Finding the right guitar tutor is key to learning to play well and enjoying the experience. Some would-be rock stars like to go it alone, watching videos online and trying to learn all their favourite songs. But students who learn with a guitar teacher progress much faster, and have better rounded skills. Why is this?
For one thing, a professional and experienced guitar teacher can give you instant feedback on your playing. Whether in face-to-face lessons or online, your tutor can watch your performance and give you advice and suggestions. Once learned, bad habits are hard to get rid on, so it’s important to get over them before they become deeply ingrained.
Another advantage of having a guitar tutor who is personally invested in you is the additional services they can offer. And one of the most important of these is guitar maintenance.
Just as with any other item with several parts, guitars need to be well taken care of if they are going to offer the enjoyment and service you want from them. How many of us have old instruments festering in the attic, covered in dust and with broken strings hanging off? Obviously, these guitars will need some repairs before they are fit to play! But even a regularly used guitar needs slight adjustments from time to time, to offer you the best sound and playing experience. The collective term for all these regular adjustments is a guitar setup, and they should be performed every few months for the best results.
If you come to Mickey Woodcock Guitar Tuition for face-to-face lessons rather than online guitar setups can be performed right here in our tuition studio. In fact, we are equipped to perform all kinds of maintenance work to make your guitar the best instrument it possibly can be. But for those who take lessons online guitar setups can be more of a challenge. That’s why we give online guitar setups advice to our students, to talk them through the process of maintaining their instrument.
What do online guitar setups involve?
Online Guitar Setups: String Changes
Old or dirty guitar strings will quickly start to sound dull or out-of-tune. Different guitars are re-string in different ways, but fortunately we are familiar with all the systems.
Online Guitar Setups: Neck Adjustments
A guitar is a precision instrument, and small adjustments can make a big difference to the sound and how the guitar feels to play. Most guitars have adjustable screws to keep everything perfectly in line. We can show you how to perform this operation.
Online Guitar Setups: String Action
If your strings sit too high on the guitar, your fingers will have to work extra-hard to press down on them; too low, and they will rattle and buzz. We will talk you through setting the action for your playing style.
Online Guitar Setups: String Intonation
Do you have a guitar which wont stay in tune no matter what you try? Setting the string intonation may be the key.
Contact Mickey Woodcock Guitar Tuition today for more information on online guitar setups.
