This is a nut groove adjustment and setup for MD-MM Produce and MD-Premier MD-G7Plus.
The nut height is high and the low position is difficult to play.
The truss rod was almost at its limit.
The truss rod was almost at its limit after adjustment.
Since recent woods are soft and weak, they warp a lot when the strings are stretched, so many new guitars are sold with the truss rod in a very effective condition.
After completion, the neck will be warped by the tension of the strings, and the truss rod will have almost no room to spare when the neck is straightened.
The seller knows this and sells the guitar without saying anything, so if you don’t keep the strings loose, you will have to replace the guitar after a few years because the neck will warp too much and it will be difficult to play.
If you buy a guitar that does not have enough room for the truss rod at the start, the adjustment range for future warping will be limited, which means that the life of the guitar will be short.
Before you buy, have the shopkeeper check the amount of truss rod left over “from the state of being properly adjusted” and buy one with a lot of truss rod left over.
Do not buy from a store that does not do this.
As in any industry, there are those who believe in “occult” theories and conspiracy theorists who believe in them.
It is perfectly fine if they are just thinking, but when they find someone who is different from them on social networking sites, they attack them, which is very troublesome.
This area is similar to the “displacement mount” in the motorcycle industry. Another example is “Uncle Harley is good”.
I don’t understand what they are basing their greatness on.
These elements are the characteristics of “people who don’t study”.
Naturally, information evolves and is updated on a daily basis.
In the past, “this was the right thing to do” and “it was done”, so the answer may not be the same now.
There is no such thing as the same thing today as there was in the past.
To begin with, the world revolves around business and interests.
Information that is convenient for the general public and consumers is not available.
If you want to know the correct information, you have to go and check what is happening on the ground.
Then it is more accurate to find the answers to the information by comparing what was said with what is actually happening.
Most of the time, what was said and what is actually happening are different.
In my mind, I define “stupid” as someone who doesn’t have that idea, doesn’t think, doesn’t try to know, doesn’t actually act to confirm, and attacks others in spite of their ignorance.
Please note that I am not saying this to everyone who is serious and watching, so listeners beware.
I am just saying what I really mean.
It is normal to be ignorant unless you are an expert.
However, in this day and age, when experts are disseminating information in depth and can be accessed for free, if you spend a little time and work hard, you can certainly acquire more knowledge than most people.
Yet, it is one of the acts of a fool to mount up with only one’s own knowledge without studying.
Spend your time studying. You will benefit from the results.
Loose strings? Do you loosen them or not?
This is something I have been sending out for a long time, so check my past blogs and YouTube.
The answer is “the majority of the time it is better to loosen the strings.” The correct answer is to check the amount of truss rod left after the strings are properly adjusted and decide whether or not to loosen them.
Do not ask a repairman to do the job if he says “it is OK to leave it taut” without any evidence of this. That person is an amateur.
If it is hung on the wall, the neck warp will be fixed.
It will not.
If the neck is soft enough to be fixed by this, you would think that if the strings are left taut, the tension of the strings would cause the neck to warp in the forward direction.
If the strings were left loose and hung, it would make more sense, but this is a story about a mysterious person who thinks that “leaving the strings taut is fine and hanging them will fix the warp. There are so many enigmatic people who think that “leaving the strings taut and hanging them up fixes the warping”.
String tension is a much stronger load than the weight of the body.
Vintage guitars sound good.
This is also a business term involving business.
It is true that some of them sound good, but certainly “not all of them” is correct.
And of course, many of them are in poor condition because they are old.
However, dealers often do not give such explanations and sell guitars with the full intention of showing that they are valuable.
There are many people who buy guitars without knowing it and end up crying because they can’t use it as a guitar.
If you are buying a guitar for the purpose of resale and selling it in the future, it may be fine, but if you are considering using it as a tool, it is very important to judge its condition.
There are also many fakes, so purchasing one itself is also risky.
The more you play it, the better it will sound.
