Alfred Teach Yourself Guitar Repair and Maintenance (Book/DVD)  

the best wat to purchase is book/dvd instead of just book, u can watch dvd 1-2 times and then keep book in case or tool bag for reference this dvd covered all for me, I just wanted to be able to adjust my own truss rod and esp. action, yes when i gig i take 6 of 10 g-tars w/ me but 4 are for songs were i need completely diff. tone and 2 are tuned way out there 1 very low and flat and 1 sharp and 1-2 steps up after started w/ low e# c# f# g# b# e#, anyway i think if you are going to play rather your a hobbyist or an active musician this book/dvd is essential, tone is what we all strive for and 9 out of ten techs when an axe is dropped off for tune up it goes to factory specs if it gets moved at all this starts with truss- rod adjustments has specs printed in book so after learning you can look at book, tone is so affected by string legnth on saddle type stop bar like strat. ACTION i read reviews all the time about an axe thats a good buy if the action was better/faster and once guy said beginner axe of some kind( iforget)good deal but strings are mile away from fingerboard &frets on that stopbar style w/ tune-o-matic bridge like LP,SG, and some PRS guitars it shows you in 10 mins. how to adjust that bridge w/ a ruler and a capo and goes all the way thru to floyd rose systems, i have one ibanez w/ floyd rose system used to hate all but locking nut cause wether floyd rose or strat style trem system i never use sissy bar, but i liked the stay-n-tune and the thumbscrewtuners on the rose but if you broke a string, not just replace it but have to retune entire system, even at times going in back were tensioner springs sre, well its things like that john will tell u all about, and now my rose is strung from tuning keys to trem so i dont cut ring stops off strings my ring ends are up on headstock at tuners 2-3 turns is all guaranteed no slippage these are things we all should know i got cause all my axes wether 2-PRS,1 LP STANDARD,1 LP STUDIO, 1 EPI LP STUDIO,1 LTD EC-1000, 1 IBANEZ RG4FROSE,1 60 reissue SG,2010 EPI LP SLASH APPETITE, & 1 AMER. HSS FENDER STRAT BULLET, all the epiphones except the new appetite have been completely rewired right when i purchased them CTS pots, sprague orange drop capacitors .022/400v, switchcraft 3 way toggle, and 1 has s. duncan antiquitys, 1 has s. duncan seth lover bridge, and the active p/u in the LTD EC-1000 i swapped from the great emg 81/60's to duncan blackouts, so as i was saying if i can change strings, change p/u's & eclectronics why not adjust myself and although i didnt know it it even gave me tricks on soldering i didnt know to make it easier and cleaner. if all u learn is adjusting action at your style of bridge or trem and not even the action at the nut then this book/dvd is worth every penny ive rear and browsed others this is far and away way out front!!!!!!!!!!!!5 stars 

I am so grateful that I bought this. Now I know especially how to fix up my electric guitar without getting hurt! I also know how to check to see if the frets are in tip top condition and truss rod adjustments. Buy it!

The information in this book is so basic a google search would yeild the same information. Maybe buy it if you dont know how to change strings, but other than that, save your money.

I purchased this book and was quite disappointed. It is very, very basic and doesn't carry enough information to get you through completly on any type of guitar. I guess it's okay if you would just like to learn basic basics.