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| How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!: The Electric Guitar Owner's Manual (Guitar Player Book) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dan Erlewine
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 40471
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 138
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0879306017
Dewey Decimal Number: 787.871928
EAN: 9780879306014
ASIN: 0879306017
Publication Date: January 1, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this do-it-yourself playerOs primer for owning and maintaining an electric guitar explains the ins and outs of: choosing the right guitar; cleaning, tools and basic maintenance; personalizing and improving on a "factory setup"; trouble-shooting; basic guitar electronics; setups of the pros; and much more. Written by Dan Erlewine, author of the bestselling Guitar Player Repair Guide and the popular "Repairs" column in Guitar Player magazine, this book also includes a plastic sheet with specialized guitar tools you can snap-out!
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 very informative September 18, 2008
the book was very informative. It may have tried to cover too many types of guitars. If I had glanced through it before i purchased it I would not have bought it. However since i have bought it I have read through it and learned a great deal about how to setup a gibson semihollow archtop.I t covers many different types including some pretty rare(obscure) guitars.
 Lower Bout June 8, 2008
In all due respect to the reviewer about terminology. One only needs to type in the word on a Google search to find the answer. Thus, lower bout is the extended part below the waist of the guitar. The upper bout being the body part closest to the neck or fretboard.
Why Didn't I Think of That? February 23, 2008
That's the reaction I have almost every time I use this book. I do agree with some of the other reviewers that this may not be the best book for the rote beginner. But if you have a bit of guitar playing and fixing experience, this is THE book that will get your prized guitars playing perfectly. Erlewine has a giant workshop full of tools, but most of us don't need anything more than some basic tools, patience and the confidence to do things like adjust the relief on a strat or tele neck and swap out stock pickups for better ones. His book gives you the confidence to do it.
This book should be titled "The Electric Guitar Maintenance and Setup Bible" February 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dan Erlewine's book is fantastic. The detailed factory spec setups and the setups of the pro's alone, is worth the price of admission. Dan shows how to inspect a guitar before you buy (where was this book 20 years ago, Dan??), and how to properly clean, set-up and maintain your guitar.
This is a book specifically for ELECTRIC guitars, the adjustments for various bridges, nuts, tremolo systems,and intonation are thoroughly explained with lots of photos. He also shows how to use or make simple, home-made or hardware store tools.
There is an excellent section on tuning and intonation every guitar player should know! The Buzz Feiten Tuning System is discussed and there are tons of tips and tricks to get your guitar in tune, and to help it stay in tune.
Dan's writing style is very easy to understand. And his use of graphics, both line art illustrations and photo documentation, help the reader get a clear, real-world sense of the subject matter.
This is truly the manual your guitar should have come with.
I consider this book, along with the Guitar Player Repair Guide, to be essential to any electric guitar owner, and absolutely required for anyone in the guitar repair business.
Dan is the man. January 19, 2008
Dan is the granddaddy of electric guitar repair. If you want to understand guitar work, buy this book. If you are happy playing an out of tune guitar, or don't want your guitar to play and sound its best, then don't buy this book.
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