Behind every great guitarist there’s a great guitar technician. The guitar technician doesn’t just know how to play and tune the instrument, they know it inside out. They understand the materials, the construction and how it all fits together. As a guitar technician your job is to make sure that your musician’s guitar is strung, tuned, primed and set up ready to go the moment they step onto the stage. Between shows you have to make sure the guitar is correctly stored and maintained. Basically you are to that guitar what those guys in dark suits and sunglasses are to the president. I’m not saying you should take a bullet for your musician’s guitar, but don’t be surprised if they expect you to. Aside from the showbiz side of the job, you can also find plenty of guitar techs working in music shops, tuning and finishing guitars so they’re immediately ready to play when you hand them over to the customers. It’s a job that takes a lot of training, but there’s also plenty about it that can’t be taught, that you’ll have to figure out for yourself on the job. Study the Guitar First and foremost, the job of a guitar technician is to understand how every single part of a guitar works, both individual and as a whole. There’s no better way of understanding how something works than putting all the individual pieces together yourself, so taking a guitar building course is a great way to learn the mechanics of a guitar inside and out. Build Contacts When it comes to the music industry there’s no way of getting recruited more effective than the word of mouth. Use social media and introductions to