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Practical guitar care, explained at the bench.
Clear guidance on setup symptoms, everyday maintenance and when professional attention will genuinely help.
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How Often Should You Get a Guitar Setup?
Learn when a guitar setup is useful, what fret buzz and action height can tell you, and take a quick one-minute guitar health check.
Read the guideElectric vs Acoustic Guitar Setup: What’s Different?
Electric and acoustic guitars share the same setup fundamentals, but their bridges, pickups and body construction call for different adjustments. Here’s what a careful setup looks at.
Read articleBass Guitar Setup: Clear Low End Without Chasing Every Buzz
Bass buzz, uneven volume and poor intonation do not always have the same cause. Learn what a bass setup checks and why playing style, strings and tuning matter.
Read articleDIY vs Professional Guitar Setup: What’s Safe to Do at Home?
Learn which guitar care jobs are sensible to handle at home, when to stop adjusting, and which setup or repair tasks need trained hands.
Read articleFret Dress or Refret? When a Guitar Setup Isn’t Enough
Fret buzz and worn grooves do not automatically mean a full refret. Learn how setup adjustment, fret dressing and fret replacement solve different problems.
Read articleLondon Winter Guitar Care: Humidity Without the Guesswork
London may feel damp in winter, but heated rooms can still dry a guitar. Learn how to monitor humidity, store the instrument safely and recognise warning signs.
Read articleEssential Guitar Maintenance Tools: A Safe Home Kit
Build a practical guitar maintenance kit for string changes, cleaning, humidity checks and early problem spotting—without buying specialist repair tools you should not use at home.
Read articleAcoustic Guitar Nut and Saddle: What They Change—and What They Don’t
Learn how an acoustic guitar’s nut and saddle affect comfort, tuning, string height and response—and why diagnosis should come before filing or replacement.
Read articleReady when you are.
Give your guitar the professional care it deserves. Book a mobile setup and we’ll take it from your door.
You can also sit down with Otto for a free consultation, by appointment, at Sixty Sixty Sounds on Denmark Street — London's iconic guitar row.
- ✓Fresh set of strings
- ✓Action, neck relief and intonation
- ✓Fretboard clean and hardware check
- ✓Collection and return across London
- ✓Usually completed in 3–4 days
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