YOU WILL LEARN:
Setup Theory and Practice On All Modern Guitar Styles
1 - Tuning up correctly.
2 - Neck Relief & Truss Rod Adjustment.
3 - Action height 1st & 12th fret.
4 - Saddle Radius.
5 – Setting A Floating Bridge.
6 - Intonation.
Maintenance Theory and Practicals
1 - Fretboard maintenance.
2 - Fret Polishing.
3 - Electrics.
4 - Cleaning and care.
5 - String up & stretching the strings in.
6 - Pickup Height and adjustment.
Pro Guitar Setup
Full Course Curriculum
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- Double check the Tuning (1:10)
- Neck Relief - Gibson Les Paul (8:01)
- Neck Relief - Modern Stratocaster (2:35)
- Neck Relief - Vintage Stratocaster (5:36)
- Neck Relief - Bass (4:23)
- Neck Relief - Martin Acoustic (4:22)
- Action height - Gibson ES335 (4:54)
- Action height - Telecaster (4:22)
- Action height - Gibson Les Paul Standard (3:20)
- Action height - Archtop (1:27)
- Action height - Gibson SG Wraparound (1:48)
- Action height - Acoustic (6:10)
- Action Height Nut to 1st Fret (1:24)
- Radius - 3 Brass Saddles (3:07)
- Radius - Strat 6 Saddles (2:49)
- Radius - Tele 6 Saddles (3:37)
- Floating the bridge Vintage Tremolo (4:20)
- Floating the Bridge Floyd Rose (4:10)
- Intonation - Individual Saddles (6:29)
- Intonation - ABR Style (3:57)
- Intonation - With a clip on tuner (3:52)
- Intonation - Wraparound (3:18)
- SETUP PRACTICALS QUESTIONNAIRE
- Cleaning Fretboard - Finished (0:58)
- Cleaning Fretboard - Unfinished (2:36)
- Fret Polishing - Gibson ES335 (2:19)
- Fret Polishing - Maple Board (1:19)
- Electrics - LP Pots (1:11)
- Electrics - Gibson ES335 pots (2:33)
- Electrics - Pots on a control plate (3:10)
- Electrics - Strat Pots (2:03)
- Cleaning - Nitro ES335 (4:08)
- Cleaning - Poly Cleaning Tele (2:58)
- Cleaning - Acoustic Nitro-cellulose finish (4:37)
- Stringing Up Gibson ES335 (6:30)
- Stringing Up 6 In Line Vintage machine heads (8:41)
- Stringing Up 6 In Line Strat reverse (5:56)
- Stringing Up 3x3 Les Paul Custom (5:45)
- Stringing Up Floyd Rose 6 in line (5:58)
- Stringing Up 3x3 Acoustic (5:35)
- Pickup heights 3 Single Coils (2:32)
- Pickup heights Humbuckers (2:03)
- MAINTENANCE PRACTICAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Theory
Each aspect to the Pro Setup has detailed theoretical videos to view including downloadable PDF's of spec sheets and a setup table.
Practical
Every practical part to the overall setup process is shown with multiple videos using many different styles of guitars.
Confidence
Through assessing and adjusting in a specific order You will gain confidence in knowing where the setup can be improved and how best to go about it.
LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT!
Specifically designed for all guitarists (novice through to advanced) with a desire to learn the art of setting up both electric guitars and acoustic with confidence.
Theory and practical, we discuss all the setup points and how to adjust the guitar to get the best setup out of yours and others.
We use many different guitars to demonstrate all of these points.
Maintain your instrument, fretboard treatment and fret polishing, cleaning the electrics, Stringing up etc.
From the complete beginner looking to get the best setup out of their guitars, all the aspiring guitar techs and the working techs who want to brush up or who are broadening their skills.
We are confident that you will gain the knowledge and confidence to setup your own guitars which is often lacking with the majority of people to maintain their instruments.