Comments on: Guitar Tuning & Set-Up Tips of the Stars!

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 16:04:54 +0000

Trussrod adjustment is and can be a tricky job, especially if the trussrod is rusted in place or frozen in place from years of non adjustment. Happens easily and can be remedied with anti-corrosion oil, a few drops, let stand overnight, try to adjust carefully. They can break if tweaked too hard, careful or leave it to a luthier. Best adjusted with the strings on the instrument and tuned to pitched, and intonated. Lots of info on youtube videos.Be careful!

By: Maximilian Reilly-McDowell

Maximilian Reilly-McDowell — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:09:04 +0000

This list is full of great things to do, if you happen to have a crapload of money to throw around. If you happen to be like all of my friends and I, however, and a pack of nice strings is a punch to the gut of your wallet, it’s pretty silly to suggest paying an additional $50 or more in addition to those strings every time you feel like changing brands and/or gauges. Also, anyone who’s afraid to adjust their own truss rod shouldn’t even own a guitar. My advice: if you ever need anything done to your instrument (that doesn’t require expensive, specialised equipment) LEARN TO DO IT. If it takes hours, or even days, you learn it once and you can do it forever, for free (or at least for cheap in some cases).

By: Eric Pykala

Eric Pykala — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:58:07 +0000

Right on David! Absolutely nailed it on every count.
Please include me on your list of luthiers if you would please. I’m working out of London, but still do housecalls to the GTA occasionally. ericpykala@live.ca

By: Rico

Rico — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:33:18 +0000

$20 – $50, the 13 year old down the block charges more than that in NYC and its suburbs. i would say $75 – $100 is the price i pay for a set up strings and tweaking beyond the stated set up procedures. and i get to wait a 5 – 10 days to get my git back since i am not a working musician (wouldnt want to take the milk out of his baby’s cereal) or a teacher who sends the store a ton of business (a little irritating). so i have learned to do a few things for myself. then way too many books dvds and tools and even I can turn a truss rod and fix a guitar that was very sick.