13yguitarman Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I think i do because my action is super low The truss rod has been adjusted so it stays in tune for at least a week and it plays very easily with no buzz or anything. I did the complete set up myself. Do you have a good set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I like to think my setup is good. I did it myself, so it may not be. On second thought, the only guitar with a good setup is my Squier Strat. I changed the Casino's strings last week, with a different gauge, and I haven't redone it. I haven't even attempted the new Fender Strat, because I'm incredibly busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 stays in tune for a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 stays in tune for a week? Well, at least according to his Fisher Price tuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickblues1 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 If you think it's set up well now.. Take it to a Luthier to have it set up.. You will be surprised at the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Why, yes... yes I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricach Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 If you think it's set up well now.. Take it to a Luthier to have it set up.. You will be surprised at the difference. I would agree, however, if happy, maybe its best not knowing what you're missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Setups are as unique as the individual. Some players like a really low string height, others like their electric to play like their acoustic. I like mine a little lower than "factory", but not so low that a bend causes other strings to sound from my fingers riding over the top of the adjacent strings. Slide players like the string height high. I believe it was Collins or Rossington of Skynyrd who slid a pencil or screwdriver under the strings at the nut to play slide and removed it afterward. So, how would you define a good setup? You can't really. If we swapped guitars on stage, you might hate mine and want to swap back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Only my LP has the perfect set up by a pro luthier, and that cost me about $100 including straightening the slightly warped neck and leveling the frets. Others I have dealt with myself and I'm not 100% happy any of the three yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostindesert Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I do most things myself exept work on the nut and frets. The only work on the frets i do is to polish them with 0000'' steelwool and Brasso. I do like a medium to high action on my guitars, they sound better and no string buzz. Nothing lower then 2mm on both E-strings measured at the 12th fret. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonk Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 ... I believe it was Collins or Rossington of Skynyrd who slid a pencil or screwdriver under the strings at the nut to play slide and removed it afterward. So' date=' how would you define a good setup? You can't really. If we swapped guitars on stage, you might hate mine and want to swap back.[/quote'] Rossington. I have the Freebird movie DVD Actually I'm not sure what it was. It looks like a thick piece of twine. The kind that you might hang your clothes on to dry. The stuff thats about as thick as a pencil. And its not a pencil cause it kinda droops like a piece of rope would. Which might actually be a good think since it would deaden the strings that hes not playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I saw an interview not too long ago with Rossington and I believe he said he used a screwdriver in the studio when they were recording Freebird. Said he looked around for something to put under there and that was the first thing he saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyelcrrt1281733995 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 You can buy a purpose-built metal nut from eBay that overlays the existing nut and raises string height just enough that all you have to do is put the strings in the slots and tune up. Oh, only fair to say that most of the nut slots will be poorly cut - but its not so much an issue with slide, anyhow, so its a really good, cheap compromise to a separate guitar, or jury-rigged legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonk Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 OK, this took forever (Dialup, and on bad day). Not doubting your word brad, but I was curious. Heres 2 pics from the Freebird DVD. One is a closeup. Its not a rope, but it does have some sort of bend in it. Still trying to figure out what it is. I'd like to know. I was thinking surgical tubing, but it doesn't move in the video so its something solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yeah that's not a screwdriver. But that's not the studio. Wouldn't be too smart moving around live on stage with a screwdriver hanging out. There's no telling what that is. But I'm more interested in that killer SG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 tie wrap? or whatever you spell it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 stays in tune for a week? YEEEEEAH....... only IF you NEVER PLAY. and even then..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear222 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Hi Gang, I read an interview with Gary Rossington several years ago... he stated that the white thing under his strings is simply a piece of guitar cord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonk Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I was just thinking that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Rossington's idea was pure genius. If you can play slide from audio feedback and not look at the frets, you don't have to retune. Yank out the wire and you can fret the guitar again without retuning, provided you can play slide in standard tuning. I never wanted to deal with multiple guitars on stage, so I never did much with open tunings on slide. The slide I played was open with no mods. It takes a fine touch to play slide on a set of 10's with a low setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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