Setup the Action of your Guitar in 3 minutes | Strings height
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How to setup the action of your Stratocaster, Les Paul Gibson, tremolo, vibrato, Floyd Rose, and bass guitar strings height the best way in 3 minutes! Luthier Galeazzo Frudua shows how to set up the action string height of your guitars in 3 minutes. Easy way to check string action height on your guitar and bass.
Both you have an original Floyd Rose bridge a Floyd Rose licensed or a Floyd Rose Speedloader, or a tremolo of a fixed bridge here you can learn how to setup the action strings height of your guitar in 3 minutes.
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Man will this work on bass too? Btw it's a great tutorial!!
Is capo necessary??
Please make more videos! Best content on RUclips
👏 wow
Hi , I been a guitar tech with over 10 + yrs Exp , I learned this quick tip yrs ago and still use it all the time. Its so simple and effective. TY
i used my visa card and it was declined
LOL genius
murray I used mine and the guitar ate it lol
Mine went in the hole on my acoustic
I used my credit card and somehow i got a transaction at guitar center with a note saying "just use this one you asshole"
My god bhahahaha
best guitar adjustment trick on the youtube, i will do this to all my guitars. A cheap adjusted guitar plays better than an expensive unadjusted one.
this is soooooooooooooo true
Aint no doubt
I play a Glarry flame body that's fuck perfect
The other 'totally reliable' and another 'best' video he has here is one titled 'How To Set up a Strat Floating Tremolo'... where he uses pads of sticky notes to set the float height; very clever and always works well.
Hey guys can u help me? my electric guitar action is low(low e is 1mm and high e is 1.5mm) but my problem is the g string because it has fret buzz. which part of guitar should i adjust?
@@arteezysecret1687 your high e should not be higher than your low e
Awesome video! I love the simplicity of your instructions. I used your Strat video to set up my Strat years ago and people have commented it is the best playing/feeling strat they have felt.
Me: tape
Frudua, an intellectual: adhesive paper
Sellotape!
Went staright to comments for that. :)
Never calling it tape again
Seems like everyone is in agreement with this being a great process. I'm going to give it a shot. I get some buzzing from my G string on my Strat when playing certain songs. I'm not sure why though. When I just pluck the string it doesnt buzz so the only thing I can think of is it may be how aggressive I hit the string when playing the song at that point or maybe the way I fret it when coming off the note prior. Anyway I'll definitely give this a shot, it can't hurt.
Update: I went ahead and did this with my strat that the "G" string was periodically buzzing on certain songs and it eliminated the buzzing completely! I was pretty happy that I got that resolved so easily. So there you have it, follow this trick and you can possibly eliminate any buzzing issues you may be experiencing. Thank you for posting this video, it helped a great deal!
I'm having kind of the opposite problem, after following this metod my strings werent buzzing but if I play on the 12th, 13th freth and beyond on the E string I get some buzzing. Can it be fixed in some way?
@@davidepaltrinieri3535 sounds like you need to lower your pickups
@@davidepaltrinieri3535yes. Simply raise the strings back up a hair.
@@davidepaltrinieri3535 You need to remove the credit card before playing 😂. Jk, actually it’s sounds like your neck may be back bowed. 🤘🏼✌🏼
Hello all, as Ronnie said the neck was slightly bowed, with the wider gap under the 12th fret. I fixed it that night by adjusting the truss rod.
The random buzzings where caused by a string slightly touching the frets on certain notes. I fixed it with the help of a technician who grinded the frets, bringing all the frets to the same height.
I hope I've been clear enough and I'll help somebody 🙂🤞
I don't have a credit card. So I tried a cheque, but the action is now too low.
Ted Peterson funny
Use a dollar bill as they are inflated. :-)
This thread is gold
Niklaus Venzendt I bet you can find the silver lining in anything
I am surprised it didn't bounce.
The first video of yours that I saw was setting up the floating tree on a strat. I checked this one next. I have to say, these tips are awesome. I was planning on doing a setup on my strat over the Labor Day weekend. These videos are heaven sent. I’ll get to spend a lot more time playing instead of working on my guitar. Thank you! BTW I subscribed and saved these videos to my playlist.
