Many years ago we were acquainted with Gary Atkins, Chet’s nephew. Gary learned guitar at the knee of his uncle, and had at least one of the guitars Chet had played - and wow, could Gary play! We entertained him for dinner and an evening a couple of times, and each time he gave us private concerts that were amazing. His style and repertoire were very much similar to his famous uncle, and he was a lovely person to share music with. It was a gift in so many ways. I wasn’t very knowledgeable at that time about hollow-body guitars, so I don’t remember if it was a Gretsch or a Gibson. Many of the best moments in life drift in quietly, and ephemerally leave the same way.
Talking of Steve Marriott, back in the 80s there was a TV series called 'Live from London'. One episode featured Steve Marriott's Packet of Three - you can see it on YT. It was a great gig and this is where my love for the 335 started. That and Bill Nelson's Be Bop Deluxe. Funny the things you remember.
Absolutely absorbed all the way through. No wonder... it is you. My love of the J45 I own and play from age 9, and my family reverence for Mr. Atkins and all things Chet. I had no plan to be a Gibson Guy. There are so many wonderful guitars and indeed so little time! Thanks Ted!
"Proprietary substances to Lubricate your Nuts"...just remember to Keep Your Stick on the Ice You Canadian Artist (Huge Smile). Have an L-5 S on my bench, Les Paul and Tom Doyle also contributed to the design, but I am BIAS.
There is no evidence Nick Drake used old, dead strings. He was fanatical about tuning accuracy, which such strings cannot achieve. Most likely he used nickels, which had a deader sound, but that is also conjecture. One thing which is known is that he never played a Guild on record. Most of his stuff was done an a D 28. The guild on the cover of Bryter Layter belonged to the photography, although Nick did borrow it (or a similar one) for at least on gig), The shoes on the cover of Bryter Layter were also the photographers, but people seeking the authentic sound have not bee able to discover how old or dead they were. Holter pickguards (US( will make a vintage pickguard to your specs in this thick material. Not cheap, but really good.
I like that you mentioned going to a roller bridge...I just put roller bridges on two Bigsby Gretches. With the stock saddles, the strings didn't move in the saddles, and you could see the bridge actually flexing. With the rollers, everything is smooth.
I've been watching Ted for a few years now... i sometimes forget just how good he is with simple tools. I can imagine me taking 20 minutes and five tries to scribe that line for the nut. Getting that perfect pressure fit? I learn something about carpentry everytime i watch.
Mr. Nelson carried on with a solo career, after Bill Nelson's Red Noise. I seek him out on music streams when I can. He moved towards embracing electronica even further, playing with found-sounds, and has never stopped including his very recognizable guitar playing. He has a signature guitar model, made by Eastwood.
Funny how gold plate on guitar hardware fades over time. My Lucille has never even been played, spends her life in the case, and over the years the gold has become only a suggestion. It's a 2010 model. Thanks for the video, Ted!
Nice job Tedm I Iove Gibby J 45 and 50 flattops. There's just something about them that I connect with. Except for the years where they used that tone sucking adjustable bridge..
I knew that adjusting the truss rod had lots of "side effects," but i never guessed it would affect intonation. Makes sense, though! I'll have to give that some thought regarding my acoustic, which needs a little nudging with regard to its setup. It's mostly good, i might level a fret and see how it goes, before touching the saddle, cuz you can't put back what you take away! (Yeah, i know i could use a shim, or worst case make a new saddle, but I'm trying to avoid missing my actual playing time!) Thanks for the information during your narration. Love watching you put lots of love into the instruments. It's obvious how much your care, by the way you play them afterwards. 👍 👌 🤪
I love the J40 and J50 aesthetic. Hope I can find the one at some point in my life. Got plenty of Martin style acoustics (well, 2 of them.) saving up to find a good one of these.
Man that Chet Atkins is sweet. I didn't know that Gibson did his guitar. It's a little weird thinking about a Gibson Country Gent when that has always been Gretsch. That is a honey of a guitar and inspired by an amazing guitarist.
I got an SST "basket case" from guitar center a decade or so a go for a steal (i bought stuff from them that their "tech" couldn't get into selling condition). Turns out there was nothing wrong with it except a very simple electrical short problem. Turned that bad boy around for a pretty penny. I was super jazzed about that.
The bridge PU on the Chet Atkins looks like a Duncan Phat Cat P90, which I have on my Washburn Delta King. They are really good if you like a single coil with a bit more "throat".
