Custom Tailored lessons!
Pay by the hour!
Have a guitar repair or building project in mind and need some help getting it right? We can help!
- Custom tailored lessons for any aspect guitar repair, modifications, or building are available! Just let us know what you need help with and we can schedule private or group lessons.
- Shop rate is $60 per hour - per person.
- Additional charges may be applicable for learning materials etc.
- Below are some standard classes for reference.
NOTE: These classes are intended for the guitar hobbyist in general, not guitar repair professionals. We do not train other professional guitar repair individuals within a 30 mile radius of our business.
Setup Electric Guitars
Setup Electric Guitars
Prices are per person, limit of 4 people per class.
1 Day 4hr Class - $240 per
1 Day 8hr classes -$480 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)
- Evaluating and troubleshooting before setup
- How the neck works
- Neck evaluation
- Truss rod operation
- Truss rod designs
- Concepts of relief and back bow
- Identifying fretboard radius
- Making bone nuts
- Back-filing nuts and saddles
- Adjusting and replacing saddles
- Choosing proper string gauge
- Understanding string tension and arc
- Setting action
- Setting radius
- Setting Intonation
- Pickup height adjustment
- Setting up floating tremolos
- Guitar Repair Class
Setup Acoustic Guitars
Prices are per person, limit of 4 people per class.
1 Day 4hr Class - $240
1 Day 8hr classes -$480 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)
- Evaluating and troubleshooting before setup
- How the neck works
- Neck evaluation
- Truss rod operation
- Truss rod designs
- Concepts of relief and back bow
- Identifying fretboard radius
- Making bone nuts
- Back-filing a nuts and saddles
- Adjusting and fitting saddles
- Making bone saddles
- Choosing proper string gauge
- Understanding string tension and arc
- Setting action
- Setting Radius
- Setting Intonation
- Guitar Repair Class
Install Pickups & Custom Wiring Mods
Prices are per person, limit of 4 people per class.
1 Day 4hr Class - $240
1 Day 8hr classes -$480 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)
- Learn the basics of installing pickups for single coil and humbucker pickups.
- Learn about coil cuts, splitting, and taps Learn about phasing
- Learn how to install custom wired pots and switches.
- Learn about tone mods.
Fret Work
Prices are per person, limit of 4 people per class.
1 Day 8hr Class - $480
2 Day 8hr classes -$960 (covers subject matter more in depth and more hands on learning)
- How to build a neck jig
- Flattening fret boards
- Re-fretting bound fret boards
- Compression fretting
- Hammer-in fretting
- Gluing in frets
- Dressing frets
- Repairing loose frets
- Selecting fret wire
- Identifying fretboard radius
- Truss rod operation
- Neck relief and back bow
- How the neck works
Guitar Building Class
Electric Kit Guitar Building Class
Prices are per person, limit of 4 people per class.
2 Day 8hr classes -$960
- In this class you will learn how to assemble a pre-made/ unfinished guitar.
- All students must have same kit!
- We can provide kits for additional cost or you can bring your own.
- Tool Use
- Layout Drill all holes in neck and body
- Stain (Single Color) and oil finish guitar body
- Oil finish neck
- (No Spray finishes as they take to long to cure)
- Check Frets, level and polish
- Install Nut
- Install Tuning machines
- install bridge
- Install Pickups and electronics (soldering Required)
- Install Pick guard
- Attach bolt on guitar neck
- Perform a setup: Adjust neck, saddles, nut slots, tremolo.
Guitar Building Class
Acoustic Kit Guitar Building Class
This class is not yet offered but is in the works!