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"Electric Guitar Setup Is EASY! -- Simple Steps For Dramatically Improving Your Tone, Sound, and Playing Style!"

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Avoid paying lots of money to have someone else do your electric guitar setup! The fact is, most guitars fall short of being set up correctly! Learning how to set up your guitar NOW will improve your playing, save you money, and tremendously increase your value as a player in the long run!

You don't have to permanently convert your coffee table into a workbench for guitar set up! Just follow these simple steps and dramatically improve your:

• Guitar tone
• Guitar sound
• Playing style

Nathan McDonald, your teacher and
Lead guitarist of Halo Stereo

Learning how to set up a guitar NOW is the perfect way to become a more valued player!

Foremost electric guitar setup tips for the perfect guitar sound:

#	Title		Description
1	Get the Right Guitar Tools Together	Tools	Use this list of all the tools you will need to set up your electric guitar. You probably already have them lying around in your garage or they may have come with your guitar.
2	Select the Right String Gauge	Strings	Making sure you have the right string diameter for your guitar and fingers is important. For example, some players strongly dislike a wound G string.
3	How to Tune Your Guitar	Tuning	If you are unsure of how to tune your guitar or people just cringe in disgust when you strum a G chord, then maybe it's time to learn now!
4	How to Set Your Action in 3 simple steps	Action Height	Learn how to set your action to suit your style and preference. This is very important because action that is off will discourage and frustrate you without fail.
5	How to Set Your Intonation in 3 simple steps	Intonation	Setting the intonation along with the action is the only way to have a perfect setup. Do this after adjusting your action.
6	About Electric Guitar Pickups	Electric Guitar Pickups	Use this guide to get the perfect tone out of your guitar's pickups!
7	Truss Rod Adjustment - Is it really necessary?	Truss Rod	To turn or not to turn, THAT is the question. For the most part it's NOT to turn, but for those few occasions where you've gone through everything else and something STILL isn't right, read this first!
8	Simple Guitar Setup Tips	General Maintenance	Go here for some simple, easy guitar setup tips if you play guitar often.
9	Elixir Guitar Strings Review	Elixir Strings	Are these high-end strings really worth the extra cost?
10	How To Change Guitar Strings	Changing Strings	Learn how and when to change your guitar strings yourself.

Getting the right tools for setting up a guitar

This article, Guitar Tools YOU Need: Guitar Setup Tips For Every Pro Guitar Player!, lays out all the tools you need for setting up a guitar!

Electric guitar setup basics: Selecting your guitar strings

Use this lesson: Electric Guitar String Gauge: Best Electric Guitar Strings, Tips for Changing a Guitar String for making sure you have the right strings for your guitar and learning when to change them!

How to tune a guitar

Ever heard of a tuna sandwich? Well this dish is called "tuna guitar", and you better serve it up right so you don't come across like an amateur loser at open mic night. But worry not, Imminent Rockstar, this article: Tuning A Guitar: Learn How To Tune YOUR Guitar by Avoiding These 3 Mistakes! will ensure that you avoid common beginner mistakes!

Electric guitar setup adjustments: How to set your guitar's action

Lowering your action is by far the most effective way to increase your shredding speed. Read the article: How To Set The Action On A Guitar: 3 Simple Steps To Achieving The PERFECT Action Height to learn this important electric guitar setup lesson!

Setting your guitar's intonation

"Intonation" is a big word for how LONG your strings are! Read How To Set The Intonation On A Guitar: Tips To Getting The Perfect Guitar Set Up For Your Guitar and make sure you always sound your best!

About electric guitar pickups

By learning all about electric guitar pickups, you will:

• Produce your best guitar tone ever
• Learn to use your guitar pickups selector switch to fit any song
• Understand more about how your electric guitar works

...Learning about electric guitar pickups is easy!

Electric guitar setup tips: is turning the truss rod necessary?

In all my years of playing, I have only turned the truss rod one time, and even then I probably didn't need to.

You can most likely achieve the perfect guitar setup without turning your the truss rod. If you go through these guitar set up lessons from top to bottom, you will have the best setup by the time you finish your intonation.

Feeling brave? Don't worry, it's not that hard! Just follow these simple rules to turning your truss rod safely!

Why perform your own electric guitar setup?

Just like it wouldn't make sense to drag race down 2nd Avenue with your parking brake halfway engaged, it's not practical to even attempt to show off your best licks in the middle of Guitar Center with a guitar that is set up terribly. Don't even try...I've done it, you just get weird looks and feel like going home and washing off the guilt of not being able to shred to your full capacity. But guilt doesn't wash off, my friend.

By learning how to set up a guitar, you will become more professional, sound your best, and save lots of heartache for the rest of your life!

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