Should you use a notched straight edge for guitar and bass setup? It’s a precision tool and is invaluable for some jobs. But maybe not setup. Read more…
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Don’t like that wobbly bridge on your Strat? Fed up with it moving about when you bend strings or (oh no) going out of tune when a string breaks? Well, block that bridge.
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It’s not too tricky to find information with some specs for setting nut slot height for guitars and basses. But what about a fretless bass? How should you slot the nut on that for the best playability? Find out…
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On September 23rd 1999, the Mars Climate Orbiter—a 326-million dollar space probe—was accidentally destroyed in the Martian atmosphere. What’s that got to do with guitars? Well, let me tell you…
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Just wrapping up the acoustic action series with a few final thoughts on split saddles, shims, and break-angles. This will see you set to adjust pretty most acoustic guitars.
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Lowering the action on an acoustic guitar is a little more fraught. It’s not easily reversible so it’s important to get things right. A little geometry will help.
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With Series 2 of Sketchy Setups launching in a couple of days, I thought I’d share some of the reasons I wanted to create these guitar setup guides and (more importantly) the reasons you might want to read one.
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A look inside the new Sketchy Setups guides. Learn to setup Fender Offset guitars, Locking Trem guitars (Floyds, Edge, Kahlers), and even Acoustic Guitars.
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Recent events have left me feeling very unwilling to launch new products. I’m tentatively postponing Sketchy Setups launch by one week (12th June) but I’ll monitor things as we go. Sorry.
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Three all new Sketchy Setups guides launch on June 5th. Damn, this is exciting.
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Given the Coronavirus situation, it’s not surprising that I’ve had a lot of questions about how to sanitise a guitar? Can it be done? What products are safe to use on guitar, etc.?
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I was recently asked whether it’s necessary to do anything with the guitar nut during a fret level or refret. Great question. Let’s find out…
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