Micheal Dolan in Santa Rosa and Jim Surles at Zone Music in Cotati are the two guitar techs I always hear about. I've never used them, but I may be taking my guitars in for rewiring and shielding soon. I hear that Jim Surles takes a long time, don't know if it's because he's backed up with orders or flakey. Also Larry Craig in Marin county I hear is good when he's not touring with Niel Young. Larry is a steel guitarist, so if it's a lap steel you want to have work done on, you may want to use him, but I don't think he is a certified steel mechanic. Hope this helps. Dave [This message was edited by Dave Zirbel on 23 October 2001 at 01:08 PM.]