Want Your Guitar to Sound Better? Master These 6 Techniques!

If you want to get the best performance possible out of your guitar, there are a handful of simple maintenance tasks that will help you get the most for your tone and playability. Dan Erlewine, Tomo Fujita and Gene Imbody walk you through all 6 in this video (and they are easier than you might think). Check it out! 0:00 6 Things Every Player Should Know 1:40 Changing Strings 10:00 Adjusting the Truss Rod 12:58 Setting the Action 19:08 Adjusting Pickup Height 21:42 Adjusting Intonation 27:04 General Maintenance Check out some of our other videos cover the topics above in more detail: How to String an Acoustic Guitar    • How to String an Acoustic Guitar   How to String an Electric Guitar    • How to String an Electric Guitar   How to Measure Your Guitar's Action    • How to Measure Your Guitar's Action Using ...   Tomo's Video on Adjusting Pickup Height    • How to make a better tone?  /  Pickup heig...   How to Intonate a Guitar    • How to Intonate a Guitar   Understanding guitar truss rod adjustment    • Understanding guitar truss rod adjustment   5 Reasons Your Guitar Won't Stay in Tune    • 5 Reasons Your Guitar Won't Stay in Tune   How to Clean a Guitar    • How to Clean a Guitar   Tools and supplies featured in this video include: ESP Multi Spanner Wrench https://www.stewmac.com/item/1344 String Action Gauge https://www.stewmac.com/item/0670 Radius Gauges https://www.stewmac.com/item/5432 Understring Radius Gauges https://www.stewmac.com/item/0353 Truss Rod Wrenches https://www.stewmac.com/item/6100 Jack The Gripper Tool https://www.stewmac.com/item/0814 StewMac Hygrometer/Thermometer https://www.stewmac.com/item/0814 D'Addario Guitar Humidifier https://www.stewmac.com/item/10665 Peterson StroboStomp HD Pedal Tuner https://www.stewmac.com/item/5863 Guitar Tech Screwdriver Set https://www.stewmac.com/item/3000 - - - - - - - - - - - StewMac has everything you need to repair, build or maintain your guitars. Everything we sell is backed by our Lifetime Promise, and we offer fast worldwide shipping. Shop StewMac: https://www.stewmac.com Instagram: @StewMac_Guitar Facebook:   / stewmac   ------------------------------------------------- 🎥 Gear We Use in Our Studio We get a lot of questions about the gear we use to make our videos, so here’s our current setup!* Camera / Mounting Gear Canon C70 à https://bhpho.to/3UOUkef Canon XC10 à https://bhpho.to/4n4urD3 Sachtler Ace XL Fluid Head Tripod System à https://bhpho.to/3Hz9YHF Manfrotto Deluxe Autopole 2 à https://bhpho.to/45SCNqs Glide Gear OH 75 Overhead Portable Pole Rig à https://bhpho.to/4maFBpf Lights Aputure 300 Bi-Color LED à https://bhpho.to/47m0ASc FotodioX C-700 Flapjack LED à https://bhpho.to/4fUL9Cs Quasar Science Q-Lion LED à https://bhpho.to/4p3OROA Sound RODE Wireless PRO Microphone System à https://bhpho.to/45FLK7F Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Microphone àhttps://bhpho.to/4oUAsUR Sennheiser e 609 Microphone à https://bhpho.to/4mxRJRW TASCAM DR-70D Multi-Track Field Recorder à https://bhpho.to/3URMwbG 🛠 Workshop Tools & Supplies We Use While most of the tools we use in our shop are StewMac (shocker!), we’ve also outfitted our shop with some other essentials. If you’re looking to pick up anything to make some improvements to your own shop or bench, here are a few of our essentials.* Storage & Organization We love Craftsman toolboxes in this shop! à https://shoplowes.me/4mYqhwV Storage Cabinets àhttps://shoplowes.me/3HVk9pO, https://shoplowes.me/3T4wSsw, https://shoplowes.me/3ZHXN0V Small Parts Organizer à https://shoplowes.me/4l9cSkY Storage Chest à https://shoplowes.me/45wIrA7 Workbench and Toolbox Stations à https://shoplowes.me/43YRlVX Wire Storage Racks à https://shoplowes.me/4loDrSW Tools Craftsman Drill à https://shoplowes.me/4nghEOW DeWalt Drill à https://shoplowes.me/4l1LVzz Drill Bit Set àhttps://shoplowes.me/44tvxlh Screwdriver Bit Set à https://shoplowes.me/4lEOGXx Screwdriver Set à https://shoplowes.me/3I8iTiS Silent Shop Vac à https://shoplowes.me/40chXjO Spindle Sander à https://shoplowes.me/3T6RPmz Shop Supplies Blue Shop Towels à https://shoplowes.me/4l4xjzo Shop Rags à https://shoplowes.me/4nqDpf6 Power Strips à https://shoplowes.me/4llBfLP Work Lights à https://shoplowes.me/4ljsK3F Dehumidifier à https://shoplowes.me/46LWAd8 Mixing Buckets à https://shoplowes.me/4ekkUVf *These are affiliate links, which means if you pick something up through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. That support helps us create more great content for you—thanks for being a part of it all!