Great shop. Best in humbolt. Helpful staff and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended for the guitar player or musician in you. New and used equipment as well. Love this place.
Very helpful staff and knowledgeable.
Love these guys. Local music hero’s carrying the best local options for anything music instruments. Friendly guys and gals to work with. Consistently stocking irresistible goodies
Good assortment of musical instruments and accessories. Staff are helpful and knowledgeable. Not in the best part of old town.
Good strings at a good price.
These folks are down to earth and have standard instruments along with unique treasures to find
Good riteal store
terrible experience dealing with these people. the owner is dishonest and behaves like a thug.
Let’s just say I had a complaint about an employee and I felt it was handled poorly.
4. FYE
Address: 3300 Broadway St, Eureka, CA 95501 , Bayview , California , United States
I like the increase in vocaloid stuff. Special thanks to the cashier who said he liked my style, that was really cool and I like your lanyard. Sorry I bought the mimikyu figure before you. Also liked the worker who sat on the counter, they were p cool too
Great choices. Good prices.
I like the prices! in this store. And the People is nice.
Prices are a little high but they have some good stuff!
Expensive
I just stop by to buy a movie The Vision Of Escaflowne for $140 and this guy don’t even bother to check he is like I never heard of it and he ignore me, I literally have to tell him if he didn’t want to help me if he can get someone who could help me, then he decide to help me and so bad customer service from this guy , I bet for employees like this is why people decide to go online
5. Wildwood Music Co
Address: 1027 I St, Arcata, CA 95521 , Bayview , California , United States
Bought 2 Djembe’s from here. Love this place. for the size they have a lot of equipment.
I was passing through and broke the string on my baritone uke. They not only stock the strings I wanted, but had a selection of strings to choose from. Very clean store with lots of instruments. Kind staff. If I’m ever back through, I’ll definitely see what they’ve got!
best guitar shop this side of the mississippi
Great staff
We shall see.
Good things coming. Some pics of insperation.
R3stless1
Helpful, friendly staff, sold me what I needed without trying to get me to buy a more expensive item. Plus, since I bought four sets of guitar strings, thru gave me my guitar picks for free!
Do not come here for electric instrument repairs. When I brought my bass in, I was simply told that my issue was non-existent. After I came in and demonstrated my instrument’s issue, the repairman instructed me to buy a specific input jack from the manufacturer’s website. Then when I brought the new input jack to the repairman he told me that I bought the wrong kind of jack. He offered to buy the part off me. Afterward, I called the manufacture website and discovered that I had actually bought the right part, and the repairman was incorrect. I brought my bass in again, where he claimed to have fixed the issue. But this was only temporary – my instrument is experiencing the same issue it had several months ago. I am not sure if this repairman is inexperienced or if he just blew me off.
Several friends have told me similar stories about this character from New York. I am disappointed because I’ve heard great things about the other luthier who works through this establishment.
I’ve been there 4 times since moving here.. just sucks.. over priced and very limited and you cant get any help shopping.they lost mega cash cuz they wouldnt even talk to me.try 2 street in eureka they sold me a few nice guitars at a really great price and…customer service lol..it’s really for college kids not real musicians.
6. Friends Of Sound Records Eureka
Address: 335 E St, Eureka, CA 95501 , Bayview , California , United States
friends of sound is a good record store filled with all sorts of classic rock to Jazz and the avant guard too!
Great record store with a large variety of LPs, 45s, CDs and cassettes. Also posters and t-shirts. Good prices, knowledgeable and friendly owners/staff.
Nice store with friendly owner (and dog). First thought it was on the expensive side for jazz records until I noticed another jazz section in the middle which also had great items but at lower prices. So likely there was a different mid-tier and high-tier section.
7. North Coast Music
Address: 2592 Shay Ct, Fortuna, CA 95540 , Bayview , California , United States
Aaron is so awesome! My son loves him! He is an amazing teacher, is very dedicated, and a great guy all around! He is also very reasonably priced and goes out of his way to help you find the right equipment for a decent price!
My son has been taking guitar lessons from Aaron for a few years now. I’m very happy with his growth. Aaron does a good job keeping my son interested and motivated to learn.
I’ve been going to North Coast Music studio for only a couple of months since moving here and I have to say it’s amazing! I take violin and piano with Kristin, who’s an amazing teacher! She knows exactly how to spot my weak points and helps me so much in a very proactive and productive way while still having so much fun! She’s also very encouraging and positive of my good points in lessons which l believe leads to a very holistic and well rounded teaching and learning experience. Such a reward to have found this awesome place and teacher! I’ve also noticed that the teachers here are really great at making the instrument seem “cool,” which is important to the younger ones. Because they are cool!! Music lessons are better than therapy in my opinion!
