How to Set Up a Guitar with the T.R.A.I.N. Method | Big Tex Gets a Setup

If it’s a day called today, we’re talking guitars and life! Grab your popcorn and a Diet Coke and join me at the workbench as we get "Big Tex" ready for the big show. In this video, I walk you through my full T.R.A.I.N. setup methodology: Tune Relief Action Intonation Nut *Set your pickup height We run into a few "fast-forward shenanigans," including a neck reset using a Texas Roadhouse gift card (it doesn't get more "Big Tex" than that!) and a deep dive into why filing the nut slots means you have to start the whole loop over again. I also take a moment to share some thoughts on community and a special message for our friend Tim. Life is too short not to have a good community around you. Check out the Stringjoy String Action Gauge review mentioned in the video: https://youtu.be/Gpr73u4ppog Amazon Affilate Links* Ernie Ball 9-42 Guitar Strings https://amzn.to/4sXG2Yd MusicNomad String Action Gauge https://amzn.to/4tk3VsK MusicNomad Truss Rod Gauge https://amzn.to/4m7pDO3 MusicNomad Nut Height Gauge https://amzn.to/4sXG2Yd Guitar Nut File Set https://amzn.to/4uWX8Xt MusicNomad Diamond Coated Nut File Set https://amzn.to/47wO2GJ Stewmac Pocket File https://amzn.to/40ZY1AU Wiha 1.5mm Precision Hex Metric Screwdriver https://amzn.to/4dbT0MP Timestamps 0:00 Guitars and Life Intro 2:39 Welcome Back & The Plan for Big Tex 3:14 Neck Reset & The Texas Roadhouse Gift Card Shim 4:06 Stringing up with Ernie Ball Super Slinkies 5:02 Explaining the T.R.A.I.N. Methodology 5:20 R: Checking Neck Relief (Music Nomad Gauges) 6:25 A: Measuring Action with the String Joy Gauge 8:18 Community Update & Prayers for Tim 10:35 I: Setting the Intonation 11:43 N: The Nut - Measuring Nut Action 14:30 Filing the Nut Slots (Step-by-Step) 15:17 Why T.R.A.I.N. is a Circular Journey 21:30 Real-time Progress & A Message for Spark 22:33 Re-checking the Setup (The Second Loop) 25:00 The "S" in TRAINS? Setting Pickup Height 26:45 The Pickup Height Challenge 28:50 Final Thoughts & Outro Jam Shoutouts: @TonJager (Brant) @sparkyguitars971 (Sparky) ___ Checkout our playlist page for more series and journeys https://www.youtube.com/@TedTalksGuitars/playlists Special Thanks to our channel members "The Jacks" Want to support the channel? Feel free to explore Channel membership options: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr6kaWeOvldTHvntB3tnMg/join Ted Talks Guitars & Life Merch Store: https://tedtalksguitars-shop.fourthwall.com/ Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3W3PZox *If you click on this link to shop at Amazon the channel will receive a modest financial commission from your purchases. Guyker Referral Link: https://www.guyker.com/?ref=tedtalksguitars If you use the link you will save 15% at Guyker Use the coupon code: TEDSMITH #GuitarsAndLife #GuitarSetup #TRAINmethod #BigTex #GuitarRepair #LuthierTips #DIYGuitar #TedTalksGuitars #GuitarMaintenance #ErnieBall #MusicNomad