Guitar Setup Secrets: Transform your playing experience with 5 Proven Adjustments

Guitar Setup Secrets:

A quick-start guide to optimizing guitar comfort through setup especially helpful for adults struggling with finger pressure, buzzing strings, or discomfort while playing. You’re giving them clear, immediate wins by demystifying string height, neck relief, and ergonomic tweaks without needing to be a tech wizard.

Tired of sore fingers, buzzing frets, or fighting your guitar just to play a chord?

Guitar Setup Secrets gives you the essential comfort upgrades every adult guitarist should know even if you’ve never touched a truss rod in your life.

Written by a manual osteopath and lifelong player, this short guide walks you through simple setup tweaks that can drastically improve comfort and reduce pain.

Inside You’ll Learn:

• The #1 cause of hand fatigue (and how to fix it with a 5-minute check)
• How string height and action affect pressure and tone
• Why your neck angle and saddle height matter more than you think
• Tips for finding the right string gauge for your hands
• Setup adjustments that reduce strain and improve playability
• When to DIY — and when to call a pro (with no shame)

Who It’s For:

✔️ Guitarists over 40 dealing with fatigue or hand tension

✔️ Adult beginners confused by setup jargon

✔️ Players coming back after years away

✔️ Anyone who wants their guitar to feel easier — not harder — to play

Your guitar should support your playing not sabotage it.

Download the guide and start feeling the difference in your hands today.

👋 About the Creator

I’m F.P. O’Connor. a manual osteopath, psychology grad, and lifelong musician who helps adults return to music with less pain, more joy, and zero shame

I founded Gentle Octaves  as a place where science, movement, and musicianship meet helping adults rediscover (or finally begin) their musical journey with freedom and confidence

This work comes from over 15 years of experience in chronic pain, movement dysfunction, and nervous-system rehab mixed with decades of playing, teaching, and plenty of lived trial-and-error

Every guide I create is tested, practical, and rooted in real-world results, not theory

Thanks for supporting independent, experience-based work 

Explore more at:

👉 www.gentleoctaves.com

Play better. Move freely. Create for life.

OR 

💡 Check out my blog for tips on playing pain-free:

blog.gentleoctaves.com