Alfred's Teach Yourself Guitar Repair & Maintenance: Everything You Need to Know to Start Working on Your Guitar!, Book & DVD (Sleeve) [With DVD] (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739037676)

John Carruthers, legendary guitar builder and repair guru to the stars, has teamed up with Alfred to produce this ultimate beginner's guide to guitar repair and maintenance.

Comprehensive, step-by-step instructions and close-up shots clarify how to set the action for ultimate playability, adjust for bulletproof intonation, and keep any guitar in top condition for a lifetime. This book & DVD also includes steps on setting up and adjusting Floyd Rose tremolo systems, soldering and maintaining electronics, the proper way to remove and install strings on both standard guitars and Floyd Rose systems, and exact specs for the action, nut action, and truss rod adjustments of electric guitars, acoustics, and 4- and 5-string basses. 80 pages.

Author: John Carruthers
ISBN-10: 0739037676
ISBN-13: 9780739037676
Publisher: Alfred Music
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 11.58h x 8.94w x 0.21d