Is it necessary to drop a guitar’s tuning to prevent its neck from bowing or deforming under string tension? Should we tune lower and use a capo to preserve our guitar necks?
The answer is no. Mostly. Read on…
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I’ve talked a lot about good setup and about how to make a nut so it’s time to address the elephant in the room: Nut files. Long story, short: You need ‘em for a complete setup. So what nut files should you buy and where should you get them?
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You might have been tempted by a set of double-sided nut files being sold cheaply on eBay. Free postage from China and not much money for a set of gauged guitar nut files sounds great. But are they any good? Let’s review…
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In Part 1, we cut our nut roughly to fit and we began slotting it. Now we get to the delicate business — properly bringing those slots to the correct depth. After than, it’s an easy task to shape and polish it for a great final job.
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A bone nut is a fantastic upgrade for a guitar or bass. I’m going to step you through how I make a great nut from a bone blank.
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It’s a good question: How do I know if there’s a problem with my guitar or bass nut?
Find out…
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It’s often necessary to remove the pickguard to adjust a Tele’s neck pickup.
That’s fine when you can remove the pickguard. Instruments with 22-fret necks throw a challenge into the mix.
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Zero frets are all well and good but what happens when you need to level or refret a guitar with one? How do you handle a zero fret during fret-work?
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Why do some tuners have pins sticking out the back and no screw-holes? How would you go about installing tuners like this on your guitar? Well, it’s a little more involved than a screw-secured tuner but it’s still pretty straightforward.
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Last time with looked at one of the biggest problems with installing vintage-style tuners in place of modern ones. This time we do the easy bit: the actual installation.
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Swapping out your modern sealed tuners for more of a vintage vibe presents a problem. Those newer tuners mean you’ve got a bigger hole in the headstock than you need. Here’s how to fix that.
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Why don’t you contribute to forum discussions, Gerry? Mainly ‘cos of these guys.
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