Alex_SG
Ambassador of Trippy Rock
Hi all
Since I'm off work at the moment, with loads of time on my hands but very little disposable cash, I decided to put together a tool kit to use for doing setups and minor repairs.
Most of these tools were just ones that I pulled out of my tool chest.
I've broken it down into 2 major groups, for the moment.
1st Group - Measuring tools.
In this group, there's 6" and 12" rulers, a Vernier Caliper, a string action gauge, feeler gauges and a multimeter.
These are all fantastic for checking string height, pickup height, neck straightness and dc resistance of pots or pickups.
The 2nd group is a basic setup/cleaning/minor surgery kit.
I built a neck rest out of some pine cut-offs I had lying around and covered the top with some felt to prevent scratching guitar necks.
I got a Stewart MacDonald guitar tech screwdriver kit for my birthday... That's gotta be included!
Also included: Tweezers/Forceps, a single sided razor blade, an exacto knife, 11 and 13mm wrench for pot nuts, string winder/cutter, a pitch pipe, a capo with built in tuner, lemon oil, a Victorinox Swiss Tool multi tool, some small side cutters and a small fine file.
I also have soldering equipment, microfibre cloths, sandpapers of various grades, cloths, 3 in 1 oil, steel wool (00000) and polish.
You can spend hundreds of dollars on setup tools, but most of us with any slight mechanical bent would have many of the tools you need already.
If you can think of anything else that should be included, please let me know!
Since I'm off work at the moment, with loads of time on my hands but very little disposable cash, I decided to put together a tool kit to use for doing setups and minor repairs.
Most of these tools were just ones that I pulled out of my tool chest.
I've broken it down into 2 major groups, for the moment.
1st Group - Measuring tools.
In this group, there's 6" and 12" rulers, a Vernier Caliper, a string action gauge, feeler gauges and a multimeter.
These are all fantastic for checking string height, pickup height, neck straightness and dc resistance of pots or pickups.
The 2nd group is a basic setup/cleaning/minor surgery kit.
I built a neck rest out of some pine cut-offs I had lying around and covered the top with some felt to prevent scratching guitar necks.
I got a Stewart MacDonald guitar tech screwdriver kit for my birthday... That's gotta be included!
Also included: Tweezers/Forceps, a single sided razor blade, an exacto knife, 11 and 13mm wrench for pot nuts, string winder/cutter, a pitch pipe, a capo with built in tuner, lemon oil, a Victorinox Swiss Tool multi tool, some small side cutters and a small fine file.
I also have soldering equipment, microfibre cloths, sandpapers of various grades, cloths, 3 in 1 oil, steel wool (00000) and polish.
You can spend hundreds of dollars on setup tools, but most of us with any slight mechanical bent would have many of the tools you need already.
If you can think of anything else that should be included, please let me know!
