.strandberg* Setup & Maintenance - How to setup and maintain your .strandberg* guitar
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2019
- In this video, we're going to show you how to set up and maintain your .strandberg* guitar. It's a short instructional video on how to change strings, adjust string height, intonation, and relief (truss rod).
Content and timestamps:
0:10 Changing strings
4:16 Changing action
4:26 Intonation
6:26 Adjusting relief
For more information on how to maintain your .strandberg* guitar please read this article on our website: bit.ly/2Lmeysl
Music credit: "Atlas Novus" by Scale the Summit from their album "The Migration", out now on Prosthetic Records.
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I am truly blessed to have my wife purchase the prog nx6 for me...played it till 3am last night...this guitar is incredible.....thank you..Mr Strandberg...
I wish companies look at the way ibanez provide setup/maintenance instructions and copy their method, it would be great if actual numbers were provided instead of just by "eye" measurements. and what about radius? when adjusting action should radius be considered? -Edit: I contacted the company and within a few minutes I got a written manual, I couldn't be happier with this guys.
Hey, what did you ask them for in your email to get the written manual?
@@opticroniustv1165 I asked them if they have any PDF or manuals with actual measurements (relief, actions, radius...etc). I explained that I already saw the videos but would like the actual numbers.
@@ecorona21 thanks man
I would recommend re-ordering your adjustments in this video. Neck relief should always be adjusted before action and intonation.
I assume most people buying a strandberg are aware of this
@@billmint8122 nope
reason why?
@@Tury1799 Hard to explain in text, but basically all of these adjustments affect one another. If you make a neck adjustment, you're action and intonation will change, so you wouldn't want to set your saddle height to the perfect action, only to mess it up once you go to adjust your neck afterward.
My setup order is as follows:
New strings on
Tune to pitch
Neck adjustment
Tune to pitch
Saddle height
Tune to pitch
Pickup height
Intonation
Tune to pitch.
@@ChloeBrown-wn7yy makes 100% sense. Thanks king
Intonation: 4:53 :-)
Thank you. Revisiting this video countless times. SO here's the actual timestamp for me and for others
The Boden Standard 6 saved my left hand. I was experiencing pain on and off for a few years since I was out of routine with my playing. I'd go back to play and feel the pain in my hand, my pinky at one point couldn't stretch to hold certain chords.
Bought the .strandberg* by chance last February, saw it in the store (Blue) and liked the color. I tried it out, the ergonomics of the back of the neck as well as the fret angle really felt incredible. It felt like I wasn't playing a guitar, but felt more therapeutic. Also it sounds massive plugged into my Orange and challenges my Gibsons on clarity. I've recorded with it, it can sound dreamy and clean, heavy and thick, etc. Also it looks beautiful on camera.
String changing is easy too. I love the .strandberg* and I plan on getting another one in the next few years.
Fantastic instruments! Recently got myself one, can't stop enjoying:)
I know this is meant to be a demo of how to set up the guitar, but i'm just fascinated by how simple and elegant that bridge is
Scale The Summit!
Atlas Novus!
Atlas Novus😍😍😍
I'd like to point out that if you are going up a gauge with your strings, you should tighten the locking screws a bit harder than normal. I just had issue with moving to tens where the high E simply wouldn't tune and I turned the tuning pegs so many times that the ball end was popping out of the the tuners. I was able to fix this by really going to town on the locking nut.
i;m having the same issue. as well the bridge is not level at all.
My 3rd Strandberg is on its way from Riverside, CA : )
Strandberg bringing out the power tools for a string change. Love it. 🤣
Thanx for that one. Very helpful. I change the strings on my Black Fusion Strandberg with tremolo bridge, but as a result the bridge lost height a lot. Also i switched from 10 to 9 strings..Any tip on what happened?
Howdy! Yeah, when you switched to a lighter guage, you in effect reduced tension on the trem. You will need to loosen the spring tension on the bridge GRADUALLY, as you will be tuning back to pitch a few rounds. You will likely also be adjusting saddles to reintonate the instrument. If you have ever changed string guage, or string material of the same guage on a Floyd Rose, you understand what I mean, and it should be much easier on the Strandberg. Good news is that if you like your new string choice, and stick with it, you'll never really have to bother with it again#
Also, if you have the case of a string barely or nor going in and out att all, remove it as carefull as possible, and readjust the locking part. Mine was so disoriented that I couldnt get the new string in, so I had to scre it out and position it new..
