MY BEW FAVORITE SITE!!! WOW, you performed surgery on that DGT! Thank you for sharing this information on KZread, sir.

@guitar-niche

23 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

YOU'RE AN ARTIST, MAN. Attention to detail is key.

@guitar-niche

25 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Great job man. Attention to detail! A good set up changes everything for the better.

@guitar-niche

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

On my SE McCarty 594 I changed the jack, the tolerance was off and a standard 1/4” jack wiggled. I bought a Switchcraft for $5 and it’s much tighter. I recommend a lite application of low to medium strength threadlocker so the jack nut stays on.

I have the Sunburst version, great 🎸

I have one like the one you're working on. Really, really nice guitar.

@guitar-niche

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

I spy my 3D printed guitar shaped tray on your shelf behind you. Rock on!

@guitar-niche

6 ай бұрын

It's awesome, and very handy!

Its a partial coil tap on those DGT guitars....you can see the resistor going to ground when you removed the cavity cover.

I wonder why the strings don't want to come out on this bridge (I had the same issue) none of my other guitars are like this.

@guitar-niche

5 ай бұрын

The string holes in the sustain block can be so finely machined to the point of being slightly undersize - even a couple thousandths makes a big difference. This is usually the main issue. Combine that with slightly oversized ball ends (depends on the brand) and you got more headaches.

@aliengrey6052

3 ай бұрын

Just use the end of an old string and push the string and it through.

Is that a Les Paul Custom in heritage cherry burst behind you? What year is it?

@guitar-niche

Ай бұрын

That is my personal '79 Les Paul custom purchased used in 1980. Not a mark on it - until I gigged the living snot out of it for a few decades. Thanks for asking :)

Guitar of the Year,2023?

@guitar-niche

6 ай бұрын

Certainly a contender

@aliengrey6052

3 ай бұрын

I have this guitar.its super for distorted tones. Ok for clear tones. Feels very nice, but not any better than than my gibsons.

@kamarienedwards1757

3 ай бұрын

@@aliengrey6052 for $800 that’s a steal

@aliengrey6052

3 ай бұрын

@@kamarienedwards1757 it’s more than a steal. Put through my engl metal master it sings. And got mine for 550.00 used like new.

I'll watch the whole 64 minutes later but I wanted to mention. I love my DGT SE but when it first arrived the High E wouldn't intonate without a bit of metalwork. The saddle was contacting the head of the trem screw but the intonation was still Flat. The sellers made me an 'adjusted' saddle with enough metal cut away from the face of the saddle to be able to ride over the trem screw head. I still had to fine file it to get it just right but with that fix, everything was and still is sorted 👍 Encouraged, I later bought an SE Silver Sky, and do you know what ? Same thing with the High E intonation clearance, or rather lack of it ... This time though I just filed the saddle to clear the screw, a Fender style bent steel saddle this time, not a solid block. What were the chances of getting the same thing happening twice ?

@guitar-niche

3 ай бұрын

Seen this type of thing on many "fine" instruments. Happens more than manufacturers would like to admit.

@KozmykJ

3 ай бұрын

P.S. Despite that little bit of factory misalignment, I still think that they're both excellent guitars and good value for money. Even better vfm a year or so later with their newer reduced prices.

@KozmykJ

3 ай бұрын

LOL Just as I got to 12:00 I was popping a ball end out of a Strat bridge with an Allen Key ... Synchronicity or What ?

@aperson7382

2 ай бұрын

Ive just bought a DGT SE and the Low E is going out of tune and there is fret buzz just on that string. Any ideas how to solve by myself? If not a quick fix then will seek a Luthier.

@guitar-niche

2 ай бұрын

​@@aperson7382 The quickest and easiest fix is to change the string and see if it resolves the problem. Other than that, other possible causes could be uneven frets in that area, the nut slot cut too low, or not enough relief.

Intonation is why I watched this video. Bummer

@guitar-niche

5 ай бұрын

Sorry about that, had to make an executive decision. Thanks for the comment anyway.

@kenthhamner2641

3 ай бұрын

Intonation is not hard I follow Dan Erlewines method. Guitar in playing position open and fretted 12 th fret to divide the string length in half and accounting for deflection, I like a strobe tuner. Been setting up my guitars for over a decade.

Does this guitar have huge frets?

@guitar-niche

3 ай бұрын

Not huge, more like modern medium tall. Very popular size these days.

@jeffvargo1068

3 ай бұрын

I measured my DGT SE it was .110 x .050 very Jumbo…used a digital Caliper

@guitar-niche

3 ай бұрын

@@jeffvargo1068 Wire size is relative to the timeframe. Compared to 80's and 90's that's medium.

@jeffvargo1068

3 ай бұрын

Jim dunlop wire 6100 is .110x .055 and when you crown the .055 with dunlop tollarance you come in around .050….6000 fret wire is the only size dunlop size larger…when a customer comes in for a refret using jumbo we use 6100 dunlop wire

Jesus wept! Why not start with tuning it, and checking the relief?

@guitar-niche

5 ай бұрын

More Christ's tears. Why would you assume I didn't just because it's not on video?

Nothing personal but I would never watch a guitar setup video that took an hour and 5 minutes

Strings you should take off one at a time ! I suggest !

@guitar-niche

4 ай бұрын

Okay! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYKumLd7aNiyeps.html

BTW it doesn't have locks!!!