Tyler has been working with my daughter on her upright bass. She is a freshman in High School, and plays bass in Orchestra. She played through Jr High as well, but felt behind when she got to High School, and got frustrated. Tyler has really helped her understand her music, and given her confidence to do her thing in Orchestra. She plays electric bass also, and sometimes she’ll take a lesson on that instrument as well. She tells me that Tyler’s lessons are fun, and that she is really enjoying them. If the kid is happy, Dad is happy too. I highly recommend Tyler if you are looking for private lessons.
I heard how good this guy was, but I never knew what to expect until my daughter started playing chords by her self the second lesson. He showed up on time ready to work, and was respectful to my daughter who I might add has a problem talking with strangers. She’s only 5 and I felt like it was too early to start lessons but Tyler really changed my mind for sure.
I’ve been taking lessons from Tyler for a over a month now and I’ve never been more excited to learn a new skill! Tyler is super knowledgeable about guitar, super laid back and easy going, and just makes learning guitar actually really fun and enjoyable. He’s extremely flexible with however slow or fast you want to learn which I really like because your not confined to a boring/restrictive schedule like other teachers. I always look forward to my lesson every week and getting to jam with him! 10/10 would definitely recommend.
3. Elite Musique
Address: 21304 Beach Blvd #201, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
WOW. This place is everything that one could want as far as ma-and-pa music shops go. A&B has friendly staff, who are helpful and attentive. Not to mention–they have REALLY expanded their inventory to cater to a higher-end audio equipment sweet tooth. Who would’ve thought that a little music shop would carry the sweetest G&L’s around?!
Highly recommended for your obscure music needs and talented music instructors!
Good the great good gear and great repairs as well.
Is Peter still here?
5. Vulpes Guitars
Address: 18611 Garnet Ln, Huntington Beach, CA 1600 92648 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
Got my ring resized on the spot and it was free with purchase 🙂
Awesome shop, super helpful and friendly staff
Great customer service and great deals! Ian was super helpful to any questions I had and helped me find the perfect guitar for what I was looking for. Would recommend to anyone I know.
Came in to buy a guitar and Ian made me feel very confident in my purchase. Definitely coming back!
Nice shop!
I brought in some old music equipment to get rid of for the new year. They are very knowledgeable and very friendly. That being said, it is a pawn shop. Dont expect to get the full value of your item. They do a very good job at making you feel like your items have no value. Try to sell online first, Unless you need the quick buck.
Pawing here is not worth your time or money, they definitely low-ball you. The people seemed nice and had cool guitars on display but probably won’t come back.
Rejected an original Corona surfboard. Tried to entrap me. Tried labeling me as an addict and had BeWell hanging out on the side. Failed. Subpoena phone records.
DO NOT your SELL SILVER here. Had 20oz at a then spot price of $28 per ounce. Was offered $4.50 an ounce as if it was twenty years ago. That’s a -700% valuation. They either have zero clue as to what they’re talking about in the silver market; the guy I talked to said “Silver isnt hot right now” meanwhile the street price on Ebay is $5 more than spot price ($33/oz). Or they are trying to take complete advantage of you thinking you dont have a prefrontal cortex and cant even search the going rate for silver on your own. What a bunch of invalids or crooks.
Eric and the JRR Shop team are awesome! They are extremely helpful and knowledgeable about musical instruments, music technology, and music software. They always have great deals, so you better sign up for their newsletter!
Super friendly/accomodating. Got my first guitar set up here, came back a few months later for a loose pickup and they fixed it for free (I was too scared to take off the pick guard myself)
Amazing price. Minimum 15% discount from original price for any plugin. Great for music producer.
JRR Shop is a fraud. They misrepresent themselves and will tell you anything to make a sale. THEY WILL NOT backup their word on what they’ve said in the selling process. They continue to lie when challenged. They’ve scammed over $160 from me over a SONAR product which they said could be upgraded. Fact is it can’t be upgraded from the SONAR product that was and is installed and registered on my machine. DON’T DO BUSINESS with these people. They need to be out riding their bikes as depicted in their write-up about how JRR Music Shop was born. That’s BS for sure. I have a PayPal claim against these scam artists right now. Also, I’m in the process of complaining to the Internet Crime Complain center. They must be stopped. Truly, this is a case of BUYER BEWARE. Don’t trust these people …
… Well, good news is they just refunded my money. Perhaps they are well intentioned but lack the experience in good selling and customer service practices. Certainly, they need to improve.