Those Schaller winder-knobs on the tuners are awesome! Also the fretmarker blocks! I always wished them to be like that on every guitar, extending to the upper edge. Those minuscule usual dots are useless for me. Good work here, Sir! 👍
*This video reminded me to get started.* My greenburst hollow body Les Paul was gouged in the green by the 3-way switch and it's deep enough to have caused wood loss. *It's a gouge I know even someone as expertly skilled as you wouldn't have good news lol.* My plan is to sand all the green on the front and reduce the damage depth, use a small amount of super glue to fill it, redye or stain it green, touch up the black to blend it then reclear coat it. I might even get lucky and it turn out 100% showroom finish. *I'm determined to reach that level at this!!*
My dad has a country gent,the wine coloured one like the Beatles…the Gretsch one with the gold engraved head plate…He went to a Chet guitar clinic in London in the 80’s…Chet played his guitar…he has photo’s…My dad is now 84 and still pickin’..interesting fact,my middle name (and MY son’s) is Chester…we ALL play,and we are ALL country,ish…Manchester,UK…We used to rehearse in the next room to The Smiths…not enough violence for me…thank Christ for Dave Grissom !(Joe Ely) I’ve met Jimmy Page and went to Ronnie Wood’s Xmas party a few years ago…guitars are cool kidz !
@joelfildes5544 never say never when it comes to aging, but they are definitely brown. I have a 58. But check out color pics of the Beatles, you'll see the color. Not trying to be an ass.
@@halcooper3070 probably not enough sunshine in the north of England to fade anything to a completely different color, not even 5 or 6 decades later! 😉
It may be that roller nuts and roller bridges serve to ensure that the tension in the string (all along it's length) is as close to equal as it can be, this should provide more tuning stability. The second law of thermodynamics applies to mechanical systems as well as thermal, just a thought.
68’ Round Shoulder, 69’ on Square Shoulder. This is a 66’ because of that. My 68’ has a similar headstock. It’s a round shoulder and still has a adjustable bridge. It’s stamped J45 ADJ
That is a nice way to keep the strings attached to the Bigsby. Have you heard of the StringRay tool? It makes that process much easier; a hard plastic clip that sits with its own tension on the Bigsby, holding the strings for you. No need to wedge wood against the guitar body.
I don't play guitar and I certainly don't work on them, but boy do I sure enjoy Ted's videos. There's something about his presentation and the composition of his videos that just capture my attention. In my mind it's akin to listening to a fantastic story-teller: you might not have ever experienced what they're telling you, but somehow they make you feel like you did.
Alwatys learn something and love your videos Ted. Have recommended you to another Canuck on tdpri.I also saw rhe way you strung the Gribson Chet Atkins- I do just the same. One over and one under- physics was big with me in scool and that pressure from on top and bottom makes for stable stringing and tuning. I'd actually go a little lower on the J-45 JMO. ( Terry from Oz)
Thanks for your great videos. I have a question regarding the nut slot filing. Why did you use a fine circular file to open up the headstock end of the slots when they only need to be relieved in the direction that they are traveling towards the tuners?
A thought occurred: is there any reason one wouldn't use some kind of lead holder that scribed the 0.035" higher line right from the frets? I know it's a small time difference, but that's gotta at least be the time to drink a beer over the span of 5 years right?
Ok. I'll ask my stupid question onre more time. How do you cut a pencil in half in a proper fashion? It seems like it should be obvious but it isn't to me. I've got a drawer full of butchered pencils.
Two methods. On the belt sander. Put a stop of about 4mm(5/32") in the vice jaws. Support the pencil in the gap against the 4mm stop. Plane off half the pencil. I use my short old pencils . If you use a long pencil it is okay to cut an angled flat section so long as the lead is there at the end. That may be easier.
@@peterstephen1562Thank you. I need to buy a belt sander. Or a plane. I know, I should already have these things but I'm actually a saxophone repairman and we don't use planes or belt sanders much on saxophones.
Both guitars sounded very good, even through my small desktop PC speakers. Are we not merely custodians of such relics? Caretakers until the next generation? It's an honorable obligation to protect and preserve them and to PLAY the livin' sh*t out of them, too.
As usual, another great video. I'm always impressed with Ted's attention to detail and the level of craftsmanship that Ted exhibits. Ted, just a suggestion, but I think your followers would enjoy seeing one of the instruments that you have built.
