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There are no strict educational requirements for becoming a guitar technician; however, expertise in guitar repair and technology is often learned in school. Community colleges offer courses in music technology and music production. Many technical and trade schools across the country also offer guitar programs. These schools often offer classes in guitar design, fretwork and setup, instrument repair and instrument electronics.

Because guitar techs perform sound checks, they must be able to play guitar and understand their sonic capabilities. They must have a good ear for tuning and sculpting tones through guitar amps. Experience playing in bands, working in music shops and becoming an apprentice to a luthier-- a person who makes stringed instruments-- are potential ways to gain the expertise with guitar functioning, repair and terminology that guitar technicians require.