Perfect Stranger
October 15th, 2009, 04:04 AM
Here is a list of guitar maintenance tutorials.
Hopefully you will find something useful here.
Please remember - these are NOT the only ways to do something or necessarily
the best ways to do something, they are merely for reference and maybe point
you in the right direction. Good luck....and enjoy!
How To Setup An Solid Body Guitar - Here! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial1.htm)
How To Setup A Stratocaster - HERE! (http://www.fender.com/support/stratocaster.php)
Fret and Nut Calculators - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/onlinetools.html)
Building Solid Body Guitars - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial2.htm)
How to create a sunburst using aerosols - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/sunburst.html)
Refinish Your Guitar - BLOG - HERE! (http://refinishyourguitar.blogspot.com/)
Refinishing and Modifying A Solid Body Electric Guitar - HERE! (http://www.diyguitarist.com/Guitars/SuperStrat.htm)
How to Refinish a Guitar - HERE! (http://www.ehow.com/how_4842407_refinish-a-guitar.html)
Tips On Guitar Electronics - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial10.htm)
How To Setup A Telecaster - HERE! (http://www.fender.com/support/telecaster.php)
Setting Up A Fender or Similar Bass - HERE! (http://www.fender.com/support/basses.php)
Tutorial on French Polishing Your Guitar - HERE! (http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html)
Routing For A Pickup In A Finished Body - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/PickupInstall/Installing_a_pickup.htm)
Straight Talk On Wood Finishing - HERE! (http://www.michaeldresdner.com/archives.shtml)
Building A Stratocaster....The Hard Way! - HERE! (http://europa.spaceports.com/~fishbake/strat/intro.htm)
Setting Up An Electric Guitar - Video Series - HERE! (http://guitar.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=guitar&cdn=hobbies&tm=8&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.ehow.com/video_2375091_adjusting-guitar-nut-height.html)
Maintenance and Cleanup - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial7.htm)
How A Guitar Works - HERE! (http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/guitar/intro_engl.html)
Inlay and Binding Tips - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial4.htm)
How To Re-Fret a Guitar - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/refret.html)
Repair A Stripped Screw Hole In A Guitar Neck - HERE! (http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-repair-a-stripped-screw-hole-thread-in-a-guitar-neck-252225/)
Stock Strat Wiring - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/stockstrat.php)
Headstock Repair - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/headstock_repair/repair.htm)
Fret Level and Re-Crowning - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/fretcrowning.htm)
Refretting a Guitar - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/refret/refret.htm)
Tips On How To Setup A Guitar - Video Series - HERE! (http://guitar.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=guitar&cdn=hobbies&tm=8&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.ehow.com/video_4396931_making-neck-adjustments-electric-guitar.html)
Shielding A Strat - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php)
Shielding a Tele - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/tele.php)
The Stratocaster Pickup Selector Switch - HERE! (http://guitar.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=guitar&cdn=hobbies&tm=3&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/switch/)
Series vs Parallel Wiring - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/serpar.php)
Removing Tune-O-Matic bushing from your guitar - VIDEO - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsZ9zBX2eDU)
Cure for noisy tremolo springs - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJnAbPrmJNA&feature=related)
How To Change Guitar Strings on a Floyd Rose bridge - Videos - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_q2wleWRvw&feature=related) - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ATDArsY1z0&feature=related) - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpYGjP0f9-k&feature=related) & HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWlXfAHsS6k)
Cleaning a Guitar for Restringing - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqFKPbPijg)
How to Adjust Pickup Height on a Bass Guitar - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nevY-YK0zQw)
Intonation Adjustment - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_pGGlPdzk)
Guitar String Height Adjustment - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7gFv7xjfJ0&feature=channel)
Strap Button Fix - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHo6W4Zs9K0&feature=channel)
Truss Rod Adjustment - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_n6bH61p6E)
Strat Bridge String Change - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVRz1SpBagw)
Bigsby Bridge String Change - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5aeIZ2bQ5E)
Seymour Duncan Pickup Wiring Diagrams - HERE! (http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/)
Guitar Pickup Wiring Diagram Schematics And Pickup Manufacturers - HERE! (http://mediawebsource.com/guitar/pickup.htm)
Guitar Re-wiring - HERE! (http://www.1728.com/guitar.htm)
Dowloadable Wiring Diagrams in .PDF Format - HERE! (http://stores.shop.ebay.com/MetalShopMusic-Guitars-Parts-Amps/Wiring-Diagrams-for-Strat-Tele-LP.html_)
To Refinish or Not to Refinish? - HERE! (http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Jun/Gibson_ES_295_To_Refinish_or_Not_to_Refinish.aspx)
Finishing and Refinishing Tips - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial5.htm)
Fitting a piezo bridge to a Jazz Bass - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/fenix-piezo.html)
LP Tuning Tips - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Tuning%20Tips/)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Changing a Pickup - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Pickup%20the%20Pace/)
Nitrocellulose Lacquer Care and Maintenance - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Lacquer%20Care%20and%20Maintenance/)
A step-by-step description for a refret of an unbound fingerboard - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Dress%20your%20funky%20frets/)
Fretboard Clean & Polish - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Fretboard%20Clean%20_%20Polish/)
Replacing Your Humbuckers - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Pickup%20Replacement/)
Home Recording - Pt 1
http://www.guitarists.net/lessons/view.php?id=117
Home Recording - Pt 2
http://tweakheadz.com/guide.htm
I will keep adding to this list as I run across tuts,
and I invite you to add to it also. BTW, thanks to
any and all original posters that I stole these from!
Knowledge is the key....
:AOK
Hopefully you will find something useful here.
