It doesnt get better than this. Musician’s paradise! We have loved them for years and were thrilled to take our daughter all the way from Sange, CA to get her first bass. A memorable experience for us all. Thanks Lightening Joes!
Lots of amazing guitars and the staff was uber helpful… I WILL be buying my next guitar here for sure!
They have so so so many guitars, great deals too. Lightning Joe is super friendly and did an incredible job setting up my guitar. Also shout out to the girl working the phone there that went off on a rude caller, that made me laugh. Coolest guitar store I’ve been too 10/10 would recommend.
Awesome store huge selection
Amazing place, decent selection of guitars and gear. Seem happy to let you try different things out and staff seem knowledgeable.
Friendly staff and great selection of guitars.
USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN PURCHASING A GUITAR OR ANYTHING FROM GUTIAR HEAVEN!!!!! a “JOHN LENNON REVOLUTION CASINO #338 OF 1965 WAS SOLD TO ME IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,459.40 PLUS TAX.
THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMPLETELY ORGINAL AND I HAVE E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO PROVE THIS!
COME TO FIND OUT AFTER SEEING OTHERS FOR SALE, THE CASE THEY INCLUDED WITH MINE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL CASE FOR THE GUITAR! IT DID NOT HAVE JOHN LENNONS ART WORK ON THE CASE!
I FEEL SO CHEATED AND ROBBED!! CONFRONTING THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAID “SORRY WE CAN’T HELP YOU”!!
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU USE CAUTION WHEN BUYING SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE “IN ORIGINAL USED CONDITION”. ACTUALLY I WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIND THE PRODUCT ELSEWHERE AND FROM A ****REPUTABLE DEALER****!!!!!
I have lived here all my life, and I went into this story for the very first time just the other day, because my son plays guitar now, and we needed a new string. The women that works there was very rude to my daughter, she stayed with me the entire time, and she knows the rules (don’t look with your hands, look with your eyes) my daughter is very well behaved, she is homeschooled and suffers from a rare illness that has caused her to grow up allot faster. This women obviously had it out for my daughter as soon as we walked in. She followed behind us the entire time, and if my daughter even looked like she was about to touch something she would jump right in, and either push her hand away, or tell her to not try to touch it…. finally right before we left my daughter was looking at a little table with guitar strings attatched, she strummed one string one time! And the lady grabbed her hand shoved it away, and said don’t touch, you don’t know what your doing!! Ok? Ok? Ok? Say ok! My daughter said no thank you and turned away. The lady said no thank you? Really?….the only reason I did t leave sooner was because they had my sons guitar, but I will NEVER EVER EVER EVER go in their again, that lost my business and anyone else I know that plays instruments!
Bought the Dean Soltero honey flame burst from there. Half off of 800.00 so I should’ve known there had to be a flaw in it. I was so stoked that they fed off of that knowing I’d most likely buy that guitar, I assumed they just wanted to get rid of that older model. Took it home and noticed a buzz towards the 12th fret and on and on both 6 , 5, 4, and 3 strings. Raised the saddle and bridge a bit but still a buzz. Took it back a day after the 3 day return policy because it was my only day off that week. and the owner proceeded to tell me it was a environment thing that the change in temperature made the neck bend. He adjusted the neck but still to no avail. He went on and on as if To tell me I didn’t know what I was talking about and insisted it was the weathers fault. Still spent close to an hour trying to adjust the truss rod but still did not remedy the buzz. Then he kept telling me I play too hard on the strings and that he couldn’t hear nor feel a buzz, almost to the point where he was almost implying that I was stupid. I kinda alluded to exchanging the guitar but he insisted it was me. Needless to say I loved the guitar and had hoped it can be fixed. Now I moved a good 10 hours away from SLO and I’m stuck with a guitar that buzzes no matter what I do. Nice selection of guitars though. Curse this shop if I can’t get this buzz out and end up having to take it to a professional. Buyers beware.
2. Cassell’s Music
Address: 901 N Maclay Ave, San Fernando, CA 91340 , Callender , California , United States
Very kind person, a lot of experience I will be back to make bussines with them
very good service!
They had a BC Rich that I really wanted listed on ebay. I tried to call two different numbers all day yesterday, no answer. Sent multiple messages to them on ebay, no response. My guitar sold. I would’ve bought it yesterday if someone had responded. Sad.
