Guitarist's Guide to Maintenance & Repair

Hal Leonard Publications
A Tech to the Stars Tells How to Maintain Your Axe like a Pro
Authors: Doug Redler, Dave Rubin
Foreword by Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes

Doug Redler has been a guitar tech to the Black Crowes, K.D. Lang, the Dixie Chicks, the B-52s, Paul Simon, Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, Peter Gabriel, and many other stars. He's seen it all, and knows what to do when it comes to keeping guitars and amps healthy. In this book, he reveals his trade secrets so that anyone with some mechanical ability can maintain their own gear.
Co-authored by Hal Leonard guitar historian Dave Rubin, this book covers:

• guitar tech toolbox
• proper stringing techniques
• evaluating the guitar neck
• setting the action
• adjusting the pickups
• basic bass guitar set-up
• tales from the road
• humidity
• acoustic guitars
• amp care and maintenance
and more.