Please remember - these are NOT the only ways to do something or necessarily
the best ways to do something, they are merely for reference and maybe point
you in the right direction. Good luck....and enjoy!
How To Setup An Solid Body Guitar - Here! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial1.htm)
How To Setup A Stratocaster - HERE! (http://www.fender.com/support/stratocaster.php)
Fret and Nut Calculators - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/onlinetools.html)
Building Solid Body Guitars - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial2.htm)
How to create a sunburst using aerosols - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/sunburst.html)
Refinish Your Guitar - BLOG - HERE! (http://refinishyourguitar.blogspot.com/)
Refinishing and Modifying A Solid Body Electric Guitar - HERE! (http://www.diyguitarist.com/Guitars/SuperStrat.htm)
How to Refinish a Guitar - HERE! (http://www.ehow.com/how_4842407_refinish-a-guitar.html)
Tips On Guitar Electronics - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial10.htm)
How To Setup A Telecaster - HERE! (http://www.fender.com/support/telecaster.php)
Setting Up A Fender or Similar Bass - HERE! (http://www.fender.com/support/basses.php)
Tutorial on French Polishing Your Guitar - HERE! (http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html)
Routing For A Pickup In A Finished Body - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/PickupInstall/Installing_a_pickup.htm)
Straight Talk On Wood Finishing - HERE! (http://www.michaeldresdner.com/archives.shtml)
Building A Stratocaster....The Hard Way! - HERE! (http://europa.spaceports.com/~fishbake/strat/intro.htm)
Setting Up An Electric Guitar - Video Series - HERE! (http://guitar.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=guitar&cdn=hobbies&tm=8&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.ehow.com/video_2375091_adjusting-guitar-nut-height.html)
Maintenance and Cleanup - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial7.htm)
How A Guitar Works - HERE! (http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/guitar/intro_engl.html)
Inlay and Binding Tips - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial4.htm)
How To Re-Fret a Guitar - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/refret.html)
Repair A Stripped Screw Hole In A Guitar Neck - HERE! (http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-repair-a-stripped-screw-hole-thread-in-a-guitar-neck-252225/)
Stock Strat Wiring - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/stockstrat.php)
Headstock Repair - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/headstock_repair/repair.htm)
Fret Level and Re-Crowning - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/fretcrowning.htm)
Refretting a Guitar - HERE! (http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/refret/refret.htm)
Tips On How To Setup A Guitar - Video Series - HERE! (http://guitar.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=guitar&cdn=hobbies&tm=8&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.ehow.com/video_4396931_making-neck-adjustments-electric-guitar.html)
Shielding A Strat - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php)
Shielding a Tele - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/tele.php)
The Stratocaster Pickup Selector Switch - HERE! (http://guitar.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=guitar&cdn=hobbies&tm=3&f=00&su=p284.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=3&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/switch/)
Series vs Parallel Wiring - HERE! (http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/serpar.php)
Removing Tune-O-Matic bushing from your guitar - VIDEO - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsZ9zBX2eDU)
Cure for noisy tremolo springs - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJnAbPrmJNA&feature=related)
How To Change Guitar Strings on a Floyd Rose bridge - Videos - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_q2wleWRvw&feature=related) - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ATDArsY1z0&feature=related) - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpYGjP0f9-k&feature=related) & HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWlXfAHsS6k)
Cleaning a Guitar for Restringing - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqFKPbPijg)
How to Adjust Pickup Height on a Bass Guitar - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nevY-YK0zQw)
Intonation Adjustment - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_pGGlPdzk)
Guitar String Height Adjustment - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7gFv7xjfJ0&feature=channel)
Strap Button Fix - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHo6W4Zs9K0&feature=channel)
Truss Rod Adjustment - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_n6bH61p6E)
Strat Bridge String Change - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVRz1SpBagw)
Bigsby Bridge String Change - Video - HERE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5aeIZ2bQ5E)
Seymour Duncan Pickup Wiring Diagrams - HERE! (http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/)
Guitar Pickup Wiring Diagram Schematics And Pickup Manufacturers - HERE! (http://mediawebsource.com/guitar/pickup.htm)
Guitar Re-wiring - HERE! (http://www.1728.com/guitar.htm)
Dowloadable Wiring Diagrams in .PDF Format - HERE! (http://stores.shop.ebay.com/MetalShopMusic-Guitars-Parts-Amps/Wiring-Diagrams-for-Strat-Tele-LP.html_)
To Refinish or Not to Refinish? - HERE! (http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Jun/Gibson_ES_295_To_Refinish_or_Not_to_Refinish.aspx)
Finishing and Refinishing Tips - HERE! (http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial5.htm)
Fitting a piezo bridge to a Jazz Bass - HERE! (http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/fenix-piezo.html)
LP Tuning Tips - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Tuning%20Tips/)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Changing a Pickup - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Pickup%20the%20Pace/)
Nitrocellulose Lacquer Care and Maintenance - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Lacquer%20Care%20and%20Maintenance/)
A step-by-step description for a refret of an unbound fingerboard - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Dress%20your%20funky%20frets/)
Fretboard Clean & Polish - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Fretboard%20Clean%20_%20Polish/)
Replacing Your Humbuckers - HERE! (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/Tech%20Tips/Pickup%20Replacement/)
Home Recording - Pt 1
http://www.guitarists.net/lessons/view.php?id=117
Home Recording - Pt 2
http://tweakheadz.com/guide.htm
I will keep adding to this list as I run across tuts,
and I invite you to add to it also. BTW, thanks to
any and all original posters that I stole these from!
Knowledge is the key....
:AOK