How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!

How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!

From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this do-it-yourself primer for owning and maintaining an electric guitar explains the ins and outs of choosing the right guitar; cleaning, tools, and basic maintenance; personalizing and improving on a “factory setup;” troubleshooting; basic guitar electronics; choosing and installing replacement pickups, pots, switches, and capacitors; setups of the pros; and much more. This new edition is overhauled from top to bottom and re-organized to make it easy for the reader to make his electric guitar sound and play great. This edition also covers bass guitars and includes online video where Dan shows you how easy it is to set up your Strat, Les Paul, bass or Floyd Rose-equipped guitar so it plays in tune and feels great. Also includes cutout tool sheet with specialized guitar gauges at the back of the book! What tomorrow's great guitarists should know today about doing their own setup and maintenance. --Tom Wheeler, consulting editor, Guitar Player As the author of Guitar Player 's popular “Repairs” column, Dan Erlewine has shown thousands of guitar owners how to keep their instruments in top condition. Used Book in Good Condition