Is this place even still open it would be nice to have the hours you guys are open.
Extremely rad store with a lot of history. Excellent selection of vinyl, cd’s and tapes with a vast range of everything at VERY fair prices. The owner and his friends (employees) are knowledgeable and helpful as well.
Tunes! Great spot.
On a vacation up from SF, I lucked into finding Bandon and The Works. I walk in and find 2 Racer X cd’s on the cheap, in the doorway. The real gem was finding a copy of Octavarium by Dream Theater, AUTOGRAPHED BY THE WHOLE BAND FOR A DOLLAR! I did not even make it through the whole store before the wife came to peel me from the store. Awesome stock, Bandon is a great guy and will take care of you if you need anything. Spending a little more money is easy in this shop. I wish SF had a shop with the personal touch of The Works. Aquarius is as close as you may get in the City. A must stop and shop if you are in Eureka, California.
Looked specifically for The Blues Music. They had a large selection. Owner, Bandit, can give you information on any music you are looking for. He’s a great guy.
It’s a great shop and I always look forward to going there when I’m in the area. I’ve picked up some great things in there. The only knock I have is the lack of consistent hours.
Great record store. Not sure why they weren’t open at 6:15pm when hours say open until 7pm.
Despite it was supposed to be open until 6pm on Saturdays, place was closed before 5. So Works did not work anymore. Adjusting opening times would a good idea.
Nick in electronics is the man! Beat customer service ive experienced!!
Probably one of the dopest Walmarts I’ve ever been to bro right by the Eureka Bay connected to a mall bunch of stuff in stock employees were nice
Lots of empty shelves and no one around to help.
I wish this Walmart was bigger it definitely needs an update to expand on their grocery items
It’s an addition to the Mall, it isn’t a mega-walmart, so it lacks some of what its Redding counterpart keeps in stock. You can get most of what you’d expect but you may need to find other businesses for larger or specialty items. The crew working there have been pretty friendly, even in dealing with current times.
Beside the store, there’s beach and trail access across the parking lot. It doesn’t look it on arrival but there are some sights if you need a break before or after shopping.
Worst walmart I have ever been to. Small, congested and lack of bigger sizes in clothing. Food department was lacking in items, except for candy and junk food.
They are always out of what I’m shopping for. Staff is not very friendly. The store is not very clean.
The worst Walmart I’ve ever been in my lifethey have
banned completely backpacks….. In a rural place where it’s the only Walmart they have done a bad job in loss prevention
12. M. Walker Guitars
Address: 600 F St Ste 3 PMB 605, Arcata, CA 95521 , Bayview , California , United States
Fixed my two buzzy strings with some excellent fret work. Fixed the loose input jack and did a great set up. Guitar plays best ever. Friendly, helpful – highly recommend.
Michael Walker is a master guitar luthier that we are lucky to have in Humboldt County. I have complete confidence in his ability to repair any issue on my guitars. I’ve sent many of my students his way for repairs and setups and they have all come back with great playing instruments. I believe his intense dedication to guitar building has turned him into one of the best guitar techs we have, if not the best. He also has a great turn around time, and has always worked with me to accommodate my schedule.
M. Walker is easy to work with. He does excellent repair and set up work and is a fine custom builder. He added a pick -up to my mid-thirties Epiphone Triumph much to my pleasure. I have always been an acoustic player and he made this guitar work for me. I am more comfortable with it than I imagined I would be. He has given me options when I was unsure of what wanted. The fret job he did on my HD-28 Martin came out just right. Michael is very straight forward. I am so glad he is available in our area. It’s a big plus that he is a fine player himself and really cares about the music he plays and the work he does.
13. Eureka Music School
Address: 1023 G St, Eureka, CA 95501 , Bayview , California , United States
As a 68 year old, with no discernible musical ability, I contacted Brian for ukulele lessons. In a few months, I went from never having played an instrument, to being able to put together a few chords and actually play a recognizable song. It doesn’t get much better than that. Highly recommended.
I highly recommend Brian for guitar lessons. My son has been going for over a month and I am amazed at what he has learned so far. Professional, easy going, and all around provides a great experience.
My sister was looking for guitar lessons while going to college near Eureka Ca. I recommended Brian at Eureka Music School as a great guitar teacher who I met in the Bay Area. She loved his guitar classes and now I have to hear her play annoying emo pop songs at our christmas dinners. Her guitar skills are pretty good now and I’m happy that she was happy with Brian.
