🎸 ps: If my Swedish teacher would teach like you, I would got an A
I’m so confused. Is every website wrong on how to set up a guitar. Step one. Put new strings. Step two check neck relief and adjust truss rod if necessary. Step three three check string height. Check at first fret to see if the nut slots are correct then at 12th fret to see if bridge needs to be adjusted. Then last would be intonation. You would not adjust your bridge before adjusting the neck because once you adjust your neck it will change the string height. You also want to start with new strings because depending on how old your strings are the measurements will change slightly when you put in new strings. Yes that is a beautiful guitar. I figured I should end on a positive note
@@benink5690 yes, but he never did it. Then he adjusted the bridge and then went back to adjust the truss rod. I only commented because I did not want someone to follow what he did and get confused/frustrated when their guitar wasn’t playing right
I’m no luthier but you definitely set the neck relief before the action. Then pickup height and intonation. I also think what he said about not needing a feeler gauge is really bad. I mean a $5 tool that gives you an actual measurement. After you get the measurements you like you can duplicate it over and over. Especially if someone is doing this for the first time measurements let you know where your at.
Hey Marty, been watching since 2009 when I got my first guitar. You are the number guitar guy I always look up when I want to learn a new song, look back for reference or learn new tricks to add to my playing style. Just want to give you a huge thank you for being a great teacher and for all your help 🤙
Went to GC with a friend, my intention to purchase a Gibson Memphis ES-335. Brought a blindfold, put it on, and asked my friend to hand me a number if 335’s, including some Epiphones. The winner? A black Epiphone ES-335 Pro. Sounded best, played best, felt best. When we take away all the logos and marketing, it’s all about the right guitar. Didn’t mind saving $3000 either.
Hey Marty , start a series where every week , you show us how to get a different iconic tone with just a strat and an amp ? ( That's a good idea , any takers ? )
Great idea I've got an LP Standard and Orange crush amp ......that's it. No pedals I'd love to get the English THE WHO , LED ZEP, early OASIS type tones x
I’ve got an HSS strat and a blackstar idcore10 amp , nothing else, I would love to know how to get the tones of like , AC/DC , Early 60s American Rock , Early 60s Blues , Late 70s American Rock , Queen
Hey Marty! I love you're tutorials so much! You're the best teacher I've found on youtube. I loved your videos for Comfortably Numb. I just started a channel where i'm going to release my covers. I wouldn't know half the stuff i know about guitar without you. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Marty you taught me how to play guitar but theres a song I really wanna play and that's jerry Reed's Amos moses if you could do a lesson on that I'd appreciate it brother
I like the tone of my ES335 so much, but I still can't understand how to play it while standing up, bc of the strange position of the strap knob behind the guitar. Don't know how it's supposed to be done, bc I can't see the front of the instrument while playing.
I’m a lefty on all me Gibson type guitars the d string is all ways has no volume I’ve tried three different sets of strings by different companies. You got a constantly adjust the bridge you get it set you play it you come back to it a week later and it’s messed up again. The neck is not bowed on any of them.
I play bass, thought 11s on one of these would be easy to play blues and Country licks, how wrong I was and dont know why, fine on an SG with 9s though, I should sell it
hey Marty can you give a lesson with the song behind the clouds from brad paisley and then a hard version please not only chords but also some difficult and lovely things in it, I hoop you understand what I mean. thank you very much greats from the Netherlands
Hey marty i have a question. I really want to begin a channel where i show people how to play songs on the guitar. But do i have to worry about copywrite claims ?
I can’t ever get the right balance between neck relief; string height and fret buzz. Whenever I get the neck, relief and string hate Shutt to where I like it I seem to get a lot of fret buzz. If I change the neck, relief and string height, then the strings are too high, but I don’t get any buzz. What am I doing wrong?
I have an Epiphone "Dot" (ES 335 style) guitar. Any advice on how to address the fact that these guitars don't have a "volume" control? I need to stop playing and walk over to my amp to start messing with the volume knobs to make any changes. Unbelievable!!!
Yo marty I know that you dont do to many religious songs but the song god so loved by we the kingdom has a great opening riff and to me personally it means a lot because my mom is in the hospital and it is her favorite song and she wants me to learn it for her in case she can't listen to music any more
I don't think that is the right order. Follow the TRAIN concept. Tune the guitar, adjust the Relief, Action, Intonation, Noodle, repeat if necessary. If you adjust the action and then the relief... You are impacting the action again...
