Factory Guitar
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ZVex Guitar Effects Pedal Fuzz Factory NICE! $225.00 |
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PS3 Guitar Hero 5 Game Only Brand New Factory Sealed We Ship Worldwide $9.50 |
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Gibson Guitar ES-335 TD 1965 100% Original With Factory Trem OHSC $6,495.95 |
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Ibanez Guitar Body Fully Factory Loaded Ibanez GART50QA Body Arched Quilt Top Bl $39.00 |
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NEW Big Fish Audio Liquid Series Guitar (FACTORY SEALED) $199.95 |
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NEW Big Fish Audio Urbanic Guitars (FACTORY SEALED) $139.95 |
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PS3 Guitar Hero Van Halen Brand New Factory Sealed We Ship Worldwide $2.25 |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock XBox 360 NEW Factory Sealed! $0.99 |
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Digitech RP1000 Multi-Effects Guitar Pedal RP-1000 Aphex Punch Factory Stomp Box $439.99 |
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Digitech DF-7 Distortion Factory Guitar Effects Pedal PD-5304 $54.62 |
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Digitech DF 7 Distortion Factory Guitar Pedal in Original Box, Barely Used $44.00 |
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NIP Mastering Blues Guitar DVD by Wayne Riker 60 minutes Factory Sealed $7.99 |
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828 Toys MSRP over $2000! Scooter Disney Guitar all new factory sealed products $299.00 |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock XBox 360 NEW Factory Sealed! $0.99 |
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Guitar Legend The Very Best of Dick Dale by Dick Dale(CD Mar-2011 Shout Factory) $12.75 |
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ARCHTOP GUITAR BODY [ UNFINISHED FACTORY W / MAPLE BODY] $24.50 |
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Jasmine Concert Sz Guitar / Factory Cosmetic Blem $149.00 |
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JERRY BYRD FACTORY SEALED BURNING SANDS PEARLY SHELLS & STEEL GUITARS RECORD LP $34.99 |
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Boss GP-20 Amp Factory Guitar Amp Processor Pedal COSM -NR $69.90 |
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HOFNER BEATLE BASS BROWN LEATHER VIOLIN GUITAR STRAP FACTORY SECOND $10.50 |
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ROY CLARK Labor Of Love LP FACTORY SEALED MINT 1978 country guitar ABC AB-1053 $3.99 |
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DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory Guitar Effect Pedal NEW! $4.99 SHIPPING! $179.99 |
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Zoom G3 USB Guitar Effects Pedal and Aphex Punch Factory Stomp Box NEW $299.99 |
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Zvex Hand-Painted Fuzz Factory Guitar Effects Pedal $279.99 |
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FACTORY SEALED TOMMY LEONETTI LP TROMBONES,GUITARS AND ME $4.99 |
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FEAR FACTORY Obsolete 1998 Bass Guitar Pick #1 Metal Band Logo Concert Tour $21.00 |
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1968 VESS Guitar Soda Bottle ACL Factory Proof Label Set Up – Columbus OH *Pepsi $14.50 |
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FEAR FACTORY 1998 Obsolete Tour Dino Signature Guitar Pick Logo Concert $14.99 |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock XBox 360 NEW Factory Sealed! $0.99 |
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Fear Factory Christian Olde Wolbers Green Bass Guitar Pick – 2001 Tour $9.99 |
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PS3 Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock Brand New Factory Sealed Game Only $2.00 |
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Larry Carlton Fire Wire Guitar Jazz Factory Sealed $9.98 |
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GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK SUPER BUNDLE (XBOX 360) BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED $109.99 |
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“Guitar Hero II” PS2 Boxed Game & Guitar Edition Brand New/Factory Sealed/Mint! $93.99 |
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Rare 80′s Collectors Guitar Hondo Set Neck “BEAST” (factory pre amp) $1,500.00 |
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The Beatles John Lennon Applause Doll Factory Sealed Mint Guitar, Booklet + Tag $69.99 |
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Guitar Hero 1 PS2 Factory Sealed BRAND NEW Black Label $29.98 |
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Guitar Hero 2 PS2 Factory Sealed BRAND NEW Black Label $29.98 |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock XBox 360 NEW Factory Sealed! $8.95 |
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Pedal Steel Guitar CD Instrumental 17 Songs Brand New and Sealed fromthe Factory $5.99 |
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Martin D-35 Dreadnought Guitar – Brand New | Factory Sealed | Full Warranty L@@K $1,799.99 |
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock XBox 360 NEW Factory Sealed! $0.99 |
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Victor Young – Johnny Guitar CD Soundtrack Factory $49.90 |
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LA Guitar Factory Tela Semi Hollow Trey Anastasio Tele PRS World Shipping $2,395.00 |
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ZVex Vexter Fuzz Factory Guitar Effect Pedal -Free GIFT $179.00 |
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1970 ALVARES MODEL 5046 GUITAR FLAT TOP WITH FACTORY ELECTRIC PICKUP RARE $299.00 |
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OSCAR SCHMIDT MODEL OG2CEB BLACK ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC GUITAR – FACTORY BLEM – #H1^ $129.00 |
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OSCAR SCHMIDT MODEL OG2CE NATURAL ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC GUITAR – FACTORY BLEM – #H2^ $129.00 |
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OSCAR SCHMIDT OG2CEFBC FLAME ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC GUITAR – FACTORY BLEM – #H8^ $129.00 |
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OSCAR SCHMIDT MODEL OI14BK IDOL SERIES ELECTRIC GUITAR – FACTORY BLEM – #H10^ $79.00 |
The Secret To Maximizing Your Guitars Potential
Poorly setup guitars really make playing the guitar a bigger challenge. As if it is not an endless challenge itself. But why make it more difficult? As you probably know by know, the faster you learn to play brings you more personal gratification and desire.
