Archive for the ‘Guitar Maintenance’

How to restring your guitar04.06.07

NOTE: This is for beginners -as in people wanting to learn more about restringing techniques.
You know, this is my favorite but most dangerous part of guitar maintenance that I or you will ever do. Watch you fingers when working with the strings at the head of the the guitar. Look at some previous posts for […]



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Breaking in new guitar strings04.03.07

After putting new strings on your guitar, do you ever notice that they go out of tune easily for a while after? You’d think that after all of your careful preparation and time that you put into it, that you shouldn’t have to worry about tuning it for a long time to come? WRONG! You […]



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How to figure out what strings you really need03.29.07

If you want your guitar to sound it’s best when you play it, you have to determine what type of strings you need to compliment your style of playing. Take your guitar in to have the intonation on your axe set by the best guitar technician possible in your area.
Intonation on a guitar is […]



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Humidity issues01.14.07

This is the most important part of guitar maintenance that you always forget. I know that this is a problem that i have from time to time. I just can’t resist the look of my Larrivee in the morning when I wake up and walk on down the stairs! When the sun bounces off it’s […]



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Elixir guitar strings11.23.06

I’ve used these strings exclusively on my Larrivee L-03. I play with the “Light .012 - .053″, with great results. They honestly last longer then most and the have a great range of sound. They also allow me to slip and bend the strings with great ease. I might add that they keep tune for […]



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