Guitar Garage
Guitar Garage is where The Guitar Plugged gets practical. From restringing a Floyd Rose to setting pickup height, fixing fret buzz, cleaning fretboards, and dialing in better tone at home, this is the hands-on section for guitar players who want to keep their gear playing right.
Guitar Garage is The Guitar Plugged's practical section for players who want to know the how and why behind their instrument. Setup guides, tuning tips, maintenance advice, and tone-chasing tutorials — written by a player with 20+ years of hands-on experience.
10 Things Every Gigging Guitarist Needs (And the One Thing They Always Forget)
Every guitarist obsesses over amps and pedals, but smooth gigs come down to preparation. Here are 10 essentials every gigging guitarist needs — plus the one thing almost everyone forgets.
Why Does My Guitar Go Out of Tune? 11 Causes (And How to Fix Each One)
Discover the 11 most common reasons guitars go out of tune and learn practical fixes to keep your instrument stable and sounding its best.
How to Record Guitar at Home (And Actually Get a Professional Sound)
From your very first riff to a polished recording — everything you need to know without wasting money on gear you don't need.
How to Restring a Floyd Rose Without Losing Your Mind
A detailed beginner-friendly guide to restringing a Floyd Rose guitar — bridge blocking, fine tuners, locking nut setup, spring tension, diagrams, and common mistakes.
How to Intonate Your Guitar: The Complete Guide
Have you ever noticed that your guitar sounds perfectly in tune when you play an open chord, but starts sounding off as you move up the neck? If so, your guitar may need an intonation adjustment.
The 15-Minute Guitar Setup: Small Adjustments That Can Make Any Guitar Play Better
Most guitars that 'feel bad' are not broken. They are slightly out of adjustment in three or four small ways at once. Here is the inspection routine that finds all of them in about fifteen minutes.
Pickup Height Matters More Than You Think: The Free Guitar Tone Upgrade
Two screws per pickup separate most electric guitars from sounding noticeably better. Pickup height affects output, clarity, dynamics and tuning stability more than most players realise — and it costs nothing.
Why Does My Guitar Buzz? How to Find the Problem Before You Start Replacing Parts
Buzz is not one problem. It is three completely different problems that happen to sound similar through an amplifier. Here's how to tell them apart in under ten minutes.
9s vs 10s vs 11s: What Really Happens When You Change Guitar String Gauge?
String gauge changes tension, feel, setup and tuning stability far more than it changes tone. Here's what really happens when you move between 9s, 10s and 11s — and how to pick the right set.