Electric Guitar Setups (Guitar Reference) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "A well-set up electric guitar plays in tune and with good intonation, responds smoothly and easily to your playing style, and sends out the amplified..." (more)
Key Phrases: fret buzzes, trussrod adjustments, trussrod nut, Les Paul, Floyd Rose, Fender Stratocaster (more...)

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Product Description

Ins and outs of todayÂ’s elaborate guitar hardware. Complete instructions on adjusting and tweaking your electric guitar setup. Hundreds of pics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 84 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America (December 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825613795
• ISBN-13: 978-0825613791
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #714,757 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clearly written for the do-it -yourself-er, October 16, 2004

By	Kay Emm Gee - See all my reviews

This book not only covers electric guitar setups but also setups for acoustics, archtops, semi-acoustics and electric acoustics.

This book is written for the guitar player who wants to avoid costly and time consuming trips the guitar shop buy teaching the player how to setup a guitar at home. This is not a book on the physics of sound, nor is a book which teaches you how to build a guitar. This book deals purely with guitar setups.

Hideo Kamimoto writes in clear and simple language. The author does not oversimplify nor does he go into unnecessary detail about what needs to be taught.

If you already know how to setup a guitar you do not need this book, however if you have never setup a guitar before this book will teach you how to do it step by step.

As a guitarist myself, I was shocked by how easy it is to setup a guitar with Kamimoto's method.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Generally superficial and not an intuitive read, January 29, 2003

By	G. Ciaravino (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Basically despite all its pages the book can be summarized as follows: adjust the trus rod first, then the nut and then the bridge. It gives little more insight into the process. When the author does attempt to give more background, such as discussing string clearence etc, it is very poorly explained. Also most of the photographs are just of guitars and guitar hardware and don't really help explain anything.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good overview on guitar set-ups, December 14, 2007

By	Napoleon Solo - See all my reviews

I highly recommend this book for the essential guitar library. I bought this book several years ago & have bascially dog-earred my copy. Although basic in approach it does contain brief information on topics that are also - unfortunately not covered to any extent in similar theme books. The best parts are the pictures of various bridges & the subjective comments the author makes on several models. This book is not at all like the author's other book - that covers acoustic guitar structure.