This is my guitar! Should make setup a breeze! :)
May I ask, how do you like the guitar?
Nice tone? Low weight? Good quality?
Mason Stanley
I love this guitar, man! The tone is great, very versatile guitar. The lace pickups are great as well, I can get anything from a beefy metal tone to a warm, relaxed jazz tone. Great build quality as well and yes, extremely light! It's a head turner as well haha :)
How are these comments from 4 years ago when the video was uploaded this year?
youtube broke
IF you have a tremolo version: Change one string at a time!!!!
Unless you have a Tremol-No
Where you demonstrate how to change the action, you forgot to mention there is a little black screw on the side of each one that has to be loosened to get that screw to turn
That's only for the older tuner models they used, they're not there anymore on gen 5 hardware AFAIK.
Hell yeah atlas novus
Is the system like a Floyd Rose or can I tune it to any pitch I want on the spot like a normal bridge guitar?
That is a hard tail and you can tune on the spot. They make floyd style models tho
I’m trying to do intonation but when I tighten the string to check the tuning the bridge always gets pulled back to the position I don’t want it in. I’ve tightened the alan screw on the bottom as much as I can and it just won’t stay in place. Has any one else had this problem?
Is there any chance that we have an updated video for the NX models? Especially models like the prog that have a tremelo? I really dont want to fuck my guitar up trying to do this blindly lol.
Yes, we're working on new material for setup support.
4:25 I cannot turn this thing for the string action.. I've used the multitool, but the plastic is so soft it tore it up and rendered it unusable. Here in the video he's simply using a fingernail.. Not on MY Strandberg. What to do?
Exactly how was that intonation adjustment achieved? I saw him loosen the set screw, which seemed disengage the bridge saddle assembly, but after that it got a bit murky. Is this a trial and error process? So if the string is not under tension, and the saddle is free moving, do you just adjust in the desired direction by eye, retighten everything and hope for the best?
From what it seems, I believe it is a trial and error process, but once you get used to it like the video guy you should get pretty competent
@@robadobflob3405 I guess you could make a discrete mark once you find the sweet spot, but the real killer is having to detune and then retune each string to check. For a guitar with so many clever features, this is a real dumb oversight.
@@peachmelba1000 Do you not loosen your strings when you change the intonation on your "normal" guitar? I thought that it was just standard.
@@robadobflob3405I tune the open string to pitch, check the 12th fret, and then index the intonation screw in the required direction while watching the tuner. That's how most people do it, but I suppose you could venture to try it metrically with the string slackened.
I don't mind detuning and retuning, but it's very annoying that the saddle moves freely during the process. Makes it much harder to adjust since you are likely to lose your original position as soon as you loosen the saddle.
It's not great that this is pretty different to your web article "how to restring your strandberg guitar" when following these steps there's no inner mechanism for the tuner cap to latch onto when trying to screw it back on
Is there different methods for fixed trem and floating?
What about the part on the website where it says to unscrew the tuner cap and extend the tuner and put the cap back on with 3 clockwise turns and then put until tuner cap is flush to the main assembly? I tried that and it did not work. The heavy strings did right, but the higher ones gave me difficulty. I am new to this btw.
The string saddles seem to get pinched when changing the action if not left in a parallel position with the string, what if the action you need falls right at a perpendicular angle of the string groove?
The groove should be parallel to the string, so with the current design it's possible to change the action by a half turn at a time and a half turn equals a 0.25mm change in action.
@@StrandbergguitarsOfficial ok thanks
Hi Ola, I received today a new Standard 6 with trem, and I tried to lower the action with my nail as in the video and it was impossible. Can you give me a clue why this is happening? Thanks.
