The top 14 music shops in Chula Vista, United States

Xavier did a great job setting up my old electric guitar. Plays like new again.

Place is calm and perfect for beginners and intermediate players. Great selection for garage / bedroom players. I say that with great respect. Its not a place to get over stimulated by Gibson’s, Paul’ Reeds and JCM 900s . Great for everyday players. Sells people are informative and helpful. Didn’t feel hounded at all. Shop local. Guys in the scene respect this place.

Great selection of new and used instruments!

Harry is just an awesome man,
Gave him my Gibson LP, with a broken headstock to repair. Amazing job, left the guitar in great condition. I´d definitely recommend him.

A place where one can ask most any questions and get an answer.

Muy buena tienda me gusto mucho tienen muy bonitos instrumentos

If I could give it no stars, that would be my score. Horrible place to go, plus STEVE is a thief!! I honestly would reccomend any other store, been in the music business for many years and this guy does not know how to run a good “family” bussines. He is just in it for the money and not the music. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. Trust me you’ll thank me later.

At first i thought this place was great. I even recommended this place to some of my peers for their rent-to-own program. My girlfriend wanted to learn violin, so she rented a violin from here. The rent to own program automatically adds an extra fee for insurance per month, apparently its not optional, but hey if something were to happen, at least we’d be covered right? WRONG. After just a few months her violin bow broke. It would no longer tighten the bow hair and the knob literally came off. Well, i assumed since we had insurance we could swap it out and that would be the end of that. Well, apparently its not covered under the insurance because its considered “wear and tear”. I don’t know what kind of cheap violin bows they have, but this is not “wear-and-tear.” We came back on a different day, when the manager was available, but he told us the same thing. She ended up buying a new one, but we will no longer be coming here and will definitely warn anyone who wants to purchase anything from here and especially to watch out for the rent-to-own program

Hi there, I’m writing this review in frustration that one of the employees have damaged my cord. I came in trying to get my headphones for some cash, mind you there professional headphones I had laying around. They were in perfect condition, I barely used them. I was helped by Luigi he was very helpful, me and him talked about the details and everything was great. Even upon testing my headphones Luis said everything was perfect, until one of the employees came and started messing around with the wire, literally, he messed up my wire. Now I said I never had problems before, but my friend also noticed how the employee intention was vague, and we’ve come a to a conclusion it was his fault my headphones wires where now broken. I’m very upset, I talked to the main boss also, it went one ear and out the other. No type of professionalism and be extra careful of letting touch your intrument.

Edit: It was working just fine even when it was tested THE FIRST TIME, with Luigi, the first employee that helped me. Then the second employee took a hold of it and now magically it stopped working. And no I did not write this review just to be a negative nancy, after leaving from the bad experience i went to another music store with my other cord and wala it works fine. I’m very upset because I barely used them and magically it started being broken when the second employee started touching it.

Mr.Gordon has taught my daughter piano for nearly 8 years. He is the best teacher there is. We had piano teachers before that. But since we started lessons with Mr.Gordon, my daughter has come to learn not just piano, but music in general. He also covers music theory, and encourages her to pursue her passions like singing and choir . My son also has started lessons recently, and I can see a big difference already. My children enjoy their weekly piano lessons , and also sharing stories from their school. You don’t have to go anywhere else to find a passionate teacher who has over 4 decades of experience. We are blessed.

Accordion camp was a highlight of my year. Gordon is an inspiring and informative teacher.

The best piano teacher My daughter could have, he’s very patient and so knowledgeable. We look forward to every lesson!

Gordon Kohl was my childhood piano teacher and I have not-so-fond memories of him that I cannot post in detail here. I would not recommend him to anyone, especially for young girls.

Mr Kohl was unwilling/unable to replace reeds in my Contello accordion. Unless you are of the mentality of a southern utah methodist, Mr Kohl will not treat you fairly, has been my experience. Ive had to go with the apocalypse accordion people in Petaluma due to Mr Kohl”s germanic social prejudices.

I’ve been wanting to try an Ibanez AZ2204N for some time but couldn’t find it anywhere. Happened to see their website and pulled the trigger on one because of a great deal. Shipping was quick and the guitar came set up exactly how I would’ve. I used to live in the area I’ll have to check them out whenever I visit National city!

