How to Build & Setup Guitar Kits like a Pro: An Easy Guide for Bolt-on Neck Guitars (Easy Guide Series)

“A one-stop-shop for all the electric guitar building basics you need to know.”

Part of Jonny Blackwood's "Easy Guide" Series, "How to Build and Setup Guitar Kits like a Pro" is a clear, concise, step-by-step guitar assembly manual written for those with little-to-no guitar building experience. Learn how to build a bolt-on neck electric guitar (or bass) with simple instructions and over 130 photos. You will gain the understanding needed to assemble and set up guitar kits with great results!

Included in the book:

A 9-step method on assembling bolt-on style guitars
Tips and tricks to save you time and headaches
Guidance on sanding, finishing & more
Proper soldering technique explained
Scale length explained
Guitar electronics explained
How to effectively shield the instrument
Popular wiring modification suggestions
Online wiring and setup methods from Fender guitars and others
Simple guitar setup instructions for strat and tele-style guitars
How to restring the guitar properly
How to adjust truss rods for optimal neck bow
How to shim necks and adjust neck tilt
How to adjust bridge angle on tremolo equipped guitars
How to adjust intonation
How to file nut slots and more!
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What to expect:

If you are building your own electric guitar (or bass guitar), either as a custom build or online guitar kit, this “Easy Guide” build guitar manual will show you just how to do a professional DIY guitar kit assembly with plenty of insider tips to save you time and frustration. Written for beginners, this book leads you step-by-step through the process of assembly- from organizing your parts and tools to finishing tips and final set up. As one of our more popular guitar classes, we published this how-to guide for those that can’t join us in person, or for those simply wanting some clear, professional instruction to understand the assembly process inside and out. Although this book is written for bolt-on neck guitars, there is plenty of general guitar assembly and set up tips that would be beneficial to have in your arsenal of guitar building literature. Read this book and build guitars or assemble DIY guitar kits with confidence.

Instruction for:

DIY Telecaster guitar kits
DIY Stratocaster guitar kits
DIY bass guitar kits
self build guitars
electric guitar kits
bass guitar kit
bolt-on guitar kits
basic guitar setups