Learn Guitar Repair - Module 2, How To Set Up A Guitar

This course is part of an award-winning training programme — the Skill Up Break Free project won the WCVA/European Social Funds national award in 2017 for making most progress with learners. This is the only structured, modular Guitar Repair Technician training programme available online at this level.

Guitar Setup — How To Set Up Your Guitar is Module 2 in the Guitar Repair Technician series. Together with Module 1 (Maintaining Your Guitar) and Module 3 (Making New Bone Nuts), these modules give you the practical skills to carry out professional guitar repair technician tasks on electric guitars, acoustic guitars, and basses.

This is the only online training programme of its kind. There is no other structured Guitar Repair Technician course available at this level. Guitar repair workshops typically cost £200–£300 per day — this programme gives you the same professional-level training at a fraction of the cost, in your own time, without leaving home.

What you will learn

This module covers the four core tasks that every Guitar Repair Technician carries out during a professional guitar setup:

• Checking and adjusting the truss rod — correctly setting neck relief for playability

• Checking and adjusting the nut action — string height at the headstock end

• Checking and adjusting the bridge action — string height at the body end, across acoustic, electric, and bass guitars

• Setting the intonation — ensuring the guitar plays in tune across the full fretboard

• Identifying and fixing dead notes on the fretboard

• Setting string camber — following the radius of the fretboard

• Balancing pickup volume on electric guitars

What this course covers

• Step-by-step video instruction for every task

• Downloadable PDF guides and checklists — print them and use them at the bench

• Quizzes to check your understanding at every stage

• Covers electric guitars, acoustic guitars, classical guitars, bass guitars, and Floyd Rose systems

• Professional-level measurements and techniques, taught at a pace that works for beginners

• Ask questions directly — support included

Who this course is for

• Guitarists who want to set up and maintain their own instruments

• People looking to work in music shops, guitar repair, or as a guitar technician

• Anyone wanting to save money on professional setups — a standard setup costs £30–£60 per guitar

• Those who want to build an independent income from guitar repair on their own terms and schedule

• Complete beginners — no prior repair experience needed

What learners say

“Thanks, your courses are helping me a lot to take care of my guitars insightfully and now I know what I’m doing.”

“I wanted to learn how to set up my own guitars, both acoustic and electric. This course was great! It provided the detailed how-to information I was desiring, made especially clear through the videos.”

“Very concise but thorough! Excellent course!”

“All my guitars are now set up beautifully. The precise measurements in each step make doing a professional set up easy.”

“There are many people who can play guitar like a champ, but very fewer who know how to set up the guitar. As a guitarist, our playability depends a lot on the setup. Thank you for this course.”

On completion

You will receive a certificate of completion — evidence of your skills to add to a CV, use with customers, or support a job application in the music industry.

The Guitar Repair Technician Training Programme has been a preferred choice within the Wales Employability Sector and was entered onto the Careers Wales database of approved courses in 2013.

With a 30-day money back guarantee, access any time on any device, and full step-by-step instruction from a professionally trained guitar repair technician, this is the most accessible and comprehensive guitar setup course available online.

Note: this course contains a promotion