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Electric Guitar Building Courses

Guitar Tech Courses offer, what we think is one of the best electric guitar building courses. Here's a few reasons why? Small classes Experienced and Qualified instructor Fantastic value for money Carefully selected and quality build parts Individual tool sets for students Clear course materials Huge sense of achievement A guitar we hope you won't be able to put down Check out our guitar building courses. Make a provisional booking or get in touch with us. If you're thinking of attending a building your own guitar course then this is the course for you.

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Coldplay guitar techs brush up on their guitar making skills with GTC

Guitar techs and enthusiasts alike can learn how to build a custom-made electric guitar in just three days, thanks to Guitar Tech Courses, owned and run by luthier James Collins in his studio based in Winchelsea, East Sussex. Recent graduates and happy customers include Coldplay’s guitar technicians, Matt McGinn and Craig Hope. Matt says, “We went on the Strat-building course to brush up on our skills. Hoppy (Craig Hope) has lot of mending to do for Chris (Martin), whereas I needed to know more about effects and tunings, as Jonny (Buckland) never breaks anything! James was enthusiastic, helpful, and a great tutor. The course was fantastic value: we even got to keep the axe at the end.” More about the course At the end of the course, each student comes home with their signed custom-made electric guitar, guitar case and certificate. Unlike other guitar building classes, Guitar Tech Courses provide each student with ready-made high-quality guitar parts and components, so no word-working or design skills are needed. Students can choose to build either a Stratocaster- or Telecaster-style guitar, and can vary the colour, style and type of many of the guitar’s components, creating a unique instrument which is superior in sound and tone to most mass-made guitars. The structured three-day curriculum includes both theoretical and practical aspects of electric guitar making. Students also learn the details of guitar set up and maintenance, so that they can look after and make the most of their cherished instrument. The courses cost from £799. The fee includes professional tools, course materials, guitar parts and components, all of which are of the highest quality. Classes are kept deliberately small: a maximum of three students per group, so that James

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Best Gifts for Guitarists

It’s September. The Summer of Sport is finally over, kids are just heading back to school after their holidays, so naturally it’s time to start thinking about Christmas. With that in mind, Guitar Tech Courses have come up with a list of the best gift ideas for the guitarist in your life. Build your own guitar At number one of course we are going to recommend the ultimate gift for a guitarist or guitar player. Our very own course which will teach you how to build your own custom electric guitar. You can buy vouchers through the site here. Marshall Major Headphone Check out these badboys. Features include a microphone and mobile phone controller. From what we have seen, the sound quality on these headphones is fantastic and a must for any serious guitarist or lover of the Marshall brand. http://www.marshallheadphones.com/ Personalised Guitar Pick A good guitar pick is as important as having a good guitar and a good amp, and just as many musicians become emotionally attached to their instruments, guitarists often have a favourite guitar pick that they keep for good luck, or just sentimental value. So why not get them a pick that’s extra special? Shubb Capo A capo is a nifty little device that shortens the guitars strings, allowing you to raise the pitch of the instrument. Most guitarists agree that “The Shubb” is the most reliable make of capo out there for acoustic or electric guitars. It makes for a great stocking filler. A-Framed Guitar Stand Out of sight, out of mind. If your guitar-playing loved one keeps their guitar in a case or a box, the chances are they don’t play it as much as they’d like. A display

What does the guitar build kit look like?

Some of you have asked what the guitar build kit looks like. Well here it is and in two different colours.Arctic White and Trans Blue. For and extra £100 you can customize you guitar even further and choose a colour scheme. All students attending the guitar building school or guitar building classes will need to get in touch with us before the courses start to discuss their requirements.

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Congratulations to our March Students

Congratulations to Matt & Hoppy with their finished Custom Colour Strats. Both played and sounded great, really difficult to choose between them; the 50's style blue finish or the more 70's looking black on black. Both iconic looking. 2 great Students, 2 great guitars.

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Build a Custom Made Guitar

If you are looking for a first rate course to build a custom made guitar then you are in the right place. During the course you will spend 3 days building your own electric guitar. If you have ever thought to yourself, " How do they make that" or more importantly, "I'd love to make my own guitar", then we can not only provide high quality instructor lead training on how to build a custom made guitar but also something remarkable. A custom made electric guitar that most of our course members can't belive quite how good it plays and sounds. If you would like to know more about joining a course to build a custom made guitar then please check out our guitar courses page for more information, course availability and bookings.

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Custom Guitar Construction Course

In this electric guitar building course you'll focus on making the most successful electric guitar of all time: the bolt-on-neck design. In almost any music store, these guitars outnumber others five-to-one. The course will cover: Body & Neck assembly, Pickup Installation & installation of all Electronics, the Professional Setting up of an Electric Guitar. For more information on the course, including availability and booking please go to the courses page

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