The Guitar Player Repair Guide

Very informative book. Only issue for me is the images are black and white, some photos are not clear. I would make 5. Star if its colored pictures. But considering the price. Not bad.

This book is the closest thing to a bible for any guitar player for repair and setup, either professional or hobbyist! Especially for the price, this is a must have!

Il libro tratta un po’ ogni argomento relativo a setup e riparazione delle chitarre elettriche e acustiche, da piccoli aggiustamenti fai da te alla portata di tutti, a cose da liutaio professionista. Forse l’unico problema è proprio che non è una lettura veloce, ma credo che nel acquistare un libro su questo argomento, meglio optare per uno che contenga tutto, come questo. Include anche interviste e dettagli sul setup delle chitarre di artisti famosi, soprattutto bluesmen. Necessita ovviamente di una certa padronanza dell’inglese.

Dan Erlewine is the kind of guy that designs flying V’s that people that would normally never buy one want. My personal experience is that not all guitar store owners are created equal and some of them seek to limit your chances of success. They sell you solid state amps that appear to be broken down even though you asked for a tube amp and set up your guitar with string action higher than the Mount Everest. It just isn’t going to work… And we don’t all have access to technicians that support our endeavors. You need to figure things out for yourself. This book helps you do that. It will help you check and maintain your guitar. If it’s a high end guitar it will help you keep it in shape. If it’s a budget guitar with expansion opportunities, this book will help you do it. If you need a reference to show you how to make sure your neck is straight, this book is that reference guide. If you want to know how to wind your own pickups – it’s only a small gargantuan step from fixing and maintaining your guitar to building one from the ground up, right? – this book will help you do that. It’s a good reference guide with all the info you need. I’ve found that in the contents a few page numbers are off, which may be due to this being a later edition, and a few pictures have shifted from the right to the left, but hey, they have subtitles, the info is still there. No biggie and practical people won’t mind all that much, they’ll find it. It’s all there. It’s all clearly illustrated, verbally and with pictures. This is the book you want to have.

Covers everything you need to know.

全編英語のギターのリペアガイドです。 内容的にはほかのレビュワー様のおっしゃる通り非の打ちどころがないのではと思います。 第３版ですので、内容も相当に洗練されているかと思います。 私はセットアップの部分が目当てにこの本を購入しました。 その部分では、弦交換といった基本的なところからはじまり、 ギブソンやフェンダーといった、メーカーでのセットアップが弦の高さと何インチだとか具体的な数値で載っていたり、 その数値と著者のセットアップの数値の対比なども載っており、見ているだけでも興味深いです。 さらには、スティーヴィーレイヴォーンやバディ・ガイ、B.B.キングなど、 ブルース系のプレイヤーに偏っていますが、著名なプレイヤーのセットアップが載っていたり、 人によってはインタビューも載っています。 付属のDVDもとても参考になります。 付属のDVDの内容は、ギターの選び方（構造上の欠陥などを見つける方法） から始まり、メンテナンスや、弦交換の実演など、 私にとっては初めて知るような（そして役に立つような）情報がたくさん詰め込まれていました。 購入して良かったと思っています。 英語であることを除けば、ギターのメンテナンスに興味をお持ちの方すべてにお勧めできる本だと思っています。