Demystifying Guitar Neck Angle: A Fully Comprehensive Guide to Everything You Need to Know and Do

Welcome back to the channel! For those new here, I'm Seán and I am a luthier and guitar-building teacher. In this video I am covering one of the most shrouded topics of guitar building - neck angle. It's a tough one, so strap in and listen up!

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:44 What is neck angle
1:34 When do you need a neck angle
4:04 Figure out if you need an angle
5:11 Maths
8:36 Neck angle methods
9:00 Method 1 angle the top
10:55 Method 2 angle neck pocket
12:07 Method 3 angle neck heel
12:52 Fine tune neck angle
13:55 Plane neck heel
15:16 Shims rant
16:21 Wrapping up
17:25 Conclusion

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I am a guitar builder (and now teacher) from Ireland, but currently based in the South of England working with Crimson Guitars. I am a teacher and a luthier and I am currently loving my job and the direction my life is going. My guitars are built by hand, from the heart and with love in every shaving.

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