1/2/2023 0 Comments Yamaha red label no truss rodQ: Does the custom set-up invalidate the Yamaha warranty?Ī: No. The truss rod is designed to be adjustable. We always provide the original saddle and strings along with the guitar and it is a very simple matter to replace these. Q: Can the guitar be put back to its original condition afterwards?Ī: Yes. Judgment needs to be used we think because string action and string type both influence intonation and one saddle with standard compensation does not necessarily suit all conditions. Yamaha fit saddles compensated on the g3 string as standard however, we listen to each guitar after new strings have been fitted and compensate the saddle if we are sure it is needed and going to help. Q: What about intonation?Ī: If you measure/listen carefully enough you will find that no nylon string guitar has “perfect” intonation. The experience we get fitting different sets of strings that customers ask us for allows us to better advise on the pros and cons of different string choices. We always talk to customers before doing a custom set-up to make sure the action and the particular strings to be fitted are going to suit them best. Q: Can I have the guitar customised to my particular needs?Ī: Yes. We are as precise as you can get when it comes to setting up – neck relief and action are both given very careful attention using tools ranging from micrometers to the human ear. However these parameters are wide apart and the vast majority of players need a guitar to be set up, relatively precisely within these extremes in order to match their playing style to the playing characteristics of the particular guitar. Guitars come from the factory set up within certain parameters. Q: Does custom set-up improve playability?Ī: In 90%+ cases, yes it does. As for the strings, higher tension composite strings give a brighter, fuller tone than do medium tension plain nylon. Bone (and artificial bone) saddles transmit the tone of the nylon string better than do simple plastic saddles. The saddle is the piece of the guitar which is responsible for picking up the tone from the strings and transmitting this, via the bridge, to the soundboard. Q: Does custom set-up improve the tone?Ī: Yes. Here are some of the issues – questions and answers – that come up frequently when we are discussing set-up with customers. This involves re-stringing, making and fitting a new saddle, and setting the neck relief. The reason for the set-up is to fit the guitar as close as we can to the needs of the player: typically we aim for a brighter tone and lower action than they come with out of the box. We are asked to do our custom set-up on well over half of all Yamaha NTX and NCX guitars we sell as well as on about a quarter of all the Yamaha standard classical guitars.
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