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How te set BPs. msiniain, ane repair electrics and erous- fics Updated & e inded x per edition by ere Erlewine Paar Published by Backbeat Books Ulometly lor Freeman Books) (600 Herison Skeet San roncisco, CA9A107 sawn boctbeatbooks com Emo: booke@musicploven.com An npr of Music Player Network Unied Entetoinan Medi, he © 1994, 1990 by R Danial Elewine, Allright resoned. No partethis book covered by copyrights hereon may be ‘reproduced or copied in ony momar whatsoever wihout ition poumision, ‘©xcoptinthe ence o biel quotations embodied in icles and reviews, For information contact he publishers Distibted tothe book wade in ie U.S. ond Canada by Publishers Group Wee! P.O Box B&A3 Emeryile, CA 94662 Disibuted so the music tod inthe U.S, ‘ond Covada by Hal leonard Publishing, P.O, Box 19819, Mikwaukoe, WW 53213 libtory of Congress Cotolog Card Number: 93 80493 |$8N0.87930-291-7 Printed in he United Stas of America (03 04 WZ Dedication Dedicated ooon, Mevedth, and Kates lve, ‘leo thank Tom Elewine Desgnihe book looks grea David Vinopa ond Jon Loomisfor helping me over my wing hurdles Jos Obtechy the gente er a guy ever hod onda poten! amiga, Bryan Gallup's Guior Hosp in Big Rapids, Michigan, wheve mony of the photos were taken. Ando ol my customers: hanks fr beeaking your gor! Fedo Jas Obrech ne Jon loci Design/Ilustaton/Phekcs: Tom Elewine Photo Cred We woul He fo hank Bion Boose of Athens, Ohio fs his photos fom ‘oad ips wih Don fo check cut the guts of he vars. Thanks aa fo ‘Al Blot ofan Aber, Michigan for hs phos on pages 53 ond 219 Thanks 0 the following comporios far providing tho insrunanis shown a he stot ol wach chap: Poge 1: Kloin Cusiom Guitrs Poge 3: Robet Stinegger Page 23: Ferrier Musical Insuments Page 43: Frlewine Gutors Page 79: Grech Guitrs Poge 115: Santa Cur Gutars Poge 129: Paul Reed Smith Guts Poge 137° Fender Musical Ituments Page 191- Gioson Guitors/EldetyInskunants Pogo 193: CF Monin Guitars Poge 219. ESP Guitare Poge 233: Rickenbacker Guitars Poge 261: MY Pexkila Guire Cover Poul Reed South coutoey of Darel Mons GETTING STARTED Cleaning the finish ‘Cleaning your fingerboard Cleaning and de-risting metal bridge saddles Insal strings correctly, and they'll stay in wune Neck evaluation and truss toe adjustment Setting intonation 1B 9 ACTION ADJUSTMENT (SETUPS) What isa setup? Gibson electric guitar factory setup specifications... Fender electric guitar factory setup specifications Flectric bass Setup re Fender bass neck profiles Acoustic guitar setup using factory specs PRO SETUPS:TALKING WITH ‘THE KINGS OF THE BLUES. Low action and the blues Stevie Ray and Jeff Beck, Setting up for slide: the Mooney innovations. Abert Collins: talking ‘guitar with the Feeman Buddy Guy: my guitar is almost like my love... BB. King: talking about Lucille Get ready for the blues ELECTRIC ADJUSTMENTS AND MINGR REPAIRS Fitting and replacing Gibson “Tune-O-Matic saddles Bolt-on necks 23 a 28 31 34 36 39 52 58 63 ‘Tuner basics. ‘Tuner installation shrunken heads. Removing broken headstock screws Damage caused by over-ciled tuners. Insalling the Floyd Rose tremolo. Setting up the Floyd Rose. Kahler installation and setup. Fine tuning a Strat tremolo ‘Tightening a loose Swat tremolo atm AA Strat term moxifiation ‘The Trem Setter. Alternatives to the locking nut String benders ACOUSTIC ADJUSTMENTS: ‘Troubleshooting bridge problems before setup Fitting Fatop Bridge pins Refiting and replacing bridge saddles Evaluating acoustic action Arch-top bridges: Setting up a classical guitar NUT WORK & FRET WORK ‘Twelve steps to replacing a nut CCuting string sls and finishing up Loose frets Fretlressing hasies Fretwie types & sizes Fretwire hardness Files used for feet dressing Dressing the frets Introduction to refretting Fretboard preparation Selecting 2 fetwire The hammer-in method 15 116 18 120 121 12 BL Bt 137 139 v0 v2 3 146 17 158 163 161

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