I have that exact guitar and it is play's perfect . I think Dave had his mind made up long before he touched this guitar. I am amateur luthier and I had no problem setting mine up to play beautifully.

@guitarforfun2596

2 жыл бұрын

I love that about Dave's Chanel to be honest. It's mostly humorous dialogue.

@stacypollock9289

2 жыл бұрын

Even a junk guitar can sound okay in a good amp.

@charlesreohr6236

2 жыл бұрын

So what you are saying is that you bought a guitar that needed a setup and now it plays beautifully just like Dave did. Congratulations. Now can you joke around while doing it? And videoing yourself at the same time.

@aldersmoke1

2 жыл бұрын

It's luck of the draw with Epiphone. You got a good one. This apparently isn't a good one.

@joedimora9026

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you had your mind made up to support a bad buy.

Guitars have feelings too Dave. That Blue Beast was thinking, “why does he hate me so much”?

@j_freed

3 жыл бұрын

Dave is projecting his hostility because he is still learning to love himself. Can you blame him? Just kidding Dave! 😎

@mma1st105

3 жыл бұрын

He hates it because it's Chinese lol. Just joking I've had a few Chinese guitars that play great.

@MrAdopado

2 жыл бұрын

@@mma1st105 Yup ... he just demonstrated this is a great guitar that "just needed a setup"!!

@davidcudlip6587

Жыл бұрын

@@mma1st105 I wouldn't hesitate to buy that guitar. What was done on it was no big drama or big deal.

I feel like Dave had a couple of beers before this one.

@Xaion6

3 жыл бұрын

I think its a requirement whilst working on an Epiphone

@liverpoolred2834

3 жыл бұрын

Dave was driven to it by the Positionistas!

@krupboom

3 жыл бұрын

Same!!

@deviv357

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xaion6 It's a requirement in Canada, certainly.

@canadianrushfan12

3 жыл бұрын

Probably not a bad thing.

I just want to say thank you Dave. Everything I know about guitar repair and maintenance has come from you and this channel. It has saved me so much time and money by learning this stuff. Thanks.

Dave--Thanks for your channel. I live in China, and I recently bought a cheap strat (made in China, of course), and set it up in no time at all thanks to you and your videos. Love your videos, and thanks for helping out the novices.

@DavesWorldofFunStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Just found this channel and I am binging soooo much of your guitar work now. You're awesome Dave, thanks for showing us all of the process

Ha! Just got the green one yesterday, and had to make the exact same adjustments. Your previous vids taught me something. Didn't realize how much I've learned!

@dongonzulman6478

3 жыл бұрын

Ya ever heard Goldfinger - phonecall ? "Abby normal looking for...male/female drummer... is that you? What's this Abby Normal shit?" I couldnt help but remember that (from so long ago its crazy) when I read your name :D

@Abbynorml1979

3 жыл бұрын

@@dongonzulman6478 Hahaha, that's awesome, never heard it before (thanks Google?). mine is from Young Frankenstein. Something new to point ppl towards, thanks!

@dongonzulman6478

3 жыл бұрын

@@Abbynorml1979 ;D

@stephenhookings1985

3 жыл бұрын

@@Abbynorml1979 what did you inherit from the monster? :-)

Ahh Dave! I've not watched one of your vids in a while and straight off the bat you have me laughing. I won't leave it so long again 👍

Finally someone who is completely 100% honest about checking the intonation in the "playing position".

Good stuff as usual Dave. When I was a kid I had a gibson 335dot neck that was constantly in and out of the shop it never played right and I spent a fortune on the thing. Many years later I bought myself an Epipphone dot which was essentially the same guitar without the binding and a different neck construction. Although I had to cut a new nut and do some fret for work on it for the money I spent it was a steal. Dropped some pick ups into it and it sounds like 1 million bucks. Wouldn’t buy when you though! Thanks for your videos

Looks to me that the guitar was built pretty well and just needed a basic setup. Can't ask for much more out of a fairly inexpensive guitar.

