13 Essential (& Easy) Guitar Setup & Guitar Modifications
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Dagan shows us 13 essential guitar modifications that can improve the sound and feel of your guitar.
00:00 - 13 Easy Guitar Mods You Can Do Yourself
01:16 - How To Change Guitar Tuners/Machineheads
02:24 - How To Adjust & Sand A Guitar Nut
03:59 - Guitar Intonation Explained
05:03 - How To Change Guitar Pickups
06:20 - How To Replace A Volume Pot
07:54 - How To Change Guitar Strings
09:06 - How To Fit Strap Locks
10:26 - How To Change A Pick Guard/Scratchplate
11:28 - How To Electrical Shield Your Guitar
12:24 - How To Replace A Guitar Bridge
13:35 - How To Lubricate Your Nut With Graphite
14:20 - How To Split/Tap A Humbucker Pickup
15:23 - Getting Your Guitar Professionally Setup
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In this video, we find out more about some easy, yet very important guitar improvements that you can make yourself - all of which will improve the playability and overall experience of your guitar playing.
All of these are fairly easy to do or can be facilitated by a guitar tech quickly and easily, without costing you a fortune.
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Remember, boys and girls; If it ain't broke, fix it until it is!
I do this far too much.
Yes
Maybe you guys shouldn't work on stuff lol.
Look out, Mom and Dad's marriage!
Good thing it's opposite day! . . . right?
“You can steal pencils from IKEA”
Greatest tip of all time
Other shops are available
_tip_
@@davidsmith-jj4iq but Ikea gives them out for free, so it's only stealing in theory.
And Argos
I feel like there's a pun just hiding in there
This guy is really good. Give him a raise.
Dagan is very cool. Everybody likes him.
I was like number 69 on this comment
I expect he is probably already a high earner if they are on commission. Because I think he could sell a fridge to an Eskimo. Awesome fella :)
@@OsbornIOW These days, Eskimos might actually need fridges sadly
His own UA-cam has sick rifts 🎸🎸🤤
This guy is amazing
Its good to adjust ur nut
Rreminds me Dy;an Moran. Love both :)
Yes, he is
This guy’s personality and mannerisms gave him credibility before I ever heard him play... I want to buy guitar equipment from him!
he would make a good cult leader
@@connormartinson7619 I'd join
that was the point of the video, to make you spend more money on your brand new guitar!!!!!
I always think he has the mannerisms of a person that have him comfortably hanging out with Noel Fielding & Russel Brand , he'd just slot in like it was the most natural thing in the world and you'd just nod like it had always been that way.
It’s as if Russell Brand were cast as Jack Sparrow…..
Disney needs to look no further, this is your new Jack Sparrow.
fyom Russel brand lol
Damn right 😂😂😂
The legend says that Jack Sparrow’s character was based on Dagan...
I was literally just about to type the very same thing😂
I was about to write this comment, then i scrolled down😂
#1 Change the tuners 1:14
#2 Adjust the nut 2:18
#3 Intonate your guitar 3:54
#4 Change the pickups 5:02
#5 Replace the volume pot 6:21
#6 Change your strings 7:55
#7 Strap locks 9:06
#8 Change the pickguard 10:26
#9 Shield your guitar 11:28
#10 Replace the bridge 12:23
#11 Add graphite to the nut 13:34
#12 Split / tap your humbuckers 14:19
#13 See a guitar tech 15:22
"Chuners"
thanks, and i love your profile pic
hero
WHY DID I BUY A NEW GUITAR AGAIN??
Why not get one of your old guitars and do one of these or all of them and save the money on the new one.
We have essentially replaced all the parts of my brand new guitar?????
Why’s the rum gone?
Hahahah...y'all beat me to it. Pretty good dude though
hahaha
Change tuners
Adjust the nut
Intonate your guitar
Change the pickups
Replace volume pot
Change your strings
Strap locks
Change the pickguard
Shield your guutar
Adrian
Every thing changed except the wooden part.