Thank you very much Mr. Frudua for your great tips!! I followed your lecture to adjust the action on my Warmoth strat and that really solved my long problem in gettimg it set-up right (i am rather a player with very light touch, so the lowest possible action is always what i require for my own playing). It took me really less than 3 mins to get the action right which has been puzzling me for 2 years since i built that Warmoth strat. Truly enjoy and like your video lectures on guitar set-up. Cheers, greetings from Hong Kong.
You are Awesome Mr. Frudua. I have brought my Prized Vintage Strat - to several ( so called ) Professional Guitar Tech's in NYC, ( each of them screwed-up my guitar ) but after watching Numerous Videos ( from you ), I have set-up my Strat with Floating Tremolo and it Never Goes Out of Tune. You are Amazing and I Appreciate you Sharing your Knowledge & Expertise.
This is by far the easiest way. All HAIL. 😊 Thankyou so much
Didn't work for me at all. After doing this, the string was completely pressed against the neck whenever I tried to pick while pressing down the 12th fret, making no noise.
Is my neck too curved?
It doesn't seem that bad with the regular test of pressing down the string.
@@ayushdeshmukh284did you use a fidelity card?
This was quite helpful. Not that my strings needed lowering but it helped identify that the buzz I am hearing on my new Gretsch is from the bridge & that the neck needed more relief. I thought it was string buzz on the frets from being too low. Thanks.
Didn't work for me at all. After doing this, the string was completely pressed against the neck whenever I tried to pick while pressing down the 12th fret, making no noise.
Is my neck too curved?
It doesn't seem that bad with the regular test of pressing down the string.
@@ayushdeshmukh284 loosen truss rod
Exceptional tech advice! I’ve been a tech for 34 years and still learning from videos like this. YOU ROCK! Thanks for the education.
YOU ARE THE REASON I DO MY OWN SETUPS !!!! PAY YOU PEOPLE FOR NOTHING '!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just used your method, amazing... Incredible how simple it is and how much of a difference it makes feeling wise. You sir, rock!
Actually, this really is the craziest method to set-up the action on any guitar. I did set-up an about 2mm (below 5/64") low action on a Strat in 2 minutes: no buzz at all all along the 22-frets (painted) maple fretboard (0.0095 - 0.044 strings) and strings follow the radius very, very precisely. Strings are low and soft and you can bend easily. The most difficult step of this procedure is to attach the tape in the best way to hold the card in place...ahahah! :) Thank you, Gale: a blast of a trick!
Very good Max!
Much appreciated 👍👍
The most important part was skipped to get good action, he missed the fret job. Set the neck completely flat by adjusting the truss rod with no strings on, get a fret leveling tool from Stew Mac. Masking tape all the fret wood, but leave the frets showing. Black magic marker all the frets, and level them until the last black mark is gone. Dont overdo it. Now you will need a diamond fret crowning tool and crown them all. Next use 600 sandpaper dragging it flat across all the frets evenly, not sideways, but the legnth of the fretboard at a brisk speed.working your way to 1200, 1500, 2000 grit. Next you can buff the frets to a mirror finish with fine automotive compound. String up the guitar and set the bow at .007-..010 at the 12th fret, tuned up.Then you are ready to set the string slots in the nut, then the action/intonation.
why do people feel the need to advertise for Stew Mac so over priced its shocking
@@donrutter6765 not most people have the tools to the fret dress or have the money for that. Frudua just gave a simple easy to follow string action adjustment.
Simple setup like this could be life changing for some people, especially beginners.
depends on how much is loaded onto the debit card
@@godsinbox i have 5$ on it and i thats makin the card balanced yessss good for my string heigt
This is a brilliant video, I've had intonation and action issues on my strat for years (and I was too cheap to take it to a pro). Turns out the saddles were way too high, and adjusting their height allowed me to fix all those other issues!! I honestly don't know if I've played a guitar anywhere close to this well set-up before, it's a world of difference.
Good for you, every guitarist should know the basic set up of your own guitars, not even a pro could setup to your likeness.
This video was extremely helpful. My strat's action has never been this comfortable before. Thanks!
This worked perfectly. Got the action so low with zero buzzing. The feel is like a dream.
Your a Legend brother, I been trying to fix this problem for a couple of days and your video answered all my questions. As a new guitar player, I can't tell you how much this means to me. Thank you, Your a real Rockstar 🙏🏽 ❤️ 🍻👑
OMG why didn't i know this sooner? It totally worked!
glad to see that you are back! been watching the truss rod adjustment video and that helped me a lot. Thank you!
