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How to setup, | maintain, and repair electrics and acous- tics Updated & expanded edition by Dan Erlewine ublished by Backbeat Books ormatly Miler Freeman Books| {600 Harrison Stest San Francisco, CA9A107 Emai m " An imprint of Music layer Network United Entertainment Medio, In © 1994, 1990 by & Daniel Elewine. Allright reseed, No pat of this book corared by copyrighs hereon may be ‘eproduced or copied in any mannet ‘whatsoever without writen permission, excop.inthe cove of biel quotations embodied in ancles ond reviews, For information contact the publishers. Disrbvted ta the book rade inthe U.S, ond Canada by Publshars Group West P.O. Box BB43 Emeryle, CA 94662 Distributed the music nade in he U.S. ‘ond Canada by Hol leonard Fubishing, P.O. Box 13819, Mitwaukee, WI sa2ig Libcry of Congres Catalog ‘Card Number 93-80493 ISBN087930.2917 Pinte in the United Stoos of America 03 04 112 Dedication Dedicoted to Joan, Meredith, ard Kate with love ‘Also thanks Tom Esewine Design-the book looks great David Vinopal and Jon Loomis- for helping me over my ting hurdles Jos Obrectr tha greatest adios o guy eve had and « patent amigo. Biyon Golloup’s Guitar Hospital in Big Rapid, Michigan, where many ot ‘he photos wore len. And fo all my customers: hanks for breoking you! goiter! dics: Jas Obrech ond Jon looms Design/lstaion/Phots: Tom Etewine Photo Credis ‘We wuld keto thank Brion Blouser of Athens, Ohio fr his photos rom road hips wth Dan to check ov he guitars af tha stars, Thanks alo 10 {ABs of Ann Arbor, Michigan fo is photos on pages 53 and 219 Thanks othe folowing companies fr rowding the instumens showin of he start of each chop Poge | Klein Cusiom Guitars Sage 3 Robar Seinagger Foge 23 Fender Nusicalnsturents Page 43 Evewine Gulls Page 79: Grelich Gulars Poge 115. Sana Cruz Guitors Poge 129° Poul Reed Smith Gulos Poge 137° Fender Musical Insrumens Page 191 Gibson Guiters/Eldedy Inserts Page 193. CF Matin Guitars Page 219 ESP Gutoss Page 233. Rickenbacker Gullors Poge 261. MV Pedula Guts Cover” Paul Reed Smith courtesy of Dorel Mawel ‘SET-UP & MAINTENANCE GETTING STARTED Cleaning the fin . 3 ‘Cleaning your fingerboard 7 leaning and de-rusting metal bridge saddles a) Install strings comecty, and they'l stay in tune u Neck evalvation and truss ox adjustment 1B Setting intonation 9 ACTION ADJUSTMENT (SETUPS) What isa setup? sn Gibson electne guitar factory setup specifications 27 Fenvler electic guitar factory setup specifications 28 Hlectic bass setup 31 Fender guitar neck profiles i Fender bass neck profiles. 36 Acoustic guitar setup using Factory specs... 9 PRO SETUPS:TALKING WITH ‘THE KINGS OF THE BLUES {ow action and the blues 43 Stevie Ray and Jeff Beck 44 Setting up for slide: the Mooney innovations... a Albert Collins: talking guitar with the Iceman 50 Buddy Guy: my guitar is almost like my love 52 BB. King: talking about Lucille 38 Get ready for the blues. 63 LECTRIC ADJUSTMENTS AND MINGH REPAIRS Fitting and replacing Gibson Tune-O-Matie stddles Bolt-on necks B TUNERS AND TREMOLOS ‘Tuner basics Tuner installation ‘Shrunken heads, Removing broken headstock screws Damage caused by overolled tuners. Installing the Floyd Rose tremolo. Seting up the Floyd Rose Kabler installation and setup. Fine tuning a Strat remolo Tightening a loose Sra tremoo arm A Saat tem modification ‘The Trem Setter -Alematives tothe locking nut String benders .. ACOUSTIC ADJUSTMENTS: Troubleshooting bridge problems before setup .. Fitting Fattop Bridge pins Refitng and replacing bridge saddles Evaluating acoustic action Arcvtop bridges Setting up a elasical guitar NUT WORK & FRET WORK (NUT REPLACEMENT ‘Twelve steps to replacing a nut Cutting string slots and finishing up FRET DRESSING Loose frets Frotclressing basics Fretwire types & sizes Fretwire hardness Files used for fret dressing. Dressing the frets REFRETTING Introduction to refreting Frethoard preparation Selecting a fretwire . The hammersin method 82 83 89 93 103 103 104 108 10 us 16 8 120 121 122 131 1H 137 139 140 142 143 M6 157 158 163 164 Compression freting A typical Martin 7-fet installation f Martin barstyle freting ‘The gluein method Bound fingerboatds 1 Freting vintage fender necks ® Siloped fing. ‘The neck jig = Summing up fetwork ART 3 REPAIRS & MODIFICATIONS ACOUSTIC REPAIRS ®= Dealing with humidity Flattop bridge and brace problems... Regluing bridges, clamping cracks ancl Loose braces: ® Bridge replacement techniques . Winter cracks... ‘= Clamping loose braces m The bridge pac: repairing ‘wom aad jagged bridge pin holes Neck resets TI OTHER IMPORTANT REPAIRS fe The las tiny years of guitar repair 1 Super glue repairs and touch-ups... fe Albert King’s LUCY ne fe Shrinking Strat pickgaurds 1 Broken headstock... 1 Loose binding fs Fixing a guitar case 8 How to ship a guitar GUITAR ELECTRONICS & The basic tools. 1 Wire, shielding & capacitor. ‘Troubleshooting with a muli-meter © Soldering techniques fe Mini switches... ~ © Insalling a replacement pickup w Safety measures 193 194 198 199 202 209 212 215 9 221 222 2A 2B 29 21 233 BS 236 238 238 239 oe AS How piezo transducers work, and how they're installed 25 Other acoustic amplification solutions... 252 fs Sirat pickup quirks conned ® Soap bar pickups 253 f= A pickup for the Blues. . 254 = Modifying a 3 pickup Les Paul Cusont..255 f= Strat switch moxification 257 Semi-hollowbody wiring 258 INISHES 3 FINISH PREP & APPLICATION 1 A basic finishing schedule 1 263, f Spraying necks and bodies. zm 1» Advanced finishes & sunbursts 275 4 FINISH REPAIRS © A brief introduction to finish repair ...279 1 Touching-up “

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