This is true, but I don’t know the specific reason.
Strings become new when boiled.
Old strings can be boiled to make them sound a little better, but there is honestly no benefit to this labor.
It takes a lot of time and effort, so it is better to replace them with new strings in a straightforward manner.
Put the screws back in their original positions.
Someone has come up with something weird again.
It comes up often. “I’m different from the others, I’m working hard on these things. Isn’t that great?” and mounts them.
They try to show their superiority to ignorant people by appropriating knowledge from other industries.
For example, if the length of a screw is different from the original length, it is natural to put it back in its original position. But this is normal without being told.
If a screw of a different thickness is used, this is also a matter of course without being told.
It is also common practice to turn a wood screw in the direction to loosen it and turn it from the point where the threads meet, etc., so we do not need to explain every time.
If the wrong screws are used by mistake or used screws are mixed due to amateur work, you need to ask a repairman to fix them as soon as you find out who used them.
And as I say in the video, if you are talking about the same screws under other conditions, it is “not important”.
This is the same theory as “try it yourself,” but if the sound changes after replacing the screws, it’s fine, but it won’t. If it does change, it’s because the screws are too tight or not tight enough.
If it does change, it is more likely to be due to over-tightening or improper tightening order.
The same thing is true in the knowledge of automobile maintenance, but even thick metal can be distorted, so there is a fixed value for the tightening order and force.
You can see that the act of attaching parts is quite important in these relationships, but it may be difficult to feel the great benefit with a guitar or so.
The larger and more demanding the operation, the more you will feel the small changes.
In the case of guitars, it’s not worth it to go to all this trouble for a place that doesn’t have a high load or a high temperature. It’s just a story of “What’s the use of such a small thing?
Instead, it’s more like, “There are more important things to worry about.” I’m talking about that.
Solder changes the sound.
It changes, but generally the sound is not good.
This is another business term. It’s the psychology of wanting something unknown with high expectations.
And the misconception of knowing the sound is that if the sound gets better, it means “something is going to get worse.
In the end, there is an imbalance.
It is basically impossible for everything to get better.
If these areas become the sound you like, it is a good result, but did you aim for it? Was it done by accident? The story is totally different depending on whether it was done by accident or by design.
I define it as an occult product because of its high price and lack of significant effect.
There are cheap solders around that don’t change the sound, and these are the best ones.
This is the same as the audio occult.
~Finally~.
I can tell you rightly and clearly that you should not believe the information you see, but rather take the option of “hold off until you try it out and see for yourself”.
This is true for everything, not just instruments.
Brainwashing is very strong in everyone.
Famous people advertise, media and companies advertise and market their products as if they are great, but it is never a definite factor.
It is all up to you to decide.
The question that one must ask oneself is “Is this really the answer that I have come up with? Is this really a placebo effect of the information? If you do not analyze things calmly, you will be influenced by emotions and atmosphere and make a wrong decision.
Who do you get information from? Please think carefully about whose information you are going to spread around and act accordingly.
The electrical wiring has been replaced with parts, but the soldering is not good.
This is the replacement of PU only as requested by the customer.
The condition is easy to play as it has been repaired in various parts.
Ibanez has excellent boxed guitars, so we recommend this guitar.
Ibanez is a maker that seems to specialize in electric guitars and metal guitars, but they also have excellent vintage and old sounding guitars.
This is a nut replacement for EAB-430 made by Sepia Cure.
The nut was cracked and had to be replaced.
The customer agreed to replace the nut with a Tusk XL, which is a different size from the one he had on hand, but we decided to focus on speed this time.
The truss rod is at the limit from the beginning, and the strings are high due to the top float, but the warp is still at a level where it can be played well.
If the bass has been used for a long time, it can’t be helped, but the neck will surely lose its tension and warp in order.
The body also has the tension of the bass, so the top will surely float, and the string height will also become higher.
To avoid this, the strings must be kept loose.
