PRS Guitar Set Up Part 1

with the legendary John Ingram, part 1 of 2

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[hellisforheroes]

@benrms02 what on earth are you talking about? how does the 10" radius refer to the back of the neck? And the whole point of locking tuners is to take away wraps, this DOES NOT kill tone, infact too many wraps aroung the peg will produce more overtones, so the concept of locking tuners used by companies for many many years now is in fact to improve tone. Orkie is one of the best guitar tech's in the world so i find this post a bit LOL.

[KingTabor]

ever heard form a company named MUSICMAN?

[musicofz]

hi hellisforheroes.yes you r right depends on the musicians playing style n attack.for some your set up could b perfect for others buzzy.a tecnician cannot go too low (string vibratons along with the metal frets) !!!

[hellisforheroes]

@benrms02 it'd be a first time that relief has affected tone, that sort of issue is more down to your playing style! But yes strats can be turned into low action dreams with little relief, being mexican it'll lack the microtilt system so it's best to put a thin shim in the neck to change the angle slightly. I've worked on many strats and turned them into stupidly low action'd guitars without loss in tension

[hellisforheroes]

@mightymartino I kinda have to agree with this..

[benrms02]

@mightymartino if you take me serious or not, idk. I'm not saying 8 turns, just twice around makes a difference, just try it both ways and listen, pretty obvious and simple to test. thanks

[mightymartino]

@benrms02 I'm interested in your theory about the turns for better sound. But why would I take you seriously if you think more turns means better stability? It's the opposite. I have experience with several kinds of high end tuners, and ofc low end tuners. and less turns ALWAYS means better tuning stability. You have to get the string locked in non-locking tuners, but using several turns is NOT the way to that. And if you don't believe my word on it, ask the company's who make the locking tuners

[benrms02]

@hellisforheroes If interested try putting a couple turns on vs just the half turn you get from tightening, tunes better, and sounds better. As a guitar tech, do you think strats can be set up with as low of an action as prs or shorter scale guitars? Seems like I had to have more neck relief to get a good tone, which translated to a higher action than I liked. I was told at the shop it might just be "that" particular strat I had, which was mexican.

[hellisforheroes]

@benrms02 lol i did wonder buddy! it's different on certain guitars, with fender for instance with vintage tuners, 2/3 turns is needed just to lock the string in which saves you loads of tuning issues! (i'm a geek, been a guitar tech for 10 years to some big bands ha, so i can ramble for hours about such things...)

[benrms02]

@hellisforheroes alright I was mixed up the fretboard has the 10 radius. If you put 2 turns on a locking tuner it sounds a lot better than no turns. I have tried it both ways several times on a strat.

[benrms02]

The 10 in radius spec refers to the back of the neck, not the fretboard, scary someone who is a professional at the factory doesn't know that. Also without a couple of wraps around the peg, even though they are locking, you are losing a lot of tone- there is no quesion.