Guitar making and maintenance courses
The ability to correctly set up, maintain and upgrade your instrument, helps build a bond that goes beyond simply owning a guitar
our workshops
All prices include VAT.
Red Star Guitars runs hands-on guitar making and maintenance courses at our workshop in Cross in Hand, East Sussex, in small groups with all tools provided. Students come from London, Brighton and across the South East: we're about 40 minutes from Brighton and 90 minutes from London (see Visit us). Gift vouchers are available for every course.
UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUMENT.
1 day, 09:30–17:30, £249
A great setup transforms an instrument.
Learn the methods used every day in our repair workshop to assess, adjust and maintain electric and acoustic guitars with confidence.
You'll leave understanding not only what to adjust, but why.
A natural progression after the Setup Workshop.
1 day, 09:30–17:30, £299
The difference between a good guitar and a great one is often measured in fractions of an inch.
Learn the professional techniques used to level, crown and polish frets before carrying out a complete workshop-standard setup.
You'll leave with the confidence to transform the playability of your own instruments.
One-Day Hand-Wound Workshop
1 day, 09:30–17:30, £299
Wind your very own matched set of single-coil pickups while learning the principles that shape the voice of an instrument. You'll leave with a professionally made set of pickups and a clear understanding of why they sound the way they do.
One guitar built by your own hands.
3 days, 09:30–17:30, £1,499
You'll build a professional quality bolt-on electric guitar while learning the principles that make every great instrument work. Every operation is carried out in our working repair workshop using the same methods, tools and standards we apply to customers instruments every day.
Whether you choose a Telecaster®, Stratocaster® or Jazzmaster® style build, you'll leave with a custom instrument and the knowledge to maintain and understand it for years to come.
The full luthier experience.
6 days, 09:30–17:30, £1999
Spend six days in the workshop with us covering all the courses we offer. Setup, Fret Dressing, Pickup Making & 3 Day Build!
Monday - Saturday. Last full week in every month.
our workshop, your bench
1 day, 09:30–17:30, £90
If you’ve been on one of our courses before, we invite you to rent one of our benches for the day and have access to all our hand tools and expertise on the first three Tuesdays of each month.
join us in the workshop
Booking your appointment is simple, and our team is ready to provide the attention, care, and expertise you deserve.