Hi Javier, thank you for your question. Please send us an email at support@strandbergguitars.com
(Ola is quite a bit more buff than we knew.) Using my nail to adjust that didn't happen. It took nearly 15 minutes to get one full turn on a single saddle. If they made a tool that fit the groove and also had a circle around the outside to prevent slippage, it'd be much easier and less likely to scratch something up.
What's the reason of doing all the strings at once? I was always taught to do one string at a time with a traditional guitar with head. Is this just personal preference or recommended for strandbergs?
In general, with hardtail electrics, it doesn't matter whatsoever. I know most string instrument collectors like to detune/ de-string their instruments for storage: it's not like they can't return it to proper playing condition with a few hours of work. Specific to my Strandberg hardtail JBoden, if I go one/ several at a time, the rest of my strings remain quite well in tune; this is not the case with my 8 string Ibanez... throws things fairly out of whack if I take off several of the lower strings.
You have great reason to go one at a time with any floating bridge guitar, since the springs and all that maintain the "floating" part of the floating bridge are actively fighting the tension, where the guitar itself is only ever passively fighting the tension.
What Matthew said. Doesn't matter. I went to luthiery school and the technique they showed us was to literally take cutters and just cut all the strings right in order and then pull them off. Won't affect the wood/guitar in any way.
Anybody know what tuning app he is using?
The 8th String on your D'addario's is too fat to fit. Please provide a video on how to get it to fit or what strings we should actually buy.
Re strung mine yesterday and got caught with the same problem. Went down to my guitar shop and the engineer said, the string lock is manufactured incorrectly and to have a mechanic drill it. Its unfortunate, spending that much and not having that in consideration. So, I went ahead and did it myself smoothly with my own tools.
@@tommyfalconey I ended up contacting Strandberg. Had to mail it back to them to fix it. They did the right thing and owned it, paid for the shipping.
My one does not work like 4:24
Is there any other method to change height of strings?
My guitar is Prog7
same dude, i don't suppose you managed to find a solution?
@@tylerball3249 no not yet still...
ua-cam.com/video/Hij9LFw4jw4/v-deo.html did this help?
Email Strandberg. They reply super quick man
I'm finding it really hard to raise the action by turning the screws. I have a small flat head on a microtool and that's to big to get purchase. I've tried other small flat things and my thumb nail won't budge them. Then I realised the magnetic tool as a wrench socket to adjust them.
I want to try 09s on my NX prog. Anyone know where to buy the strings? Can I use any set? Thanks!
This video needs to be updated since the newer models have set screws holding the saddle screws in place.
What about neck relief?
when we gettin some more left handed models though
Did this set up on my Tele and now I have a Dingwall bass.
What is the thickness of a business card in 64ths ?
6:00 - what do you mean by harmonic here? Playing open string?
If you put your finger on the strings lightly above the 12th fret, you can pick the string and hear a harmonic note.
It really is more like a spaceship than a guitar. Incredible.
Can you adjust the angle of the strandberg bridge on a set bridge like you can on a trem? ie raising the high e side, but leaving the low e side of the bridge alone
You can adjust string height individually, but the whole thing: No.
I don't own a Strandberg.Why am I watching this? UA-cam knows what I want I guess
I hope you enjoyed it still :) //Ola
How would YT know what you own? They know what you watch here and any activity connected with other Google owned products. That could include some of the things you buy I guess?
I love my Strandberg but the intonation adjustment system is the equivalent of the 1950's Fender remove the neck to adjust the truss rod. It's pretty awful.
I just tried to change my strings for the first time and 5 of the 6 screws at the top are stripped! Won’t loosen at all.
Can I divide this guitar in two through the the big nails on the back?
The string saddles move so freely in this video (with a fingernail movement!!) and I still can’t move mine with a slightly wrong sized screwdriver 💔
Same dude, i don't suppose you managed to find a solution?
Same here, don't want to try too hard with a metal object in case I'll damage it
Think I found it (your guitar is probably newer): ua-cam.com/video/Hij9LFw4jw4/v-deo.html
Mine has a set screw (grub screw) that locks each saddle in place. Take the smallest allen wrench from your kit. Turn the tiny black set screw counterclockwise. Then you should be able to adjust the saddle with little friction.
When you're done, re-tighten the set screw.