Dave is spot on about setting the intonation in the "playing position"

A small glimmer of sanity on a cold winter night. Thanks Dave. Cheers.

Hey, You do great work for some of the guitars coming to you to be fixed. Thumbs up!!

Dave, Dave ,Dave, you raise the the pole pieces by screwing the poles up and down.. I have a casino I bought 5yrs ago, but I new what I was buying, I have change the pots and switch, polish the freaks, work on the nut, my action is low and I love the way it plays, love the way it looks, I like the p-90’s, and I went down a gage in strings, but I new I was going to have to do all the work to it, so my friend go easy on us poor people, and show some love for the casino......( or throw it out the door,and measure snow with it.LoL.)

Dave I'm with ya 100% man. I always setup intonation with the guitar laying on my bench just like this. I know so many people grip about that but I have yet to hear a difference. Love you're videos. I have been doing lots of repairs and setups out of my house for a ton of musicians in my area for the past few years and I have learning a lot of tricks watching your vids. Cheers.

Dave, long time watcher here. Just wanted to say I love your videos (autocorrect changed “videos” to “wives” and I almost left it! Haha!)

Always learning from you Dave. Thanks,

dave's world of not so fun guitar setups

I own a Chinese made Squier Custom Vibe Stratocaster and you'd be amazed how incredibly good it is.

Thanks again Dave. Hope you're well. I was wondering what leads you to check the 1st fret action? When you check for fret buzz near the neck joint and something doesn't seem right or the string height?

Brilliantly entertaining and actually educational. Love this fella.

Been watching this show for a couple years, still waiting for a guitar that doesn't have a 2 way truss rod. LIGHTEN UP, DAVE, THEY'RE ALL MADE IN CHINA NOW :D

I’m glad I watched the whole video. Some gems in there! Thanks Dave.

It's an Epic-phone. Nice guitar. Nice work! As always! Go Canada!

I love Dave's grumpy demeanour ... but the truth is whilst moaning about someone buying a guitar when attracted by its appearance and saying "all it needs is a setup" he just proved that this was indeed a very nice guitar that just needed a setup!!

It's comforting knowing you're still there, my friend.

@Deke1

3 жыл бұрын

just not all there!

Made in China by American luthiers also Qungdoe facility is run and supervised by American Master builder Scott Lewis and his American and Asian luthiers Lewis has been at that facility since 2002 and was Master builder for Gibson so when you say made in China be more specific

@bldallas

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment. In this day and age, “Made in China,” does NOT mean it’s poorly made. Or Made in Indonesia for that matter. I have a Squire 60s Classic Vibe Strat that feels and plays better than the Fender Player Series guitars that I’ve tried. Really amazing guitar for $400!

@billhenderson511

2 жыл бұрын

The new casinos made in the states cost 3grand. I have 3 casino epiphones made overseas and they are work horses and sound and play great 👍

Love the new videos Dave. Keep doing what you do.

Good point about “being blinded by the bling.” I’ve also heard auto mechanics complain about how poorly (stupid) certain cars are designed.

@thedevilinthecircuit1414

3 жыл бұрын

Many many guitar players listen with their eyes.

@ThatGuy2042_

2 жыл бұрын

High billable hours for repairs increase dealership profits. It isn't poorly done, it is optimized for profit.

Why not raise/lower the screws in the pickups? Would this help if you thought they were too low/high?

