Complete Guitar Care & Maintenance: The Ultimate Owners Guide

Everything you need to maintain, set up, and protect your guitar! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, this essential guide is packed with over 175 pages of step-by-step instructions, 300 images, and expert tips to help you keep your guitar in top shape. ✓ This is a complete reference manual, perfect for players, collectors and budding professionals alike. Written to be simple, accessible, streamlined, and easy to follow. Pertains to electric, acoustic, classical, and bass guitars."A must-have for every guitar player. Well-written, clear, and full of practical advice for all your guitar setup needs." — R.M. Mottola, Liutaio Mottola Stringed Instrument Design, contributing editor for American Lutherie, the journal of the Guild of American Luthiers, & editor of the Savart Journal.What’s Inside:Comprehensive Repair & Maintenance: Learn everything from cleaning and restringing to setups, adjustments, and minor repairs.Step-by-Step Instructions: Detailed guidance with 300 images and diagrams for easy understanding.Guitar Setups: Boost performance with precision adjustments for neck relief, string height, pickup height, and intonation.Minor Repairs: Confidently tackle electronics issues, replace jacks, switches, and pickups.Exclusive Setup Specs: Includes manufacturer’s settings from Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, and more, plus the author’s personal best-playing setups.Tool Templates & Wiring Diagrams: Handy cut-out templates and common wiring setups for easy DIY repairs. Read more