And then buy a new guitar!
THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME 20 MINUTES!!
THE FIRST THING many guitarists should do....is TAKE OUT the strap peg near the bridge (placed at 9'oclock, b/c ALL guitar makers are DUMB)... and drill a NEW hole for it, 3 - 5 inches HIGHER (11 o'clock?).
EVER STOOD A GUITAR UP and it falls over BECAUSE they pointlessly put the peg at 9 oclock? That's happened to EVERY guitarist!
ALSO, with the peg at 11 oclock, YOUR GUITAR WILL HANG BETTER, and more vertically, so your fretting hand NEVER has to hold the neck and headstock up while playing!
WIN / WIN!
Spend more money... GF1
I ain' sandpaperin' my nutz heell noo.
Sprinkle pencil shavings on it then???
I quit messin' with my nut's when I discovered women!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Die RektIt's all about the company you keep, sounds like you may have been slummin'
On my strat I filed the entire neck....
“There’s nothing worse than playing with your strap on and leaning over and it falls off” 😉
Dagan is a gift from god
So is cancer
Jay Adams egdy
God damn right seamus
This guy needs to become a TV show host, too much charisma
9:18
His face when he says strap on
I get my hands on cheap or free guitars that don't need new frett boards, or major neck or body work, and I'll change to Grover locking tuners, a bone nut, and make sure the fret wire isn't working it's way out, then I redress the fretts, usually the cheap stuff has sharp cutting fretts, which can really put off a new player. I then, depending on what type of music they like, will block in a floating bridge. I give detailed instructions on how to reverse this, for later, then I'll show them how to restring the guitar and usually go with a coated string to ease care. and most either need a better pot, or need a resistor added. I give them the guitar with the action adjusted, the stringing tool, several UA-camrs to learn other basics from (including your channel), and toss in a better than stock cable and recommend several amps, and UA-cam samples of those amps, they P
pay me $25 USD,which I feel is great to get an excited kid to start playing. the reason I do this is because I'm jobless right now, and like most of these kids, I wanted to learn guitar but my family was poor and instruments were not an option. the schools have had a lot of cutbacks on funding too, and music always gets the first cut. I've done 33 guitars so far, and a few cheap amp speaker upgrades, and I've got another 4 I'm waiting on delivery. it's made a lot of kids happy and given them a start I'd wished I had. on another note, I bought my ten year old nephew a Slash AFD starting kit, and he's already learned so much. I started learning two years ago at age 38, and I'm way behind lol. it makes dreams come true, so it's worth the out of pocket. I guaranty that those kids won't settle for a crap guitar next time. I have a Gibson and an Epiphone SG, a couple of Ibanez RG, plus a Mikro, and a Charvel Dinky, and won a lovely red wine Epiphone Les Paul, and have a '79 Strat, from Fender. almost time to collect my new Solar 6 string guitar. I love the more ergonomic styles, since I've broken my left wrist twice and I'm in a wheelchair since 2010. I'm nearly ready to try my hand at custom leather guitar straps. Cheers from Iowa, USA!
Dustin Shadle,
A BIG THUMBS UP TO YOU SIR! MEN like you are the true backbone of any community your are in.
*Saluuuuuute!*
Thanks for watching Dustin! And thanks for the insight. Cheers !-Lee
Why would you waste your time writing that
@@michaeldeis7554 why do you care? i just have fun helping kids
That took a turn
dagan is just Jack Sparrow in a guitarshop 😂 his looks, stand and the way he moves around reminds me of him
Rowan Van Os I was thinking this and I had to look in the comments to see if someone else thought it😂
he doesnt look like him though
Better way to intonate: make sure the 12th fret HARMOIC is the exact same note as the fretted note.
Even better: use a strobe tuner because you just can't hear it accurately enough... Human ears just aren't perfect.
@@kyranlior1476 But fortunately, human ears are all that's going to be hearing me play. I hope and trust.
