Join the Chicago GuitarSpace crew at our friends’ place! The Music Building/Smash Studios has invited us for a day of musical shenanigans: free basic setups, a one-hour guitar and bass maintenance workshop, and more. Space in the workshop is li
Perfect pair. Ilsa Blockhead relaxing next to a Danelectro combo.
Want to explore a gritty soundscape in your tone? Stop by and build your own Fuzz pedal! 🎸💥🎶 Join us for the next installment of our pedal classes where we’ll be navigating the depths of fuzzy, velcro-y, square wave goodness. June 1-2, from
We’ve officially moved! Our guitar shop is open and ready to rock! We are now located at 2100 W Grand Ave. Swing by for custom builds and top-notch repairs. Let’s make some music together!” 🎸 #guitarmaking #luthier #chicagoguitarsp
Here we are again. Two years into a five year lease. Exiting as this neglected building leaks and sprays water and crumbles around us. It’s become crystal clear after years of promises that no repairs are coming. There are people out there who
Detail of the brass shielding plates we hand-cut for each Marauder build. These plates are then soldered to each other and all ground wires can be soldered to the plates or simply fastened around the mounting screws. Inspired by what I found lurking
Setting up a new testing station for the upcoming pedal building workshops. A handful of our workshops our now up on our website. Pick your poison, sign up now! Link in Bio 🔗 #effectspedals #workshop #diypedal #fuzz #reverb #overdrive #tremolo #dis
Worried Frankie.
Another Marauder under way. #fendermarauder #ilsaguitars #chicagoguitarspace #chicagoguitars
Double negative. Our old shop. It was a mixed bag. It was affordable and in a great neighborhood and allowed us to get off the ground and grow. It was also on an abandoned block, in a decrepit old building that couldn’t keep out the cold air
Old school/new school