Comments on: How to restring your guitar http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/ Thu, 22 May 2008 20:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Chris http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-739 Chris Tue, 20 May 2008 05:15:22 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-739 Well if you can, just go to a local guitar shop and have them put on the strings and ask them to look at the intonation of your axe as well. What most of the chatter on this post was about a guitar with a particular bridge on it. The axe that you have is an acoustic, I just googled it and everything should be just fine! Keep on Jammin' Well if you can, just go to a local guitar shop and have them put on the strings and ask them to look at the intonation of your axe as well. What most of the chatter on this post was about a guitar with a particular bridge on it.

The axe that you have is an acoustic, I just googled it and everything should be just fine!

Keep on Jammin’

]]> By: Dan http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-738 Dan Tue, 20 May 2008 02:24:18 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-738 Hey, I just decided a few days ago I wanted to learn to play guitar, so I just bought an f-335 yamaha guitar off a friend today and two of the strings were broken. I figured I'd just cut the rest off and go pick up some new ones once I could figure out what kind I need. Well, as I cut off the three and one that was sort of "frayed" broke on its own, I realized that losing tension was probably bad for the guitar. Looks like from the comments here, I was right! By the time I managed to get around to things, all of the stores around that had strings were closed. How bad do you think it'll be for it to not have strings for maybe half a day? I mean...they do make them without strings, so it can't be THAT bad to leave them off for like 15 hours only one time......right? Please email me back and let me know! Hey,

I just decided a few days ago I wanted to learn to play guitar, so I just bought an f-335 yamaha guitar off a friend today and two of the strings were broken. I figured I’d just cut the rest off and go pick up some new ones once I could figure out what kind I need. Well, as I cut off the three and one that was sort of “frayed” broke on its own, I realized that losing tension was probably bad for the guitar. Looks like from the comments here, I was right! By the time I managed to get around to things, all of the stores around that had strings were closed. How bad do you think it’ll be for it to not have strings for maybe half a day? I mean…they do make them without strings, so it can’t be THAT bad to leave them off for like 15 hours only one time……right? Please email me back and let me know!

]]> By: Chris http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-728 Chris Mon, 12 May 2008 19:50:48 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-728 I'm glad I could help you out in anyway I can the Mr. Mattman! Keep on Jammin'/re-stringing I’m glad I could help you out in anyway I can the Mr. Mattman!

Keep on Jammin’/re-stringing

]]> By: Mattman http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-722 Mattman Wed, 07 May 2008 00:49:51 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-722 This was my first time ever re-stringing my guitar and I managed to do it without popping a string. Thanks for helping me out. This was my first time ever re-stringing my guitar and I managed to do it without popping a string. Thanks for helping me out.

]]> By: Chris http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-327 Chris Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:03:57 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-327 I was never into Satriani or Vai but I did love to hear them solo like mad men! I was never into soloing that much but when I did, I liked to nail it right. I was into classic rock, jazz and a bit of blues. I just loved back ground playing mostly and everyone wonder what the hell I was doing. I was and am, a perfectionist. When I play in front of friends at home or parties I am am forever stopping and saying " Damn" half way through tunes. This drives people crazy but they are use to it now. Nobody could notice the mistakes but I did and that really pissed me off. Maybe I should be a studio musician instead. I have a buddy of mine who has a FABULOUS studio and I have done some stuff for some of his clients in the past. When we get together I try out some stuff that he has always wanted to do but nobody was into it. He's a great young guy and a very good keyboardist! I too am happy to have a Canadian guitar as well. A Larivee L-03 and it is a "flat pickers" guitar. I mean that the neck is wider and it has a beautiful bright and crisp warm sound to it. I has into classical and own a wide necked Gibson RD-Artist. The pick up system in the Larivee is great but I am trying to save up for a I-Mix. The install will be straight forward and I will put the original on in the Larivee into my Aspen to use as a back-up when I am playing live. The only problem with the new system is that I will have an opening where the control panel, on the side of the body facing me. The guitar god technician at the 12th Fret gave me a great idea for my conundrum. He will turn that hole into another sound hole. Now a days they are rounding out these new sound holes and the look is great! It designed to give the top face/wood more pressure, somehow, to resonate. He makes guitars himself and showed me an example and boy was it cool. It will probably cost me $1,000.00 can. to do all of the above. I know that it is worth the price and so does my wife, yes there is a God, but we are not there financially YET! When it is all said and done I'll do something on youtube to show the sound and visual difference and you will see what I mean! Thanx for the replies and ... Keep on Jammin' I was never into Satriani or Vai but I did love to hear them solo like mad men! I was never into soloing that much but when I did, I liked to nail it right.

I was into classic rock, jazz and a bit of blues. I just loved back ground playing mostly and everyone wonder what the hell I was doing. I was and am, a perfectionist. When I play in front of friends at home or parties I am am forever stopping and saying ” Damn” half way through tunes. This drives people crazy but they are use to it now. Nobody could notice the mistakes but I did and that really pissed me off.

Maybe I should be a studio musician instead. I have a buddy of mine who has a FABULOUS studio and I have done some stuff for some of his clients in the past. When we get together I try out some stuff that he has always wanted to do but nobody was into it. He’s a great young guy and a very good keyboardist!

I too am happy to have a Canadian guitar as well. A Larivee L-03 and it is a “flat pickers” guitar. I mean that the neck is wider and it has a beautiful bright and crisp warm sound to it. I has into classical and own a wide necked Gibson RD-Artist. The pick up system in the Larivee is great but I am trying to save up for a I-Mix.

