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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Getting your guitar set up and maintained properly is vital to playing well and sounding great.

It's unbelievable to me now but for the first few years I played guitar, I had absolutely no idea what a truss rod was – let alone how to adjust it. Blame it on being self-taught and knowing few other ...