We have been playing guitar and bass for several years and would like to get into upgrading and repair and possibly even finishing guitars. We ware wondering if there is a resource you might recommend for someone to be able to learn on their own. or at least somewhere to get basic knowledge. Thanks Adam
There are some good books out there. Dan Erlewines Guitar player repair guide is a good one for setup and light repair. There is also Complete Guitar Repair by Hideo Kamimoto it's an older book but still very relevant in a lot of areas. I started out originally monkeying with my own guitars and by yard sale specials and got setup work and fretwork figured out to the point where I could do it for other people.
Hence I decided to learn to build them from a stack of lumber into beautiful handmade guitars. No production style stuff in my shop If you're patient and not afraid to go places you've never gone before you can teach yourself the basic guitar tech stuff pretty easy it just takes time and mistakes, that's why I recommend yard sale specials. If you wreck them toss them, however this seldom happens usually it is a mistake that can be fixed and you learn to repair from mistakes you make. Hope this helps.
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