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Guitar Tech Courses Academy --- CERTIFIED Online Guitar Setup Course

Learn How
The Pros
Do It
With James Collins...

The complete Pro Guitar Setup course — theory and practicals across every modern guitar style. From your first setup to working professionally.

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Setup Theory & Practice

  • 01Tuning up correctly
  • 02Neck Relief & Truss Rod Adjustment
  • 03Action height — 1st & 12th fret
  • 04Saddle Radius
  • 05Setting A Floating Bridge
  • 06Intonation

Maintenance Theory & Practice

  • 01Fretboard maintenance
  • 02Fret Polishing
  • 03Electrics
  • 04Cleaning and care
  • 05String up & stretching
  • 06Pickup Height and adjustment
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What Makes This Course Different

Three Pillars of
Guitar Mastery

Guitar tech performing a professional guitar setup on a workbench
01

Theory

Each aspect of the Pro Setup has detailed theoretical videos including downloadable PDF spec sheets and a setup reference table.

02

Practical

Hands-on across 20+ guitar styles

Every practical element of the setup process is demonstrated with multiple videos using many different guitars — from Les Paul to Floyd Rose.

03

Confidence

Know exactly what to do and when

By assessing and adjusting in a specific order, you'll gain the confidence to know where any setup can be improved — and how to do it.

50+

Video Lessons

20+

Guitar Styles

12

Setup Points

Pro Guitar Setup

Full Course
Curriculum

Use the dropdown to reveal each module. Every lesson is numbered, timed, and structured for progressive mastery.

Guitar setup practical — adjusting saddle height
Guitar setup practical — measuring neck relief
Guitar setup practical — checking intonation
Guitar setup practical — full guitar on workbench
What you will learn in this course
6:07
Understanding the Specs / Numbers
2:58
Introducing 6 Points to Setup and 6 Points to Maintenance
1:51
Player's Style
3:42
Tune Up
1:10
Neck Relief
8:15
Action Height Pt1 — Electric
6:25
Action Height Pt2 — Acoustic
4:57
Action Height — Nut to 1st Fret
1:41
Saddle Radius
5:30
Floating the Bridge
6:53
Intonation
9:17
SETUP THEORY QUESTIONNAIRE
Guitar tech adjusting neck relief on a Stratocaster during a practical setup lesson
Double Check the Tuning
1:10
Neck Relief — Gibson Les Paul
8:01
Neck Relief — Modern Stratocaster
2:35
Neck Relief — Vintage Stratocaster
5:36
Neck Relief — Bass
4:23
Neck Relief — Martin Acoustic
4:22
Action Height — Gibson ES335
4:54
Action Height — Telecaster
4:22
Action Height — Gibson Les Paul Standard
3:20
Action Height — Archtop
1:27
Action Height — Gibson SG Wraparound
1:48
Action Height — Acoustic
6:10
Action Height — Nut to 1st Fret
1:24
Radius — 3 Brass Saddles
3:07
Radius — Strat 6 Saddles
2:49
Radius — Tele 6 Saddles
3:37
Floating the Bridge — Vintage Tremolo
4:20
Floating the Bridge — Floyd Rose
4:10
Intonation — Individual Saddles
6:29
Intonation — ABR Style
3:57
Intonation — With a Clip-on Tuner
3:52
Intonation — Wraparound
3:18
SETUP PRACTICALS QUESTIONNAIRE
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One Course.
Every Guitar.

The Pro Guitar Setup Course is specifically designed for all guitarists — novice through to advanced — with a desire to learn the art of setting up both electric and acoustic guitars with confidence.

£199one-time

Pro Electric & Acoustic Guitar Setup Course

Understand all aspects of guitar setup

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🎸50+ Video Lessons
📄PDF Spec Sheets
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What's included

  • Theory and practical — every setup point explained and demonstrated
  • Multiple guitars used across all lessons: Les Paul, Strat, Tele, Bass, Acoustic, Floyd Rose & more
  • Fretboard maintenance, fret polishing, cleaning the electrics, stringing up
  • Suitable for complete beginners through to working guitar techs
  • Gain the confidence to setup your own and others' guitars professionally
  • Downloadable PDF spec sheets and setup reference tables included

"We are confident you will gain the knowledge and confidence to setup your own guitars."

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