http://thetoneking.com/wp/you%e2%80%99d-better-get-that-thing-looked-at/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you%25e2%2580%2599d-better-get-that-thing-looked-at KING of Gear Reviews | Before you get the gear, GET REAL! Tue, 22 May 2012 11:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://thetoneking.com/wp/you%e2%80%99d-better-get-that-thing-looked-at/comment-page-1/#comment-2652 Blaine Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:46 +0000 http://thetoneking.com/wp/?p=2497#comment-2652 it's not that hard to do yourself! the tone king does a great job of showing how to "setup" your guitar. you should check it out if you're wanting to do it diy style! for most guitars, there's a few main things to do.. 1st, action! no rulers, just look for buzzing on every fret of every string. if it makes noise, raise the tail piece. you have lots of different kinds like floyd rose or stop-bars like a les paul has. just raise it till you have a buzz-free fretboard. higher on the low strings because of the more viberation the big/ low strings have. 2nd, trusrod! note- THIS IS USUALLY NOT A REGULAR THING TO DO EVERY TIME! you only need to do this if you can see your neck is higher by the upper frets are higher than the middle frets. if you've got some buzzing that won't go away with raising the bridge, you might need to adjust the trusrod. it's a long bar inside the neck that makes the neck bend one way or the other. usually it's access is on the headstock but some are at the body like some fenders. you only need to adjust it if your neck is too flat, too bowed or the upper frets are higher than the 12th fret for example. LOOK AT THE NECK! you should be able to see how it's bent. you don't need to adjust it much if at all! 3rd, intonation! it's basically adjusting the bridge's saddles. by moving the saddles back and forth you can get the guitars freted notes correctly in tune up the fretboard. if you play a chord and it is out of tune after tuning the open strings on the guitar, you need to "intonate" your guitar. you usually do this by tuning the open string to the 12th fret harmonic. move the saddles up or down each string until the whole guitar is "in tune with itself".. there's more ways of making sure it's intonated but that's the genneral way to do it. other ways include playing chords up the neck, hitting different open harmonics to help adjust the tuning with the bridge saddle etc. the main thing is to try the 12th fret harmonic to intonate your guitar. once you get it pretty close, you'll be on the right track for having a great sounding guitar! all this can be done with common tools like screw drivers and hex wrenches for the floyd roses. it is the same for basses too so give it a shot! you might save some money and learn about all the different kinds of bridges and guitars! have fun! it’s not that hard to do yourself! the tone king does a great job of showing how to “setup” your guitar. you should check it out if you’re wanting to do it diy style! for most guitars, there’s a few main things to do..
1st, action! no rulers, just look for buzzing on every fret of every string. if it makes noise, raise the tail piece. you have lots of different kinds like floyd rose or stop-bars like a les paul has. just raise it till you have a buzz-free fretboard. higher on the low strings because of the more viberation the big/ low strings have.
2nd, trusrod! note- THIS IS USUALLY NOT A REGULAR THING TO DO EVERY TIME! you only need to do this if you can see your neck is higher by the upper frets are higher than the middle frets. if you’ve got some buzzing that won’t go away with raising the bridge, you might need to adjust the trusrod. it’s a long bar inside the neck that makes the neck bend one way or the other. usually it’s access is on the headstock but some are at the body like some fenders. you only need to adjust it if your neck is too flat, too bowed or the upper frets are higher than the 12th fret for example. LOOK AT THE NECK! you should be able to see how it’s bent. you don’t need to adjust it much if at all!
3rd, intonation! it’s basically adjusting the bridge’s saddles. by moving the saddles back and forth you can get the guitars freted notes correctly in tune up the fretboard. if you play a chord and it is out of tune after tuning the open strings on the guitar, you need to “intonate” your guitar. you usually do this by tuning the open string to the 12th fret harmonic. move the saddles up or down each string until the whole guitar is “in tune with itself”.. there’s more ways of making sure it’s intonated but that’s the genneral way to do it. other ways include playing chords up the neck, hitting different open harmonics to help adjust the tuning with the bridge saddle etc. the main thing is to try the 12th fret harmonic to intonate your guitar. once you get it pretty close, you’ll be on the right track for having a great sounding guitar!
all this can be done with common tools like screw drivers and hex wrenches for the floyd roses. it is the same for basses too so give it a shot! you might save some money and learn about all the different kinds of bridges and guitars! have fun!

]]> http://thetoneking.com/wp/you%e2%80%99d-better-get-that-thing-looked-at/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 Chris Tue, 04 May 2010 22:23:53 +0000 http://thetoneking.com/wp/?p=2497#comment-1179 A friend has a Gibson SG from the 70s he had setup, and the action is terrific. I think he paid around $60 USD, but in Montana the breed of Luthier is far and few between. I am going to have my Les Paul setup this year the next time he goes over to Kalispell. A friend has a Gibson SG from the 70s he had setup, and the action is terrific. I think he paid around $60 USD, but in Montana the breed of Luthier is far and few between. I am going to have my Les Paul setup this year the next time he goes over to Kalispell.

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