Guitar Setup

This section will discuss various way in which you can optimise the set-up of your guitar.

Please note that we do not recommend you personally making adjustments to the guitar set-up as if done incorrectly it could in fact worsen your set-up or even cause damage/injury. We do not take any responsibility for any damage or injury caused by you making any adjustments to your guitar.

5. Guitar Adjustments / Set-up

5.1 Truss Rod Adjustment
Description: A discussion into the types of truss rods as well as why they exist. Then it goes onto discuss how to check neck relief and then adjust the truss rod (although this is not advisable)

5.2 Pickup Height Adjustment
Description: A discussion into what it does, when you should do it and how to do it.

5.3 Intonation / Scale Length Adjustment
Description: How to check and adjust the intonation/scale length of each of your strings on your guitar.

 

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Jamplay Video Guitar Lessons

JamPlay.com Review
JamPlay.com is one of the best video guitar lesson sites we've come across so far. Click on the header to read our review on the site!
Tue 6th Oct '09

Tips For Improving Your Guitar Playing
A guitar lesson submitted by one of our visitors suggesting 10 ways that you can improve your progress of learning guitar.
Sun 1st Jun '08

Triads
Learn about what triads are and how they are formed. In this music theory lesson we will look at the major, minor, diminished and augmented triads using images and audio.
Thu 8th May '08

 

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