**response… Obviously, I didn’t see it three months ago or I would have messaged you then. I didn’t just buy it because I had questions
We have done field trips to Ed’s music store and he is AMAZING!!!!! He’s super helpful and kind and a great communicator!
A Well Stock Place… Got My UKE’ Here…
Horrible the store the old fart is 2 face he threw my home made ukulele and still charged 20$
3. Grand Central Music & Conservatory
Address: 3195 McMillan Ave # E, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 , Callender , California , United States
Great Shop! Love these guys and gals
Good music school too! Always helpful! A great treasure in SLO. Bought my beloved Hot Rod Deville and my Ibanez Bass here!
Very helpful and knowledgeable.
The owners and instructors are wonderful. They have a true love for music and their customers. Shop here and learn here.
Good for a small music store I guess. I bought drum key thinking it was going to be square but it was hexagon. Also, service was ehh.
Helpful and Knowledgeable. They don’t try to sell me on anything extra other than what I need or ask for specifically.
Hard to find,but they have what you
need or they can find it
I ordered the bass a year ago in this shop! But so far, they can not send me a bass and do not return the money! What are the problems? I do not know! And nothing intelligible do not meet!
Dan Ernst Owner of grand central music is a Scum Bag with a Capital S.
Bought a roland jx10 from him in feb 2013 said he had it professionally cleaned cause one of the keys did not respond.( shoulda took that as a sighn right there that this would go south.)
Got the roland a week later patch buttons did not work cardtridge port was busted cause he shipped the cardtridge inside of the synth and the internal battery was dead.
Talk to him about going to repair man he got upset and said his repair man pro clean it and made sure it was in running order.
Took it to repair man costed 166.00 he begrudglingly said fine send him receipt.
So rapair man did two weeks go by no response.
The owner is a bs’er and a finagler.
Do not support.
Do not trust.
Eventually we will cross paths Dan.
Thats not a threat.
Thats a promise.
4. Loud and Clear Music
Address: 8000 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, CA 94931 , Callender , California , United States
This place is awesome and I I am now a loyal shopper there for sure
Good products and friendly, helpful staff. Would definitely recommend!
Love this place. Always super cool and helpful. Great deals too!
Friendly staff, great selection.
Great little music shop. Lots of electric guitars, sheet music. Knowledgeable and friendly staff.
Good service
So, I’ve been in here twice since I’ve moved from East Bay to Rohnert Park last year. On both separate occasions the staff watches me like I’m going to steal every item in the store somehow. Very, very, very uncomfortable to look up and have every worker in the store staring at you from across the room, yet not one word of helpfulness or a ‘hi’ or anything. I wont be stepping foot in ‘this boy’s club again’.
They’d rather make $50 or so than lose a customer and get a negative feedback. Not sure that’s a winning business strategy in the long run, but best of luck.
5. Triplett Harps
Address: 220 Suburban Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 , Callender , California , United States
I have my one harp from Triplett harps and have been amazed by their love for their craft and their care for my instrument. I have gone in several times to pick up new strings and have been treated so incredibly well. They’re truly amazing craftsmen and I haven’t found another harp with the warmth and tone that my Triplett harp has.
Great people and fine craftsmanship
Incredible craftsmanship. And wonderful service.
6. Bookmark Music
Address: 307 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 , Callender , California , United States
Spent time playing guitars with a friend. Staff was super kind and helpful, no problems at all. Will definitely be visiting again.
Always helpful, friendly customer service! Well stocked with all things music, and very supportive of the local community.
This place is great. Super, super helpful. Came in to get nylon strings for a steel string guitar (because I have no clue on guitars) and they explaned why you can’t do that. They had recommendations for all sorts of teachers (guitar, cello) and were generally just super nice.
Great selection. Very friendly and helpful.
Good selection. The customer service may be poor at times, so I would recommend having an idea or a list of items to support your search efforts. The sheet music is very disorganized, so I would plan to spend a few extra minutes searching for genre labels.
Great music selection for classical music. Friendly service.
Required to sanitize my hands before entering her shop. I did not enter her shop! ( Had my vaccine, both.)4/12/23 No one wearing a mask in shop. There was no greeting hello etc just pointing to a bottle of sanitizer and saying you need to sanitize your hands first. I have been playing for 30 years and never handle someone else’s guitar or musical equipment unless my hands are washed. Just flat out rude. Seemed more concerned with flirting with the person at the counter. This is why more and more people are ordering on line. I always give locals in Pacific Grove first shot at my business and if a bad experience like with you , I order on line. Because of on line business, store ownes should be going above and beyond. On line is providing better prices, service and slection. Will be going to Amazon for my musical needs. As I was leaving your store I found a bag of marbles just outside of your door? Look familiar?
