Norio Imai

Is in my opinion, the greatest guitar tech in the world.

I’ve been working with Norio for over 20 years. Every set-up, re-fret, crown and polish, pick-up repair/installation.... pretty much anything you’d want done to your guitar he does with complete mastery. Whether it’s my J-45, 64 strat, P bass, blue tele, Collings Dreadnought.... whatever guitar I bring him - once it leaves his hands the guitar carries with it a certain magic and feel that no other luthier can match! He is a guitar Jedi! I mean, Keith Richards, brings his axes to Norio. Nuff said.

I took this photo of Norio a few years back…

Pete