Guitar Player Repair Guide: How to Set-Up, Maintain, and Repair Electrics and Acoustics |
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What every player needs to know to keep a guitar in top condition. This expanded, updated second edition is a step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. With 264 photos and drawings, it tells you about new tools and techniques, and provides detailed information on adjustments and repairs for specific models and manufacturers.
Whether you're a player, collector or repairperson, you'll learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance skills and techniques. And if you're an advanced craftsperson, here's an invaluable reference for complex procedures such as replacing nuts and frets.
Covering everything from cleaning to action adjustment, tuners and tremolos, refretting, electronics, finishes and much more, this hands-on guide is written in a clear and friendly style—with a minimum of techno-jargon.
The only guitar maintenance and repair guide you need, this all-in-one resource also includes details on necessary tools and supplies, and nationwide directories of lutherie suppliers, manufacturers, publications, organizations, schools, and vintage dealers.
"The depth of information presented on just about every possible facet of guitar maintenance is just so comprehensive that it renders the book almost indispensable for any guitar and bass owner." —Bassist
"A must for anyone interested in working on guitars." —John Page, Fender Musical Instruments
"This should be required reading for anyone with an interest in guitars." —Dan Smith, Fender Custom Shop
"Whether you want simply to maintain your guitar in performance-ready shape or hot-rod it into a radical new incarnation, Dan Erlewine is the ideal guide, guru, and godfather. He's a player, he's an extraordinary repairman, and he gets to the point." —Tom Wheeler, former editor, Guitar Player
"Dan's easygoing, arm-around-your-shoulder writing takes all the terror out of do-it-yourself repair." —The String Instrument Craftsman
"A common-sense guide in layman's terms—you don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand what's being said!" —C.F. Martin IV, Martin Guitar Company
"If you are interested in guitar repair at any level, this book is a must-have." —Henry Juszkiewicz, Gibson Guitar
For more information: Guitar Player Repair Guide
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