7. Manor Music
Address: 460 Manor Plaza, Pacifica, CA 94044 , Callender , California , United States
I try to give the local businesses as much business as I can and since Manner Music is the only music store for miles, This is where I shop for things like need.
Plus, I have known Sarah since the mid 1960s!
Went in there about an hour before it closed…. just sort of fumbled around looking at various things…. they got some good stuff in here…. it’s a nice little shop for anyone who lives out here on the coastal peninsula who doesn’t want to drive all the way to San Mateo or San fransico for a guitar center
It has everything I need for the budding guitarist in me. The staff is friendly and helpful.
I got great personal attention. David answered a lot of my questions both on the phone and in the store for a rental saxaphone for my 9 year old nephew.
Store has new and used equipment for sale or rent. Rental equipment is much more reasonable than Serramonte music center.
This weekend I came into Manor to pick up some sheet music for inspiration. I picked up a few older books from the back of the store, and I was surprised that they charged the original cover print price (~$20 per book) on books printed in 1995.. I should have spoken up at the time, but the more I thought about it the more I wanted to know if this was a mistake? !
My wife told me that this store is much more customer friendly compared to the one at Grand Ave at downtown South San Francisco even though manor music equipment may not be as complete as the other one, but the people running this store are really nice. if you need to go to the store, I suggest to call them ahead because their store hours could be tricky. In addition, if you need to borrow any musical instrument, do not go the last minute. They may be able to get you one if you give enough time. Please support this local business.
Terrible attitude. Not helpful. Never go back again!
8. Geddes Music Brentwood
Address: 625 1st St, Brentwood, CA 94513 , Callender , California , United States
Everyone is so friendly and helpful..
We bought an electric guitar for our granddaughter and they helped her out with trying each one until she was happy with the one she was getting.
Thumbs up to this business and we will be back…
Very cool lessons!
They helped me find an instrument that I wanted to play that lasted me quite a while I love going there they have a lot of cool music and the there prices are good because I know that the instrument is kept in good condition
Nice local music shop, helpfull employees and good product
9. Music Go Round
Address: 9163 E Stockton Blvd #310, Elk Grove, CA 95624 , Callender , California , United States
The compression pedal works great! However, it arrived in better shape than advertised and far faster than anticipated. Great job folks. Will definitely be shopping here again. Thanks!
Laurence
The Yamaha yas-23 saxophone was delivered to us today and we took it to the band director to check it out. Everything is good. It is in very good shiny condition. Thank you very much for selling us a great, well-taken care of instrument. Also, wanna thank you for always responding fast and efficiently. I have talked to a couple of Music Go Round stores before yours and both times, emails go back and forth so slow that by the time I get enough info to make a decision the item is already sold. Thank you for the always swift reply.
Great Prices! Super friendly.
Prices too high.
A lot musical of Instruments
Got an amp.today can we test it
2 times aI buy online
2 times I had to call and after telling me the guitar is being put in the back for shipping and telling me how nice the guitar looks they canceled my order so ether the employee decide to keep my guitar for him self or decide to big fat sell them to some one after he lie about getting it ready for shipping for me !
Im supper mad at this liars hope they go out of business!
You know it was an awesome store when it first opened owners gotten greedy prices are too high now they’re marked up at least 30% more than what the normal prices used to be yep the owners got greedy I know he’s picking them squires up bulk dirt cheap and he’s selling them for about 50 away from full price and beware buyer beware all their used fenders are stamped they say used they stamped the head stocks with a metal stamp
Bought a Saga Masterclone banjo from here. Neck was loose. Would not tune right. Took off the neck and put it on right. It still had buzzing and intonation problems. Tried adjusting it out but no go. The banjo has a great tone and I wanted it to work. I was assured that the banjo was ready to play before I bought it. Took it to a shop to find the problem and was told the truss rod was stripped out. I already suspected that. Let them know and no answer. They knew this was defective but sold it anyway. My order number is #M142824. Beware. They won’t stand behind their products. If it’s good when you get it fine. If it ain’t, your screwed. I would give them no stars.
