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Guitar Maintenance & Repair

Guitar maintenance and repair guides from Sandy Music Lab show how to set up, clean, store and fix acoustic and electric guitars, from adjusting action, intonation and truss rods to repairing loose jacks and dead pickups.
Start with how to clean and maintain a guitar, the routine that prevents most problems. Then use the troubleshooting guides when something goes wrong: buzzing strings, action that is too high, a guitar that keeps going sharp, a loose input jack and noisy pickups.
Protect your guitar between sessions with how to store a guitar, how to keep it from cracking and how to prevent a warped neck. Each guide lists the tools and steps, and tells you when a job is better left to a tech.

10 Tips for Keeping a Guitar in a Dorm Room
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

10 Tips for Keeping a Guitar in a Dorm Room

Moving in with your guitar can be rather stressful, especially when you’re starting college and have to figure out how…

4 Ways To Keep a Guitar From Getting Dusty
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4 Ways To Keep a Guitar From Getting Dusty

While dust by itself doesn’t necessarily hurt the performance of a guitar, excessive dirt and grime are unsanitary and can…

How To Keep Your Guitar From Cracking (5 Methods)
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

How To Keep Your Guitar From Cracking (5 Methods)

Anyone who is a musician will tell you that their instrument is their most-prized possession, so it can often be…

6 Reasons Why Your Acoustic Guitar Strings Buzz
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

6 Reasons Why Your Acoustic Guitar Strings Buzz

Acoustic guitars are a classic instrument choice for many musicians, favored for their smooth tone and bold sound. However, it…

Best flamenco guitars: close-up of a nylon-string guitar on a dark background
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

9 Definite Signs Your Guitar Needs a Refret

Playing the guitar is a fun activity that provides you and your listeners with enjoyable music to dance to, relax,…

6 Signs Your Guitar Nut Is Too High
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

6 Signs Your Guitar Nut Is Too High

Your guitar nut is a vital part of your guitar, and if it is too high, your guitar just won’t…

Acoustic Electric Guitar Not Working With Amp? 4 Fixes
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

Acoustic Electric Guitar Not Working With Amp? 4 Fixes

There’s nothing more frustrating than getting ready to rock out, plugging your guitar in, and hearing nothing. Unfortunately, technical issues…

13 Best Ways To Store a Guitar When Not in Use
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

13 Best Ways To Store a Guitar When Not in Use

Anyone who owns a guitar is usually proud to have it in their possession. Therefore, musicians must know how best…

How To Prevent a Warped Guitar Neck: 10 Steps
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How To Prevent a Warped Guitar Neck: 10 Steps

Preventing your guitar’s neck from warping can be essential as a warped neck can make it impossible for you to…

How To Deal With Noisy Guitar Pickups (7 Easy Ways)
Guitar Maintenance & Repair

How To Deal With Noisy Guitar Pickups (7 Easy Ways)

Guitar pickups are excellent when it comes to boosting the vibrations of guitar strings to audible volumes, so the instrument…

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