Not true cause the harmonic isn’t the played note. You want the played note on the 12th fret to be the exact same as the string note. With the harmonic you leave out the fretting hands pressure and the distance from string to fret which is changed by fretting.
@@crawltochina They said compare the harmonic with the fretted note, not the harmonic with the open string
You talk too fast. Not sure why.
If you could talk just a little slower it would help.
This guy should be in movies, I could watch him talk about anything
😍😘😙💘❤
We don’t need two russel brands.
Dude he was Russell brand or John snow or think of his mannerism captain jack sparrow
I'm not even looking to modify my guitar. this guy is just really entertaining!
5:10 - That one second in is absolutely sick
The greatest guitar mod I did was get a fender jazzmaster bridge on my vintage modified jazzmaster. It now plays like a dream.
FYI, least expensive strap lock, Grolsch beer washer. Free with each bottle.
I have these on all my guitars... i don't even drink :')
Dagan is so much fun to watch and to listen to. He has excellent delivery. Way to go!
Great video. Very Informative. More importantly, this guy Dagan is great at this.
I've had a few coil tapped guitars, but in my experience they never have the same chimey pop as an actual single coil pickup, just weaker sounding than the full humbucker. I've always preferred the humbucker sound though.
Dagan you are the man! Like a rock captain jack sparrow! I’m going to be messing around on my axe after watching this 😎
Capt Jack is inspired by Keith Richards, so the rock n roll is strong here
Awesome info and presentation sir.....
Cheers Dagan from France, thanks for the awesome video!
loving these videos :)
whenever I get a new guitar, I spend a good 30 mins to an hour replacing the strings then intonating it. nothing like a well intonated guitar
Great info! Thanks for the video!
Love your videos, such enthusiasm and always great delivery.
Great video! I find myself shopping for guitars in the background while you're talking.. lol
I love the innuendos lol
Awesome tips!🤟🏻 thank you! Iv been learning a crazy amount of info from your videos. Thanks again and always look forward to seeing more.
Dagan, what a brill vid. Thank you,thank you, thank you.
"And you can steal pencils from IKEA" this guy is a legend
2:23 when the cute girl in class sits beside you
Dude this is one of your best videos when it comes to great interesting useful content PLUS awesome jokes. The bone nut one really got to me lol. Fantastic work dude!
When is your big screen debut? I can hardly wait! I'm thinking, Sean of the Dead II? I'd buy that ticket.
That would be amazing
Why is Russel Brand in a guitar store talking about guitar mods?
That's my man's Jack sparrow what are you talking about?
Ha
Awaiting Chaos i was watching this on my tv then checked my phone to read the comments because i had a feeling there would be at least a few Russel Brand comments.
Love this dude, thank for the tips my Guy!!
Great advice, all in one place and most importantly, fun.
"Takes 2 seconds to shield the inside of a guitar" Show me
Shielding a guitar's cavities is not a quick process. It's fiddly and needs to be done with care and decent foil(preferably copper with conductive adhesive.)Shielding paint is useless in my experience. Also, the foil needs to be earthed to a suitable earthing point in the control cavity, so that means soldering a wire to the foil and then to one of the pots perhaps...another reason why using aluminium foil is out 'cos it ain't gonna take solder! Doing a Strat will take about 3 meters of 5cm foil and you then need to check the total electrical continuity of your work with a multi meter. You've made the job sound far too easy but this point is the only one on which I would take issue in an otherwise fun presentation. Wish I could play as well as you! Dave M.
@@davidmitchell8490 it's a joke buddy didn't know if you caught it though it probably woooshed over your head
@@davidmitchell8490 Not only does one need to earth the copper foil to the body of the pots, but there should be a connection to the metal bridge or tremolo which make contact with the strings. Then you are fully shielded. Don't forget the backs of pickguards and cavity covers. All metal that is not used to pass the guitar signal should be linked together for a complete shield against transient interference.
PS: It does take a little longer than 2 seconds.
