OMG Joe Bonamassa met the legendary Dan Erlewine!!!!

It's great to watch a master work. No flash or ego, just solid information and inquiry.

@godforbid95

5 жыл бұрын

aye aye here here

@RaceForFadio

4 жыл бұрын

And a very well placed ad at the end of the video. It's not an in your face "BUY ME NOW!!" type of ad. It's a "Here if you want it" kind of ad.

Love seeing Dan talking shop with other techs and luthiers. More please StewMac!

Really great vid. Awesome to see behind the scenes of Joe's rig. Dan really is the man. Been in the business forever and obviously still a kid in a candy store when he gets to talk shop. Gotta respect that level of passion for his craft.

I came across this site by accident. I'm so blown away by the prep that goes on backstage with ya'll and Joe. I would give my left and right to spend an hour with the three of you. I probably wouldn't say a word, only listen. I am speechless! WOW!

I used the shown method to put the strings on the tuners some time ago and I´m really liking it.

LOVE this restringing method ! I’ve been applying THIS METHOD for a few months, now. I have tried several other methods over several years of playing music but always had a problem with string slippage, resulting in more retuning between songs. I also love the fact that when I go to replace any of my strings they unwrap very easily! No more looking pulling out my needle nose pliers to assist in unraveling what’s caught up on the posts! I play mandolin so I’ll go “1 and a 1/2” gap past the next post (due to the smaller peg head) before I make the first wrap around. I’m applying this new method with my acoustic guitar as well ! Thanks for posting this video and this Awesome Restringing Tip !

Love Dan's videos, entertaining all on their own and he seems like a good dude!

Dan, all of your videos are fantastic, but this one allowed us to peek into a world most never see. Thank you!

I like all of these Dan Erlewine StewMac videos but this one is outstanding ! thanks

EXCELLENT video, Dan! I really enjoyed this one. Informative, interesting, it shows us something that not many get to see. Keep up the good work!

I came across this site by accident. I'm so blown away by the prep that goes on backstage with ya'll and Joe. I would give my left and right to spend an hour with the three of you. I probably wouldn't say a word, only listen. I am speechless! WOW! At age 68, the only guitar I've left is a true Ibanez "lawsuit" Gibson Hummingbird. I always wanted a Les Paul. Hoping to live long enough to own one.

Dan, I would give just about anything to have been in the same room listening to you and Joe talk about guitars. Definitely a guitar nerd's dream!

I love your videos so much, and thank you for all of the info and explanations about the gear, so cool.

Been doing the extra ball trick for years, it´s just common sense when you top wrap a TOM. Big up to Mike, I remember when he briefly joined Carcass in the late 90´s

@bealetm

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder why he didn't do the top wrap on the ES-345

@serhatgultasli

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder why do people top wrap? What is the difference?

@ItsRevival

2 жыл бұрын

@@serhatgultasli Some say it makes the strings more "slinky". Honestly, I don't feel much of a difference, if anything, so it's really personal preference

Awesome video, and includes great tips. This is the best way to re-string. Comes our perfect, every time!

Great String changing info and I love the extra ball trick...Thank you for this video

I got to meet Joe and his tech at a local guitar shop a couple years back, very cool guys

Regarding the tune-o-matic bridge caving in. So I was fortunate to tech for Ace Frehley's band ( Richie Scarlet and Chris Wyse ) when they toured Australia in 2015 and I got a good tip from Ace's tech Rocco Monterosso regarding collapsed tune-o-matic bridges. Flip it over, support either end and tap the centre of the bridge with a fret hammer or small rubber mallet checking constantly until it's straight, sounds simple but it's very effective. Pro tip!

Love watching and listening to your channel. So informative. So interesting.

The knowledge given with simple grace is aways a joy ❤.

This video is so cool! I had no idea Dan built Albet King that famous V!

Awesome tips - like the extra ball-end on the string for wrapping over especially. Measuring in inches really takes me back too - 39/64 ths - brilliant!

love a pro who not only shows us the correct way but also explains it so we understand brill thanks

Very interesting contribution for me. Again i learned something.

so glad to stumble on this channel

I would love to see an extended version of this. So freaking interesting and helpful !

Dan, humble guy. Great tips here, thanks for uploading.

how cool seeing Lucy after all these years. and it's even better knowing she is still on the road working with a brilliant artist every day.

Great video! I use the same stringing method! Improved my tuning stability by 95%!!

