The Fender Stratocaster Handbook, 2nd Edition: How To Buy, Maintain, Set Up, Troubleshoot, and Modify Your Strat
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760342431 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is the first hands-on how-to manual devoted to a guitar—the legendary Fender electric guitar, the Stratocaster! This guidebook shows owners and dreamers the basics of selecting and buying Strats, maintenance and repairs such as tuning, setting intonation, tremolo alignment, fret repairs, bridge and nut adjustments, electrics troubleshooting, spur-of-the-moment stage-side fixes, and some basic “performance” enhancements like adding “hot rod” fender and aftermarket pickups, locking-tremolo nuts, and more.
From the Back CoverThe First How-To Handbook Devoted to the Legendary Fender Stratocaster!
Great Handbook for Do It Yourself Strat Owners Swanny Paul Balmer hits it out of the park with this concise, yet VERY informative book on setting up, repairing and modifying your own Strat. This book has the potential to save you a ton of money by giving it to a shop to set up or modify. Plenty of pictures and really well thought out instructions that are easy to understand.. "Own a Fender Stratocaster?? THen You NEED this bookbuy it, Excellent!" according to Rick Harrison. Do you own a Fender Stratocaster electric guitarthen you need this book. Written by a man who works in the industry, really does work on guitars, and loves and understands the science and art behind them. You do not need to be a rabid tech-head to get a good basic understanding of your guitar, it's design theory, construction and how and why the guitar does what it does. From the first page to the last it is a voyage of discovery, of the mysteries of Fender Stratocaster guitar design, construction and maintenance. A great read and yes, you definitely can use this book to look after YOUR guitar. Well done Paul Balmer.. Movie Fan #"THE Manual That Should Have Come With Every Stratocaster" according to Movie Fan #2952. If you are like any Strat owner that I have ever met , then you are going to mod-it.Probably not a brand new , at least I would not ( and yes I did just buy a new one , review will follow soon ) , but after it has a few years on it you will want to change the look or possibly even the sound , and this book can help you do that.Everything from changing pickguards to changing pickup`s it`s all in there.Sure there is You Tube , but you are still going to need this book , trust me !!Make some noise !!Gary . 95"THE Manual That Should Have Come With Every Stratocaster" according to Movie Fan #2952. If you are like any Strat owner that I have ever met , then you are going to mod-it.Probably not a brand new , at least I would not ( and yes I did just buy a new one , review will follow soon ) , but after it has a few years on it you will want to change the look or possibly even the sound , and this book can help you do that.Everything from changing pickguards to changing pickup`s it`s all in there.Sure there is You Tube , but you are still going to need this book , trust me !!Make some noise !!Gary . said THE Manual That Should Have Come With Every Stratocaster. If you are like any Strat owner that I have ever met , then you are going to mod-it.Probably not a brand new , at least I would not ( and yes I did just buy a new one , review will follow soon ) , but after it has a few years on it you will want to change the look or possibly even the sound , and this book can help you do that.Everything from changing pickguards to changing pickup`s it`s all in there.Sure there is You Tube , but you are still going to need this book , trust me !!Make some noise !!Gary 