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INTRODUCTION
PARTS OF THE GUITAR
WHAT IS A SETUP?
WHAT TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
THE 8-STEP SETUP
STEP 1: CLEAN THE GUITAR
STEP 2: CHECK HARDWARE AND ELECTRONICS
STEP 3: RESTRING AND TUNE TO PITCH
STEP 4: ADJUST RELIEF IN NECK (VIA TRUSS ROD)
STEP 5: ADJUST STRING HEIGHT AT BRIDGE
a) Gibson-style Hard-tail Bridges
b) Fender-style Hard-tail Bridges
c) Neck Angle Adjustments / Shimming
d) Tremolo Bridges
e) Adjusting Bridge Tilt
f) Floyd Rose Style Bridges
g) Acoustic Guitars
STEP 6: ADJUST STRING HEIGHT AT NUT
STEP 7: ADJUST PICKUP HEIGHT
STEP 8: ADJUST INTONATION
Scale Length - What it is and How to Measure it
TROUBLESHOOTING
SETUP SPEC SHEETS
MEASUREMENT CONVERSION CHART
FURTHER RESOURCES AND LINKS
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