Hal Leonard Guitar Method - Setup & Maintenance

The Hal Leonard Guitar Setup & Maintenance Method is your complete guide to getting your Guitars to play and sound their best. You'll learn, with step-by-step instructions and photos, how to adjust the action, truss rod, bridge saddles, nut, intonation, and more on Electric Guitars and Steel String Acoustic Guitars.

Basic electronic repairs are covered as well. If you've been timid about 'looking under the hood' of your Guitar but don't want to keep shelling out money to the repair shop, this book will get you started on the road to becoming your own repairman.

Topics include:

• Tools of the trade
• Guitar anatomy
• Cleaning,polishing and storage
• Truss rod adjustment
• String height (action)
• Nut adjustment
• Pickup height
• Intonation
• Soldering technique
• Replacing output jacks and pickups