Instrument Service and Setup Record
Have a written record of what an instrument looked like before you touched it, what the customer agreed to and what it went out with, for every job.
MU-12 1 page
Music and performance · MU-11
Guitar String and Setup Log
A free printable guitar setup log sheet — one instrument identified once, your own setup figures beside it, and a running log of string changes and repairs.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Know what gauge is on the guitar, what the action was set to and when it was last touched, instead of rediscovering it every time something buzzes.
Who it is for
Guitarists and bassists who look after their own instruments, and anyone with more than one guitar to keep straight.
How to use it
- Fill in the instrument, serial and usual tuning once at the top.
- Write your setup figures into the reference block — the ones you or your tech settled on, so there is something to put it back to.
- Log every restring with the brand and gauge, even when nothing else changed.
- Record any truss rod, intonation, nut or electrical work with who did it.
- Note your own next-due date in the last column if you restring on a pattern.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: One guitar or bass, identified once, with your own setup figures beside it and a running log of every string change, adjustment and repair since. No gauge, action or relief is printed: a setup is personal to the player, the strings and the neck.
Write-on lines: Instrument (make / model) · Serial no. · Owner / player · Type (electric, acoustic, bass…) · Usual tuning · Case / gig bag · Bought / date
Setup reference — the figures you or your tech settled on — what to put it back to
Table, 2 rows: Set by / date · String gauge · Action (bass side) · Action (treble) · Neck relief · Pickup / saddle notes
String changes and work log
Table, 9 rows: Date · Strings fitted (brand / gauge) · Work done · By · Next due
Questions
Why are there no string gauges or action heights printed on it?
Because a setup is personal to the player, the strings and the neck, and a figure that suits one guitar will buzz or fight on another. The reference block is for the figures you or your tech chose; the sheet has none of its own.
Can I use it for a bass or an acoustic?
Yes. The columns are the same for any fretted instrument — the type field at the top just says which it is. Use one sheet per instrument.
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