10. Music Go Round
Address: 944 W Robinhood Dr, Stockton, CA 95207 , Callender , California , United States
I went to Music Go Round looking for a starter Ukulele for my daughter. Steve helped me that day. They had a rainbow of choices to choose from. He had a perfect pink one for her that she loves. I myself am not a musician, so shopping in a music store can be intimidating. He was helpful to answer my questions on a day when it seemed to be busy in the store. The store was clean and organized.
It had good guitars.
Seth was awesome, easy to work with on a gear trade! Very knowledgeable and no BS. Spoke with Tim, also easy to work with! Will be returning SOON to buy more gear!
When I when the dude with the long hair was nice but the other dude was sarcastic and rude when I was buying a guitar
It is okay but does not have a great selection But the economy is not great right now People are nice friendly needs to improve.
God services and God price
Music go round sells used and abused equiptment at nearly list price.they take advantage of strugling musicians
None
sort of like the GameStop of music stores ,snobby and off putting attitudes as if you are gonna run out with some merch.
11. El Dorado Hills Music, LLC
Address: 873 Embarcadero Dr Suite 1, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 , Callender , California , United States
Great place for all your music needs. The owner even helped us out when we weren’t buying anything from them.
This store is a guitar players dream. It’s smaller, but has no junk. Even the less expensive entry level guitars are solid. The owner has managed to jam more than a dozen PRS, Ernie Ball music man guitars and many others into the space.
Even the cables and straps are top-of-the-line. No junk amps either, mainly Orange and PRS and Line 6– all of which are solid.
The owner and the other gentleman in the shop were super friendly also. The owner did wince a little when I bought the Music Man Stingray out from under him. (This guitar is beautiful.)
This shop is worth the drive for those of us in Nor Cal and deserves to be supported. When we no longer have a local music shop and can only buy things online, we’ll regret it. Shop locally; give this place a shot.
Their music selection was a bit small but they had everything I needed at a very reasonable cost.
The line was crazy long and they were extremely under staffed.
Did not have a kazoo
12. Music Motive
Address: 3440 S Higuera St # 130, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 , Callender , California , United States
Great instructors and friendly staff. Great place to learn music no matter what you’re looking for.
Great teachers. My son has drums with wyatt in their paso studio, and all our experiences have been nothing but exceptional with all their teachers as well as management. We’ve also hado our daughter’s in piano and voice. Great operation.
My daughters both take singing lessons at Music Motive and I have taken drum lessons. My drumming instruction, Dale, is highly skilled, patient, funny, and excellent at making complicated ideas simple. Both my daughters have enjoyed their lessons.
13. Zargarian Music Center
Address: 1423 1/2 W Kenneth Rd, Glendale, CA 91201 , Callender , California , United States
This store is a treasure trove of musical instruments and equipment, catering to musicians of all levels. The friendly and helpful staff members at Zargarian Music are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about music. They go above and beyond to guide customers in finding the perfect instrument or accessory to suit their needs. From guitars to keyboards, drums to wind instruments, Zargarian Music has it all. For an exceptional musical shopping experience, look no further than Zargarian Music!
This is One of the stores that you wished you discovered sooner. Go check him out he has everything you need. Lovely experience.
Very honest & great customer service.
Small, dusty, employee or owner was hovering over me, which was very awkward because it was the size of a small room. A few unknown guitars.
Beautifully functional instrument. Perfect setup and quality. Phenomenal guitar.
Ryan builds the best guitars in the world. The tone is amazing and the workmanship out of this world. I own 7 Esoterik guitars and they are the best guitars money can buy. The customer service is phenomenal and Ryan bends over backwards to help in any way he can. Truly amazing! I am blown away!! Thanks for all the hard work and attention to detail. If you want a guitar that plays flawlessly and gives the best sound and percision playability then this is the only guitar you’ll ever want to own!!
15. Berkeley Musical Instrument Exchange
Address: 2923 Adeline St, Berkeley, CA 94703 , Callender , California , United States
This is the best Musical Instrument shop for miles around. The are guitars, Cuban tres, a string bass, accordions, marimbulas, classical guitar, flamenco guitar, repairs, knowledge, and warm people.
Really friendly place with lots of acoustic, classical, and flamenco guitars and other stringed instruments like ukulele, tres, Cuatro, mandolin, violin, banjo etc.
Great staff!!
Nice little used instrument store. Really neat to see the workshop visible in the back.
