Want Your Guitar to Sound Better? Master These 6 Techniques!

If you want to get the best performance possible out of your guitar, there are a handful of simple maintenance tasks that will help you get the most for your tone and playability. Dan Erlewine, Tomo Fujita and Gene Imbody walk you through all 6 in this video (and they are easier than you might think). Check it out! 0:00 6 Things Every Player Should Know 1:40 Changing Strings 10:00 Adjusting the Truss Rod 12:58 Setting the Action 19:08 Adjusting Pickup Height 21:42 Adjusting Intonation 27:04 General Maintenance Check out some of our other videos cover the topics above in more detail: How to String an Acoustic Guitar https://youtu.be/iyo2kT2UGFM How to String an Electric Guitar https://youtu.be/NwO--mGfxk4 How to Measure Your Guitar's Action https://youtu.be/cHdV22Ke31E Tomo's Video on Adjusting Pickup Height https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcxZ4HK4t7k How to Intonate a Guitar https://youtu.be/muDCsdgM0Q4 Understanding guitar truss rod adjustment https://youtu.be/SAg6Kvbr_OU 5 Reasons Your Guitar Won't Stay in Tune https://youtu.be/fK7FYTZnN5c How to Clean a Guitar https://youtu.be/PI2-I46-P7k Tools and supplies featured in this video include: ESP Multi Spanner Wrench https://www.stewmac.com/item/1344 String Action Gauge https://www.stewmac.com/item/0670 Radius Gauges https://www.stewmac.com/item/5432 Understring Radius Gauges https://www.stewmac.com/item/0353 Truss Rod Wrenches https://www.stewmac.com/item/6100 Jack The Gripper Tool https://www.stewmac.com/item/0814 StewMac Hygrometer/Thermometer https://www.stewmac.com/item/0814 D'Addario Guitar Humidifier https://www.stewmac.com/item/10665 Peterson StroboStomp HD Pedal Tuner https://www.stewmac.com/item/5863 Guitar Tech Screwdriver Set https://www.stewmac.com/item/3000 - - - - - - - - - - - - StewMac has everything you need to repair, build or maintain your guitars. Everything we sell is backed by our Lifetime Promise, and we offer fast worldwide shipping. Shop StewMac: https://www.stewmac.com Instagram: @StewMac_Guitar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StewMac