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How to Build & Setup Guitar Kits like a Pro: An Easy Guide for Bolt-on Neck Guitars
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781534864566
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Jun 26 2016
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.13 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
A one-stop-shop for all the electric guitar building basics you need to know.
Part of Jonny Blackwood's Easy Guide Series, How to Build and Setup Guitar Kits like a Pro is a clear, concise, step-by-step guitar assembly manual written for those with little-to-no guitar building experience. Learn how to build a bolt-on neck electric guitar (or bass) with simple instructions and over 130 photos. You will gain the understanding needed to assemble and set up guitar kits with great results!
Included in the book:
- A 9-step method on assembling bolt-on style guitars
- Tips and tricks to save you time and headaches
- Guidance on sanding, finishing & more
- Proper soldering technique explained
- Scale length explained
- Guitar electronics explained
- How to effectively shield the instrument
- Popular wiring modification suggestions
- Online wiring and setup methods from Fender guitars and others
- Simple guitar setup instructions for strat and tele-style guitars
- How to restring the guitar properly
- How to adjust truss rods for optimal neck bow
- How to shim necks and adjust neck tilt
- How to adjust bridge angle on tremolo equipped guitars
- How to adjust intonation
- How to file nut slots and more!
From your friends at Learn-GuitarSetups.com
What to expect:
If you are building your own electric guitar (or bass guitar), either as a custom build or online guitar kit, this Easy Guide build guitar manual will show you just how to do a professional DIY guitar kit assembly with plenty of insider tips to save you time and frustration. Written for beginners, this book leads you step-by-step through the process of assembly- from organizing your parts and tools to finishing tips and final set up. As one of our more popular guitar classes, we published this how-to guide for those that can't join us in person, or for those simply wanting some clear, professional instruction to understand the assembly process inside and out. Although this book is written for bolt-on neck guitars, there is plenty of general guitar assembly and set up tips that would be beneficial to have in your arsenal of guitar building literature. Read this book and build guitars or assemble DIY guitar kits with confidence.
Instruction for:
- DIY Telecaster guitar kits
- DIY Stratocaster guitar kits
- DIY bass guitar kits
- self build guitars
- electric guitar kits
- bass guitar kit
- bolt-on guitar kits
- basic guitar setups
Books available from the author (paperback and kindle):
How to Setup Your Guitar Like A Pro: An Easy Guide for Beginners
How to Build & Setup Guitar Kits like a Pro: An Easy Guide for Bolt-on Neck Guitars
How to Start and Run a Successful Guitar Repair Business: Practical Tips for the New Entrepreneur
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