Mr Frudua: this was most helpful - thank you for sharing your expertise here and in your other videos! Grazie!
he sais that it take 2 minutes, the title sais in 3 minutes, the video is 4:26 long and the information in it is pure gold. thank youuu
Well it took me 25 minutes: 22 minutes to find some f'in scotch tape and an Allen key that fit, then 3 minutes to do the actual set up like in the video! Ha!
Thanks so much for this video. I went over numerous other tutorials that were incredibly long winded and went in to what I now realize was way more detail than necessary. This method is the real deal
This worked out really well!! Very happy with the results. Performed a full set up after changing string gauge and tried this method to see if it was BS and I was surprised how low and consistent the action is with no buzz.
Thank you! Without a doubt you always have the best advice. It is nice to know that I can now setup all of my own guitars and keep them playing well, this saves me a lot of money on setup and also allows me to buy inexpensive guitars and be able to make them play like a much more expensive models.
Great video! Absolutely genius! Thank for producing a simple and straight to the point video.
I use to play Electric Bass back in the 60's & 70's. Since then I haven't touched one for over 50 years. I don't ever recall ever adjusting the bridge to my Fender Bass Guitar. Now that I'm getting back into playing again with the purchase of a Fender Squier, Now I know why it was so difficult pressing on the strings. This was a great video thanks for sharing.
As a novice player this made playing much easier. My strings were minimally two full turns too high. Had difficulty getting the tape to stick in place so wrapped it around the neck. Worked perfectly.
Just purchased a strat - your guide worked perfectly
Frudua, you never disappoint. I owe to you countless hours of guitar repair, thank you!
aaahah great!
This video saved me a lot of headache. I tweaked it with a radius gauge after using this method, and the action on my guitar is the best its' ever been. Bravo
2:53 how to get the lowest possible string action without BAZINGA
Buzzing
xd
@@armanzakwan1898 No, he definitely said bazinga.
@@armanzakwan1898 It was a joke...
Don't make fun of other peoples english when you don't know how to use the language yourself. Start every sentence with a capital letter..
This video helped me so much. I just got my strat back from having a setup and the action was way off. Followed this and it plays like butter
This is genius, thanks!
Wow david walliman viewed this! Great youtuber too.
Didn't work for me at all. After doing this, the string was completely pressed against the neck whenever I tried to pick while pressing down the 12th fret, making no noise.
Is my neck too curved?
It doesn't seem that bad with the regular test of pressing down the string.
@@ayushdeshmukh284 Yon need to also adjust the trust rod for it to work.
@@andyspitz2948 My luthier replaced the nut and checked that the frets were even. It cleared the fret buzz/JJ
That's what I was going to type :) Best Regards@
This is really helpful and easy to reproduce. Love your stuff! Thank you!
Wow, the action on my guitar feels awesome. Sounds great too. Thanks!
Holy plays like butter. After almost forty years of old school setup tested this on a couple Epi LP'S today for kicks and WOW! Just remember the capo part kids.
But why the capo on the first fret?
Genus Tinca just remove the capo and place the card right between 11-12 not 12-13
@Koalakunkku why not
@@tymekwypych1103 I don't know the right English words to explain it but it has to do with the distance of the strings. Bringing the open cord down to the right area of the nick... cr*p can't explain it bu Koala is right.. don't do that ;)
I have an Epi LP I'm going to test his on Later. I Also got a Jackson Soloist and the action on there looks amazingly high. However I may take that into teh shop to get the Pros to look at it as it has a Floyd. Ex Demo so may be worth getting them restring it.
So glad you're uploading to this channel again. Thank you.
Thank you :)
I agree!
ganjabobby me too. Its just great
Mr Fruda, thank you very much- it took away the buzzing up and down the neck!! My neck is straight with the slightest relief, frets are level, but had the hardest time getting the action right without buzzing (using various measurements and techniques) and this is the quickest and easiest method!!
thank you so much. thanks to your videos i have set up my strat and my ibanez tbh10
i cant even tell you how grateful i am for the clear and awesome videos. even 5 plus years old and you are still the best guitar luthier on here imo. thank you my friend.
Man you are a genius!
Thank you for another simple and effective lesson for all of us do it yourself guitar wannabe luthiers. Love your channel.
DUDE!!! YOU REALLY HELP ME OUT WITH MY GUITAR!
