GCH Guitar Academy
guitar maintenance,
modifications and repaires
This page has video lessons with easy explanations of all the essential guitar maintenance and repaires you might need to keep your guitar healthy and working, some some ideas to improve and update your guitar through modifications. As more guitar lessons are published to the page the lessons will become more and more advanced until you should be able to find a tutorial for the most difficult guitar repair or even to help you build a guitar.
guitar maintenance and repairs |
Uprades and modifications
Make a £40 guitar play like a £400 guitar
the String Butler, solve tuning issues
Guitar string replacement
replacing strings on a classical guitar
replacing strings on an acoustic folk guitar
replacing strings on a Telecaster style guitar
replacing strings on a Stratocaster style guitar
replacing strings on a Gibson SG, Les Paul guitar
replacing strings on a bass guitar
Guitar setup and repaires
adjusting the intonation an electric guitar
how to fit a saddle and nut on an acoustic guitar
how to set up an acoustic guitar - Pt. 1
how to set up an acoustic guitar (fixing buzz) - Pt. 2
how to fit a piezo pickup & preamp
how to replace or repair a piezo pickup & preamp
Guitar builds and rebuilds
Gibson SG style, Harley Benton DC assembly
click on the links or scroll down to see the videos
replacing the strings on a classical guitar |
A classical / Spanish guitar should have nylon strings.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
replacing the strings on a folk, steel strung guitar |
A folk guitar should have steel strings.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
replacing the strings on a Telecaster style guitar |
An electric guitar should have steel electric guitar strings.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
replacing the strings on a Stratocaster style guitar |
An electric guitar should have steel electric guitar strings.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
replacing strings on a Gibson SG, Les Paul guitar |
An electric guitar should have steel electric guitar strings.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
replacing the strings on a bass guitar |
An bass guitar should have steel bass guitar strings.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
adjusting the intonation an electric guitar |
how to fit a saddle and nut on an acoustic guitar |
The saddle/nut on an acoustic guitar can be plastic, brass or bone.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
how to set up an acoustic guitar - Pt. 1 |
You may need some specialized guitar, luthier tools.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
how to set up an acoustic guitar (fix buzz) - Pt. 2 |
You may need some specialized guitar, luthier tools.
You can find them through our Amazon storefront.
make a £40 guitar play like a £400 guitar |
the String Butler, solve tuning problems |
how to fit a piezo pickup & preamp |
how to replace or repair a piezo pickup & preamp |