The install will be straight forward and I will put the original on in the Larivee into my Aspen to use as a back-up when I am playing live.

The only problem with the new system is that I will have an opening where the control panel, on the side of the body facing me. The guitar god technician at the 12th Fret gave me a great idea for my conundrum.

He will turn that hole into another sound hole. Now a days they are rounding out these new sound holes and the look is great! It designed to give the top face/wood more pressure, somehow, to resonate. He makes guitars himself and showed me an example and boy was it cool.

It will probably cost me $1,000.00 can. to do all of the above. I know that it is worth the price and so does my wife, yes there is a God, but we are not there financially YET! When it is all said and done I’ll do something on youtube to show the sound and visual difference and you will see what I mean!

Thanx for the replies and …

Keep on Jammin’

]]> By: ross http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-326 ross Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:27:01 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-326 Yeah, i had an Ibanez with a floyd rose. I was into satriani/vai stuff at the time, so the ibanez was a good fit. But after i couldn't figure out how to restring it once i took all the strings off, i just let it sit around with poor stringing. That's when the neck warping occured. It ended up sitting in the corner of my room for over a year (i was REALLY lazy about it) and that's when the neck got all warped. But i had a friend who wanted to buy it off me and try in fix it up. I sold it for $75 and he paid about a hundred to have it fixed. It was better, but not how it was when i bought it. I had 2 other guitars i was playing when the ibanez was out of comission: a godin (it's from cannada!) and a Tacoma Acoustic. So i just played those. Moral of the story: Don't play floyd rose!!! JK. but if you do, be carfule never to take all the strings off at once... Yeah, i had an Ibanez with a floyd rose. I was into satriani/vai stuff at the time, so the ibanez was a good fit. But after i couldn’t figure out how to restring it once i took all the strings off, i just let it sit around with poor stringing. That’s when the neck warping occured.

It ended up sitting in the corner of my room for over a year (i was REALLY lazy about it) and that’s when the neck got all warped. But i had a friend who wanted to buy it off me and try in fix it up. I sold it for $75 and he paid about a hundred to have it fixed. It was better, but not how it was when i bought it.

I had 2 other guitars i was playing when the ibanez was out of comission: a godin (it’s from cannada!) and a Tacoma Acoustic. So i just played those.

Moral of the story: Don’t play floyd rose!!! JK. but if you do, be carfule never to take all the strings off at once…

]]> By: Chris http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-322 Chris Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:24:28 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-322 Has anyone ever do body work on their axe before? I've got my 1959 Fender Duo-Sonic and it was painted by some acid freak way before my mom, yes my ma, bought it for me (for $150.00 Can. from a farmer). It had to go a many years after and i just sanded it right down to the original wood. My question to you all is, how do I take off ALL the strings without damaging/warping the neck? Keep on Jammin' Has anyone ever do body work on their axe before? I’ve got my 1959 Fender Duo-Sonic and it was painted by some acid freak way before my mom, yes my ma, bought it for me (for $150.00 Can. from a farmer).

It had to go a many years after and i just sanded it right down to the original wood.

My question to you all is, how do I take off ALL the strings without damaging/warping the neck?

Keep on Jammin’

]]> By: Chris http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-321 Chris Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:19:09 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-321 Welcome Mr. Ross! Thanx for the advice about your Floyd Rose bridge! It's great to have experienced players pass on their unfortunate experience to others. Back to the Floyd Rose bridge. Now that is a term that I have not heard of in years, at least the mid/late 80's. So what did you do after your really unfortunate experience to rectify the oversight? I think that I would have either lost my mind or sat down and cried! Was it part of your favorite axe? If it was, oohhh, sorry brother, that sucks! As for the posts sent out just about simultaneously, great minds do think a like! Keep on Jammin' (Ross's neck, RIP) Welcome Mr. Ross!

Thanx for the advice about your Floyd Rose bridge! It’s great to have experienced players pass on their unfortunate experience to others.

Back to the Floyd Rose bridge. Now that is a term that I have not heard of in years, at least the mid/late 80’s.

So what did you do after your really unfortunate experience to rectify the oversight? I think that I would have either lost my mind or sat down and cried! Was it part of your favorite axe? If it was, oohhh, sorry brother, that sucks!

As for the posts sent out just about simultaneously, great minds do think a like!

Keep on Jammin’ (Ross’s neck, RIP)

]]> By: ross gordon http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-317 ross gordon Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:07:53 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-317 The not taking off all strings holds especially true for a floyd rose bridge. I did that when i used to have a guitar with a floyd rose and i could not get the strings back on right. i ended up warping the neck b/c the tesnion was all messed up!! also, in RE to stretching strings, it's funny that you mention b/c i just put up a blogpost on that 5 minutes ago then i saw this. lol! The not taking off all strings holds especially true for a floyd rose bridge. I did that when i used to have a guitar with a floyd rose and i could not get the strings back on right. i ended up warping the neck b/c the tesnion was all messed up!!

also, in RE to stretching strings, it’s funny that you mention b/c i just put up a blogpost on that 5 minutes ago then i saw this. lol!

]]> By: Chris http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-219 Chris Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:40:04 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2007/04/06/how-to-restring-your-guitar/#comment-219 Good one Ken! I really like that one. Keep on Jammin' Good one Ken! I really like that one.

Keep on Jammin’

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