I SCREWED UP AT THE FIRST TIME, BUT WITH THIS VIDEO, NOW I CAN FINALLY PLAY MY TELE.
GOOD VIBES!
THANK YOU! FOR teaching us THE MOST coherent and BEST way to set up your new/old guitar! I followed this man's instructions---and my new Standard American Stratocaster sings like no other guitar I have ever owned. Listen to him! YOU will not regret dong so. Teacher, YOU ROCK!. Kudos to you!
Well that a very interesting and simple way to setup action .... Sure I try this W-E
Many thanks for this good idea !!!
Bravo! Glad you're back. Thank you.
Thanks for the video. It's really helpful - will try it out soon on my guitars to check action.
THIS IS AWESOME!!!! It worked amazing on my Stratocaster. I always struggled with right action and never got it right. But this method with the credit card really worked for me.
Do you have a video for acoustic guitar? Thanks bro in advance
I’ve been using this video since i was in high school. Every time i go to set my guitar, i always come back to this video. Best and easiest way 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Brilliant! Simple and highly effective. I've been doing it by sight and feel for years. You've shown me how to build a better mousetrap! Cheers
Frudua Thank you, i set my old Fender Squier up easily with a low action and no more sore fingers following your video
This really works. Thanks. Now I can enjoy playing my guitar.
Thank you for getting to the point! I have watched several videos now where people talk a lot without explaining anything.
Best vid I've seen for this! Massive thanks!
Thanks! I used this and while the action came out higher than I’d usually set it but I actually really like it, thanks for the tip
You are The Master Mr Frudua, thank you so much👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great tip. All assuming your truss rod is set correctly AND the most ignored and overlooked part, and possibly the most important, the string height at the nut is set correctly. Your playability will never be optimum if the nut is too high, and it very often is.
Great advice! Thank you so much, this totally changed Barre chords for life!
Good video. I tried this method on my Ibanez yesterday and the string height ended up too low ! I had to increase (slightly) the string height afterwards but all in all a great quick method to set the height. Much thanks !
glad to see you back helping a noob like myself. 🤘👏
I can see why you had to tune up every time if you lower the string it gets loose and more floppy which means it's not at the correct tension to justify fret buzz
I can't wait to try this out. What a creative solution, and so simple! I've subscribed.
This should be the top rated video for how to adjust electric guitar action (string height).
Super easy!
No special luthier tools!
Thank you very much!
If you don’t have a capo, just put the credit card over the 15th fret instead of the 12th fret and you will achieve the same results.
Thnx
@@doknox did it work?
@@kumaraditya9187 yes but if you have any uneven frets you have to address that first otherwise buzz like no other.
@16 5 I can usually tell by eye but a notched fret ruler will let you know if the neck is straight or not.
If you don't have a capo sell your guitar, find a high class Call Girl, rent a 5 star hotel room, get the bell hop to find you some coke and be glad you read THIS SENTENCE!!
THANK YOU!!
Galeazzo, this is absolutely brilliant! Just wish I had seen your video before buying neck radius gauges and an action height ruler. Lei e' un genio! Complimenti!
Just picked up a great used squire standard....this weekend I'm using all your videos to do a setup...many thanks
Some stuff is so damned obvious it takes a genius to come up with it!
British term applies here: Gobsmacked!
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I love this! This is exactly what I’ve been looking for, an easy, practical way without the use of any fancy tools! You my friend are a genius!
This looks like a great idea. I'm going to try this out on a guitar I just bought that came with action ridiculously sky high.
Thanks so much , my guitar now keeps in tune and the tone is great. It's like I have a new , or better instrument. And my playing got much better as well . Thanks again my friend, sincerely Jimmy
I've used a similar method for years and it works great.Remember to use 0.75 mm card and to straighten the neck first (no relief) before you start.If you experience no buzz on all frets then no relief is needed.If there is some buzz, add relief a little at a time. Grazie mille for posting.
so the distance between strings and fretboard must be 0.75mm?
This little trick worked amazingly well. The key is to make sure the credit card is positioned properly at the correct radius of the neck and also as mentioned pluck the strings very lightly. This will definitely get your guitar in the "ballpark". Thanks!
thank you so much i tried to find ways to do this without tools and i found this now my playing feels a lot better
That was an extremely helpful, practical tip, and I appreciate it very much.
This guy is awesome!!!
Grazie Tim!
