Gibson’s Tricks To Keeping Your Guitar Schmick

Guitars are just about the hottest instrument around. But nothing is more unsatisfying than playing one that’s dull sounding or even broken.

Guitar manufacturer Gibson just put out a series of how-to guides on guitar maintenance that will keep your axe in top shape until you smash it on stage in front of thousands of fans.

You probably shouldn’t do this, though.

The series goes in depth about cleaning and restringing, and even changing out your pickups or adjusting the intonation. But we’ve got the first four videos here as a jumping off point.

How to Clean and Polish Your Guitar:

How To Change Guitar Strings and Tune Your Electric Guitar

How To Restring and Tune Your Acoustic Guitar

How To Clean, Oil, and Condition Your Guitar’s Fingerboard

You can check out the full playlist on YouTube.