--- product_id: 48566964 title: "How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!, Second Edition" price: "€ 51.80" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/48566964-how-to-make-your-electric-guitar-play-great-second-edition store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Includes exclusive online video Covers electric & bass guitars Step-by-step DIY guitar setup How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!, Second Edition **Price:** € 51.80 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎸 Unlock pro-level guitar skills and never miss a beat! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!, Second Edition - **How much does it cost?** € 51.80 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/48566964-how-to-make-your-electric-guitar-play-great-second-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Bass Guitar Included:** Expanded coverage now supports bass players too—broaden your musical mastery. - • **Master Your Guitar Setup:** From beginner to pro, learn to customize your guitar’s action and tone like a tech. - • **Written by the Setup Legend:** Dan Erlewine’s proven expertise makes this the ultimate guitar care bible. - • **Comprehensive Maintenance Guide:** Clean, troubleshoot, and upgrade your guitar with confidence. - • **Exclusive Online Video Tutorials:** Visual, hands-on guidance to complement the book’s expert advice. ## Overview This second edition of 'How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!' is a thoroughly updated, all-in-one guide for electric and bass guitar owners. Featuring reorganized content and exclusive online video tutorials, it covers everything from buying your first guitar to advanced DIY setups, maintenance, and electronics upgrades. Authored by renowned guitar tech Dan Erlewine, this book is a must-have resource for players seeking to elevate their instrument’s performance and longevity. ## Description This is a new edition with instructional online video! Reorganised, and now covering bass guitars, this is a must-have book for anyone who owns an electric guitar, from beginner to pro. From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this do-it-yourself primer for owning and maintaining an electric guitar explains the ins and outs of choosing the right guitar; cleaning, tools, and basic maintenance; personalizing and improving on a 'factory setup'; troubleshooting; basic guitar electronics; choosing and installing replacement pickups, pots, switches, and capacitors; setups of the pros; and, much more. This new edition is overhauled from top to bottom and re-organized to make it easy for the reader to make his electric guitar sound and play great. This edition also covers bass guitars. As the author of "Guitar Player"'s popular "Repairs" column, Dan Erlwine has shown thousands of guitar owners how to keep their instruments in top condition. Review: The 'Set up Bible'. - For guitarists who actually want to know how their guitars work this is invaluable. One has to have some knowledge of the componant parts and not be afraid of having a go, it even covers the guitar tech's nemisis, the Floyd Rose tremolo system! If you are not confident of your ability to tackle, what can be, quite delicate areas it still makes a great bed time read. Highly recommended. Review: Dan Erlewine, the world leader in guitar setup, maintenance and repair. - Dan Erlewine is undoubtably a world leader in guitar setup, maintenance and repair. In addition to being a treasure trove of guitar knowledge, he has a writing/teaching style that is simple, straight forward yet absolutely comprehensive. I have read similar books by other authors and none of them come remotely close to this one. If you are interested in guitar setup, maintenance and repair, or simply want to make your own guitar play great, then don't bother with any books or videos unless Dan Erlewine is the author. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 347,112 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 987 in Guitars 1,096 in String Instruments (Books) 2,028 in Music Instruction & Study | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 569 Reviews | ## Images ![How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great!, Second Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71h4U4KYyLL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The 'Set up Bible'. *by M***N on 24 November 2012* For guitarists who actually want to know how their guitars work this is invaluable. One has to have some knowledge of the componant parts and not be afraid of having a go, it even covers the guitar tech's nemisis, the Floyd Rose tremolo system! If you are not confident of your ability to tackle, what can be, quite delicate areas it still makes a great bed time read. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dan Erlewine, the world leader in guitar setup, maintenance and repair. *by A***N on 9 February 2015* Dan Erlewine is undoubtably a world leader in guitar setup, maintenance and repair. In addition to being a treasure trove of guitar knowledge, he has a writing/teaching style that is simple, straight forward yet absolutely comprehensive. I have read similar books by other authors and none of them come remotely close to this one. If you are interested in guitar setup, maintenance and repair, or simply want to make your own guitar play great, then don't bother with any books or videos unless Dan Erlewine is the author. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource but photos could have been in colour. *by G***R on 17 February 2019* This is a very informative book, written by someone who is clearly passionate and knowledgeable about guitars. I have learnt lots from reading this text. I gave the review 4 stars not five because the front and back cover are in colour making me believe that the contents were colour however, all the photos inside are black and white. Im sure that reproduction costs were cut by taking this decision but colour photographs would have been better in my humble opinion. Also the text refers quite alot to photo 6.2 or photo 7.1 for example but the photographs dont have any numbers on them so whilst mainly obvious, some photos are hard to match with the text. Overall a great book and recommended for its technical content. ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great! 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