Guitar Player Repair Guide: How to Set Up, Maintain, and Repair Electrics and Acoustics

by Dan Erlewine

(Guitar Reference). Whether you simply want to maintain your guitar or hot-rod it into a radical new incarnation, this book is the ideal guide. By the columnist of Guitar Player's popular Repairs & Modifications column, this comprehensive book is a must for any guitarist who needs information on beginning repairs through advance enhancements. 8-1/2 x 11 .

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Reference, How To

2 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1990

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whilst I couldn't say it has answered every question I've ever had about guitar repair, this book has provided plenty of useful information, helpful tips and explanations of how to do things.

[David Hyson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something every long term guitar owner should eventually own and study . . .

[Matthew Sanders · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grate book to learn how to set-up and take care of your guitar yourself.

[Robert Keeney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every guitar owner should have this book.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great reference for looking after guitars and electronic equipment.

[East Bay J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dan Erlewine’s Guitar Player Repair Guide is, perhaps, the penultimate resources for folks wanting to clean, repair or hot rod their guitars. The book is 316 pages of useful techniques, tricks and tips about working on guitars. From cleaning and care to wiring and pickup replacement to set up, this book contains pretty much everything you need.

My interest in this volume came after years of playing guitar but not knowing much about what makes a guitar (or amp or stomp box) work. In a way similar to car repairs, I got tired of spending the money to have someone else do something I could do less expensively myself. In that sense, Guitar Player Repair Guide is like the Hayne’s Manual of guitar repair. You can learn repair and maintain your guitar using the information in this book. There are dozens of excellent technical illustrations and clear photographs for the visual learner.

Also handy for the visual learner, included is a lovely, well produced DVD illustrating many of the concepts and techniques detailed in the book. It can be invaluable to see a technique demonstrated in addition to reading about it and this DVD does just that.

I had initially wondered if this book would be worth the $30 price of admission. The fact that I’ve actually been able to use the techniques in this book on my own guitars definitely dispelled those fears. The amount of information is unbelievable. Guitar Player Repair Guide is a fantastic resource for the do it yourself guitarist.

[Pjtibbetts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Bible.

[K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

essential