16. Bertrand’s/Pete’s Music & Guitar Shop
Address: 29800 Bradley Rd, Menifee, CA 92586 , Callender , California , United States
I used to build and repair guitars.
When I retired, I had a really hard time finding a repair man to fix, and setup my guitars.
Michael at Pete’s Music is the one who does all of my guitars. He is very talented and knowledgeable and honest.
He treats his customers like they matter.
Took my brand new Super Strat in with a Floyd to get a full setup, was way too much of a headache for me. Before I brought it in, it was a pain to play, wouldn’t stay in tune, strings were impossible to bend, lots of buzz. Quoted me $50 for a full setup, more than reasonable for a Floyd. Less than a week later, he gave me a call back saying it was ready, went in only to find out it needed minor adjustments and he charged me $15 instead. Guitar has wicked low action with almost no fret buzz at all. Would highly recommend you take it here, they clearly know how to work on guitars and won’t charge you an arm and a leg for a setup, super nice guys there too.
The guys at Pete’s Music are the best! This is my go-to shop when I need any adjustments done to my electric guitars. Mike, Carson, and John are always very courteous and knowledgeable about any fixes that my guitars may need to have done. Plus their prices are so reasonable, and even more so when factoring in the terrific job that they do for those prices. Thank you gentlemen for always making it a positive experience every time I stop in! Keep up the great work!
I had some questions about a guitar repair on 9/23/14. I called to talk with Pete but he was not there. I talked with someone else about the needed repair. He couldn’t help me and when I tried to get some more information about when Pete would return he was non-helpful and then he told me that he had “a room full of customers.” Or in other words, this phone conversation is over. Am I not a customer? Just another employee filling a seat over there. I gave 3 stars for my rating only because Pete is awesome, but my experience with his fill-in was in complete contrast to working with Pete.
I’m so glad they got rid of “Dr. Evil.” It was the best decision they’ve ever done in my 20 years of coming here. Buying guitar strings from him was like pulling teeth. I heard he was eventually assaulted, which is unfortunate and kind of reflects on the managers for not getting rid of him sooner.
The bearded gentleman that replaced him is worth his weight in Gold.
Give that man a RAISE. He deserves it.
In a era when local music shops are hard to find this one is a gem. Great service, great staff, fair prices. Their guitar techs are top notch and extremely reasonable…
Very obnoxious dude
Done
Place is so uncomfortable. 3 people working. Complete silence. Just staring at you. Wanted to look at guitars but felt so uncomfortable.
17. Danville Music
Address: 115 Town and Country Dr E, Danville, CA 94526 , Callender , California , United States
Hands down the best guitar store in the Bay Area and beyond! Very knowledgeable staff, everyone was courteous and informative, they an amazing selection of quality guitars. Thank you Adam, Cris, Dave et al. I look forward to my next purchase at your store, and I’m bringing friends.
Friendly staff. Good with kids.
Cameron, Nate, the Daves… will treat you like family . I cannot say enough great things about Danville Music. I bought a PRS electric and a Taylor acoustic and had such a fantastic experience. They patiently answered all my questions (they know their stuff anf their love for the instruments is palpable), provided me many options within my budget and let me play the instruments until I found ‘the one’. Further, the store us super well stocked, and is clean, organized and has a great vibe. If you are considering a new guitar, come into DM. In me, they have a customer for life!
I rented an clarinet with an agreement to use the rental credit towards the purchase of instrument . The shop did honor the agreement and rater quoted higher price to cover up the rental credit
18. The Music Store
Address: 4815 Granite Dr, Rocklin, CA 95677 , Callender , California , United States
My sons mouthpiece got stuck in his trumpet. We walked in and they removed it for us at no charge. The service was awesome and they are very knowledgeable. We will definitely be back! And they have private lessons at a very reasonable charge!
My daughter’s trumpet had 1 of the valves checking and sticking down. For no charge, he simply took the valve apart and adjusted the plastic piece which had rotated and it works like new. So polite and helpful and didn’t charge for his time to show me how to repair if it happens again.
Dalton was extremely helpful and knowledgeable, and guided us well about our child’s trumpet. In general, we love the reasonable instrument rental cost and quality of the instruments.
Will recommend the store to others.
Friendly staff and very helpful.
