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Basic Setup Kit


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• String action gauge
• Understring radius gauges
• Precision straightedge
• FREE guitar setup instructions
• Special price!

We're often asked to recommend "must-have" tools for setting up acoustic and electric guitars. We've made it easy–the Basic Setup Kit includes our most popular setup tools. Free instructions from our veteran guitar technicians will help you make your instrument play better, and you'll save money, too.

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Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
3910 With inch String Action Gauge SAVE $4.90 Yes
$89.11

3910-M With metric String Action Gauge SAVE $4.90 Yes
$89.11


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These are the same super-accurate, high quality steel setup tools that professional repair shops depend on.

The 18" Precision Straightedge is machined for fanatic accuracy to ±.0015" per foot. Use it to check neck relief and evaluate truss rod adjustments.

The String Action Gauge is the fastest way to check the height of strings, nuts, saddles and pickup polepieces. Designed for stringed instrument work, it's much faster to use than any ruler. Basic Setup Kit is now available with the Metric String Action Gauge.

Understring Radius Gauges let you match bridge saddle heights to the fretboard curvature. This accurately laser-cut stainless steel set includes 8 different fretboard radii.

Truss rod adjustment is an important part of guitar setup, too. Our Truss Rod Wrench Set has the tool you need.

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Basic Setup Kit
Basic Setup Kit
 
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4 5-06-2012
Basic Setup Kit

I ordered this kit so I could check the setup, and do a basic setup, on my guitars without having to take them in and leave them for a couple of weeks at a time. It's a good quality and well made set of tools, and it came with a basic (generic) instruction sheet on how to use the tools.

cangtrst  Canada Read my reviews (2)
5 4-20-2012
Peace of Mind

This kit gave me the confidence to adjust my own truss rods without fear. Knowing that I have an accurate straight edge gave me the peace of mind I needed. The string action and radius gauges take the guess work out of string height adjustments. No regrets buying this kit.

dfarness  Bakersfield, CA
5 3-31-2012
Bill Stewart on Basic Setup Kit

Keeps my 3 guitars in tiptop condition and saves me trips to the luthier.Also, when I purchase from Stumac, delivery is just as fast as it would be from Australia.

Bill Stewart  Australia
5 3-19-2012
Instant set up improvement

These easy to use tools immediately helped me to identify set up problems and quickly make adjustments. The 18" straight edge worked well on guitars and basses. The String Action gauge made it amazingly easy to check action- I was shocked at how easy it is to see the height markings. I will be getting the metric gauge soon for my German Basses. The radius gauges quickly let me see that my A string on one bass was too high: this was difficult for me to see without the gauge. Highly recommended!

S. Powell  Dallas, TX
5 3-14-2012
basic setup kit

Awesome - the straight edge and the string height gauge are very useful. the radius gauges make it much easier to check the radius.

Daneel van Eck  South Africa Read my reviews (2)
5 3-09-2012
Great Buy!

It is amazing how much easier it is to adjust your guitar when you can actually SEE the change in measurments rather than just eyeballing it. I should have bought this years ago. Anyone who has ever adjusted a single screw on their guitar would be doing themselves a favor by purchasing this kit.

J Greagor  Seattle, WA
5 3-09-2012
Great Gift

The Giftee was really please with the Basic Setup Kit,

DBBII  DC Read my reviews (3)
5 2-25-2012
Very handy indeed!

After decades of setting up my and my friends' guitars by feel and sight, this makes (setting-up)life a lot easier and faster and better! I'll be back for more handy tools!

Bastiaan ☆  Australia
4 1-11-2012
Basic Kit

Very useful - but it should include the fret rocker

Bob Rumble  England Read my reviews (2)
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5 1-08-2012
basic set up kit

basic kit. always need more tool

sing  volente texas, Read my reviews (3)
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