I don’t think acoustic basses last long in that sense, so I think storage will be very nerve-wracking.
This is a fret grind and nut groove cut adjustment for a Stalin MAJ100. It is a roasted maple spec.
I believe it was purchased new, but it is in very poor condition.
I was surprised at the accuracy, like an old guitar costing 20,000 to 30,000 yen.
I can’t believe it was sold in this condition.
The end of the first string from the 15th to 19th fret has an extreme shaved slant angle, which makes it easy for the first string to fall off in this area.
This is troublesome because this overshaved inclination angle is close to the line where the first string passes through.
And in this case, to fix it by mortise and tenon, it is necessary to shave more than necessary to reset the inclination angle.
If the fretboard is so badly shaved, we would normally replace the fretboard.
After consulting with the customer, we decided not to shave more than necessary until the tilt angle was reset, but to fix the overall bad condition.
The neck is very soft, and the truss rod is used to adjust it, so it may not last long enough to continue to use.
The neck is very soft, and we have to use a truss rod to adjust it, so it may not last long.
This is a Music Man dark ray fretted mortise and tenon. This model has a lowered maple neck.
It is in good condition with a chattering sound throughout.
I think this is the latest model of Stingray. It is equipped with a distortion circuit and can distort the sound with just the body.
I believe it was purchased new, but the truss rod is at the limit from the beginning and the neck is very soft.
The truss rod is completely loosened and the neck is almost straight.
The neck is not warped in any significant way, so it is not that there is no room for the truss rod due to the neck’s original forward warp.
The neck is not strong (the wood is soft), so when the strings are put on, the neck will warp significantly.
The only adjustment that needs to be made is to use the entire truss rod.
As you can see, if you have been following my blog or YouTube for a long time, you know what I mean.
Since it is a bass, the tension is very strong, and I don’t know if it will be okay in this condition for continued use in the future, but it probably won’t last long.
If the neck is warped even a little bit, it cannot be adjusted, and the wood is not strong enough to withstand the tension of the bass strings for a long time.
I loosened the truss rod and found that there is a general warp, so I think that the neck is not accurate from the beginning or the neck strength is weak, so the neck is abnormal at an early stage.
I fixed it by rubbing the frets together to take away the undulation.
After the fret line was repaired, it is certain that the neck material is soft, and there is no doubt in my judgment that the neck warps greatly when the strings are stretched.
The truss rod is still at its limit just by adjusting it because of the large forward warp when the strings are stretched.
Even in this situation, uneducated repairmen will probably say, “Just leave the strings on,” but I think it’s time for them to change their ignorant statements.
Do these people want to profit themselves by tricking people who are that ignorant into breaking them and replacing them? That’s all I can think of.
If I were a distributor or a music shop, I would return instruments in this condition to the manufacturer.
Because they are sold without proper inspection, the instruments in this condition are passed on to the customers, and they cry.
Are the sellers really unaware of this situation? No, they should know.
If they know, they should fix the situation, and if they don’t, that is also a problem.
The quality of the products and services they offer is declining because they are only thinking about making money.
I have been sending out information through blogs and YouTube for a long time, but the number of people affected is increasing every year because it is not spreading.
Please, listeners, who do you get your information from? Whose information should be spread? Who do you get your information from?
Please spread the information of people who are doing their jobs properly.
Please have your clients check out the following videos before purchasing.
If the seller refuses to do this kind of work, do not buy from them.
If the seller refuses to do this work, do not buy from them.
If they are inspecting the goods, you should be able to get specific information about the condition of the goods, but there are few places that actually do this, so there are few places that can explain it even if you ask.
If they are inspecting the product, it would be a different story if you find a defect later, so it would be your right to have it taken care of.
If you buy a product, have it checked by some other place for adjustments, etc.
Overall, there is some fret lift, and most of the frets are fretted by hand.
The Parker has no fret grooves, and only the fret grooves are glued on the fretboard.