Excellent performer. Had the pleasure of meeting James at a restaurant where he was the featured artist. Wonderful voice, good songs, and a kind person. Hoping to hear the trio again soon!
16. Kenneth Lawrence Instruments
Address: 1055 Samoa Blvd, Arcata, CA 95521 , Bayview , California , United States
This place is always great to go. Whether you want something from The Lion King or even a Metallica shirt they’ve got your back.
They have great ideas for gifts
Nice employees
Cool stuff
Expensive!
Standard Hot Topic clothes and pop culture stuff.
Some horrible, just horrible, music was blasting so loud couldn’t think straight, couldn’t shop and just had to leave.
The manager was very rude and disrespectful to the employees and seems to be self-centered and not willing to communicate with the customers about resolving an issue. To top it off the employees seemed to be bulling another that’s possiblity management? I honestly don’t think I’ll be shopping this chain again if this is an acceptable behavior
Very weird place
Apparently associates aren’t allowed to do returns without a manager on duty… so why in the heck would the manager not be on duty at all times… I was forced to come back over 15 mins later. Being the day before Christmas Eve and on limited time this is a huge inconvenience and it will stop me from every shopping here again.. either change your policy or make sure you all ways have a MOD..
19. People’s Records
Address: 725 8th St, Arcata, CA 95521 , Bayview , California , United States
In this age of online shopping this hometown store that opened in the 80s has been the recent source of some of my most precious vinyl. Miraculously, items I’d looked far and wide for will show up here unexpectedly. Near mint 1st and early pressings reasonably priced and the owner is both friendly and knowledgable.
Best place to pick up vinyl in Humboldt… Great selection new and used… Good down to earth place not all hippyish
Just go!
Nice but overpriced
For a little record store, this place carries a pretty good selection. The staff is also very helpful when I can’t find what I’m looking for and are pretty knowledgable in music. I do, however, wish they were open just a little later. There have been a few times now where I’ve wanted to swing by after work or dinner, but they were closed.
Went into this record store and bought a brand new vinyl. I am playing this record on a brand new $300 Sony turntable player and I already own this exact vinyl record in a different color variant so I was surprised to hear half of the songs on side B had warp Issues, static and didn’t play right. I take this record back into Peoples Records the next day and the owner tells me that he will listen to it on his record player and see if there is an issue. The speakers in this store are so old and so burned out that you can barely hear anything so I ask him to turn it up he tells me that 80% of the time there is an issue with one of his vinyls it comes from the customer buying and using a cheap record player. At this point I am irritated and tell him that doesn’t make sense and I’m sure he gets new vinyls that just don’t play right on occasion and the owner again said it’s very rare. So then guess what? The record did the same warped thing on his player! So I told him he was wrong and he told me he would give me my money back but I had to leave the store and not come back. So I told him he could take his $35 Midnights album and stick it up his a$$. Better to avoid this guy at People’s Records and just shop online.
The Owner has responded below and I was nothing close to unhinged. He was assuming I was less than smart and had a cheap record player. I was not yelling at him what would I be mad about I got my $35 back. There was only one person in the store. If anything the owner was yelling and couldn’t even tell me why he was so mad. He had zero argument and it killed him to have to refund me my money. His cheap a$$ didn’t even give me my tax back as he tossed $35 on the counter. And he indeed heard the album defect because once I told him to turn it up it was obvious to everyone. At first he didn’t turn it loud enough because he DID NOT WANT TO HEAR THE ISSUE PLAY BACK so he could tell me I was wrong and reject my $35 return. He also heard the issue clearly because I said, “Well there is your once in a lifetime occurrence of a bad new sealed vinyl sold at your store sir.” He then said he would give me my money back only if I left the store??? I said believe me I was never coming back, and I did tell him he would be getting a bad review. The record selling buisness must be tight.
Exploitive pricing – even more expensive than buying from the scalpers on Discogs. I visited again after many years and 9/10 records I pulled off the shelf were heavily scratched and there’s no way would have played clean. There was a new record I was interested in being sold for more than $50 but the going price is just over $30. A complete waste of time unless you want the nostalgic experience of buying records in-person. Better to wait and buy records when visiting big cities.
I tried to like this place over the last two decades but it’s always the same.
The place to go for violin lessons. Stefan is a great teacher.
Stefan is a gifted teacher. He works so well with my children. He has an amazing talent for motivating my kids. He focuses a lot on techique and is very particular about them playing correctly.
I am thrilled to have him as my childrens teacher and would recommened him to everyone!
