처음으로 일렉트릭 기타를 사는 것에서부터 자기만의 액션을 셋업하는 것에 이르기까지 모든 과정을 스스로 하는 플레이어들을 위한 이 책은 일렉트릭 기타를 소유하고 관리하는 법들을 자세히 설명하고 있습니다. 
좋은 기타를 고르는 법, 기타의 청소, 필요한 도구와 기본적인 관리, "팩토리 셋업"을 자신에게 맞게 바꾸고 향상시키는 법, 고장 대처 요령, 기타에 관련된 기본적인 전기 지식, 교체용 픽업과 포트와 스위치, 커패시터를 고르고 장착하는 방법, 프로들의 셋업 등이 자세하게 기술되어 있습니다. 
베스트셀러인 Guitar Player Repair Guide와 유명한 Guitar Player지의 리페어 컬럼의 저자 Dan Erlewine이 쓴 이 책의 맨 뒤 페이지에는 떼서 쓸 수 있게 만든 플라스틱 곡률 게이지들도 들어있습니다. 
개정판인 이 책에는 일렉트릭 베이스에 대한 내용들도 수록되어 있습니다. 


- Contents - 

Introduction 
You really can do this yourself! 
How to find the problems 
Don't be afraid of adjustments 

Setup Tools 
The handful you really need 

Evaluating Your Guitar 
1. Play the guitar 
2. Find the cracks, dents, and scratches 
3. Is the neck strong? 
4. Is the neck straight? Does it have relief? 
5. Check a bolt-on neck's alignment 
6. Inspect the nut 
7. Look at the frets 
8. Make sure the truss rod works 
9. Do the strings follow the fretboard radius? 
10. Check the bridge and tailpiece 
11. Do the tuners work smoothly? 
12. Check the hardware mounting screws 
13. Finally, check the electronics 

Installing Strings 
Installing strings on Fenders 
Installing strings on Gibsons 

Cleaning Fretboards, Finishes, and Hardware 
Cleaning the fretboard 
Moisturizing the fretboard 
Cleaning dirty finishes 
Cleaning technique 
Cleaning hardware 
Cleanina rusted parts 

The Fretboard and String Buzz 
Fretboard radius 
Compound radius fretboards 

Pickups and Wiring 
Choosing a replacement pickup 
Different magnets = different tone 
What you need to know about capacitors 
Control pots affect your tone, too 
Understanding the action of control pots and caps 
How a potentiometer works 
Reading DC resistance with a multimeter 
Shielding to reduce hum 
Wiring and soldering 
Tools for wiring and soldering 
Basic soldering advice 
Replacing pickups and controls 
Wiring ideas,tips,and techniques 

Installing Strap Locks 
Nobody wants their guitar to fall to the floor 

Setup Checklist 
Setup steps 
Setup measurements 
Setup specs form 

Adjusting the Truss Rod 
Truss rod adjustment tools 
Truss rod types and how they work 
Use a backlight to read the neck 
Adjusting standard one-way truss rods 
Adjusting two-way truss rods 
Help for difficult truss rods 
Adjusting at the body end of the neck, Fender style 

The Nut, String Tree, and Tuners 
Measuring string height at the nut 
In my opinion, the perfect nut would pass this checklist 
Common nut problems 
Nut working tools 
Cleaning nut slots 
Back-filing nut slots 
Raising nut slots that are too low 
Removing material that's muting strings 
Gluing a loose nut 
Shimming a traditional nut 
Shimming a mechanical nut 
Lubricated nut material with tremolos 
Locking nuts 
String trees 
Tuning machines (tuners) 
Locking tuners with low post holes 

The Bridge and Tailpiece 
Good coupling = good tone 
Tele bridge saddles 
Strat bridge saddles 
Gibson bridge saddles 
Graph Tech replacement saddles 
Cleaning and fixing your bridge 
Cleaning rusty bridge parts 
Strings that don't align with fretboard edges 
Disassembling and cleaning a Gibson Tune-o-matic 
Notching new Tune-o-matic saddles 
How neck angle relates to Tune-o-matics 
Straightening a collapsed Tune-o-matic 
Changing a Tune-o-matic bridge radius 
Rusted stopbar tailpiece studs 
Gibson stopbar tailpiece height 
Top-wrapping a stopbar tailpiece 
Variations on Gibson's bridge design 

Tremolos 
Fender Stratocaster tremolos 
Modern two-point floating vibratos 
Fender Jazzmaster tremolo 
The Floyd Rose locking tremolo system 
Traditional Bigsby vibratos 
Gibson's Maestro Vibrola 
Wilkinson Vibrato bridges 
Hipshot's ball-bearing tremolo bridge 
Anderson Tremolo bridge by Fishman 

Bolt-on Neck Issues 
Misaligned necks 
Neck mounting screws need clearance 
Neck shims and Fender's Micro-Tilt 
Threaded neck mounting inserts 
Reverse shimming 

Intonation and Tuning 
Scale length 
Compensation and intonation 
The most basic approach to intonation 
Difficulties to watch out for 
Joe Glaser's approach to intonation 
Tuning your guitar 
Tuning a tremolo-equipped guitar 
Better intonation on a 3-saddleTelecaster 
Buzz Feiten Tuning System 

Fender's 10-step Setup 
Straight from the source 

Pro Setup Specs 
Floyd Rose locking trem setup 
Leveling the tremolo and setting intonation 
Stratocaster setup specs 
Telecaster setup specs 
Les Paul setup specs 
Slide Guitar setup specs 
Hollowbody setup specs 

Measurement Conversion Charts 
Converting millimetersto inches 
Converting inches by "half-64ths" 

On the DVD: Easy Electric Guitar Setup 
Adjusting any truss rod, and bass setup 
Setting up a Stratocaster, Fender style 
Setting up a Les Paul 
Setting upa Floyd Rose floating tremolo 
Wiring a Stratocaster, and intro to soldering 

Radius Gauges for Setting Up Your Guitar 
Use the gauges inside the backcover to measure the radius of fretboards and bridge saddles