Guitar Setup on The Guitar Pages

How to Tell if Your Guitar Neck Needs Adjustment

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:38:21 +0000

Learning how to adjust the neck of your guitar through the truss rod is an easy task that simply takes some patience and a couple tools. However, the harder part is often knowing when it is actually necessary to make an adjustment to the guitar’s neck. In this article we dive into the specific reasons and conditions to look out for that may indicate your guitar needs a truss rod adjustment.

Setup Like a Pro: Correctly Adjust the Neck of Your Guitar

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:30:53 +0000

A correctly adjusted neck is essential for a guitar to play and sound its best, but one of the most basic and yet terrifying parts of a guitar setup is adjusting the truss rod in the neck of the guitar.

How to Correctly Setup a Stratocaster

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:50:29 +0000

Doing setup work on your own guitar can be intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of it it’s easy to do, saves you money, and allows you to dial in your guitar to play exactly how you like it. Follow along for a step by step guide to setting up your Stratocaster to play perfectly.

Setup Like A Pro: How to Clean Guitar Electronics

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:26:38 +0000

Scratches, pops, pings, hum, or the dreaded dead zones, dirty electronics on your guitar can cause all sorts of weird electrical problems and turn your favorite guitar into an awkwardly shaped door stop. In this edition of Set Up Like a Pro, we’re taking a look at how to correctly clean your guitar’s electronic components including the output jack, pots, switches, and more.

Setup Like a Pro: Correctly Adjust Pickup Height on Electric Guitars

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:33:07 +0000

Correct height on an electric guitar pickup is essential for a guitar to play and sound its best. Pickups that are too high can cause string magnetic interference typically resulting in a warbly sound, and pickups adjusted too low mute an already small voltage output and leave a guitar sounding wimpy and dare I say, castrated.