Best person for mods in SoCal?

Joe Yednasty · Post by **Joe Yednasty** » 25 Sep 2013 11:14 am

Who is a good person or shop for pedal steel mods in the Southern California region?

Ken Pippus · Post by **Ken Pippus** » 25 Sep 2013 11:37 am

http://www.steelguitars.me/

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 25 Sep 2013 1:07 pm

Jim Palenscar's Steel Guitar shop in Oceanside...he can work on any brand, and he is a great guy!

Billy Easton

Ken Pippus · Post by **Ken Pippus** » 25 Sep 2013 1:17 pm

Why didn't I think of that?

Jim Hollingsworth · Post by **Jim Hollingsworth** » 26 Sep 2013 11:07 am

Jim Palenscar .... the absolute best in the West!

Jamie Howze · Post by **Jamie Howze** » 28 Sep 2013 12:54 pm

Another big vote for Jim Palenscar at Steel Guitars of North County. He did a complex setup on an MSA Millenium U12 for me including moving a pedal 9 to a pedal zero position which involved fabrication and modification.

He is wonderful to work with and a great craftsman.

Peter Freiberger · Post by **Peter Freiberger** » 28 Sep 2013 1:23 pm

Ditto. Jim does great work at very reasonable rates and is a great guy. He can do a lot of fabrication in his small machine shop on site too. And you'll enjoy the hang at his shop. He always has good music on and you never know who might drop by.

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 28 Sep 2013 7:03 pm

Another recommendation for Jim. But let us not forget Blackie Taylor.

Jack Aldrich · Post by **Jack Aldrich** » 29 Sep 2013 9:17 am

Mike - is Blackie still around? btw, I owe you a phone call. I'm in Illinois visiting family and attending the last Joliet HSGA convention. - Jack

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 29 Sep 2013 9:28 am

John Aldrich wrote:Mike - is Blackie still around?

Hi Jack. Yes. As far as I know Blackie is still around, still has his shop, and is still out there gigging. He must be around 85 now.