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Guitar Workbench Collection: Setting Up Your Guitar

Guitar Workbench Collection: Setting Up Your Guitar

Whether you’ve just unboxed a brand-new axe or you’re looking to dust off an old favorite, chances are going through a few simple setup procedures will bring out the best in your playing and make it easier to form a bond with your instrument. In this collection, we’ve put together some of our helpful Guitar Workbench guides on common guitar setup techniques to help get your guitar in tip-top shape.

How to Intonate Your Guitar

Learn how to check and adjust intonation to keep your guitar in tune across the fretboard | READ »

How to Wind Strings

Tips on Changing Guitar Strings

String changes: easy to learn, difficult to master. Read up on these tips to step up your game | READ »

Setting the Action on your Acoustic Guitar

Setting the Action on Your Acoustic Guitar

Learn the steps involved in measuring and adjusting your acoustic guitar’s action | READ »

Setting Your Pickup Height

Sometimes, completely changing up your guitar’s tone is just a few turns of the screw away | READ »

Guitar setup on a workbench

A Rough Guide to Setting Up Your Guitar

This overview of setup techniques is a great way to diagnose performance issues | READ »

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Mason

Mason has played guitar since age 14 and has remained a charmingly amateurish musician ever since. Mason joined zZounds in 2014 and serves as editor of the zZounds Blog, as well as Accessories Merchandiser. Prior to zZounds, he earned a degree in journalism and worked as a newspaper editor and freelance writer. When not writing or editing for zZounds, you can find him playing his Strat, hosting bar trivia, and chasing his toddler around the house.

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