Hal Leonard: The Guitar Player Repair Guide – 3rd Revised Edition by Dan Erlewine

Dan Erlewine’s “The Guitar Player Repair Guide – 3rd Revised Edition” is the kind of book that quietly turns guitarists into their own techs. Whether you’re dialing in your first setup or fine-tuning a stable of electrics, acoustics, and basses, this manual walks you through the process with the same calm, methodical approach you’d expect from a seasoned bench veteran.

Features

This expanded edition is designed for everyone from curious beginners to working experts, laying out guitar and bass maintenance as a clear, step-by-step craft. It covers how to set up your instrument and keep it in top playing form by mastering basic maintenance, so you’re not guessing your way through truss rods, action, and intonation.

The included DVD is a major bonus, turning what can feel like abstract tech talk into something you can actually see and follow along with. It also adds stronger coverage of guitar electronics, including pickups and wiring diagrams, so you can trace signal paths and understand what’s really happening under the hood. On top of that, you get set-up specs from leading players and expanded coverage of acoustic instruments, making this a go-to reference whether you’re into solidbodies, flattops, or low-end thunder.

Tone

While it’s not an effects pedal or an amp, this book has a very real impact on your sound. By teaching you to set up your own electrics, acoustics, and basses, it helps you get tighter intonation, cleaner fretwork feel, and more responsive action, which all translate directly into better tone. The expanded electronics coverage and wiring diagrams give you the knowledge to chase the exact response you’re hearing in your head—whether that’s brighter bite, fatter mids, or a more open, dynamic voice from your pickups.

Specifications

• Brand: Hal Leonard
• Model: HL00331793
• Title: The Guitar Player Repair Guide – 3rd Revised Edition
• Author: Dan Erlewine
• Series: Book
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Format: Softcover with DVD
• Description: Step-by-step manual for maintaining and repairing electric and acoustic guitars and basses
• Content highlights: Set-up specs of leading players; coverage of guitar electronics including pickups and wiring diagrams; expanded coverage of acoustics
• Inventory number: HL 00331793
• ISBN: 9780879309213
• UPC: 884088162306
• Width: 8.5"
• Length: 11.0"
• Page count: 822 pages