2:22 i cant believe after years of playing guitar i laughed at that😅
What an amazing video…thank you guys so much this is cool
So fun to watch!
And so educational!!
I get that these weren't done in order of importance, but for me, the first 3 IN order of importance (certainly for new players) are, strap locks, strings, intonation.
Cheers Dagan. Love your videos!! Most guys here in the US say pickguard. Also, we say al-oo-minn-um hehe.
A pickguard has many names, one of the originals was scratchplate
Well you're wrong cos its aluminium. If you spell it correctly of course.
Alumium was the original name suggested but this was criticized and aluminum was then chosen as its given name. There was an objection afterwards and it was decided to use aluminium instead because they didn't like the way aluminum sounded... "for so we shall take the liberty of writing the word, in preference to aluminum, which has a less classical sound." So despite IUPAC's adoption of aluminium in 1990 as the standard international name, and subsequent acceptance of aluminum as an acceptable alternative in 1993, doesn't change the fact that it was aluminum first...
Great video, I also use Schaller straplocks. Now for my vintage LP Custom & my Martin I use the new rubber locks from Fender & Joe Bonamassa.
I'd just like to say that first off this video was very educational. Second I really enjoyed watching it, you have an amazing camera personality and it really grabbed my interest through the whole video. These type of videos I'm usually bored by the 5 minute mark but I wasn't even bored after all 17 minutes. Just wanted to compliment you on that!
But, can you make it 'look the business'? Great video, Dagan!
It ain't about what it looks like or how much it cost, a couple of lessons I learned a long long time ago & if it "feels" right & "sounds" right then it's as right as it needs to be!
Oh, I agree 100%!! It's just something he says about nearly every guitar he reviews!
@@Axess-sv8nq: Oh right I'm new here so had a "woosh" moment, my apologies. My go to guitar is an old Columbus Series 2 Strat copy I paid £20 quid for about 20yrs ago, I put some locking tuners on it & a really nice blue scratchplate - changed the crap standard strat style tremelo for a solid one & had it set up by Dave Hill's (Slade's Guitarist) guitar tech & it plays nicer than all the expensive strat's I've played & it owes me about £ 275.00 if that :-) Happy days.....
Haha! That's OK! NO guitar I currently own cost me over $200. :-) And the all sound amazing! I play them on my channel.
@@Axess-sv8nq: I'll swing by & have a listen :-)
4:20
maaan I want that Strat so bad!....
It would look better with a custom wood pickguard
I really enjoy his style of presenting, what a treat.
I'm curious why anybody gave this a thumbs down. Seems like they stuck to the subject pretty well and in a way that is easy to follow.
Sustain tip for bolt on necks: With strings on, loosen up the neck screws just a bit, half turn usually at most. You should hear a small pop as the neck is pulled tighter into the pocket, tighten back up, retune, and reset intonation if needed.
Youre welcome 👍🤘
I believe your tip would probably work but u don’t believe the shit about bolt ons, that has been proven to be false many times! Floyd roses or tremolos definitely aren’t a help for sustain, locking the strings isn’t compatible for sustain
“Playing with your strap on????????”
-Dagan
i take Dagan’s opinions over anyone’s, hes pure universe man for sure!
I actually have done several of these to my Ibanez Jem Jr. Including the strap locks and an aluminum purple Pick guard with a circuit pattern. It looks fantastic I must say.
Thanks Dagan. However I feel you missed one cheap and useful mod, that being if you're going to change your tuners, strings, file the nut, hardtail the trem to improve tuning stability then it's a good idea to change the string trees (if present) from butterfly to roller to prevent binding. Only costs a couple of quid.
what is binding and why does roller fix it?
@@skarfie123 binding is the winding of the string hanging up on any edge. And rollers are round and roll with the string.
May I suggest that you schedule your videos for one or two daily please? For me as subscriber to your channel it would be much easier to watch them all and also I believe it would be beneficial in terms of the UA-cam algorithm as well. Apart from this it would make you constantly having new material rather than having weekly bursts of a number of (5 to 10) videos each time out of which I watch only one or two. Thanks.