I rented a used violin for my son from the shop. They said the price was $199. The rental was $35 per month. after two months if you want to own the violin then they said they would deduct the rental amount from the original price. But when we want to buy the used violin they said the price is $299 which is hell more than a new violin. So would recommend not to rent or buy anything from this store.
19. Candelas Guitars
Address: 2724 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033 , Callender , California , United States
Took my Guitarron in to have the action lowered. They did a great job and got it back to me sooner than I expected. I am very pleased. Excellent work and customer service. Glad I came here.
A magical shop ! Was looking for nylon strings and found a treasure !
Lucky neighborhood Boyle Heights !
Came in to Candelas to get new guitar strings. I was really happy with the service and that my strings were changed right away. My kids and I are now taking classical guitar lessons here, we have learned so much from Teacher Kenneth and grateful to Candelas for their amazing service and knowledge in music.
I want to go there, we are distant relitives, i am Frank de Carro and Delores Rea’s grand daughter, i knew 9f tio Candelas we (i must have been 5-6) went to visit mi tio and mi tia at their beutiful house that had a back porch the over looked a beutiful cliffside. We stayed a week, that is when i lernt that mi tio had made “micky mouse’s first guitar” . Someday i told myself i shuld stop by and say hello. Nice for the great , informational articales on your site ,cant wait to meet my family, someday
The directions to Candelas Guitar on Ceasar Chavez in ELA was ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, TAKING THE FREEWAY LITERALLY TOOK YOU THE LONNNG/WRONG WAY .. THE BEST WAY TO GO WAS AND IS TO TAKE THE STREETS…
I just had the inductor switched on my wah by Eli at Guitar Center’s repair center and let me just say that it’s a brand new wah. Great work, excellent communication, and will work with you if you need a repair or mod in a hurry.
Terrible service. Needs to work on their customer service skills. I do not recommend.
viaje dos horas para comprar una guitarra, no se si tuve mala suerte hoy, pero había una señora atendiendo que no me permitió probar ni ver su selección de guitarras que tienen, solo me permitió probar unas de la más baja calidad, y ella parada al par mío, q no me dejó sentir cómodo, me habían dicho de una variedad mayor, y precios variados, las que me mostró eran de $500 y pregunté si había de más valor y me dijo que no, aún cuando yo podía ver atraves de la puerta que había muchas más colgadas en la pared, la señora no se mostró nada amigable, hoy ordenaré una guitarra por zzound donde compro mis instrumentos electrónicos, con bastante actitud para dar toda la información que uno necesite, muy decepcionado de este lugar
20. The Nicholson Music Co.
Address: 636 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630 , Callender , California , United States
Tha output Jack on my acoustic had come partially unscrewed and there was no way I could get my hand/arm inside to hold it an tighten it. Took it to Nicholson’s and the tech had the tools and took care of it in about 5 minutes, no charge! I did buy some fret oil (F-one). Always have had a very good experience here.
I highly recommend this place Iv been taking lessons there from Edie Honyeater for a year now I have gotten drastically better from when I started taking lessons. I also got my first guitar there and iv been using it for 3 years
This is one of the best music stores I have ever seen. They have wide selections of instruments, books/sheet music, and accessories. The instruments are good quality and many are unique styles and brands that you would never find at guitar center. I love walking into this shop because it smells like a luthier shop, good wood! Other touches that make this place special: they offer lessons and provide opportunities for students to show what they’ve learned at jams and open mics in the cafe nextdoor. And yes, they have a repair shop too. Truly a gem as far as instrument shops go.
Large selection of guitars
Very nice ambitious at Cafe and very knowledgeable & helping staff
Love their selection of instruments and music books. Great service. The cafe is awesome! They hold a free Ukulele sing a long on Saturdays, super fun!
I used to have my guitars worked on here; but I wouldn’t let them touch them now. Their luthiers literally talked me out of doing business with them ever again. They have a nice stock of instruments, so in that respect they are OK.
The staff is very nice but the owner has very poor customer service skills. He does not know how to listen to customer needs nor he gives a choice. Even if you rent violin from him you do not have a choice. It will be whatever he gives you. He is very rude. I was trying to pick a violin for my child and he was very suspicious why we were looking for details on the violin. He sells violins with cracks for high prices. DO NOT SUGGEST BUYING OR RENTING VIOLIN from this place. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM OWNER.
Bad service. They tried to sell me a $500 plus guitar when I insisted upon renting instead because I was taking classes at the community college. Will not be returning.