Of course, the glue is not perfect. It is not a lifetime guarantee, but it has a limited life span.
It is possible for the adhesive to peel off due to some reason, and this structure itself will cause problems in the future.
Therefore, there is no problem in thinking that “buying a Parker-made product = buying a product that has a problem.
Some music shops refuse to deal with Parker-made instruments.
The fret float was fixed by re-gluing and fret matching.
We do not offer any warranty. Even if there is a problem after the work is done, we will charge you again to deal with it, even if the work has just been done.
You should understand that the guitar has such an unbelievable structure.
Also, when I checked that there was no sound, I found that the jack was disconnected, so I fixed it.
The piezo may be malfunctioning, and there are signs of amateur work, and since it has been badly tampered with, the piezo itself is damaged, plus the original wiring condition is unknown, so it cannot be fixed.
If you buy a used one and it has been tampered with badly, important parts may be broken.
Parker cannot replace the PU, so if it is broken badly, it will be in a helpless state, so please be careful.
If the PU is broken, it may be possible to take out the PU and make it into an escutcheon, but why it is made in this way is a mystery.
It is hard to play as it has a very large forward bow.
It is hard to notice the high string height of Fender Gibson basses, which are often sold new at music stores.
After adjustment, there is almost no room in the truss rod. It is practically at the limit. It is not uncommon for this to happen.
Even if there is room in the truss rod, it is meaningless to check the truss rod if it has not been adjusted properly.
It is not at all unusual nowadays for the truss rod to have almost no margin after adjustment, which is why you should not buy one unless you have it adjusted and check the amount of margin before buying it.
This is a relatively new model (2020-21), but I doubt how long it will last in this condition, so you have to store it with the strings loose, and in addition to that, you have to store it in a humid place to let the wood listen to you and warp backwards every day.
Warping is a good thing, and in this case, warping in reverse will loosen the truss rod, which will restore the excess truss rod and bring the neck warp closer to normal.
It is a mystery why so many people think that warping is a bad thing, but in most cases, it is a good thing because many instruments have no room in the truss rod, and they do not know it.
First of all, please adjust your instrument correctly and check how much room there is on the truss rod in that condition to make a judgment. If you have not done so, do not make your own judgment.
If the truss rod has nearly 100% excess after proper adjustment, you may leave the strings on.
In fact, it is rare to find such a good one.
Do not listen to a repairman who cannot explain why he says “it is OK to leave the strings on”.
A common pattern is to say, “The guitar is made with the expectation that the strings will be stretched,” or “The truss rod’s power will balance the guitar,” but this is not true.
These are the words of people who have never made a guitar themselves.
In fact, guitars are not made in such a way that they can be balanced when strings are put on them, and if this were true, guitars would be made in a reverse warped state, but in reality, guitars are not made in such a way.
There is also no guarantee that the tension of the strings will result in the correct neck warp when strings are applied. Wood is not all the same in terms of strength.
The truss rod only generates a force to restore the warp caused by the tension of the strings, but it is not balanced.
If the wood is strong and reinforced, it will not warp too much when the strings are tensioned. If a truss rod is not used, the balance will not be affected.
The tension of the strings is quite strong, so it is natural that a neck with no measures (no reinforcement, no use of high-strength wood, etc.) will lose and warp in the same order as the strings.
If it were really safe to leave the strings taut in the first place, there would be no reason why so many of these pieces with no room in the truss rod or in a marginal state would be on the market.
Many dealers do not reveal information that is inconvenient to them. The larger the store, the more knowledgeable they are about this situation.
Many repair stores and retailers also deal with instrument makers and music stores, and if they give out information that is inconvenient to the major players, they will be hung out to dry, so they do not give out correct information for these reasons.
However, these factors are irrelevant from the customer’s point of view.
It is a natural right to buy a good product and one that is in good condition for a long time.
If they don’t sell the product in such a condition, the customer should point it out to them and let them check it before buying. To avoid any tears.
