Looking for a Luthier around Inland Empire So Cal

[Amish]

If this is the wrong section to post this then please let me know. I spent awhile looking through the forum for a section that covers this sort of question and ended up here.

I'm trying to find a good tech to setup two of my bass guitars. Looking through yelp provides just the local music stores which there aren't many of.

I'm located in Riverside, CA and would love to find a solid tech. I know I can do the setup my self and already have some of the tools but though I am very handy and mechanically inclined; I do not have the experience and I'd like to get them setup by someone that really knows what they are doing. I can learn to do it myself later.

So any recommendations for my area?

I have reached out to a couple of people and one guy wants $65 per bass while the other wants $185 each. The more expensive guy seems to have a name in the industry so I assume that is why he wants so much but I could be wrong. The fairly priced guy doesn't have any online reviews or anything so it is hard to know if he's good or not.

Both bass guitars are fairly new as I am a beginner but even I can tell that they need a proper adjustment to make them more playable.

Thanks!

 

[pickles]

@maurilio does amazing work. I would pay someone who is really good a little extra to tech you how to do it yourself.

 

[Amish]

Thanks pickles. I understand how to setup a bass. I've read how and also watched videos. I know I can do it myself. What I lack is the experience and the feel for setting a bass up. As a beginner bass player taking lessons I feel having a good tech such as the guy you suggested to do this for me at least once.

Before I contact him; do you know what city he is located in?

 

[pickles]

Redlands

 

[Amish]

Redlands

oooh that is very close to me. Thanks dude.

 

[Amish]

Thanks again Pickles! I reached out to Mo and I'm bringing my basses to him.

 

[MarkoYYZ]

Thanks again Pickles! I reached out to Mo and I'm bringing my basses to him.

...and you get the added bonus of visiting Nordstrand Audio at the same time! Mo does excellent work and was an instructor at MI for many years. You'll be in very good hands.
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[mpdd]

mister mo was able to diagnose and correct my vintage L2k issues that other guys just couldn't

 

[Amish]

I dropped off both my basses to him on Saturday morning and we chatted it up for a good while. He is a super cool dude and very knowledgeable. I think I could have hung out with him all day lol. He notified me today to let me know the work is done. I cannot wait to pick them up!

 

[Amish]

All I will say is "wow" what a difference his adjustments made to both basses. As soon as I saw them I could see a big change and when I played earlier tonight they both played awesome. Really low action is awesome.

 

[elgecko]

Yup, Mo is the man!