cleaned and restrung 3 guitar’s for a beginner,answered all my questions,lots of inventory,anything for the beginner to the seasond professional…look forward to going back…
Great guys to work with. Friendly and experienced. As soon as I walk in I instantly feel like one of the guys.
Great shop for all your local music needs. I shop there whenever I need something. Great customer service as well
Bob is awesome to work with and very knowledgeable. Has a great selection of used equipment.
Bob was friendly and helpful
Nice Selection of instruments, courteous service
I have personal issues with the owner/operator
I will never do business with them again. We had taken an alto sax in for pad repairs and it too over 2 months to be repaired and then were charged outrageously for it.
Do not bring your instruments here for repair. I brought my violin in to be repaired and it was completely ruined by the worker. All it needed was for a small hairline crack to be filled. Instead, the repairman decided it would be better to sand off the varnish and stain which is impossible to replace and match to the original. Although I liked the store before this experience, I cannot forgive this kind of decision making. This would have been avoided if the repairman had simply told me how he planned on repairing the violin, but he did not.
Tried the drip coffee and an espresso. Both full of flavor and well crafted. Comfortable atmosphere and fun art showcase.
Love love this place & the staff ❤️ deliciousness iv been needing
Stopped by driving from Taos to Denver. My oatmilk latte was great and the donuts were also really good. Whoever decorated the donuts also did a good job.
The town of San Luis is happy that we finally have a coffee shop. I have not tried any food, but im sure it is delicious. Great place with great coffee and energy. I recommend it.
Just ordered coffee on our way to Santa Fe. Cute spot.
The coffee wasn’t as good as mine and they had live music, a keyboard player and a young girl about 11 singing. The keyboard was so loud you couldn’t hear the girl and we left after one song and don’t plan on ever going back. Disappointed!
The coffee taste straight like vinegar, and the buns, and donut was so dry.
9. Broken String Guitars
Address: 105 N F St, Salida, CO 81201 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Great shop. Chris is super approachable and knows a ton about guitars.
Good conversation and reasonable prices. What more can you ask?
Had Chris install a bridge pick up with a coil splitter. Great communication and great job.
Chris was very helpful and accommodating even if i was a day early for his shipment…
I drove over an hour and a half to salida to go this shop and nothing else. I got there, and they were closed at least two hours early. Better call before you go, apparently they don’t keep the hours they post.
10. Elledge Music Inc.
Address: 518 W Northern Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Cool place! The owner helped me find a harmonica I wanted. He ordered if for me, I thought that was awesome!
Nice musical equipment
Damien is the best luthier in Pueblo. I will bring in more guitars for him to tune-up. He’s very professional and knows his trade. I highly recommend Elledge Music. Five stars.
Classic hometown music store. Big plus is luthiers on site. I love the clutter, too.
Fun music store….. unique classic place
What can I say? Elledge has been here a LONG LONG time!! If you need an instrument I recommend checking in here first. 🙂
Not very helpful he dont know what he’s selling.
I called, and inquired as to whether he purchased instruments at his location. I am new to the area. He responded “that’s why I have a music store, to buy and sell instruments”. When I gave him my instrument model (custom Ibanez in wonderful condition), he responded again by changing his statement. He said “I have too many instruments, I only want to sell”. I don’t leave reviews often, but this seemed necessary for future shoppers here.
I visited this music store with my cousin as his banjo was fixed and ready to be paid and taken home, Also with intent to buy their Luna electric but 5 minutes after entering the store and testing the poorly tuned guitars and tuning them for the store i was told by Mike that we’re too poor and can’t buy anything so I need to leave the store as they are busy and they don’t want to have to clean the guitars anymore from people touching them, (there was no business even going on except for them walking around and watching me or sitting down waiting for a customer.) So my cousin and I promptly left without a word, came back with the cash to pay off the repairs and I told them they lost our business.
If you would like to be treated like a clumsy, dirt poor fool while looking for a new guitar then this is the place for you! Otherwise steer clear of this rude and hateful establishment!
11. The Music Shoppe
Address: 136 E Pagosa St #11, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Carl rented me a digital keyboard for five days while I was in town for a vacation. He charged fifteen dollars a day, but waived the first and last days because they were “partial.” I’m very grateful to him for accommodating me and trusting me with the instrument. His store seems cozy and well-stocked. It’s located on the hill west of the old town and can easily be spotted (on the north side of 160) by the cluster of bright red roofs at the edge of the woods. Stop in and see what he can do for you.
great place to go making music easy
Very knowledgeable, nice selection .
Carl has opened a beautiful new shop!
For a small town, this place is amazing. The owner knows so much and has helped me as an artist. Nice instruments for good prices. But this time I only needed some drum sticks, that where less than expected, I may add.
Musical equipment is overpriced amazon deals from Christmas. Owner is a nice guy, but was clearly just trying to sell more expensive items over cheaper arguably better ones. “Handmade” strings snapped within the hour, I have a hard time believing the Ernieball strings would have any problem. Sadly though I listened to the worker who assured me that they were the worst. Overall I recommend just driving to Durango you’d end up saving money and not being treated as if you haven’t been playing guitar correctly your entire life.
