Vintage V52 Re-Issued Tele set up
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- In this video I'm setting up Judy's Vintage V52 Re-Issued Tele from the JHS/Wilkinson partnership. At the start of the video I demonstrate some pretty savage low spots on the neck causing all manner of choking at my chosen (target) low action. I was apprehensive about whether or not I would be able to 'free up' the choking bends because of the severity of the ups-and-downs on this neck... in the end I got very close to my target and only had to compromise 1/4mm on the high E and B string actions. This is a judgment call given the relative low-ness of the frets to begin with. A fair bit of time was spent off camera sizing down a Tusq nut to make a custom nut for this guitar due to its non-standard nut slot size. Vintage guitars have a habit of doing this (as do many JHS guitars across the company's history - such as the Indian-made Encore strats!) - leaving me with no choice but to make a custom nut. The previous owner had fitted a GraphTech 'NuBone' nut and, like most replacement nuts from GraphTech (whether NuBone or Tusq) it was slightly too thin (front-to-back) with the result that it was tipping forward in the slot and was pretty messy. Making a custom replacement is fiddly but very satisfying to end up with a well-fitting nut, one of the most important areas of the guitar to get absolutely right.
Just replaced the Nubone nut in my Vintage V65 (Jaguar offest style with P90s) and the Tusq nut (gasp in shock) pretty much "dropped straight in". I had to sand a wee bit off the bottom nub (flat slot) but then it just fitted. No glue even - still in shock. After watching some of you last few vidz with major adjustments needed to nuts I was ready for the worst and then it was... oh, that's um cool. Nice one Tusq. Suffice to say plays and stays in tune much better with the Tusq nut replacement. The nubone would have been fine but someone had cut the top E slot too low and it was buzz central on the cowboy chords so it had to go... sigh. Now I'm warmed up onto the 3 paid jobs tomorrow for my mate :) Keep safe Sam, and thanks for keeping me sane 🤪🤪😜😜
Some models seem to come with slightly-too-wide nut slots... Luckily I have quite a few spare or left-over nuts that I can convert down to suit the purpose. The custom nut that ended up on Judy's V52 began life as an acoustic-style nut; I selected it because the e-to-e spacing was the same and I knew I could get the nut we needed out of it with careful work :) Glad you got luckier!
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars It was a first for me too haha and after watching you vids, I was prepared with sanding blocks, files, flamethrowers, acid baths, power tools and single malt whisky. All of which were un needed apart from the last one 😂😂😂😂
@@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars Just watching you battle the hills and valleys of that neck. Just wondering, in this case, is there an argument for going back to the traditional style of fret levelling - straighten neck amd block level without strings? Would that - in your experience - be more likely to solve the fret rollercoaster any better?
@@martin-1965 Your Karma must be good (compared to mine!) :D
@@martin-1965 In short, no. Introducing the 'bunching' of the frets (caused by the longitudinal compression due to string loading) AFTER levelling is like... not levelling them really.
The perfect levelness you might achieve with a fret rocker and a conventional levelling file with the neck unloaded is messed up by loading that same neck with strings because the neck bunches slightly, taking the frets with it. No matter how perfectly level you got the frets with strings off, it will always be thrown out when you string it up.
Good to see you Sam!
The Vintage line of instruments is fantastic.
Great stuff my man!
I have found that Vintage slot fitted nuts usually need to be closer to 4mm generally
Totally non standard and a pain in the arse
And need to be made from scratch
@@iainlove2343 I’m not alone :)
Your videos are brilliant. I might have to drop off a guitar when near Tavistock. Its about 2 hours from me but don't trust couriers. I am looking at purchasing a PRS SE standard or Bernie Marsden obviously used.
Thanks for the nice feedback 😊 FYI I’ve got 100% no loss/no damage record on well over 1600 guitar sends using Parcelforce and my packaging method over the last 10 years… it’s ALL down to packaging as my numbers demonstrate. Equally you’d be welcome to drop the guitar; many people do - and combine it with a couple of days break down in Cornwall or Devon at the same time
Hey Sam 👋 do you ask the the customer if they bend strings? If not, will you clear up the chokes regardless? Thanks Sam 😊
Chokes???? You know what I mean!! Lol.