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Product Description
This video details includes essential techniques for improving the overall sound, feel, look and playability of an electric guitar or bass. Al Markasky, a professional luthier and shop owner with over thirty years of experience, shares his accumulated knowledge and demonstrates his carefully refined and perfected Five Step Setup™ technique. This video was shot on three cameras for maximum visual coverage and includes visual notation of both standard and metric measurements used during setup.
Topics covered include
Setup
- Neck Assessment and Adjustment
- Nut Adjustment (Filing down Slots)
- Nut Adjustment (Raising a Low Nut)
- Setting Action at the Bridge (on a Fender Style Bridge)
- Setting Into nation Properly (on a Fender Style Bridge)
- Setting Pickup Height
- Special Considerations for Bass
Maintenance
- Cleaning a Dirty Fretboard (with Naptha)
- Cleaning a Dirty Fretboard (with a Razor Blade)
- Cleaning out Potentiometers
Bonus Material
- Notes on Pickups and Electronics
- Guitar Anatomy 101
- Mike and Ron Visit Al (Ron and Mike Visit Al and play Autumn Leaves and an up tempo Blues Number)