My favorite part of the video was when he was talking about playing position for checking Intonation. 😂😂

I have the gibson version of this guitar. Mine is a 1963 gibson 330 TDC.. I paid a classmate $50 and my bicycle for this guitar in 1968 when I was 16. I still have the guitar here in February 2021. I have had maybe 60 or 70 guitars over the decades. This one is still the magic one. The fastest playing easiest to play.. this is the guitar I played in the garage bands in high school, in the smoky bars of the 70s and 80s. I have never had this guitar set up. I’ve never tried to change anything on it. I have had Strats, Jazzmasters, Ibanez, Yamaha‘s,epiphones, Brian Moore, Gibson Les Paul standards, schecters, takamine, Taylor, Vox, guitars in a few I can’t remember I’m sure,. i’ve had guitars like my 1959 jazz master that I have had set up by three different guitar gurus. I’ve tried different strings, nothing would make that guitar play even close to my 330.. I have a gibson 335 also.. hi no the 335 is not a completely hollow body guitar and it’s a little bit longer. But I tried to set all of the changeable specs exactly the same as my 330. The 330 is still easier to play.. I have owned the 330 for over 50 years now. And not one of the dozens of guitars I have had ever played better than my 330 that I have never had set up. I wouldn’t dare..There is one little thing that I would like to do on my 330. That is ,lube the tuning machines.. they’re a little tough to turn compared to my other guitars. How about a video on that dave

When I started off I learned how to do electric and even acoustic setups pretty early on. When you can only get cheap stuff you had to figure out how to lower action, intonation and check neck relief. 9/64 is rough for an electric! I'd set my electrics low! But that also depends on the scale. The longer the scale, the lower the action!

this is the most interesting video you've ever done dave. if you can make that thing play well, i already know it's gonna sound awesome and your customer is going to be very happy.

@IYF_Productions_SL

3 жыл бұрын

What is wrong with a Epiphone guitar? Looks and sounds nice from where I was sitting. Maybe the owner will be just as happy with his Epi after Dave did a proper set up as you are with all your High end Gibson's and Custom Shop Fender guitars. :)

@timhouston1638

3 жыл бұрын

@@IYF_Productions_SL I think you're replying to the wrong guy or something? lol. I think Epi's are great and Gibson's are out of my reach, by a LOT. Couldn't/Wouldn't waste my money on a Fender either I'd get a Squier and upgrade the electronics.

Another great video! Thanks Dave!

There's a lot of great functioning guitars for less money these days. It's a great time to be starting out. Now I just need to control my recent Alvarez lust.

You adjust the pickup height with the pole pieces, they should be threaded and they have slotted heads. That's kind of elementary. You can also shim the whole pickup from the back if they are way too low.

@j_freed

3 жыл бұрын

Or just see if the neck pickup height is fine, because there's way more distance of string vibration in that position that there is at the back pick up.

I bought a 60 th anniversary fender custom shop Stratocaster that needed two set ups before it played well

I got an Epiphone Worn Ebony Casino back in Dec. Was setup alright. The only complaint was the intonation on the ‘G’ and ‘B’ string were a bit flat. No biggie small flathead screwdriver and adjusted the saddles.

well these new like gibson epiphone are great sometime like this one need a setup but your the man for that. i bought a new tv yellow epi les paul classic and it a great guitar. like this one the strings were a little too high neck a little to straight but i learned from you dave how to fix this the right way. thanks buddy for your videos. your the man!!!! Larry

I musta got lucky with my 2014 epi Casino. Plays pretty good and the pickups are awesome. I asked the music store to give it a quick setup though...they threw that in.

@SlightReturn666

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know about the modern Chinese ones as I’ve never played one. But a few years ago most Epiphones were made in Korea and the guitar itself was just great … new electrics and get the frets polished/nut tweaked and it was a 100 percent great gigging guitar. I imagine these aren’t too too far off

Upgrading the bridge to a ProTune with nylon saddles is a MASSIVE upgrade for a Casino.

Good stuff dave,keep it up!

