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acoustic, active, guitar, L.R. Baggs, pickup -

Watch the video below to learn how to install the L.R. Baggs Element Active System into your guitar and watch until the end how to correctly setup the guitar after. If your guitar doesn't have a pickup under the saddle, then your saddle will be sitting up higher than it should. I go over the correct steps to lower your saddle and make sure your guitar is ready to play when everything's done!    

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acoustic, classical, guitar, Restring, saddle -

It might be overkill but with all the ways I lock the strings in place I NEVER have slipping and the strings stay in in tune the best. Give it a shot and let me know what you think!

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adjust, assembly, custom, electric, Floyd Rose, guitar, luthier, Pro Series, setup -

  It seems simple and straight forward to swap them out but there's some specs you need to know! Even on their website it's understandable how people order the Pro Series and don't even realize it won't fit in the same place as an original series bridge. The only place you can see the specs is in the pdf file on the product page but most people don't know what the underside of an original series looks like so they won't know how different the pro series is! All it takes is a small, 1 hour mod, and if done...

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920DCustom, action, assembly, custom, fender, fret buzz, guitar, luthier, pickups, PistolsCrownGuitars, SeymourDuncan, sight neck, strings, sweetwater, telecaster -

Erik with Sunland Guitars here!  Recently a customer had me assembly a custom telecaster for him. He bought all the parts, hardware, body and neck and wanted me to put it all together and setup the final product. Watch this quick video to see how it went! His original intention was to do it all himself, but after purchasing all the items and realizing the extensive amount of parts, tools, and techniques he needed to acquire he felt it was best to pay me to do it. If we've met, you know I love to teach and show people how...

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action, adjust, bass, electric, fret buzz, guitar, inspect, pickups, sight neck, strings -

We've all been there when we're at the guitar shop, looking things over, and we're not really sure if this guitar is set up correctly. At times, our own guitars at home go through changes with the seasons and all of a sudden you get fret buzz, ugh! Buzzing in different places, strings feel a little high (or low), or just getting a bad feeling about a guitar are common for all guitarists. I wanted to make a video series about how to diagnose and correct fret buzz. Here's video one: How to Fix Fret Buzz: Inspections & Adjustments

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