Tips on How to Set Up a Guitar

Presented by Tim Ambrosuis

Learn how to adjust, tune, and string acoustic, classical, and electric guitars, in this free online guitar care video series.

Series Summary

Guitar maintenance is necessary for the proper care of your stringed instrument. Guitar technicians perform maintenance duties for traveling artists such as tuning, stringing and set-up. There are different technicians who perform varying duties depending on the instrument. Guitar maintenance depends on the set-up of the guitar. If your instrument is to be played for a large audience, it may be plugged into an amplifier and speaker system that will project the sound. Thusly, levels and volumes are adjusted to produce the appropriate sound as well as effects and pedals. In this series of informative videos, you will learn about guitar maintenance and set up. Watch as our expert demonstrates the use of varying guitar maintenance tools such as a tuner. Learn how to adjust the neck, use a capo and string an acoustic guitar. Learn how to adjust intonation and make neck adjustments on an electric guitar. Get expert tips on changing the strings on a classical guitar, tremolo or whammy bar. Learn about the basic maintenance duties needed to keep your guitar in perfect shape as well as the steps for setting up a guitar and adjusting pickups.

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How to Tune a Guitar

Learn how to tune a guitar from a professional guitar technician in this free guitar care video.

Types of Guitar Strings

Learn about the different types of guitar strings from a professional guitar technician in this free guitar care video.

Guitar Maintenance Tools

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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