Hi everyone I have a little problem with my Gibson pickups, they have lost there shine and seem to have a dull film from playing on them I’m lost on how to get it back.? Any help would be so great :)
hey marty love ur videos, i have a blast learning from u. It would be awesome if u did a tutorial on Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny, keep up the work brotha🙏🎶🤝
Wouldn't it be wise to set the neck relief BEFORE the action height? because wouldn't changing the neck relief change the action that you just set first?
Exactly that.
Relief.
Action.
Nut depth.
Intonation.
That's the way I was taught by a Luthier in the UK. I use a Stewmac nut depth guage for all the measurements. Perfect every time.
I agree. Neck relief first then action
@@alamogiftshop You're correct in what you're saying... and that's the reason why you should set neck relief before the action. The action does not affect the measuring or setting of the neck relief, but the neck relief does affect the overall action. Why you should set the relief first and then the action.
Yes
Yes, always relief first.
Just recently got an epiphone inspired by Gibson ES-335, sounds and plays great, loving it! Amazing videos, helps me learn my favorite songs!
I think this is the most opposite-to-advanced setup video I've seen on the tubes. Neck relief BEFORE action height and TUNED TO PITCH
Thanks very timely I just picked up a used 335 Dot Deluxe, and it can use a setup
Don't have a Gibson, but it's Marty so I watched and liked!
Marty, thanks so much for your instruction. I'm 57 years old and just starting with the guitar. I had a near death fall, two years ago come January. I've lost some cognitive abilities and most of the use of my left hand. I bought an Epiphone Les Paul Special to learn on.
Your instruction is plain, simple and clear. Thank you so very much. You're a Champion.
Just wanted to stop by to say a massive thanks for being a magical human. I went and bought a Boss Katana 100 MKII and an Epiphone Les Paul Studio in Cherry this morning. I’m going to play wrong notes and make awful noises until it starts sounding like music. All with my own personal Marty guiding the way. Thanks for the gift you give everyone Marty. Love you man.
Thanks so much for this. I’m a beginner guitarist (less than 12 months). I bought a brand new Epiphone Dot to start with and eventually took it into my local guitar shop for news strings and a ‘setup’ as I didn’t trust myself not to break the guitar. I paid out £30 and I received the guitar back with new strings but continuous buzzing on E, A & D. Fixed the problem myself with your advice 👍
Nice tutorial. I like how it didn’t get lost in the numbers. Specs are great for reference but you have to setup a guitar to meet your playing style and feel that works for you.
I recently bought a Blueberry Burst Epiphone Es-335 as my first personal guitar, after 5 years of saving up my money with no real purpose. It looks absolutely gorgeous and sounds amazing too, but as I am still fairly new to the world of guitar, I was unsure on how to properly care for it, so this video has been very helpful. Thanks so much!
That is a gorgeous guitar
Umm... The neck tilt isn’t because of the tunomatic bridge; it’s because of the arched top, which places the bridge higher than the neck joint. Same on a Les Paul. Note that there’s no neck tilt on an SG, but it also uses the tunomatic bridge.
yeah. He means well but has some things to work on. Nut slot height should be checked first. Then neck relief set. Set bridge height. Lastly pickup height. Or at least that's my usual basic order.
There is a neck tilt on an SG! At least mine has one. But the les paul sg reissue I had didn’t have one….
Are you a luthier? lmao
Gibson for life
What a fantastic observation and professional insight
Oh yes
Hey Marty! Thanks to your lessons my dad let me bought a new guitar! Now I have orderd an Epiphone Les Paul Standrad Plustop Pro Hertige Cherry! Thank you so much! ❤️🎸 ps: If my Swedish teacher would teach like you, I would got an A
I’m so confused. Is every website wrong on how to set up a guitar.
Step one. Put new strings. Step two check neck relief and adjust truss rod if necessary. Step three three check string height. Check at first fret to see if the nut slots are correct then at 12th fret to see if bridge needs to be adjusted. Then last would be intonation. You would not adjust your bridge before adjusting the neck because once you adjust your neck it will change the string height. You also want to start with new strings because depending on how old your strings are the measurements will change slightly when you put in new strings. Yes that is a beautiful guitar. I figured I should end on a positive note
He said adjust relief first!
@@benink5690 yes, but he never did it. Then he adjusted the bridge and then went back to adjust the truss rod. I only commented because I did not want someone to follow what he did and get confused/frustrated when their guitar wasn’t playing right
I wish this video spontaneously applied to my life like marty’s videos usually do
Gibson guitars have such a unique style
So amazing! Just learn things like this is great to simply maintaining your guitars! Great and informative
I’m no luthier but you definitely set the neck relief before the action. Then pickup height and intonation. I also think what he said about not needing a feeler gauge is really bad. I mean a $5 tool that gives you an actual measurement. After you get the measurements you like you can duplicate it over and over. Especially if someone is doing this for the first time measurements let you know where your at.