I had that GP number too. I was a young'un in school and had just spent my lawn mowing money on Albert's Live record. Playing that V upside down and backward as he did, I was totally mesmerized ... not so much my classmates when I did my show-and-tell on Albert's life and music. Brought back memories of a happily misspent youth. Thx Dan!

LOVE THIS METHOD! I use this restringing method on my mandolins, which really comes in handy whenever I break a string during a song in one of our sets. I keep two mandolins on stage so I can just grab up the other to finish out a song or set. I immediately replace the broken one in record time! I use the same distance from one post to the other, and get as close as I can on the last G string post and E string post on my mandolins and I still get the 1 1/2 to 2 wraps of each string and tuning post. ***NOTE !!!!*** I wouldn’t recommend cutting all of the strings at once on a mandolin due to the bridge on most mandolins not being permanently mounted in place, which can make all of the difference with losing intonation of the strings because the bridge moved out of place. Other than that, this is the Best/Fastest method I have seen! Thanks, Mike Hickey !

thanks Dan for an awesome video! A dream come true for you,I'm sure!

Just love your videos. Bonamassa's tech seems like a great guy.

Mike Hickey played in Venom on the Calm before the storm album and tour. Awesome guitarist!!!!

so awesome Dan,always so awesome!

Great video. Thanks for up loading it. Very interesting.

Never used gauges in 30 + yrs until I bought the exact set from Stew Mac as shown. What did I learn? That I do not need them. I have around 50 guitars of all types and I set them by taking them as low as I can till they buzz and then raising till they stop. Perfect. So there is no magic one size fits all number for YOU. Raise or lower till you like it. Now of course if you are a tech setting up a guitar for someone who knows the specs or has a number,yes. Also on a new guitar that you are having issues with they are good to troubleshoot with. Nice tools to have but do not get carried away and fixated on some published number. I am surprised the tech did not stress the most important part of restringing. Stretch them,stretch and then stretch again. Then right before showtime when they have settled in at room temp, stretch again!

@stratman9449

3 ай бұрын

cheers....thx...

Ha, the Amp settings and string gauges! Awesome little insights that you thought of sharing!

Great video Stewmac, very worthwhile. thankyou.

Thanks for this awesome video, very informative, more please!

Loving the videos on this channel. Just wishing there were more as I've just about watched them all now lol :)

Wow. this is a great video, thanks. I saw Joe Walsh string like this in his lesson dvd from years ago.

All Dan's videos are interesting, but this one is a gem. The 1972 Flying V was something special.

Thanks Dan, great job and thanks to Joe and company for letting us in. Had to be cool to see one of your babies.

@billbeeler9662

4 жыл бұрын

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It's amazing how that "Next tuning peg, and over the top" was a trade secret until the internet. Even top wrapping the Tail piece.

Awesome video, Dan is the best at what he does no competition.

I love Joe Bonamassa I gotta seen him live! He is so much a part of guitar history

Thank you so much for showing the Lucy Guitar so up close. Albert is GOD of blues guitar.

great interview..dan

Mike's string winding tips also the over wrap is in your 1st edition Guitar Player's Repair Guide. ANd also in Guitar and Amp Repair Maintenance.

I've seen Joe live in Aberdeen (Scotland) few months ago. I'm not a huge fan of blues but this guy radiates so much energy from the stage I just couldn't pass. As my girlfriend describe - it's the best of blues but without any whining. :)

excellent work TY

Used the measurements to set up my. Es-335 ! Thanks guys!!!

Thus is the gold stuff the real numbers thank you so much.

Cool to see Mikes method. On standard tuners I've always just put the string through at a right angle and wound it on the post. No over under round the bout or anything. Never had any issues..

What an awesome video.

Informative, practical, and smart!

WoW !! Fab stuff guys , thanks for sharing

great info. not letting your strings file the nut slots while changing strings is something I never did but will start ,especially with a bone nut. .thanks

A straightforward tip. Good video!

Dan is my favorite I love his videos

I love it! I wish I had someone to make a guitar for me! That's awesome!

Very cool Dan. Thanks for sharing! And yes...I'm jealous!

Thanks for sharing 👍

Dan you’re awesome dude! I would definitely buy you a pint.

4:46 I do this with all guitars now - works very well on acoustics to reduce the wear on the bridge plate.