Do all stringed instruments need a setup when purchased new? My more expensive ukes are uncomfortable and difficult to play. I heard you own a ukulele. Have you done any videos with uke setup? Would you?
Some '69 Gibsons still had the adjustable bridge (I had one for a long time), so that doesn't preclude this from being a '69. OTOH, another reason to think this is a 66 is that 69 j-45's are square shouldered. But transitions, transitions, transitions ... My vote goes for it being a transitional early '69.
The craziest thing, I have a Wolfgang standard and the neck had a little bit of a Twist in it and my stupidity is when I got it I didn't check,but the guy that was selling these guitars at a pawn shop keeps detuning guitars before he puts them up on the rack to sell. I keep telling him to stop doing that cuz you can twist the neck, uneven strings tension will cause the necks to twist. he won't listen to me, anyway I've been keeping it nice and tuned and it plays fine the actions good slowly but surely the neck has straightened itself out😮 it's amazing😊
I see that the cardboard on the headstock is from a Musiclilly product. I quite like their products but I know nothing about what quality actually is or looks like so since you’re the expert, is their stuff decent? Granted you may not be fluent in their entire product line but perhaps the ones so far?
Hands down the best content creator imo. I love Ted, L.A. Beast, Cinema Sins, and MRE Steve because they don't beg for subscribers, ask you to leave comments, or hit any like button. They are from the Old school UA-cam and they are the best.
As I recall, the Gretsch country gentleman had a zero fret as per Chet's preference, but the Gibson version did not . What is Ted's opinion of the zero fret to improve sustain, intonation and uniformity of tone brightness between fretted and open string notes.? All my guitars have zero frets and I will never go back to plastic or even bone nuts. IMHO a nut should be just for spacing the strings apart and the zero fret is where the open strings should play from
An unpopular technique, i know but i shim nuts that are too low. Whether its one or a few strings that are too low or all of em. It saves a hell of a lot of time. There's no change in the guitar's tone that I've ever noticed. I did it this week for my niece's guitar. The whole project took less than half an hour.
“there are various, proprietary substances you can use, to lubricate your nuts” -twoodfrd, 2024
"Every year was a 'transition' for Gibson." Ho-ho, love the wry humour.
Many years ago we were acquainted with Gary Atkins, Chet’s nephew. Gary learned guitar at the knee of his uncle, and had at least one of the guitars Chet had played - and wow, could Gary play! We entertained him for dinner and an evening a couple of times, and each time he gave us private concerts that were amazing. His style and repertoire were very much similar to his famous uncle, and he was a lovely person to share music with. It was a gift in so many ways. I wasn’t very knowledgeable at that time about hollow-body guitars, so I don’t remember if it was a Gretsch or a Gibson. Many of the best moments in life drift in quietly, and ephemerally leave the same way.
Talking of Steve Marriott, back in the 80s there was a TV series called 'Live from London'. One episode featured Steve Marriott's Packet of Three - you can see it on YT. It was a great gig and this is where my love for the 335 started. That and Bill Nelson's Be Bop Deluxe. Funny the things you remember.
New vid? Saved for Sunday morning coffee on my patio. So nice. Thanks for your work Ted. It is much appreciated.
How cool are those tuners!! I nearly applauded the TV.
The sustain and evenness of the J45 is a joy to listen to. Thanks!
Those tuners are wild!
New Ted on Saturday… life is good
Yes it is!
That's what was thinking. I seen this uploaded and I was like A day early... yessssssss
I love your occasional rando poetry drops, Ted. Man of more depth than meets the eye.
Thanks for explaining the process of working on nuts. I’ve had questions, you answered them.
Its a real education watching these. Thanks as always!
Oh, come on! Those tuners are next level!
Absolutely absorbed all the way through. No wonder... it is you. My love of the J45 I own and play from age 9, and my family reverence for Mr. Atkins and all things Chet. I had no plan to be a Gibson Guy. There are so many wonderful guitars and indeed so little time! Thanks Ted!
The bridge pickup on the Chet Atkins resembles a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat, a P90 made to fit in a humbucker-sized rout.
I thought Gibson named it P-95.
@@qua7771 Nope... P-94
"Proprietary substances to Lubricate your Nuts"...just remember to Keep Your Stick on the Ice You Canadian Artist (Huge Smile). Have an L-5 S on my bench, Les Paul and Tom Doyle also contributed to the design, but I am BIAS.
