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Welcome to this masterclass with Diego Casillas!

Quick back story for context:

Diego originally did a bonus workshop on setting up guitars, inside The Self-Recording Band Academy, our flagship recording course (Email benedikt@theselfrecordingband.com if you want access to the Academy).

He then massively overdelivered and sent us an entire, detailed walkthrough of every step along the way. Showing us exactly how he's

choosing the right strings
stretching them correctly
checking and adjusting the neck relief
setting the action
adjusting the intonation on a guitar.

The whole thing, start to finish.

This was never meant to be a standalone course, so it's behind the scenes, real-life material, partly filmed on an iPhone - but it's SO good that we just had to make it available for everyone. This is so much more than just some "bonus" content.

We hope that you get as much value out of it as our Academy students. We hope that it helps you get (and keep) your instruments in tune, as well as make them play and feel perfectly, so you can deliver the best possible performances on your next record!

Please go through the course in order from module 1 to module 6.

Module 1 is the original live workshop.

Modules 2-6 are the detailed step-by-step course videos that Diego sent us afterwards.

You'll find the modules and your progress bar on the right, as well as below (depending on the device you're using that might be different). You can also comment each of the videos, so feel free to do so!

If you encounter any problem or technical issue, please contact us at support@theselfrecordingband.com and we will help you asap!

Let’s go!

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Guitar Setup Masterclass - With Diego Casillas

ONLY FOR LOGGED-IN USERS

Guitar Setup Live Workshop (Start Here)

ONLY FOR LOGGED-IN USERS

String Gauge Selection

ONLY FOR LOGGED-IN USERS

Stretching The Strings

ONLY FOR LOGGED-IN USERS

Checking The Neck Relief

ONLY FOR LOGGED-IN USERS

Setting The Action

ONLY FOR LOGGED-IN USERS

Intonation

About the teacher

Diego Casillas

Diego Casillas is a killer guitar tech, a very smart person, a really cool dude to hang with and now the first person to deliver a full masterclass for The Self-Recording Band! He's worked with bands like Underoath, Chromeo, SmashMouth or Buzzcocks, among many others, as well as with amazing producers, such as Colin Brittain for example. He helps bands set up and break down their live rigs and makes sure the right instruments are equipped with the right strings, perfectly set up, in tune and ready to go at all times in the studio.So Diego really knows a thing or two about setting up guitars and is now sharing his knowledge with us in this in-depth masterclass.