Excellent! Worked a treat. Thanks for uploading
I wish I saw this video 48 years ago!!! That's a brilliant idea to quickly set up the neck curve for fine adjustment!
thx. for this tip. It's a real time saver.
thanks for this my friend, God bless.
I just watched your video. I tried it, my Telecaster plays great!! Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
This video is a lifesaver, I love you man.
Thank you, very much! I am a blind person, so I find your tip about using household items very helpful!
Your tips have taken out a lot of the guessing and trial and error, and is a big time saver!
How did you type then
@@Lozersssss there are ways lol
@@Lozersssss its called speak to text ya dolt
@@Lozersssss ayyyyy Imao
i was joking
I will use my American Express card, nobody will accept the damn thing, glad to see it come to use.....
You can even use an expired American Express but most guitars require an up to date Visa or Mastercard.
Wow! I have to thank you for this video. I’ve been playing forever, and setting my action was always hit or miss. I just did it with a used guitar in picked up. Everything seemed too high. This straightened it out in 5 minutes.
Genius! Thank you for sharing Mr. Frudua!
Great tutorial! Most entertaining part was "adhesive paper". That's creative, I had never heard it that way before
what should it be the right order to perform a Guitar setup in case you Buy a second hand Guitar?. What comes First? for example:
1.Truss Rod,
2.Strings action,
3.intonation.
Thanks for Your videos Your RUclips channel its great!!.
Thanks man i wasn't sure and had a little doubt about it!.
The first steps should lead to a perfect action. Using the tremolo is something you cautiously add to your sound. Since it is a very deliberate action l don" t think there is a risk of strings touching the frets. So in mho I do not think you have to pay attention to the tremolo.
Yes the tremelo springs will need adjusting whenever the saddle heights are adjusted. When the bridge saddles are higher the string tension has a longer lever arm and will pull the bridge plate up ( so you will need to re-balance by tightening the spring claw) and vice versa of course. Also check my other comment on absolute saddle height implications . By the way Frudua's method seems odd and haphazard to me.
truss rod first, then action and finally the intonation, however id check the truss rod the next day cuz the wood of the neck might take some time to adjust to its new position and therefore might change the action again, in that case readjust the action, intonation should be still fine, mind that you would need an electric tuner to adjust intonation
Make sure its a chromatic tuner if your not using a strobe
I love RUclips and well done sir. Your video is on point and quite good. Also very happy it wasn’t 10 minutes. So many people dragging us along for crazy long videos these days.
tried this and it works really well nice easy way to set up without all the measuring etc other videos tell you , super easy and with another video i got my homemade strat really dialled in
Best luthier ever!
Thank you!
This man has IQ levels unachievable by normal beings. Great vid
No, you just go along in life "learning," things you don't already know. Life is supposed to be, a learning experience. This isn't brain surgery. ha
I like the METHOD Frudah uses..he always finds a way to make things easy. I tried it...it works.
I got 3 guitars. An old bullet strat that I want to learn to work on guitars. 2 nicer guitars that I got set up professionally. I wanted to pull my hair out with this Strat. Adjusting the bow in the truss rod was easy but I was having so much trouble with the bridge. I had it so low I was hitting pickup with my low E and so much buzzing. Man this card trick damn near fixed everything. Omg thank you so much my man. You are a life saver. I didn't want to spend any money on this beater. I was thinking of go I ng to my local store and just throwi.g them money to setup and even more money for them to teach me how to set it up. I was so frustrated this whole week. Your trick did it in minutes...all I can say is wow....and hope you are well. Peace and love from California!
Had Robert Johnson had credit, he may not have had to sell his soul!
Why do you need the capo?
It holds the strings down onto the frets. That creates a straight line between the fret and the saddle/bridge as opposed to a line between the nut and the saddle/bridge.
C'mon, it's 2017, you're not gonna get laughed off stage for using a capo on an electric. I use a capo on the 1st fret so I can switch between half-step down tuning for my wannabe emo music, and standard tuning for my crappy metal stuff.
John Truth let me hold a bar chord all the time on the second fret, and then play chords at the same time with my third hand
The capo is to bypass the nut where slots are often not carved deep enough (thats why you you get sharp notes with open chords down the neck with most cheap guitars)
I mean open chords out of tune down the neck
man your videos are the BEST! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and ingenuity with us! Grazie mile! :)
Obrigado!
Frudua,você é realmente um mestre!