That Chepiphone sure gave you the verbal Blues, Dave ! Or, maybe it was the worn out colour ... But, you jazzed -up once you set up ... Cheers. (PS. Hendrix says 'Playing Position' is upside-down, reversed over the back of your neck, held in one hand and a forearm ... Now don't you forget that now ... 😛 }

I bought this as a gift for someone. What I would say is this is the first cheap guitar I have come across that actually has a well done nut. So it actually plays in tune. It outperformed my £1200 Schecter in this department

Hey Dave! I am taking advantage of the COLD weather to rewatcha bunch of your old videos, liking each one, commenting on many ;) I did FINALLY sign up to be a Patreon as well ;)

Hey Dave, what size strings would you recommend for a Epephone sg ( newer model made ie china) ??

Just got one for Christmas, very little adjusting and it plays great.

I bought a red Grote from China. It's amazing. Only 220 delivered to Alaska.Wow. solid made guitar. .it looks just like that. I bet the shops are close together, share parts.

I bought a Chinese casino back in 2011,never had a set up,apart from the nut breaking off at the low e string,it’s been great,few years back it got a big upgrade,with Gibson wiring ,4 500k pots & a pair of Lindy frailin p90’s,kluson tuners.even after the all the work,it was put back together with new strings,&it never even had a truss rod adjustment,best of all ,it’s now a killer guitar,& total cost was £700, £450 for the guitar, &£250 for the pick ups wiring ,pots,a real bargain

Got the Union Jack model that came out a couple of years ago has American pickups and hardware had to really work on it to get it to play correctly great guitar now

I need a set of top hat knobs for my Les Paul Burst, but I need them to grip easier than stock which for me isn't easy as a Strat. Are there knobs that look like vintage but have a grip around it?

Hi, thanks Dave for this video. About "outta the box" Epiphones, here's my little story. I have bought an Epiphone EB-3 bass in September from a French online retailer. When I received the bass, the global quality was fine, but nearly every screw and bolt was loose on it : truss rod, bridge adjustment screws, even the nuts that keep the pots and pickup selector in place and the little screws of the machine heads. (Maybe it makes sense for storage and shipping purposes). As you can guess, it was almost impossible to play. I set it up properly and now it sounds nice, especially for the price. It looks like Epiphone tried to hide the quality of their products. Then, my girlfriend left me ; so I call that Epi "screw you".

@robotusa88

2 жыл бұрын

I love the EB 3s, I don't know how the Epis compare to the Gibsons, but enjoy. As for your girlfriend, probably good riddance. She was taking you away from your playing time anyway...

I played a couple of those in a guitar store last year and was pleasantly surprised by the quality and how well they played. Maybe you should have clipped those strings in the playing position, or oiled the fret board in the playing position, or lowered the string height in the playing position. All a load of bullshit. Better yet, eat your sandwich in the playing position.

@C0urne

3 жыл бұрын

Oiling the fretboard in the playing position, best ever!

@thegoodguy44

3 жыл бұрын

Oh gee haw haw haw...

@sneifert1968

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of trash talk, for, “ this is pretty good”

@rhuttonaa247

3 жыл бұрын

They are great guitars

@TheAxe4Ever

3 жыл бұрын

@@sneifert1968 I thought the same exact thing.

Love ya Dave. Don’t change!

Your the man Dave...love it !!

Epiphones may not be Gibsons, but I have four and they were fine.

@vapeymcvape5000

3 жыл бұрын

Epiphones are made far better than Gibsons.

@dimitrisaivaliotis5616

3 жыл бұрын

William what do you think for the Sheraton 2 mikorea?

To be fair, I bought a brand new Gibson Les Paul 1950s re-issue and the set-up was no better!

They dont setup guitars in america either..lol

@spiderfan1974

3 жыл бұрын

The factory settings are just that factory settings nothing more. Only you know how you like your guitar set up. Until it gets to you they are all "set up" the same way (which is as littlr as possible) leaving the factory. That way one isn't feather touch action and another isn't super high action. There is no standard set up for a guitar it's what you like it's simple as that.

@rodiebobwilliams1330

3 жыл бұрын

@@spiderfan1974 That was rhetorical brotha!! Lol.

