Frustration is the only thing that comes to many guitarists' minds when they have to face the prospects of servicing their own guitar. It's a daunting task that when trying to be done right could take hours. The worst thing that a guitarist faces when he is setting up his guitar is the fact that he could potentially damage it. Consequently, very few guitarists are up to the task of fixing their own guitars. There are just ten easy steps to a remarkably good, basic setup job though and most of them are the types of things a guitarist does every day. You will still need the right tools though, most things can't be done by hand.
The tools one might need when servicing a guitar are as follows: a nut driver(1/4" or 5/16"), metal ruler or straight edge(20-25" long), and a small ruler with 1/16" increases. Other than those basic tools all that you need will be within you and possibly a new set of strings.
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"Di Giorgio classic guitar", model "Amazonia", mad...
English: Electric Guitar based on ESP KH model.Putting on that new set of strings is the first thing one should do when you are going to setup a guitar. You want it to be setup to ideal playing conditions. Lets face it, three month old dirt-encrusted green strings aren't exactly ideal playing conditions, however much you'd like to differ. So put those strings on that guitar the right way, and we've already begun to setup our guitar.
The logical approach after putting on new strings to a guitar is to tune them. So tune the guitar up to whatever pitch you play in. It is advisable to have an electronic tuner handy to be able to tune as accurately as possible so that the rest of the setup doesn't go awry.
Here is where the real fun part begins.