What is a GUITAR TECHNICIAN?
Guitar technicians, commonly known as guitar techs, work with musicians, bands, and musical acts to set up and maintain the guitars, and occasionally amplifiers and effects pedals for live concerts and performances. They ensure that both electric and acoustic guitars work properly and respond to any technical needs on stage as well as off stage.
GUITAR TECHNICIAN – Program Overview
In this program, the student will learn to build, repair, and diagnose issues from everything including instruments, amps, and pedals, to the signal flow of the pedalboard, cabling, and more.
Program Features
- Learn to set up, repair, and properly care for a variety of stringed instruments.
- Work directly with a variety of world-class industry professionals.
- Build two of your very own custom guitars.
- Learn about different woods and tones.
- Build your very own custom tube amp.
- Build a variety of custom pedals.
- Learn soldering techniques.
- Learn to troubleshoot real-world problems with the equipment.
- Learn the concepts of sound creation and manipulation to create personalized sounds and or settings.
- Learn the technical aspects of the circuits that create the sounds.
- Learn the relevance of signal flow.
- Alternate tunings and unique instrument tuning/maintenance.
- Equipment maintenance.
- Cable making and troubleshooting.
- Learn how to wind your own pickups.
- Learn basic paint prep and finishing techniques.
- Job placement assistance.
Program Schedule and Pricing
SPRING 2023
Program Length | 10 Consecutive Weeks (*325 Total Hours) |
Program Times | 10:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday) |
Program Date(s) | February 13th – April 21st, 2023 |
Program Cost | $10,000 |
SUMMER 2023
Program Length | 10 Consecutive Weeks (*325 Total Hours) |
Program Times | 10:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday) |
Program Date(s) | May 30th – August 4th, 2023 |
Program Cost | $10,000 |
FALL 2023
Program Length | 10 Consecutive Weeks (*325 Total Hours) |
Program Times | 10:00am – 5:00pm (Monday – Friday) |
Program Date(s) | September 11th – November 17th, 2023 |
Program Cost | $10,000 |