Guitars have been sold and not setup correctly for so long now. My local guitar shop techs don't set them up correctly either -- and on the seventh day - God created Dave.

@spiderfan1974

3 жыл бұрын

There is no standard set up. My idea of a set up guitar is probably not your idea of a properly set up guitar. The factory standards? Your personal set up preferences? Or my set up preferences? Why waste time getting a guitar to the Gibson or fender factory standards? We all like our guitars set up the way we like them not what a book or company says it should be.

I just got a new casino when these new worn ones released (though I just got the natural fully finished one) and honestly it’s a really great guitar. I had to flip it since I play left handed but after very minor adjustments it plays insanely well.

@tedparkinson6892

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, you and Paul McCartney flipped your Casinos!!

The microwave meal of guitars; cost effective, looks good on the packaging, follow the instructions ensuring it’s prepared correctly, don’t expect too much, it won’t be great but it’ll keep you going. Though you could have skipped it and saved up the same cash for steak at a later time. (Disclaimer; I do like the odd microwave meal)

Dang thats fine 🔥 butternasty. Epiphone makes all your sounds epic

So , worn means mat finish? Good job Dave , stay sane brother! 🐉💀👽🎸🎶🎵🧠

Can you please tell me what your string height was set to at the 12th fret on both the bass and the trouble side on this casino? Thanks

I love this video - it's like Mike from Breaking Bad setting up my guitar for me.

I have a es 339 epi. I fretted it and changed the nut and now it's a fabulous guitar. But not everybody can refret.

Hey dave - there are shims you can adjust a dog ear up with, but to your point, there isn't much you can do for a dog ear that is too high.

BOTH are great, but I love that CASINO crunchy sound.

I lean towards bore oil on fretboards (designed for woodwinds), but linseed is great, especially modified linseed oil...

Grumpy Dave :) Still awesome man.

Intonation must always be checked with the guitar behind your neck Hendrix style, come on Dave that’s day one at setup school

I have found that Epiphone makes some damn good guitars, and straight necks too. Just as good as a Gibson IMO

@MEDiumInc

3 жыл бұрын

Electronics suck compared to gibson. Wood is just as good. QC is probably a little better. Price point is bang on. Love my Epi's

@thegoodguy44

3 жыл бұрын

@@MEDiumInc Electronics being shitty is a dealbreaker.

@MEDiumInc

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegoodguy44 I get that. Especially in a guitar like this. Hard to work through F holes. But after doing 3 or 4 of em you get the hang of gutting it and putting in the good stuff.

@briano.5746

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegoodguy44 You can mod them pretty easily.

@thegusk520

3 жыл бұрын

The Trogly's Guitar Show did some new Epi demos and almost all had some high frets.

Enjoyed the video.

I assume you checked the nut string slots and they were okay and that's why we didn't see it. I bought one of those shiny orange ones they came out with a couple of years ago and the nut slots were hardly cut deep enough and it was playing all out of tune with the cowboy chords. I was going to replace the nut but I slowly worked on the stock one for a couple of days until I got it perfect and then along with the other setup steps that you show us, thank you, it plays like a dream now. I know what you mean about the fretboard. They don't use rosewood anymore because of the import rules and use pao ferro instead. It is so much lighter even after oiling. I've bought some stain to darken it when I get brave enough. Maybe you've done that before and it would make a good video? There were also little ugly tooling marks on my fretboard behind some frets on the low E side but not too extreme. People complain that the pickups are so much hotter than in vintage Casinos but all you can do is lower the 6 string screws in each pickup.

lol - you're always a bit more spicy when working on either a Chinese guitar or from Gibson/Epiphone, and this was both...

@j_freed

3 жыл бұрын

You can't educate an old dog with a new value paradigm.

Great video!

Dave, you know you can't foam-bat someone if he ain't in the foam-bat-receiving position! Everyone knows that. Lol! ;)

@j_freed

3 жыл бұрын

Not that there's anything wrong with foam-batters...

