Meet Guitar Center’s Guitar Technicians- At Your Service
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Located inside every Guitar Center store, GC Garage provides expert stringed instrument repairs, upgrades and maintenance. Our experienced, certified technicians keep your instrument in peak playing condition with services ranging from setup and restringing to custom modifications and more.
Stop in to meet our GC Garage Techs…and bring your guitar!
Hello! My name is Andrew Lindstrom and I am one of two repair technicians at Guitar Center #422 in Arvada, CO. I moved to Colorado in 1999 after graduating from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Music. I’ve focused most of professional career on mastering the drumset (I managed the drum department here in Arvada for over 3 years), I’ve always owned at least one guitar and have been fascinated with string instruments from an early age. Maintaining the ever-expanding collection of various drums I’ve accumulated through the years eventually stoked an interest in gear repair that has inevitably blossomed into an obsession. I simply love seeing and working with a wide variety of instruments and the myriad challenges they bring, most of all tailoring specific instruments to individual players in a way that brings out the best in both.
Chris Lusby- Englewood
I started working on guitars in the early 90’s when I was in high school. My guitar teacher was the tech at the local guitar store and he needed an assistant. I helped out restringing guitars and soldering input jacks and worked my way up to fretwork and structural repairs. Once I graduated high school I got a job setting up Squier strats for Fender. Working on over 100 identical guitars a day taught me that every guitar has its own personality and they all need to set a little differently to play their best.
After working for Fender for a year they ended up closing the shop I worked at and I took a job in sales at the Guitar Center in Covina Ca. My background in tech work helped immensely with my success in the sales dept. and eventually I earned a position as a regional trainer for the southwest. As a trainer I got to visit almost every major guitar manufacturer in the US and learn their techniques and philosophies on guitar building.
In 2007 I had an opportunity to go back to working on guitars, something I had missed doing for many years. I get to spend my time in a toy store and the work I do teaches me something new every day. I can honestly say that I enjoy getting up in the morning and going to work, and I am grateful to Guitar Center for providing me a place to practice my trade.
Jason Sadler- Fort Collins
My foray into music began as most do, with my parent’s record collection. After wearing out a few Beatles and Zeppelin albums, I realized that I needed to be playing music and picked up guitar as a teenager. Growing up just north of Nashville in Bowling Green, Kentucky, I was lucky to learn from some really amazing players, techs and builders; learning to play and work on guitars hand in hand. Some dozen bands, a music degree, and a thousand or so broken guitars later, I find myself in the wonderful town of Fort Collins, CO and am happy to be the Repair Tech here at Guitar Center. If your guitar’s in pieces or just needs a little tweak to make it sing, it would be my pleasure to help you out.
Jesse Razo- Pueblo
Hey guys, it’s Jesse Razo, one of your slightly handsome (compared to a trucker!) GC Garage Tech here in Pueblo. I started playing guitar in the summer of 1996, on a $60.00 good for nothing acoustic that I saved up to by. I thought back then that guitars came tuned, so i started finding out how to play guitar on my own with an un- tuned guitar. Ha! I later found out, playing a tuned guitar was so much easier. So Please don’t feel like any question you may have might sound silly to us, because I remember being there too. So, two years later I started playing in bands ranging from Pop to Metal to just plain ol’ acoustic. In ’99 I was introduced to much more extreme music (Sons of Abraham) and at the same time, much more melodic music (Elliot). That is where I hang my hat when it comes to standards of writing music. I don’t think I remember how to play one cover song. Can’t wait to see you all here at the store, even if it’s just to come in and shoot the breeze. Sometimes that’s the best part about a work environment like this one! All of us like to know what kinda rig we all play out of. For the project I’m in at the moment, I’m playing out of two rigs. My main rig is topped with the great Mesa Boogie Road king II head with the Road king cab pushing the mayhem. My second rig is the Mesa Boogie Nomad 55 combo with a custom 2×12 cab my friend and i built. As far as effects go, I don’t use too many. My board consist of the boss ns2, a volume, boss tuner, line 6 dd4, a boss ps5, a whammy, and a volume pedal. Real good amps! And guitar, Just a plain ol’ Ibanez with a fast neck that I keep set up runnin’ strong. Speaking of which, if any of you have a guitar that has just been sitting a while, or if you have one that’s just hard to play, come get it set up. Setups will start at about $45. and consists of a 22 point set up. So please, if you’re in Pueblo, come in, I’d love to get the chance to introduce myself in person.
.”They” say you should get your guitar setup every season, That’s 4 times for us in the CO. Feel free to hit me up her at the store if you have any questions that i might be able to answer over the phone at (719) 253- 1780. And, if you happen to be in Pueblo, please feel to come in, I’d love to get the chance to introduce myself in person. I’ll see you girls and other girls and guys soon. Till then…………….
Jeremy Cline- Arvada
I have always liked music and have been playing guitar since I was 13. Along the way I learned how to play bass, sing, and play percussion. I learned how to repair guitars in part because the I wasn’t happy with the way my guitars would come back after I dropped them off at the local music store. I became obsessed with repairing instruments and eventually had an apprenticeship with Cotter Guitars in Charlotte, NC. I went on to become the luthier at Mars Music and since then have repaired all sorts of stringed instruments.
I currently play gigs around the Denver/Boulder area. These gigs are normally under my name and I have musicians come in to back me up. I really enjoy writing songs and playing music. Most of my songs are alt-rock, and I play a lot of acoustic shows.”
Korben Schrock- Denver
My name is Korben Schrock and I am the Guitar Tech here at the Denver Guitar Center. I was born and raised in Decatur, Indiana and I’ve been playing guitar for 20 years now. The guitar has become a bit of an obsession for me. So much so, that my wife and I packed up all of our things in January of 2010 and moved to Lakewood, Colorado so that I could pursue my dream of becoming a luthier at Red Rocks Community College. I learned the how to build classical, steel string acoustic guitars from Robbie O’brien (O’brien Guitars/Luthier Tips Du Joir) and I learned how to build electrics from Mike Snider (Snider Guitars). I learned how to build mandolins from Geoff Burghardt (iii Mandolins). I look forward to making your guitar or bass play to it’s fullest potential!
In March of 2010, I was hired on with Rocky Mountain Musical Instrument Services as a 3rd party tech at the Denver store. In September of 2014 I was hired on as a full time Guitar Center Garage Team Member. I strive to give each customer the best service possible.
Some of my favorite bands include, but not limited to: Steely Dan, The Rolling Stones, Queen, QOTSA, Mr. Bungle, The Pixies, The Beatles, Wings, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Beach Boys, Ween, Wilco, Beastie Boys, EELS, Al Green, Booker T. and The MG’s.
Tom Victorine- Colorado Springs
Hello, My name is Tom Victorine and I’ve been the guitar tech at store 424 for almost a year now. My love for guitars had started at the ripe ol’ age of 15 (24 years ago) and I haven’t been to put them down since. The more I immersed myself into this love affair the more Intrigued I became. Tearing apart old Silvertone amps and restoring and repairing and tinkering soon followed after that and I was hooked completely. I am somewhat of a tone addict as well. I had moonlighted as a luthier for several years while working my day job as a motorcycle fabricator and prototyping machinist. After several years in the motorcycle industry I had decided it was time for a change. I wanted to do exactly what I’ve always wanted to do, which was to follow my heart and my passion for lutherie and amp repair and modification.
Folks, I love questions and would love to help you achieve what you’re looking for in your guitar rig or set up. I know about frustration and compromise. I can dial it in. Come see me, We’ll get it right for ya.
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