If you’ve bought or are looking to buy a cheap acoustic guitar, there are things you can do to make it sound better and feel nicer to play. Though you can get some decent low priced guitars these days, a cheap acoustic will always be lacking somewhat when it comes to tone and playability. But often there […]
How Can I Reduce Acoustic Guitar String Tension?
Sometimes a guitarist might want to reduce their acoustic guitar string tension. This might be for a number of reasons, including but not limited to: Hand issues To make a guitar easier to play for beginners To make a guitar easier to play for children who may not have the same hand strength To play […]
How Often Should You Have Your Acoustic Guitar Set Up?
How you set up your guitar can make a big difference to how it feels to play. And every now and then that set up might need to be adjusted. But just how often should you check an acoustic guitar’s set up? And what does that mean? What is an acoustic guitar set up? An […]
How to Lower the Action on an Acoustic Guitar
There are 3 main ways that you can lower the action on an acoustic guitar. This page will cover those three ways which are; truss rod adjustments nut adjustments; and saddle adjustments If you are looking to learn how to do this for yourself then this article is for you. However, if you just want […]
How to Lower The Saddle On An Acoustic Guitar
The process to lower the saddle on an acoustic guitar isn’t actually too difficult. So long as you are patient and take care, then this is something that you should be able to do yourself. And it’s not critical if you get it really wrong. The worst thing that can happen is that you’ll need […]
Adjusting The Nut On A Guitar to Lower the Action
Lowering an acoustic guitar’s action may or may not require some work on the guitar’s nut. Before starting with adjusting the nut on a guitar it’s important that you are sure that it is necessary. Once you know that this is needed then you are going to need some basic tools and learn some new skills […]
How to Do an Acoustic Guitar Truss Rod Adjustment
You might need to do an acoustic guitar truss rod adjustment for a couple of reasons. It might be because you need to adjust the action of your guitar. Whilst the truss rod adjustment itself isn’t necessarily going to set the action how you want it, it is a necessary first step. You will want to make […]
When Do you Need to Adjust the Action on an Acoustic Guitar
If you aren’t sure if your action needs adjusting or not then read on to learn when you need to adjust the action on an acoustic guitar. This post will talk about standard string heights but this doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to stick with these heights. If you prefer a lower or higher action that is […]