The sound of that Country Gentleman on Ted's admittedly junky speakers still blew me away. I wasn't expecting it to sound that distinctive.
Another top notch video from the best luthier I've seen. I always learn so much here.👍
Thank you.
There is no evidence Nick Drake used old, dead strings. He was fanatical about tuning accuracy, which such strings cannot achieve. Most likely he used nickels, which had a deader sound, but that is also conjecture. One thing which is known is that he never played a Guild on record. Most of his stuff was done an a D 28. The guild on the cover of Bryter Layter belonged to the photography, although Nick did borrow it (or a similar one) for at least on gig), The shoes on the cover of Bryter Layter were also the photographers, but people seeking the authentic sound have not bee able to discover how old or dead they were. Holter pickguards (US( will make a vintage pickguard to your specs in this thick material. Not cheap, but really good.
Nice to see the Gibson C.G. get some love! Not for everyone, well done as always Ted.
I like that you mentioned going to a roller bridge...I just put roller bridges on two Bigsby Gretches. With the stock saddles, the strings didn't move in the saddles, and you could see the bridge actually flexing. With the rollers, everything is smooth.
I love all the weird nick names for the adjustment knobs on electrics. “Chicken head” is one of my favorites
My uneducated ears loved the sound of the Country Gentleman 😮!
Great video happy father’s day 👍🏻🤘🏻
I have the string cranks on my '85 Les Paul. Nice idea, but I never use them, either. another information filled vid, Ted. Thanks!
Cool tuner pegs! Never seen that before! Keep up the great content!
Many thanks Ted, I loved the indepth focus on making the nut and fixing the sharp's issue, very helpfull..
The rat tail file on the back side of the nut trick works great
That Gibby J45 chimes sweetly!
Thank you
Well done that Man, fine work,Sir
Robert Smith from the Cure played these CG’s for a while and got some great sounds out of them
I'm not usually that impressed by the sounds at the end... but that final riff. Man, that big acoustic sounds good!!
As someone still learning guitar setups, this video was fantastic! Thanks Ted!!
That Nick Drake NO string change thing…once more,Ted is the man,
I've been watching Ted for a few years now... i sometimes forget just how good he is with simple tools. I can imagine me taking 20 minutes and five tries to scribe that line for the nut. Getting that perfect pressure fit? I learn something about carpentry everytime i watch.
Wow that acoustic guitar…! What a big and warm choir!
Beep bop deluxe! Wow! That’s a blast from the past. I wonder what happened to Bill Nelson? He was good
Mr. Nelson carried on with a solo career, after Bill Nelson's Red Noise. I seek him out on music streams when I can. He moved towards embracing electronica even further, playing with found-sounds, and has never stopped including his very recognizable guitar playing. He has a signature guitar model, made by Eastwood.
Great job 👏 😊
A Ted video. My weekend is complete
You still have one more day homie.
I wish I was half as good at ANYTHING as you are at your craft...
I love the integral winder on the tuning buttons! 😎
Funny how gold plate on guitar hardware fades over time. My Lucille has never even been played, spends her life in the case, and over the years the gold has become only a suggestion. It's a 2010 model. Thanks for the video, Ted!
Nice job Tedm I Iove Gibby J 45 and 50 flattops. There's just something about them that I connect with. Except for the years where they used that tone sucking adjustable bridge..
I knew that adjusting the truss rod had lots of "side effects," but i never guessed it would affect intonation.
Makes sense, though!
I'll have to give that some thought regarding my acoustic, which needs a little nudging with regard to its setup.
It's mostly good, i might level a fret and see how it goes, before touching the saddle, cuz you can't put back what you take away!
(Yeah, i know i could use a shim, or worst case make a new saddle, but I'm trying to avoid missing my actual playing time!)
Thanks for the information during your narration.
Love watching you put lots of love into the instruments. It's obvious how much your care, by the way you play them afterwards.
👍 👌 🤪
A day late and a dollar short-- Hello from Salt Lake City----
I love the J40 and J50 aesthetic. Hope I can find the one at some point in my life. Got plenty of Martin style acoustics (well, 2 of them.) saving up to find a good one of these.
Stay gold, Ted. Stay gold.
What a sweet sounding guitar that J45 is.
