GCH Guitar Academy, how to improve and modify your guitar

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.

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replacing the strings on a folk, steel strung guitar

 

A folk guitar should have steel strings.
You can find them through our
Amazon storefront.

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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.

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replacing the strings on a Stratocaster style guitarr

 

An electric guitar should have steel electric guitar strings.
You can find them through our
Amazon storefront.

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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.

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replacing the strings on a bass guitar

 

An bass guitar should have steel bass guitar strings.
You can find them through our
Amazon storefront.

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adjusting the intonation an electric guitar

 

 

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how to fit a saddle 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.

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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.

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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.

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make a £40 guitar play like a £400 guitar

 

 

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the String Butler, solve tuning problems

 

 

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how to fit a piezo pickup & preamp

 

 

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how to replace or repair a piezo pickup & preamp

 

 

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