I got a guitar through Music Store Live. It came damaged with a crack in the back of the guitar and a cracked knob.

I returned the guitar and apparently it got damaged again through FedEx on the return.

Their returns/tech people blamed me and tried to put this all on the customer, when in reality it was an issue with how FedEx treats their packages. The return/tech people were stubborn and hard headed.

However, Fernando Fajardo, who was the head of this, was great and so understanding, and sent a replacement without question.

Sometimes, as the customer you need to speak up when you’re not being treated fairly. It doesn’t always make you a Karen.

If you are an honest person, I doubt you will have a bad time going through Fernando. He’s a good man.

Love you guys!! Always killer prices!!

I purchased the electrical piano, Roland RP30. It’s really a good looking piano, but unfortunately, when we received it, the back board of the key was cracked (the parts already built). I couldn’t reach out to the service department so I left the review here.
Ben Anderson helped me to solve the problem. It was a bit of trouble to send the piano back, but he was so helpful and shipped the new piano. My son enjoys playing that piano so much now.

Used to be 5 stars. Now I feel like a bother. Spent alot of money here, guess they don’t need anymore

I have been trying to get in contact with this company for a week. They do not respond to phone calls, phone messages, website messages, or emails. The only way I could get information about a return is through PayPal. I thought my experience would be good because of the reviews. They show 30 day returns, but won’t respond. I gave two stars because they have some products that I couldn’t find anywhere else.

After reading such great reviews , I was looking forward to an order I placed where I was told I was fortunate and that my order was definitely being shipped by end of day. Suddenly after a followup on my order im now told my order was refunded and it was not shipped. I was very disappointed with Ben after reviewing such great reviews. What a shame from such a reputable music store. This unfortunate will be my first and last experience.

Place was cool seller was nice saw nice guitars.

Grate service, excelente personal, Will come again

Had an issue with an instrument i purchased. They fixed it no questions asked. Great place. Good people.

My first time was very unpleasent, I walk in with my mother and the 2 employees who were working there were very rude and not helpful at all, the guitars had some pretty decent prices, but the service was horrible and I would not go back

Great experience with Pitbull Audio, they quickly answered all questions, shipping was fast and the instrument arrived in perfect condition and beautifully set up. 100% will purchase from Pitbull again soon!

Comparado con Guitar Center, este lugar es mucho más sólido en todo lo relacionado con audio. La atención es totalmente profesional y en todo el sur de California nadie puede competir en calidad ni precios. Felicitaciones ocupan es espacio que se necesitaba. Es asesoramiento es muy completo y honesto

All around great experience. Very professional

Great customer service.

Customer focused. A1

Their courtesy

Lame Folks telling Lame jokes

i bought a $750 fuzz pedal from them via Amazon and the, what i must assume to be complete jerks, shipped it ups ground somehow. unbelievable. i still don’t have it 4 days later. it’s 2022 and they shipped a little box that i paid that much money for on a big truck across the entire united states. i am a prime member. it doesn’t matter how good they are in any other way

I purchased a brand new Suhr Classic T from these guys and wasn’t a huge fan of it. The guitar wasn’t bad of course, it’s a suhr, but I didn’t really like the small frets and the bridge pickup was a little too bright for my liking. I returned the guitar in its same condition minus some pick scratches on the pick guard from playing it for the one day I had it out of the case, and they charged me $300. No minor pick scratches are worth $300 just ask guitar center. This is ridiculous and I will never purchase anything from these guys again. I guess your supposed to know if you like something by looking at it, but don’t look too hard because the light reflecting from your eyes might cause a slight discoloration in the wood and they’ll charge you whatever they want. Buy from anyone else, you’ll be glad you did

Not actually a business

My 9 year old daughter has been going to this school for piano about 2 years now and she enjoys it very much. Right now during Covid, classes are via FaceTime and she’s learning pretty well. Although we can’t wait for things to go back to normal because she loved learning with the other few kids in person. I definitely recommend this school and appreciate Mr. Bill’s flexibility and communication.

