Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on March 30, 2007, 05:09:50 PM
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Hails guys.
i´m tired. my patience really came to an end
THERE ARE NO LUTHIERS HERE IN MY CITY.
and i´m tired of being cheated here
i´ll NEED to buy a book and start making small repairs and settings on guitars and bass.
can anyone tell me a god book, with an easy to understand language!?!?!
It would be very helpful
Hails and thank´s
JP
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Here you go, JP:
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_plans/Building_and_repair:_Guitar,_electric/Guitar_Player_Repair_Guide.html
and have a look at Dan Erlewine's advice on the Stewart-MacDonald website, which is very useful.
Also this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Your-Own-Electric-Guitar/dp/0953104907/ref=sr_1_1/202-2135687-0367043?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175271505&sr=1-1
And this is a bit more basic, but also good and well illustrated:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Players-Guide-Guitar-Maintenance-Practical/dp/0879305495/ref=sr_1_1/202-2135687-0367043?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175271467&sr=1-1
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Hmmm - I'm friends with all 3 authors.....
They are all really good books
The Dave Burrluck book is maybe the easiest to get into for repairs while the Guitar Player guide is more comprehensive
the Build your own book is excellent - pretty much a bible for making guitars
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Hum, i´ll check it thank´s feline and phil
i´ll search these books online.
and these ones i can BUY, and don´t worry with customs
ahahahaha they don´t charge for books andperiodics
Q:p
JP
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My goal is to make Precise and Accurated Settings and Adjustments/repair on my 4 (soon to be 6) Guitars.
and then, when i start to get the feeling of do it Smoothly and fluidy,AND then start to do it for my friends . and charge then for it.
Q:)
jp
But,one of my greatest fears, and example of inaccuracy, is how to propper set up a floyd rose bridge and how to set up a neck truss rod.
that really sucks.
JP
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+1 on the Hisc--k book - thats the one that got me into building guitars. It covers 3 different building styles as well as design, electrics, finishing, building from parts and set-ups.
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+2 on the Melvin Hisc--k book. Read it when I was just a nipper and wanted to build a guitar since then.
There are some books which go into more details on some specific areas, but this is a very good place to start.
He's a bloody nice bloke too :D
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Just been speaking to Mr Hisc--k on another forum and it's become apparent that some theiving little dirtbag has started offering his book as an e book.
If anyone sees this about, could you let me know and I'll pass the message on (or let him know direct). He's obviously well peaved about it, he's thrown a lot of money into that book (and started up a publication company for it).
Cheers guys :wink:
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I fully endorse thos 3 books! I have the first two myself and they are a godsend.
Hey Tonemonkey, that's nasty! I will actively seek out whoever is doing it, it's just plain wrong! Support your local Author!
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going to purchaswe them THEN
ahahahaha
q:p
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I´m shopping themright NOW
Q:p
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thanks folks
im getting one or two of them for my birthday(tomorrow)
Q:)
UNHOLY BRAZILIAN CHEERS
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I just got the melvin hisc--k book
it has just ARrived
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ill read it.
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JP
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Yup i too have got hisc--k book. I am going to start reading it now. neways how is it?
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Melvyn's book is great for electric guitar building , whilst I would favour Dan Erlewine's for repairs and setup work
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Hummmmmmmmmm Yeah
i loved the way melvin WRITES his stuff.. but for me it lacks the details i like that much.
ill have to buy the other one... the one Feline recommended. Dan's Book
q: )
Thanks for the recommendations guys.
JP
SO... before i purchase the books... is there any tips on which tools should i buy to make the basic setups like : string height, truss rod adjustment, bridge and springs setup, intonation??? cause i better order it before the book arrives.
the weather has just switched to the ultra cold mode here in germany and i have 3 guitars right now: one ibanez 7 string that was already settled up for free cause it was new and i bought it in the shop; A fender stratocaster that may need the truss rod adjustment.. and something else : this guitar has lots of noise coming from the $%&#ing SPRINGS . how can i quit that noise?
and a gibson flying V that i barely Use because its in E standard . so it will need a setup or soemthing. at least a truss rod adjustment cause of the weather.
Hails and thanks again guys
It looks like ill visit you this year.
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the hisc--k book isnt about details - its about the method(s)
i read negative comments from someone recently who complained that it didnt have the details need to do an accurate strat copy. nope, not what the books about.... but it does have all the methods you would need to do it... and the details can be found elsewhere