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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 787.871928
EAN: 9780879309213
Edition: 3 Pap/DVD
ISBN: 0879309210
Label: Backbeat Books
Manufacturer: Backbeat Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 322
Publication Date: December 15, 2007
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Studio: Backbeat Books

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This expanded edition for beginners to experts is a step-by-step manual to maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses. Players learn how to set up a guitar and keep it in top form by mastering basic maintenance. Features an essential DVD that makes guitar maintenance easier than ever. New features include set-up specs of leading players; stronger coverage of guitar electronics, including pickups and wiring diagrams; and expanded coverage of acoustics.




Rating: - Great
Anyone who buys secondhand guitars or wants to learn how to evaluate or setup a guitar should consider purchasing this book

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Rating: - Wish for more detail...
I love Dan's books. He covers a lot of ground on "how" to repair guitars. But... I want to know more about the "why" along with the how. Why a bone nut and not a Tusq nut, why one type of lacquer versus another. etc.
This is an untapped area in the guitar repair book area.
Still love everything Dan does, just wish for more detail...

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Rating: - The Guitar Player Repair Guide
This has to be the best book of it's kind. Guitar set-up procedures are for individual Guitars, and are taken from the various manufacturers. The author goes into great detail in his explanation of the various procedures of everything from repairs to modifications. I refer to the book almost on a daily basis. He also gives his opinion on different bridges, and other Guitar parts. It's a "Must have" book for every Guitarist.

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Rating: - Its OK.
It is an "alright" book but there are a couple of procedures that I wouldn't do the author's way. I string differently than his method and find it just fine. There are other things he advises in his book that I was taught never to do by a luthier that I trust.

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Rating: - Master Luthier
You will not find a more comprehensive guide to guitar repair nor will you find a more knowledgable or experienced guide then Dan. You will not be disappointed.

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