Man that Chet Atkins is sweet. I didn't know that Gibson did his guitar. It's a little weird thinking about a Gibson Country Gent when that has always been Gretsch. That is a honey of a guitar and inspired by an amazing guitarist.
I got an SST "basket case" from guitar center a decade or so a go for a steal (i bought stuff from them that their "tech" couldn't get into selling condition). Turns out there was nothing wrong with it except a very simple electrical short problem. Turned that bad boy around for a pretty penny. I was super jazzed about that.
"Wiggle Stick"!!!😂😂😂 Yup, good name for it.
my dad was chet atkins which was great! in fact coming to think of it, I was chet atkins which is great too...
The bridge PU on the Chet Atkins looks like a Duncan Phat Cat P90, which I have on my Washburn Delta King. They are really good if you like a single coil with a bit more "throat".
Those Schaller winder-knobs on the tuners are awesome!
Also the fretmarker blocks! I always wished them to be like that on every guitar, extending to the upper edge. Those minuscule usual dots are useless for me.
Good work here, Sir! 👍
*This video reminded me to get started.*
My greenburst hollow body Les Paul was gouged in the green by the 3-way switch and it's deep enough to have caused wood loss.
*It's a gouge I know even someone as expertly skilled as you wouldn't have good news lol.*
My plan is to sand all the green on the front and reduce the damage depth, use a small amount of super glue to fill it, redye or stain it green, touch up the black to blend it then reclear coat it. I might even get lucky and it turn out 100% showroom finish.
*I'm determined to reach that level at this!!*
My dad has a country gent,the wine coloured one like the Beatles…the Gretsch one with the gold engraved head plate…He went to a Chet guitar clinic in London in the 80’s…Chet played his guitar…he has photo’s…My dad is now 84 and still pickin’..interesting fact,my middle name (and MY son’s) is Chester…we ALL play,and we are ALL country,ish…Manchester,UK…We used to rehearse in the next room to The Smiths…not enough violence for me…thank Christ for Dave Grissom !(Joe Ely) I’ve met Jimmy Page and went to Ronnie Wood’s Xmas party a few years ago…guitars are cool kidz !
Cool story
They were not wine colored. George's were walnut brown, as mine is.
Kinda burgundy,I think it’s a 65’
@joelfildes5544 never say never when it comes to aging, but they are definitely brown. I have a 58. But check out color pics of the Beatles, you'll see the color. Not trying to be an ass.
@@halcooper3070 probably not enough sunshine in the north of England to fade anything to a completely different color, not even 5 or 6 decades later! 😉
Never seen those tuners before. Totally DEEELUX!
Nice work.
It may be that roller nuts and roller bridges serve to ensure that the tension in the string (all along it's length) is as close to equal as it can be, this should provide more tuning stability. The second law of thermodynamics applies to mechanical systems as well as thermal, just a thought.
I was born in '66 , thanks Ted
Boy, I'd hate to have anyone take a close-up of my pick technique.
68’ Round Shoulder, 69’ on Square Shoulder. This is a 66’ because of that. My 68’ has a similar headstock. It’s a round shoulder and still has a adjustable bridge. It’s stamped J45 ADJ
That is a nice way to keep the strings attached to the Bigsby. Have you heard of the StringRay tool? It makes that process much easier; a hard plastic clip that sits with its own tension on the Bigsby, holding the strings for you. No need to wedge wood against the guitar body.
Any chance you can show the removal of thick laquer on an older guitar please ?
I don't play guitar and I certainly don't work on them, but boy do I sure enjoy Ted's videos. There's something about his presentation and the composition of his videos that just capture my attention. In my mind it's akin to listening to a fantastic story-teller: you might not have ever experienced what they're telling you, but somehow they make you feel like you did.
Alwatys learn something and love your videos Ted. Have recommended you to another Canuck on tdpri.I also saw rhe way you strung the Gribson Chet Atkins- I do just the same. One over and one under- physics was big with me in scool and that pressure from on top and bottom makes for stable stringing and tuning.
I'd actually go a little lower on the J-45 JMO. ( Terry from Oz)
Thanks for your great videos. I have a question regarding the nut slot filing. Why did you use a fine circular file to open up the headstock end of the slots when they only need to be relieved in the direction that they are traveling towards the tuners?
A thought occurred: is there any reason one wouldn't use some kind of lead holder that scribed the 0.035" higher line right from the frets? I know it's a small time difference, but that's gotta at least be the time to drink a beer over the span of 5 years right?