Love your videos my friend!

@DavesWorldofFunStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Venting is best done, in the playing position ;-} I've worked on Mex & Indo guitars that needed more work than that Casino (spot leveling & fret finishing). If the price point is right & the overall construction is good, then one shouldn't mind add'l setup.

Got the casino coup a couple years back, get a proper set up and your good to go. Do not expect to play anything from China out of the box. It's a great guitar and safer than buying a Chibson copy any day.

That’s a gorgeous guitar

Hi Dave - do you ever adjust the pole piece screws to compensate on P90s - or even on Humbuckers?

@gregoryfeo6837

9 ай бұрын

Good question

I completely get the car buying analogy. I think the take home message is that you actually are way better off picking one up in a store and playing it. If it plays half decent in the store, it might just be a $500 keeper.

dave this guitar makes me cry. I had to sell an old casino to pay my bills, but it was made in Korea at the peerless factory. the thing was amazing. they all require work though. people who love playing guitar should learn how to do some basic shit, because you can make a guitar like that way better. it's cheap and a platform to get somewhere better.

Dave good show, about the P90 pickups not being height adjustable, I think they have screw cut pole pieces, I have known guitar players that adjust the height of these.

“That’s 5 dicks slapping you in the face”. Dave is a gem. Got a belly laugh outta me. Cheers

here in the UK £549.00 into Canadian Dollars $966.00, I also agree with your analogy with cars you would not accept it

For years I've been referring to "Arts & Crafts" as "Arts & Craps." I'm totally with you on that one.

You can use shims to change (raise) the pickup height.

"Buts that's how they do it." Best one liner ever.

This Worn Green Epiphone SG P90 Classic I got last year was also setup like total crap out of the box. Needless to say I was quite underwhelmed when it was delivered. The vintage style tuners were just awful, so I swapped them out for some chromed out Kluson Revolution 19:1 ratio machines, and did my best to set up the relief/nut/action needed to play "Stoner Rock/Doom Metal" in C standard with a set of 12-54 Dunlop Heavy Core strings. Obviously the action has to be higher to compensate for that amount of string mass/travel vibration, but I got it to a pretty comfortable playing level. Still not 100% gelling with it though, and now the damn switch is starting to crap out on me with just minimal play time. Pondering over installing a "String Butler" to help improve the tuning stability, but if I honestly cared such things? I wouldn't of got an SG in the first place! Hahaha! I must admit, it's a sweet looking axe overall. I was (still am) a sucker for that open pore green finish obviously. A luthier buddy of mine offered me a new Switchcraft toggle and a good trained professional once over ASAP. Hopefully that'll sort right out. Otherwise it'll continue being a $430 wall decoration. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I have a ‘96 model made in Korea; I imagine it’s Peerless made. Love the clubby neck on it. I wonder how those Chinese models compare.

I like Epiphone guitars. I think too, that in a lot of ways, it all depends on a good set up. With a little patience and basic knowledge, you can turn those China made guitars can be made very nice

What is smart ass! But that makes it fun! Guy really knows what he's doing! Thanks Dave!

I just bought a PRS S2 McCarty 594 off the shelf at a real store...took it home, changed the strings to 9’s...the neck relief was perfect...the string height was perfect...the intonation was perfect....just saying!!!!!

I use the D'addario Chromes flat wounds on my Casino. Love them. The standard VS is $649 now.

@danduntz9112

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how they would sound on an epi dot 335?

@deanboca12

Жыл бұрын

@@danduntz9112 Great! I had them on my Dot as well.

It is what it is and that’s a beautiful guitar

If you have followed Dave from the beginning you will know this is Dave being Dave...this is why we need Dave !!

@j_freed

3 жыл бұрын

What does Dave have to do with any of this, Paul Carpenter sir?

@Greenmantislives

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t initially understand the appeal of Dave’s channel but now I’m all In!