Hi Antonio, thanks for the feedback. We'll certainly take that on board. Sometimes we have so much good content we want to make it available to all of our viewers. I appreciate the comment and thanks so much for watching. -Lee
@@PMTVUK Thanks so much for the reply - yes it's appreciated that you want us to watch the videos immediately but sometimes the situation is counter-intuitive :)
PMTVUK are on a constant musical meth high Antonio. Musical gear and knowledge flows through their veins like Kieth Richards H. They probably eat guitars pics instead of cereal with their milk. If I purchased everything they talk about on this channel I would need like a billion dollars.
@@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 guitar pics instead of cereal - that wins for best comment. -Lee
Totally agree with this sentiment. I love the channel, but don't have time to watch 63 vids at a time. Certainly could keep a large viewer base interested over a longer time by releasing consistently
Love watching this guy. Could watch him all day.
just loved the presentation...................style !!!
I don’t specifically use pickguard or scratch plate, I just use both.
its funny how you teach us to do it ourselves..but towards the end tells us to bring it to a technician..lol..but still lots of help..tnx
Just in case you don't feel up to it, you can always take it to a professional. -Lee
@@PMTVUK yes sir of course..i don't mean anything critical with that...tnx
This guy is a welcomed take on guitar videos. Keep his videos coming!
awesome video!
“I’m razzle, Hanoi rocks”
can i buy that slash cutout?
I thought same thing.
I'll take 10 of them
I could listen to that guy all day... So awesome.
Geez, you're really good at this!
Why will i sand down the cavities on my nut? Will it not bleed? Does it hurt?
PMTVUK>Anderton’s
So much good info for a beginner.
Great video! These are things that actually make a difference.
Brass saddles do wear down, btw.
Rather than coil-splitting, get a no-load pot and wire in a resistor to gradually dial out most, but not all of the second coil in a humbucker.
When dime from pantera and Russell brand had a child
you mean if Jack Sparrow and Russel Brand fucked...
ha ! "when you're playing w/ your strapon"
Fourth video I found and watched with you so I subscribed now. I watched the Jackson videos background and then the 7 string I’m lookin to buy and now this one cuz I wanna upgrade it. You’re the man! +1 subscriber
I like the mod advise, especially the last one. I have done a few myself and a good tweaking after I get done would be nice.
rEMINDS ME OF kENNY eVERETT ( IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE....!!)
"tunatability"
This guy is so great and fun to watch
really nice video!!!!!
I call it a pickguard
Wait soo if i want my guitar too sound like a Manson i can get a Manson humbucker and put it on my guitar it would sound like a Manson?!
Pretty much
Few years ago dad got me a lp style kit guitar for Christmas other week I took the pick guard off to clean it and omg the guitar.looks 10x better now
How about setting up the stuff you sell in the first place!
that's a very good question I'm sure we will get an answer
2:18
Lol
this was awesome thanks !!!!
It can’t be perfect . I needed to hear that
What If your guitar is under warranty and you change the pickups?!?
You void the warranty on the factory fitted pick ups.
Russel Brand became a lot more cool, learned guitar, and started a UA-cam channel?
Nah man sorry you got the wrong person, that's Jack sparrow
Ompharus Russel brand and jack sparrows love child lol
Nice one bro.
Dagan this segment was very informative thanks Dude keep Rockin 😍😅🤘🤘🤘🤘
Never adjust a nut unless you know what you are doing, or comfortable going to the guitar tech afterwards.
What I usually do is, I buy a new better nut with the exact same size, then fiddle with my current one. If the nut filing works - great! If it fails - no problem, I can pop in the new one right away.
9:18
That squash blossom necklace is awesome!! Reminds me of SRV
enjoyed your video
This dude reminds me of captain jack sparrow and I love it
Just what i was thinking. His pirate-like appearance and the way he moves.
"playing with your strap-on"