Steve Vai's guitar tech, the legendary Thomas Nordegg explains us how Steve likes his guitars set up. This is an in-depth setup video with all the infos you need and some cool stories on top. Grab your guitar, some tools and a coffee and enjoy the video! Gear used: We use Triad-Orbit stands for our cameras, lights and mics: Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: Interesting bits and pieces: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Say hello to the legendary EVO 1:22 The custom locking nut 2:20 Let's start changing the strings 4:24 Tremolo bar setup 6:15 Cleaning the fretboard 9:28 Fresh strings 12:16 Why the ball-ends at the machine head? 18:44 String stretching 23:05 The guitar setup: tremolo adjustment 27:00 String action 29:24 Pickup height 31:10 Back to the tremolo 33:50 The original EVO spec sheet 34:21 Thomas' massively modified EVO replica 40:45 Time for a test ride - PIA for the win! Webshop: Facebook: Twitter: @thomann Instagram: @ Pinterest: Visit our blogs: GER: ENG: FRA: ESP: ITA: NED: FIN:
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