In a previous post I said I was taking my guitar into the shop to have the intonation (among other things) set. So what is this thing called intonation?
Intonation refers to the notes on the guitar being in tune all the way from open to the high end of the fretboard. If a guitar’s intonation [...]

The very first guitar I had was this small acoustic that was obviously supposed to have nylon strings on it. At first I did not know about nylon strings, but later realized that because of the style of bridge, it should have had them. Anyway, my best friend and I called the guitar “The Killer”. [...]

Tuning is probably one of the most basic things you can learn about guitar. There is a lot of basic guitar theory that you can pick up in the process of learning to tune that can be essential down the line. For example one of the most important things you can learn is the notes [...]

We have all heard it a hundred times before: the Internet is a vast base of information. It is an unprecedented collection of professional and amateur documentation and advice. Chances are virtually every topic ever has been discussed in some form on the Internet. Well, lucky for us guitars are a very popular topic and [...]

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Is your guitar not sounding as bright as it used to? Are your riffs coming out sounding muddy? Maybe it’s time to change your guitar strings! Or maybe not…
Over time a guitar’s strings change in tone due to stretching and fatigue. A brand new set of strings will always start out with [...]

Serg has posted some great information about fret buzz on his site Guitar Daily. He goes into perfect detail on the causes of fret buzz and how they can be rectified.
To sum up his posts causes could be:

Old strings

New strings that have not settled
Action is too low
Bent or warped neck
Inconsistent fret heights

If you are experiencing [...]

I found a great post titled Guitar Reading List v3 and Instructional DVDs over at Striking the Right Chord, If You Can Find It.
I haven’t had the chance to read all of the books on his list, but nevertheless, it is a great list. One book I must agree on is his number one [...]