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Rittor Music  |  SKU : 853590

Rittor Music 50 Ways to Improve the Sound and Playability of Your Electric Guitar (Do It Yourself!)

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My first attempt at maintenance and customization!
This book is packed with ideas that even beginners can try at home.

The popular "Workshop Path" series from Guitar Magazine is now available in one volume! It introduces know-how on electric guitar repair, maintenance, and customization. The content is primarily designed to be easy enough for beginners to implement themselves, making it a great introduction to guitar.

■Specifications: A4 modified size / 128 pages

■Author Profile: Tetsuya Ishikawa
He is the representative of Kobo Path, a guitar repair workshop in Sengawa, Chofu City, Tokyo. He studied guitar making at the Shimamura Music Technical Academy and established his workshop in 2013. His reliable skills and warm personality have earned him the trust of many professional guitarists, and he also handles instrument maintenance for them. He has been writing a column called "Kobo Path Guitar Magazine Branch Office" in Guitar Magazine since the December 2021 issue. In addition, he has contributed as a repairman to numerous projects in Bass Magazine.

【CONTENTS】

■Part 1: Basic Maintenance
TIPS 01: Maintain your frets and fretboard
TIPS 02: A Lesson on the Correct Way to Wind Strings - Vertical Hole Type
TIPS 03: A Lesson on the Correct Way to Wind Strings - Side Hole Type Edition
TIPS 04 Let's try adjusting the truss rod
TIPS 05: The best string height to consider for each desired sound
TIPS 06: A Lesson on Proper Octave Tuning
TIPS 07 Adjust the pickup height
TIPS 08 Adjust the tension by adjusting the entry angle.
TIPS 09: Regular gauge or light gauge? Which should you choose?
TIPS 10 Fret leveling and replacement guidelines
TIPS 11: Basic knowledge you should know when replacing frets
TIPS 12: Guidelines for when to replace nuts
TIPS 13: Changes in neck shape from winter to summer and how to deal with them
TIPS 14: Guitars and Humidity

■Part 2: Parts & Tools
TIPS 15: Maintenance of Kluson-type tuners
TIPS 16: Maintenance of Rotomatic-type tuning pegs
TIPS 17 Try strings other than the standard ones.
TIPS 18: I want to use an L-shaped plug even with a Telecaster!
TIPS 19: Differences in sound depending on the material of the Telecaster saddle.
TIPS 20 Let's try replacing the joint plate.
TIPS 21: Try replacing the detachable neck.
TIPS 22 I tried making a nut out of wood.
TIPS 23: Top 10 Alto Benly Accessories Selected by a Repairman - Maintenance Edition
TIPS 24: Top 10 Alto Benry Accessories Selected by a Repairman – For Performance Use
TIPS 25: Capo Championship by Fretboard Radius Class
TIPS 26: Tame the Bigsby Tremolo!
TIPS 27 Try out different locking pins
TIPS 28: Try out a high-pass volume circuit.
TIPS 29: So, are Sims a good idea or a bad idea?

■Part 3: Troubleshooting
TIPS 30: Top 5 Reasons Why Strings Break
TIPS 31: Defeat the Electric Guitar's Arch-Enemy, Crackling! ~Potentiometer Edition~
TIPS 32: Defeat the Electric Guitar's Arch-Enemy, Crackling! ~Switch Edition~
TIPS 33: Defeat the electric guitar's arch-enemy, crackling! ~Effects pedal edition~
TIPS 34: Let's fix loose parts - Part 1
TIPS 35: Let's fix loose parts - Part 2
TIPS 36: Conquer the electric guitar's arch-nemesis, the chorus!
TIPS 37: Preventing strings from slipping off the bridge saddle
TIPS 38: Preventing strings from slipping off the fretboard
TIPS 39: Beware of problems specific to hollow-body guitars!
TIPS 40: 5 ways to fix a guitar with headstock dive
TIPS 41 Troubleshooting when there is no sound coming from the amplifier
TIPS 42: Solving the eternal problem of loose strap pins.
TIPS 43: Hum Noise Shielding in Electric Guitars

■Part 4: Repairman's Trivia
TIPS 44: Commonly Heard but Actually a No-No!? Pitfalls in Maintenance & Repair
TIPS 45: A Repairman's Guide to Checking Out Instruments
TIPS 46: 5 parts you should adjust first after buying a guitar
TIPS 47: Checklist for a well-pitched guitar
TIPS 48 Let's try a simple aging process.
TIPS 49 Weathering techniques for resin parts
TIPS 50 Smoothing the gloss finish neck

■Special edition 1
First time pickup replacement

■Special edition 2
Basic Stratocaster Adjustment

■COLUMN
Guitar and Wood Q&A Part 1-4
Model-specific wiring modification ideas for Stratocaster replacement pickups

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Founded in 1975, Ikebe Music is one of Japan's largest general music stores.Thanks to its long history and proven track record, it has earned the trust of musicians and music fans not only in Japan but around the world.

Ikebe Music ships not only within Japan, but also overseas.As a well-known retailer of used musical instruments in Japan, we have a wide selection of used and vintage instruments.

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