@@AGeekNamedRoss It still took me nearly 15 minutes and three different flat head screw bits to succeed in making half a turn.
Intonating this thing is such a trial and error process. It seems counter intuitive to have to loosen and tighten the string constantly and move the bridge arbitrarily. It would have been much better to adjust the intonation while the string is tuned to pitch. For such an amazing instrument, this is the one thing bothering me.
It's additional work that no other guitar I've owned requires, plus "guess work". Once you've got the instrument set up, string changes are a veritable breeze. But other common (yet infrequent) adjustment seem more labor intensive. I'm in the process of coming to terms with my new Boden. It may be visiting a shop soon. I'm getting older and just don't have the patience I once did.
@@BryanMontford hard to know a good shop, sometimes they will mess up your guitar more than fix it
@@funknotik There are likely professional musicians in your area. (Most regions have competent musicans, professional or otherwise.) They'll use someone they trust. Ask. ^_^
im following all the instructions and still my 1st string is cutting itself with the most minimal bend.
If you haven't already (I hope you have) contact Strandberg support.
@@BryanMontford I already solved it , thanks tho!
That whole adjusting the action screw thing has me pretty upset. Idk how Ola did it here but it’s a lot harder than it looks. It’s shaped oddly so a flat head screw driver doesn’t work. Using a pick eats away at the plastic, I have some thumb nail like he does and my nail broke, so I honestly don’t know what the best tool is.. I ended up scratching the string casing around that area so the metal is exposed and it’s a huge eyesore , to me at least cus I know it’s there. I love the guitar but that part specifically is a huge 0 for me. Left me pretty upset and frustrated.
Harley benton should make a copy of this guitar
You need to check your intonation every time you replace your strings, even with the same gauge. I've never seen a guitar that doesn't need that step!
Covers everything except cleaning of the maple fretboard, I guess a damp cloth will have to do
Yeah, if you use a cleaner any wood cleaner/ furnish will do. Just can't be silicone based and not a wax either.
There are so many channels about guitars on YT, I can think of 4 or 5 luthier channels that cover exactly the issue you mention above and it couldn't be that difficult to write a query that would give you a good result.
I tried ordering a Plini several months ago, called and left a voicemail, nobody returned my call.
I don't think they do Plini models anymore
Strandberg. I love you. I really do. But what the fuck where you thinking when you designed that Intonation-mechanism.
Wow! Changing the strings on this sucks!
There are quite a few things you guys should have addressed specifically here that are just leaving me real annoyed spending over an hour changing my strings from what was supposed to be factory 10-46s to 10-52s which shouldn't be that big of a deal but in your over simplification of this process your making me want to throw this guitar out the window.
The way he spins his screwdriver before it's locked in, triggers me. Best way to fuck up your thumbscrews
Using a screwdriver around such beautiful guitars makes me cringe a little...
With all due respect Ola .. guitars made in Indonesia, or Mexico or Korea should have a reasonable price .. your Indonesian made guitars don’t have reasonable price .. labor in Indonesia is very cheap so I don’t see a reason why your guitars should have this high price .. there are so many headless guitar brands that are just as good as Strandberg with even better prices, and better quality as well …
im really close to buying a berg, but Ola, man..these kind of videos do not reflect well..
How so? Production quality?
@@giobelen well if you check out all of the maintenance videos with ola, you don't get an overall impression of a professional high standandar of quality. He drops stuff while holding and explaining, he even hits a guitar while doing so. Strandberg is a big company now, yet I fell like I'm watching a begginer guitar tech sharing his tips. Also the whole thing with adding glue to the trem arm and using picks to block the trem.. It's just not the standard that I'm used to when it comes to high end guitar manufacturers
When is the last time you based a purchasing decsion on a video?? Let's get the owners of every other high end guitar maker to do their own videos. Uh huh. Not going to happen. My Boden 8 is a supreme instrument that took me years to find. I can never 'go back' to standard guitars after this. It's evolutionary. Everything you have heard is true, especially the neck, which I can finally play for days with no wrist fatigue. I play for a living - that is a very big deal. Trust your ears and not a video that probably was made for zero budget dollars.