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Learn how to set up a guitar and adjust the intonation in this free guitar maintenance video series.
There are 10 videos in this series:
Learn the basics in guitar setup and guitar intonation in this free guitar maintenance video.
Learn about different factors that affect a guitar's intonation in this free guitar maintenance video.
Learn about different types of guitar tuning methods and how they relate to intonation and guitar set up in this free guitar maintenance video.
Learn how to prepare to setup a guitar and change the intonation in this free guitar maintenance video.
Learn about guitar intonation adjustment in this free guitar maintenance video.
How to begin adjusting a guitar's intonation in this free guitar maintenance video.
Learn how to make the first adjustment for guitar intonation in this free guitar maintenance video.
How to adjust the intonation with all the guitar strings in this free guitar maintenance video.
Learn about various ways to maintain guitar setup and intonation in this free guitar maintenance video.
Learn about different types of guitar bridges and how do they relate to intonation in this free guitar maintenance video.
Does your guitar hurt your fingers when you play? Does your hand get tired quickly? Do you feel like your guitar is never in tune, no matter what you do? If these things are problems, then there may be something wrong your guitar's intonation. Adjusting a guitar's intonation properly will alter and improve the action of the guitar (the distance between the neck and the strings) and make sure the guitar stays in tune all the way up the neck. The guitar setup and intonation is an important step in getting the best sound out of your guitar.
In this free video series, professional guitar player and technician Bill MacPherson shows how to adjust the intonation of a guitar. With his expertise he explains what guitar intonation is, what the different factors that affect guitar intonation are, different tuning methods, different guitar bridges, and finally how to adjust and setup the intonation of the guitar string by string. Stop fighting your guitar when you play and learn how to make your guitar work for you?
Bill Macpherson Bill Macpherson has been playing guitar professionally for more than 20 years. In addition to his guitar playing, he runs a recording studio and is a sought-after freelance graphic artist.dkdk
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