What is ‘guitar setup’? Basically it means to have the specifications adjusted to the actual factory standards or your personal specs. Simply put, a set-up includes:
#1. adjusting the height of the strings over the neck
#2. making sure your frets are level or the same height all the way up the neck
#3. intonation
#4. adjust and lubricated all remaining components, in general.
The purpose here is to help you to have a guitar you can play to it’s max potential. Hopefully without confusing anyone or using unusual terms that don’t really mean anything to you. As a matter of interest, I have rarely handled a new guitar, especially Gibson Guitars, that are really poorly set-up from the factory. Realistically speaking, it it a real mystery as to why more time is not spent setting up the guitars at the factory.
The Fender and Squier line of guitars seem to be the best set-up guitars from the factory, especially the Artist Series and Custom Shop series, and sometimes they leave a lot to be desired. I don’t really want to beat down any brand of guitar, it is not personal.
That being said leads me into the fact that every guitar a guitar store unpacks should be set-up before it is shipped or sold. Due to many conditions, it is not realistic for guitar retailers of any type to set-up every guitar. With the low profit levels guitar dealers are saddled with, it is not economically possible.
Regardless of whether it is new or used, once your guitar is properly set-up and adjusted, you may not recognize it in terms of how well it plays and just as important, how excellent it now sounds. It does not matter what your feelings were in term of playability and tone, your mind will be changed and blown.
I got lucky, my teacher of many moons is not just a brilliant teacher, he is a bona-fide Guitar Hero. He has 51 years of playing, including a music education at Berklee School of Music. FYI, that is one of the top two leading music schools in the world. Period. Richard Mac plays at a level only achieved by guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson and other players in that class, although he clearly has his own vibe.
Back to the subject, my score from Richard, other than teaching me to be a pretty good player (always getting better) is all about guitar set-up. He is sick about having every one of his many guitars set-up before he even plays it. Since I am his disciple, I now set-up every guitar I own immediately upon arrival. Believe this, I bought an Eric Clapton Custom Shop guitar a few years ago and set it up immediately. Actually it was well set-up from the Fender Custom Shop, but It had to checked and set-up perfectly.
The point is that if you buy a Mexican Standard Stratocaster and set it up properly, you have a guitar that plays as good as an American Standard Strat at four to six hundred dollars less. Same thing with an Epiphone guitar. Why buy a poorly set-up Gibson Les Paul for a few thousand bucks when you can buy an Epiphone guitar for less than half that price and have a better playing and sounding guitar?
Lets get down to brass tacks. A good guitar set-up is less than a hundred bucks. Believe me, that is a steal. A lot of precision work along with some expensive tools go into a set-up. Not to mention the ‘love’ built in by the luthier or guitar maker. I spent a lot of my life rebuilding automotive transmissions, and anyone in the know, knows they are precise and delicate. Guitars take the same delicate precision and time to make right. Don’t take my word for it, cough up the bucks and at least try it.
Not mentioning the many upgrades possible would be a disservice to you. If you had designs on upgrading your pickups or adding a TBX active tone control, locking tuners or whatever you can imagine, this is a great time to do it. Like I said, you can change the entire vibe of your guitar by locating a well trusted guitar maker/luthier.
For more information and ways to get a good set-up, and other cool guitar upgrades or modifications contact Guitar Players Center for a competent luthier who has the experience. Point of importance, don’t just shop by price, not every guitar maker/luthier is the same. Get a reference first, it’s the ‘love’ that counts most, not the cost.
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