Hey Marty, been watching since 2009 when I got my first guitar. You are the number guitar guy I always look up when I want to learn a new song, look back for reference or learn new tricks to add to my playing style. Just want to give you a huge thank you for being a great teacher and for all your help 🤙
Omg, this is the best easy to follow tutorial and finally got rid of the buzz out of my 335
Thanks Hunter and Marty!
I want gibson but my wallet says epiphone
mine says air guitar or one i already own
Mine too! They must be related.
Smart idea are almost the same ! I'm thinking do it !, and the wallet don't suffer ! Hi, Hi , Hi....
I felt the same way so, I bought an Ibanez AS-93FM Amazing guitar for the money. Smokes an Epi and gives the ES a run for its money too.
Went to GC with a friend, my intention to purchase a Gibson Memphis ES-335. Brought a blindfold, put it on, and asked my friend to hand me a number if 335’s, including some Epiphones. The winner? A black Epiphone ES-335 Pro. Sounded best, played best, felt best. When we take away all the logos and marketing, it’s all about the right guitar. Didn’t mind saving $3000 either.
Like the access plate for the electronics, saves a lot of grief.
Massively useful video! Just bought an ES and I can use the info immediately. You both are fonts of knowledge, but can make it noob-friendly.
You can tell Marty loves that guitar with the amount of videos he made on it lol! Always a pleasure!
Exactly what I needed. Thanks once again, Marty!
Can you please make a video explaining 10 of the most common effects like reverb , delay , stuff like that ? Please ?
Man I just want to thank you. I just got my first guitar and your videos are so incredible helpful. You are awesome!!
Once again I love Marty ❤️❤️
Hey Marty , start a series where every week , you show us how to get a different iconic tone with just a strat and an amp ? ( That's a good idea , any takers ? )
Interesting
I dig it.
Great idea I've got an LP Standard and Orange crush amp ......that's it. No pedals
I'd love to get the English THE WHO , LED ZEP, early OASIS type tones x
I’ve got an HSS strat and a blackstar idcore10 amp , nothing else, I would love to know how to get the tones of like , AC/DC , Early 60s American Rock , Early 60s Blues , Late 70s American Rock , Queen
I gave my Strat to my grandson. But I always watch Marty's videos anyway.
I love your 100 cliches guitarist say. Keep it up 👍
This is good. I need help to set up all my Gibson guitars.....the one's that live in my head anyway. 🙂
Nice content. I never knew about the 333.
Aw... thank you Marty!
You're such a Djentleman. 😁
I needed this video for my Oscar Schmidt OE30 Delta King. Thanks Marty!!! :-)
Hey Marty! I love you're tutorials so much! You're the best teacher I've found on youtube. I loved your videos for Comfortably Numb. I just started a channel where i'm going to release my covers. I wouldn't know half the stuff i know about guitar without you. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Hey Marty & Hunter, thanks for the overview of the Gibson ES guitar. Truss rod adjustments still scare me.
No prob! I highly recommend taking it to a qualified professional for adjustments if you don't feel comfortable making them yourself!
Thanks Marty, had a slight buzz on my Les Paul, not any more buddy 👍🏻🇬🇧🎸
The pusher - Steppenwolf!!!!!! ;)
He adjusted the string height and then the truss rod? Why? This has now changed the string height again -
Do the truss rod first
I love my Gibson ES-333. I wish Gibson still made them.
same man, sam ...
Now that i know how to set up my 335, all i have to do is fall asleep to dream that i own one.
Hey Marty wasgood
A hint as to what the distance from fret to string when adjusting string height would have been SUPER HELPFUL. Wutz up w/dat? Tuning out now.. cya.
Could you do a setup for SG please?
Do I make small guitars out of skateboards they come out good and I'm just used to small guitars now that thing was huge
Hey, you should make some lessons for some stuff by the struts. Like, 'put your money me', for example.
this was actually very helpful!
Nice video helped me a lot with my epi
I love Marty! Good guy
Marty you taught me how to play guitar but theres a song I really wanna play and that's jerry Reed's Amos moses if you could do a lesson on that I'd appreciate it brother
That is so weird! I heard that song yesterday and looked it up. What wonderful technique. I'd kill to have Marty do a lesson on it😁
Cool ! Thanx! Man. I'm a Guitarthrasher. did u see that white Jackson the Randy rhoades one? Make one of those . So when should I go get my es333.
