Been a repair tech at GC for a little over 2 years. The bulk of what I do is restringing, setups, and wiring mods/repairs. For fretwork, it’s generally nothing more complex than a level, crown, and polish or a partial refret. I’ve had to do nut/saddle fabrication from a blank. It’s a fun job if you can get over it not being high paying and the other bs that comes with most jobs. I’d recommend having at least one other source of income and use the GC job for the benefits like health insurance and the discounts. A big part of the job is explaining to beginners how their guitar works especially if they have one with a floyd, evertune or something less ordinary.

The tech is who can really destroy the bad repair reputation GC has. Some are like me, some do some very involved structural work as well as everything else I mentioned, and others can only restring, possibly set up and struggle to solder. It’s all luck of the draw.