Absolutely love the history that you come up with on guitars and the care that you use to make them sound good again!
Ok. I'll ask my stupid question onre more time. How do you cut a pencil in half in a proper fashion? It seems like it should be obvious but it isn't to me. I've got a drawer full of butchered pencils.
Two methods.
On the belt sander.
Put a stop of about 4mm(5/32") in the vice jaws. Support the pencil in the gap against the 4mm stop. Plane off half the pencil.
I use my short old pencils . If you use a long pencil it is okay to cut an angled flat section so long as the lead is there at the end. That may be easier.
@@peterstephen1562Thank you. I need to buy a belt sander. Or a plane. I know, I should already have these things but I'm actually a saxophone repairman and we don't use planes or belt sanders much on saxophones.
try string joys strings... they are really nice. I've tried seventy different brands and love these the best.
Serious sustain...
Both guitars sounded very good, even through my small desktop PC speakers. Are we not merely custodians of such relics? Caretakers until the next generation? It's an honorable obligation to protect and preserve them and to PLAY the livin' sh*t out of them, too.
11:30 Such a small adjustment yields big results!
As usual, another great video. I'm always impressed with Ted's attention to detail and the level of craftsmanship that Ted exhibits. Ted, just a suggestion, but I think your followers would enjoy seeing one of the instruments that you have built.
Do all stringed instruments need a setup when purchased new? My more expensive ukes are uncomfortable and difficult to play.
I heard you own a ukulele. Have you done any videos with uke setup? Would you?
Always loved Steve Marriott.
22:48 ... begs a question. You massage the neck. Why not clamp the neck to the required relief and then tighten the truss rod to match?
Some '69 Gibsons still had the adjustable bridge (I had one for a long time), so that doesn't preclude this from being a '69. OTOH, another reason to think this is a 66 is that 69 j-45's are square shouldered. But transitions, transitions, transitions ... My vote goes for it being a transitional early '69.
Robert Smith played these in the 90s…
25:48 what's the weird upright obelisk shape in the guitar side?
Gibson copies Gretsch: 😊
Anybody loosely imitates a Gibson: 🤬🕵♂️👮
The craziest thing, I have a Wolfgang standard and the neck had a little bit of a Twist in it and my stupidity is when I got it I didn't check,but the guy that was selling these guitars at a pawn shop keeps detuning guitars before he puts them up on the rack to sell. I keep telling him to stop doing that cuz you can twist the neck, uneven strings tension will cause the necks to twist. he won't listen to me, anyway I've been keeping it nice and tuned and it plays fine the actions good slowly but surely the neck has straightened itself out😮
it's amazing😊
I see that the cardboard on the headstock is from a Musiclilly product. I quite like their products but I know nothing about what quality actually is or looks like so since you’re the expert, is their stuff decent? Granted you may not be fluent in their entire product line but perhaps the ones so far?
Thank you Ted 👍👍👍🎥🎬🎸
Hands down the best content creator imo. I love Ted, L.A. Beast, Cinema Sins, and MRE Steve because they don't beg for subscribers, ask you to leave comments, or hit any like button. They are from the Old school UA-cam and they are the best.
Ted where do you source your micro mesh cloths from? Thanks!
As I recall, the Gretsch country gentleman had a zero fret as per Chet's preference, but the Gibson version did not . What is Ted's opinion of the zero fret to improve sustain, intonation and uniformity of tone brightness between fretted and open string notes.?
All my guitars have zero frets and I will never go back to plastic or even bone nuts.
IMHO a nut should be just for spacing the strings apart and the zero fret is where the open strings should play from
Nuts provide height and the break angle.
bridge pickup looks like a p94, humbucker sized p90 made by gibson
How's this for a banner, "With Gibson, You Never Know"
That J45 sounded gorgeous!
Thanks as always for the video Ted !!
An unpopular technique, i know but i shim nuts that are too low. Whether its one or a few strings that are too low or all of em. It saves a hell of a lot of time. There's no change in the guitar's tone that I've ever noticed.
I did it this week for my niece's guitar. The whole project took less than half an hour.
A vid so nice, I watched it twice. Enjoy your weekend and Father's Day.
Beautiful work 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Just got through re-watching ab oldy....was surprised to see a new thumbnail on the main page.
Thank you, Ted.
Is the bridge reversed on the J45?