Everything you need to maintain, set up, and protect your guitar! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, this essential guide is packed with over 175 pages of step-by-step instructions, 300 images, and expert tips to help you keep your guitar in top shape. ✓ This is a complete reference manual, perfect for players, collectors and budding professionals alike. Written to be simple, accessible, streamlined, and easy to follow. Pertains to electric, acoustic, classical, and bass guitars. "A must-have for every guitar player. Well-written, clear, and full of practical advice for all your guitar setup needs." — R.M. Mottola, Liutaio Mottola Stringed Instrument Design, contributing editor for American Lutherie, the journal of the Guild of American Luthiers, & editor of the Savart Journal. What’s Inside: Comprehensive Repair & Maintenance: Learn everything from cleaning and restringing to setups, adjustments, and minor repairs. - Step-by-Step Instructions: Detailed guidance with 300 images and diagrams for easy understanding. - Guitar Setups: Boost performance with precision adjustments for neck relief, string height, pickup height, and intonation. - Minor Repairs: Confidently tackle electronics issues, replace jacks, switches, and pickups. - Exclusive Setup Specs: Includes manufacturer’s settings from Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, and more, plus the author’s personal best-playing setups. - Tool Templates & Wiring Diagrams: Handy cut-out templates and common wiring setups for easy DIY repairs. "Jonny's guitar wizardry has been my guiding North Star through my past10 years of guitar teching. He taught me the fundamentals so clearly and concisely that I was able to confidently take on expert work knowingthat I had the perfect back bone of knowledge to grow from. Simple,impeccable and deep, Jon is a true guitar guru and a brilliant artist in it all!" -Daryl Chonka, Guitar Tech for Randy Bachman (The Guess Who & BTO), Recording Engineer, Recording & Performing Artist "This is a fantastic book. Every guitar player should have a copy. It is really well-written, logically laid out, and contains all the information needed to do all common setup operations. The explanations are crystal clear. Every guitar player will be able to follow the instructions to do their own setups." - R.M. Mottola, Liutaio Mottola Stringed Instrument Design, contributing editor for American Lutherie, the journal of the Guild of American Luthiers, & editor of the Savart Journal.