Video: Guitar Maintenance Tools

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Learn about the tools needed to do basic maintenance on a guitar from a professional guitar technician in this free guitar care video.

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hillbilly4 Nov 20, 2008
Hi, a little misinformation here. You should never try to set the action by adjusting the truss rod. You set the neck relief,then tune,and any adjustments to the action should be made at the nut and saddle. Cranking away at the truss rod the way you illistrate will result in either a stripped truss rod or a snapped neck. These adjustments should be made gradually as the neck has become acustomed tto this shape. We aren't changing a tire here this is a delicate instrument.
hillbilly4 Nov 20, 2008
Hi, a little misinformation here. You should never try to set the action by adjusting the truss rod. You set the neck relief,then tune,and any adjustments to the action should be made at the nut and saddle. Cranking away at the truss rod the way you illistrate will result in either a stripped truss rod or a snapped neck. These adjustments should be made gradually as the neck has become acustomed tto this shape. We aren't changing a tire here this is a delicate instrument.

Video Transcript

Hi, my name is Tim Ambrosius. I'm a professional guitar tech. I'm going to show you all the tools you need to use on your guitar when you're setting it up or repairing it. First, one thing you're going to need are just a set of wire clippers. Most of the time you're going to be using them to cut the strings too short. They always give you too much string when you're restringing your guitar. The next thing you're going to need is a peg winder. You don't really need it, but they really come in handy. They've got a little groove on them that helps take the peg out of the acoustic and when you're restringing the guitar, you just use it as a little crank on the tuning machine and it makes the job go twenty times faster. The other thing you're going to need is an allen wrench to adjust the neck on it. On your guitar, there's an allen screw on the end of the truss rod. And, that's what you're going to need to adjust the action on your guitar. You always need a tuner. You always need to be in tune and make sure you have the right pitch the entire time, otherwise, it's not worth it. You know. And then, polish and a polish cloth because you always want to look clean when you're done doing the job.

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