How to adjust the height of your guitar pickups

Learn how to get the best tone from your guitar by balancing the pickups Before you rush to swap out your electric guitar’s pickups for a replacement set, it’s worth experimenting with how much tone-shaping mileage you can get from making basic height...
Are you sabotaging your own recording experience?

Are you sabotaging your own recording experience?

How to make the most of the guitar and studio gear you’ve got, and make less fuss along the way If a sense of being overwhelmed rises inside of you as you enter your home studio, it may be a potential signal that a complex of “analysis paralysis” and “option...

How to adjust your guitar’s neck relief

Gibson’s Master Luthier Jim DeCola demonstrates ideal techniques to safely optimize the neck relief of a Gibson guitar In this episode of “Gibson’s Guide to Guitar Setup and Maintenance,” Gibson’s Master Luthier Jim DeCola demonstrates the correct way to...
How to adjust the action on your guitar

How to adjust the action on your guitar

Techniques, specifications, and tool tips to help you set up a guitar to your personal preferences In this episode of “Gibson’s Guide to Guitar Setup and Maintenance,” Gibson Master Luthier Jim DeCola demonstrates the correct way to adjust the action on your guitar....