Might I request the great Marty to teach us noobs a "Younger Brother" medley on a Telecaster please ?
ty
every song i know is because of marty.
Cool... I need to learn this
I like the tone of my ES335 so much, but I still can't understand how to play it while standing up, bc of the strange position of the strap knob behind the guitar. Don't know how it's supposed to be done, bc I can't see the front of the instrument while playing.
I’m a lefty on all me Gibson type guitars the d string is all ways has no volume I’ve tried three different sets of strings by different companies. You got a constantly adjust the bridge you get it set you play it you come back to it a week later and it’s messed up again. The neck is not bowed on any of them.
I play bass, thought 11s on one of these would be easy to play blues and Country licks, how wrong I was and dont know why, fine on an SG with 9s though, I should sell it
hey Marty can you give a lesson with the song behind the clouds from brad paisley and then a hard version please not only chords but also some difficult and lovely things in it, I hoop you understand what I mean. thank you very much greats from the Netherlands
Super helpful!! Thanks
Basically just eyeball it, you’ll be all good!
Marty do flight of the bumblebee on Acoustic guitar. Please I really want to learn this song
Hey marty i have a question. I really want to begin a channel where i show people how to play songs on the guitar. But do i have to worry about copywrite claims ?
Just do it!
mpf3310 yeah man i really want to but i just don’t want to pay or something.
Secretsauceman oh thanks bro. I would love to begin. I also want to make some sketches!
Can you do a Creed one last breath lesson?
I can’t ever get the right balance between neck relief; string height and fret buzz. Whenever I get the neck, relief and string hate Shutt to where I like it I seem to get a lot of fret buzz. If I change the neck, relief and string height, then the strings are too high, but I don’t get any buzz. What am I doing wrong?
I have an Epiphone "Dot" (ES 335 style) guitar. Any advice on how to address the fact that these guitars don't have a "volume" control? I need to stop playing and walk over to my amp to start messing with the volume knobs to make any changes. Unbelievable!!!
Great video loved it
Quarantine made me do it 😁🤣
Noice Guitars m8.
I would love it marty if you could break down some more Metallica maybe jump in the fire or atlas rise please and thank you :)
Just wanted to ask, will this set up work for an Gibson es-335 inspired epiphone?
Can u do a lesson on Holly Diver
Yo marty I know that you dont do to many religious songs but the song god so loved by we the kingdom has a great opening riff and to me personally it means a lot because my mom is in the hospital and it is her favorite song and she wants me to learn it for her in case she can't listen to music any more
Marty we need an sg version!
they have the same hardware, same logo applies
Marty, Jerry Reed "Amos Moses."
Can you please do the Duane Allman solo for Layla? Or can you please do Walk All Over You by AC/DC?
I'm the first person to watch your video
You should upload a lesson for shot down by brkn love.
Do one for fenders / squires next ?
Secretsauceman oh ok
Marty can you please make some Country Joe songs? ☮️✌️
Marty can you please do the jack from acdc
Please do a fleetwood mac ,oh well🙏🏻
I don't think that is the right order. Follow the TRAIN concept. Tune the guitar, adjust the Relief, Action, Intonation, Noodle, repeat if necessary. If you adjust the action and then the relief... You are impacting the action again...
what about the intonation?
Can you teach “I’m looking through you” by the Beatles
Hi everyone I have a little problem with my Gibson pickups, they have lost there shine and seem to have a dull film from playing on them I’m lost on how to get it back.? Any help would be so great :)
Can I apply this to my epiphone dot 335
Why you cut it?
Can you please teach me how to play round and round by dramarama
Does this work for an Epiphone Casino Coupe too?
What is the difference between a 333 and a 335 ? The look is the same !
The back plate, the finish, and the stock pickups are the main differences.
Can you teach Scarlet by Rolling Stones/Jimmy Page?
I’m on the fence of deciding if I should buy a ES 335 or a ES 339
That’s a tough one! I like them both!
hey marty love ur videos, i have a blast learning from u. It would be awesome if u did a tutorial on Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny, keep up the work brotha🙏🎶🤝
thanks just got a 335 style Gutiar , Sorry But its a chinese Copy But thats ok Ilike it , just needs a decent set up , Thanks:)
Hey Marty can you do a lesson on the song devils kind by the Longshot
Can you do a tutorial on baroque by Joe satriani it's a really nice song and would love if you did