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 [...]

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 [...]

So when I dropped my guitar off on Tuesday the tech said he would have it for me by the end of the week. I hadn’t heard anything (on my cell) on Friday and I was getting a little upset that I would be guitarless for the weekend. However, when I got home he had [...]

I took my guitar into Guitar Works today for a setup. Here’s what I asked the tech to look at:
The Neck
Bridge height
Intonation
My Pickups
First off, I stared down the neck of my guitar for a good 5 minutes one day trying to tell if it was bowed and I couldn’t tell. I wasn’t really sure what [...]

I have been playing guitar for over 7 years now and I just bought my first guitar book. I have had tab books in the past, but never a book about guitars and how to play them.
The book has a section on guitar maintenance and repair which discusses topics like action and intonation. Although I [...]