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The Online Guitar Store - The Fender Stratocaster Handbook: How To Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot, and Modify Your Strat
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List Price: $24.95
Our Price: $16.47
Your Save: $ 8.48 ( 34% )
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Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 787.871928
EAN: 9780760329832
ISBN: 0760329834
Label: Voyageur Press
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2007-02-15
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Studio: Voyageur Press
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Editorial Reviews:
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There are six million out there--from Eric Claptons million-dollar "Blackie" to your treasured hand-me-down--and still the world cant get enough of the Fender Stratocaster, the legendary electric guitar-of-choice for players and dreamers from pioneers like Buddy Holly to todays garage-band heroes. This is the worlds first hands-on, how-to manual for the Strat, taking the mystery out of maintaining and modifying what is really a relatively simple instrument (two boards, some wires, some pickups). It shows you how to make the most of your Stratocaster--and how to make it truly your own. With clear text and colorful illustrations, this guidebook takes readers through the basics of selecting and buying Strats; maintenance and repairs such as tuning, setting intonation, tremolo alignment, fret repairs, bridge and nut adjustments, electrics troubleshooting; spur-of-the-moment stageside fixes; and some basic performance enhancements like adding "hot rod" Fender and aftermarket pickups, locking-tremolo nuts, and more.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: great for saving money
Comment: I set up the playing action on the guitar necks on 5 guitars in a row, right after first studying 1 page in this book for about 2 minutes, if you want to adjust-lower the string action on a guitar, this book explains it very easily, each guitar took about 30 seconds, it's so easy!
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Summary: Mr. know How
Comment: This handbook is really good, for me it gives me almost everything I needed or I wanted to know about the legendary Stratocaster guitar, I personally recommend it to anyone who is interested to know everything about Strats and more important to who wants a hands-on reference to fully understand and maintain their guitar........
Hesham Askar
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Summary: Good book with cheap binding
Comment: Beautifully illustrated,and jam packed with information on how to maintain,adjust and set up Strats for maximum playing comfort and best tone.There is a downright pretty Strat photo(often a detailed close up shot) on every page.
We learn,at last the really significant differences between American made Fender strats and their lower budget,Asian made cousins known as the Fender Squire strats,not to mention the mid priced made in Mexico models.
One big difference?A much thicker,heavier,more resonanat trem block is used on the USA guitars.
Unfortunately,corners were cut in the physical construction of this book.
Covers are soft and easily scratched and the quality of the binding leaves a lot to be desired.Handle it gently or eventually it will start to fall apart.
Overall,I am happy with this book.I learned a lot and I love the clear,sharp,brightly colored photos.
Malcolm Leonard
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Summary: A must for Strat owners!
Comment: An excellent primer for background information and maintenance of the beloved Stratocaster. Many setup tips from experts as well. If you get only one Strat book, get this!
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Summary: Made easy
Comment: Bought a Squire strat. It had rough unfinished frets, loose whammy, misc rough spots and I had new pickups to put in. I bought this book and did all the work myself- the first guitar work I ever did. It was easy because he gave the specs in various places and explained how things worked. I smoothed the frets, evened the neck, tuned the bridge and put Seymour Duncans in from another strat I had, Adjusted and st the wang bar and now it smokes better than any other strat Ive had. Saved me an extra 250 - 700$ buying a Mex strat, or an american standard. If nothing else- this will teach a newbie like myself how to tear a strat apart and put it back together again making improvements along the way. A good investment.
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