This place is amazing. Our kids have been taking piano lessons from Mr. Bill for about 5 years and have enjoyed every bit of it. He’s nice, professional, and most importantly, patient. They have many schedule and instrument options to fit your needs and they are very flexible. Enrolling our kids at Chula Vista Academy of Music has given them much more than the gift of music. They are more patient, more responsible, and more confident than ever. If you’re looking at options for music lessons, you should definitely check this place out.

We have been coming for two years. We enjoyed both of our instructors very much. Highly recommended.

The academy is located in the middle of the most traditional part of Chula Vista, the Third Avenue Village, which is a jewel in the city. We have passed several times by the academy, and though we were curious about it, we thought that the classes were only for young children. Now that my daughter is graduating and will have more time to dedicate to doing activities she is passionate about, I thought of contacting this place to get more information, a referral, etc. Bill, who answered the phone was very courteous, attentive, and understanding about my child’s situation. He told me that the academy is for all ages and that based on the information I provided him, he had a teacher who would be a good match for my child, so she would enjoy the class instead of feeling stressed. This week, I took her to an introductory guitar class. She received full attention, which was very good for her since she is a lefty and has dyslexia. The teacher was patient, explained and answered clearly and simply all her questions. The place is clean, it has about 4- 5 small rooms for music classes and one for dance classes. What I liked the most was the attention they give to students and their interest for them to learn while having fun. There is parking behind and on the street. It’s not free.

Follow up note: Sadly, my child won’t be able to take classes here. She has several medical conditions and she only has enough strength to attend every other week; unfortunately, it seems the academy couldn’t accommodate the schedule and she would have to go every week.. we wish her condition improves someday enough so she can have the same opportunities as others and be able to enjoy what she loves the most.. there’s always hope, right ? We are thankful, anyway, for the introductory class.. she was really happy and excited about it. Hopefully, we can find a more suitable place for her needs

maybe if they would answer the phone or even be open once in a while a person might be able to inquire about lessons. I’ve been trying for a month to contact someone, I went there over the holidays but they shut down for God knows how long. Don’t waste your time.

please do not bring your child here !! favoritism, lack of direction and over changed for poor service !! my child performed in the nutcracker and was on stage for less than a min and I paid 200+ for her to dance but if you don’t speak Spanish or you kid isn’t in more than one dance/class your kid doesn’t get attention !! I had my daughter in this studio when she was 5 and left, three years later now I remember why I left and I will never make the mistake of coming back again !!

Great service, good price.

Bought an awesome Jackson Bass with 40 watt amp, I asked for a discount and got like 15 percent off my purchase. The cashier was an older gentleman, very real and funny. Will refer other people here over guitar center.

Got about as far as I could get learning ukulele as my fingers are too big. I wanted a smaller stringed instrument because I travel a lot. So I came in here looking for an alternative to the ukulele that would still fit my size needs. Josh was awesome. He set me up with an affordable travel sized acoustic guitar with nylon strings (I was already used to this with the ukulele). He didn’t try to sell me a super expensive guitar. He was to the point and knowledgeable. No bs. I’ll be coming back here for any accessories or when I’m ready to upgrade my guitar.

Bob and inductors know what they’re doing, are friendly and have s large selection of guitars. My 7 yr old is really enjoying and learning playing the guitar.

Average mom n’ pop shop. Don’t touch anything, cheaper guitars all around the store, decent guitars all at list price, behind the counter, no negotiating or discounts. If I were making a major purchase, I’d still hit up a chain store because you often get 10% off just for walking in. Meh.

Friendly guy fixed my bass recently. He did more than he had to do, charged me less than he could have, and finished earlier than I asked. Can’t really think of a way that experience could’ve been better. He ensured my repeat business.

My cousin and I recently went to the location near Southwestern College because I have been having problems with a ukulele that I had recently bought. When we asked for help, the sales associate (who worked there Monday-Friday) was very unprofessional, rude and had a very sarcastic tone when talking to us. He was all about keeping the business of the store and in no way was being professional with the customers that were seeking help. We will not be going here again. 🙂

I didn’t not like it but was just happened to be in the same shopping centre.

Sucks they are closed Sundays. Can’t get anything done cause of that.

Bad everything sale alcohol at minor’s my nephew buy drinks and tequila shots, never check the i.d. dangerous for the kids.