I opened for Albert once, a long time ago. I got the chance to play a few licks on that ax (unplugged, checkin' it out), I just wanted to see how Albert's ax felt. I didn't know until now that Dan built it. Very cool.

great great video ... JB is friendly as always ... great guitar player and hard working musician

@taterlysaladman9377

7 жыл бұрын

But always under attack in a world that worships punk, grunge, and other forms of primitive rock.

That’s pretty awesome that Joe has the guitar he made all those decades ago.

Dan's the man! He's probably forgotten more about guitars than most people remember.

That had to of been a great time and show

Nice, thanks for the video 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Very interesting guests!

For those looking for the string winding method, it starts at 3:23.

good tip on stringing a Les Paul style guitar. Saw another good Mike Hickey tip on stringing a Strat. WooHoo, win win

Mike Hickey is a great guitar player some of his solo's he did when he was in the band called Carcass, had some good blues riffs in them.

@oroman007

3 жыл бұрын

He only played live with Carcass. He was originally their guitar tech but also filled in for Mike Ammott live.

Dan, you are the man!

That tech has got the 2nd best job in the world next to JB of course....I'd hate to have to insure all that primo vintage gear thats really just a touring museum of aural exitement! Neat that Dan got to check out one of his babies from 1972 & it still is blowing minds to this day....Awesome video mr. Erlewine! 8)

Brilliant! Thanks!

I was surprised to see Mike Hickey as the roadie - that's the guy from Venom! For a while he worked in a used guitar store near where I grew up. He's intimidating but a cool dude.

Wow. I never thought about the truss rod affection the tone like that. Thanks dan for the free piece of information

lol good tip about the string cutting, ive actually did that, cutting a string i just put on while snipping off the excess

A tip for Mike and Dan, regarding top wrapping, that I stumbled upon is , the use of Pyramid Strings. The ball-ends have a secondary cotton binding that eliminates sharp edges . . I’ve been using their pure nickel, and no stoptail issues whatsoever 👌🏻

I pretty much always changed strings holding 'em like he does, I learned it myself. Simply for ease of doing it.

I really like Joe cause he has respect for those who came before him, his work ethic is outstanding and his talent is unmatched. As for his road crew they need to develop some respect for those who came before them, eg. Dan Erlewine one of, if not thee, finest luthier alive. (They seem to be a bunch of vintage snobs and they probably don't know who Dan is....) Anyway, some really useful info. on the video. Thanks Dan, your number one in my book.

Thanks for sharing Dan. Every time I watch your videos I learn something new. Good tip on the wrap around strings!. Joe's action is so high, maybe that's where the tone and resonance comes from.

This particular tying method Mike Hickey is doing is called the "pinching method". It's great for performers who break strings often. There are two other acceptable string tying methods for standard tuning posts; the locking or lock method and the S-tie method. The locking method is the most common and works in tandem with "tug and tune up only" tuning methods on fixed bridge guitars. Tugging the string only makes the lock tighter. The pinching method tie also benefits from tugging.

Sure Joe can play as no one but you are a magician Dan!

Joe and Mike just met THE master.

Thank you!

I need to learn this string changing thing he does. Wow! I do way too much work!

Those are some epic guitars

Nice video!

To me the greatest way of putting the strings on with no slip!

Awesome Joe plays this on Royal Tea live from the Ryman also! Great tone! Does anyone know what zebra humbuckers are in this Lucy guitar? The brand, model # and year. Love the tone and building a guitar and would love this sound! Thanks! Dying to know!

I have noticed the rubbery sound in Ibanez especially... which they are built and intended to be played with a flat truss rod adjustment.

Cool to see Garth got a good job!

❤️❤️❤️Awesome Guy and Artist!!!!! Texas Lady 😊 xoxo

Great video, Dan! Thanks so much for sharing! I love some of Mike's trade secrets. Two questions. One, is his methods for clipping all the old strings off recommended for generals string changes (I have a Strat and an Ovation)? I was under the impression that's a shock to neck. I usually do mine one at a time from bass to treble: Second, does Mike (or you) do anything different for stringing at the tuning keys for a Strat or any six-on-one-side guitars. Thanks in advance and apologies if any of this has already been asked. Mark

@TylerLL2112

8 жыл бұрын

I can answer the shock to the neck part as I've done a LOT of research on the matter. And IMO and the general consensus is you don't have issues at all it may take time (minutes) to settle back into the neck relief but it won't harm the neck. Now I think on a floating trem like my PRS I find it easier to do one at a time to save time tuning. It could be in my head but I feel it does. At the end of the day whatever works for you is the way to do it. Everyone has their own tricks and way of doing things.