12. Marck Time Music
Address: 2318 Jones Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Had exactly what I needed at a great price. We live 45 minutes away and this was the only place that had what we needed in stock!
Good selection of instruments of programs for the kids that there is support very kind and this that’s where I found The Pick of Destiny, because it was awesome.
Very nice owners
Good option for repairs and school required needs.
Amazing people good student instruments prices are a bit high.
Nice people.
The repair man still hasn’t fixed one of my pads after I’ve tasked l taken it in multiple times
Not able to find what I needed, staff tried to convince me what I was looking for did not exist. Although I was looking to replace an item I had. Lovely store but customer service was not great. Maybe the person was having a bad day, either way will be a while before I go back. That is only my opinion, it looked like they had a good selection of instruments and sheet music.
Closed for vacation
13. Heads Up Music
Address: 226 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Super knowledgeable. Great selection. Love this place!
At the moment, little more than a bulging pop-up location. Soon to come – a spacious new store that promises to be a music-head’s dream come true. Extra star in anticipation.
Funding good stuff in small store.
This is a great record shop with an eclectic collection. They have great turnover and a knowledgeable guy behind the counter. Prices run high, but the relative rarity of most of the albums helps explain that. Worth a visit if you’re in the area.
What a great place to find music that no one has.
Great selection workers know their store well
Caveat emptor!!
Unpleasantly surprised and disappointed upon a visit to the local record store. They often carry used music and audio gear on consignment.
I took interest in a pair of tower speakers, the guy said he had just picked them up couple days ago, and goes on about how he looked them up online and they were by a European manufacturer and seem slightly obscure (insinuating value.)
They still had stickers from the CAV – local non-profit thrift store @ $10ea!!
He’ll probably try to get close to $100ea!…
Let the buyer beware indeed!
Boo! Came from out of town only to find a note on the door that they’re closed Tueadays. Might want to post online. Not coming back.
14. Psylow Studio
Address: Side Door, 407 Fourth St, Alamosa, CO 81101 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Great shop with an eclectic collection. Knowledgeable and they encourage you to play everything.
ALL THE GUITARS ARE SET-UP AND IN TUNE!!!
Knowledgeable and friendly staff, but not even a little pushy. Usually when you walk into a boutique guitar store, you feel like you have to make small talk with the owner and have to try to escape the encounter to actually look at things. They paid me just the right amount of attention, letting me browse and answering questions. They had no qualms with me playing a $300 squier (again, set-up AND in tune!) or the $4k vintage Martin casually hanging on the wall. Great place to spend some time and some money!
Awesome service. Solid mix of gear. Always something interesting.
16. Scero Guitars
Address: 1913 Pioneer Rd, Pueblo, CO 81008 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Great find! Brought my bass to Louis for a string change/set up and went home with a super player! So good to find a local, independent with the skills and care to help with such service. Thank you!
Highly recommend. Louis is a super nice guy and really knows Guitars. Very helpful and great service.
Owner is very friendly and accommodating! Despite his busy schedule was able to fit me in last minute and get everything done right then and there with no hassle! Thanks again, Louis!
If I could turn back time, I would. Hand made guitars is thrown out there loosely by Louis… mostly CNC like the big Coorporate names. I was drawn to this Company because I read five 5 Star Reviews… huge regret after getting what I got from them. A 3 month project turned to a 6 month nightmare. Original plan was going to end with me driving down there on a weekend to personally pick up this “Handmade” Guitar which was going to make it that much more special. Received a couple of phone calls in between the 6 months to inform me about why this Build was taking longer than usual. I kept my cool thinking it would add to the experience on having to wait longer for “High Quality Top Notch Product”. The day finally came when I was asked to pay the second payment in full before shipping it to me. I did… I paid and waited. 2 days later, I received a text from UPS stating that my guitar had just been dropped off at the front door. “No Signature Required”… just left at the front door for the world to see. Being a busy busy single parent with work and everything in between, it took me about 3-4 days to finally Crack open that case with a sloppy stenciled spray painted logo to find a beautiful guitar with a handful of flaws. I reached out to Mr. Scutti but started making excuses about the Delivery Driver having dropped it during shipping blah blah blah. Long story short… I paid almost 3K for a horrible experience and having to make final adjustments to be able to play this man’s Guitar. I don’t even consider it. I played it a couple of times and got absolute ZERO inspiration. I have planned on taking the electronics and transferring them into a 30 Dollar Squier Tele I just got at the Pawn Shop and leave the 3K dollar nightmare hanging on the wall to serve as a reminder that there are still great salesmen out there. No hard feelings, only stating the facts.
17. ST Sacred Music
Address: 567 Joy Ln, Westcliffe, CO 81252 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Address: 20A N Star Rd, Questa, NM 87556 , Costilla County , Colorado , United States
Assessment: ★★★★★
5/5 based on 1 evaluations.
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Purchased my first open minstrel type harp, at NM Arts & Crafts 35+ yrs back. Think you were just starting out. Have loved it ever since. Enjoy holding it up to my ear, so only the harp and I bond.
Noticed healing and therapy harps, are these more by how you connect? Keeping an eye on you digitally. Will try to plan a trip north.