I bought licenses, they still haven’t send them to me and do not answer my messages. They are thieves. Gonna update if they send me my licenses.
UPDATE : They finally answered… by giving me my keys where everybody can see them. Great. At least, I’ve been fast enough to register before anybody else.
Accepted an offer on Reverb and then refunded it 11 hours later because It was apparently out of stock. Don’t know if it’s poor organization or incompetence, but that’s just bad business.
Avoid online shopping with this store. I’ve purchased from them twice and both times there was a significant issue. Once the shipping took forever and they were not communicative and the other time, a product that was listed as ‘new’ was clearly used, with the packaging all bent up and messed around and a dent on the screen and all! No apology, no offer to make it right, etc.
9. Finamore Voice and Piano Lessons – Huntington Beach
My six year old daughter Took lessons with miss Janelle for two years and progressed very well with both piano and voice. She learned fun fast piano pieces and sang Disney and pop songs. Janelle focuses on technique but also makes lessons fun. She is patient and kind and Maddie looked forward to her weekly lessons with Janelle.
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Janelle was an awesome singing instructor! She gives clear instructions that are easy to follow and makes every lesson enjoyable. You’ll definitely start seeing improvements if you put in the effort to learn from her and do the daily exercises.
10. Surfcity Music
Address: Huntington Beach, CA 92646 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
The best place for everything ukuleles: sales, lessons, jams and more. Wonderful, friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Great place to buy ukes, play music and meet new friends.
Love the people here. Such an excellent venue to visit and inquire and what a ukulele is. You may be surprised that you grow to love the instrument. Awesome staff..
Great people and the best selection of ukeleles I have seen anywhere. I would absolutely refer everyone I know here!
No not me
Lots of ukulele!
Went in today to buy my first ukulele, and I asked the lady if she could help me, she said she’d be there in 1 minute, I waited 20 min, she never helped me, so I took my money to samash ✌
Love this place! Truly the happiest place in Huntington Beach! Always great music, beautiful ukuleles and lots of wonderful musicians!
12. Bella Musica Violin Store
Address: 7561 Center Ave #21, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
I am very happy that I had discovered this store. The service,instruments,and the accessories for the instruments are amazing. I had never received such high quality of musical education and I owe my progress to this place and people!
Amazing selection of violin’s Bella knows everything about violins.
Bella is a wonderful teacher and her shop is very nice. She has many years of experience and it shows. I’m an adult learner and I’ve been playing for about 3-4 months and I can already play through some very nice songs, and even play duets with Bella! She has tailored the learning to what I need, she does not just teach from the book, and she has also taught me quite a bit about music theory. I am forever grateful that I found Bella!
13. 1 Look Vintage
Address: 217 5th St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
This is THE place to go if you’re looking for any punk/hardcore/indie/alternative/emo records. Tons of rare and hard-to-find pieces here in the bins, on the wall, and in the boxes. Take a day to dig through everything here, you will not be disappointed.
Nice stuff. Thanks
Nice people. Sold a few albums to them.
The store was a great find on a cold evening. They have a varied stock and a range of new and used records and the owner seemed to know his stuff. Worth a visit if you are in the area.
the guy was kinda sloppy but sick store
Store claims they open at 12 and I show up at 12:30 and no sign of anyone and store is still closed. Really irritating and inconvenient when you drive all the way here.
Creepy owner who is a total KOOK. Overpriced everything, they get mad when they do 20% off sales most likely bc that’s the only time people even consider entering the store L O L. This store was amazing when it was managed by Krysta. Have had the owner give me a nasty response when I asked how much a Led Zeppelin record was. Used to love coming in here now it’s just pointless. Highly recommend checking out all the surrounding clothing stores & SKIPPNG this one all together.
They are never open! I’ve been trying to get there for a month after my girlfriend found this sweater she really liked. I’ve tried calling to see if they’re open, I’ve went to the store and checked, NOTHING. You’re lucky if its open.
Literally the rudest guy works/owns this place. I think he is the owner?? He was being so rude to his employee I felt very uncomfortable. I had to walk out as my boyfriend was still in there because I couldn’t handle his narcissistic tone anymore. We asked how much a shirt was 3 times and all he could say back was “it’s expensive” insinuating we couldn’t afford it? Very odd guy. Was making fun of customers and how he rips them off as we were in there. Definitely do not come here. Also it’s dirty and unorganized. There’s a vintage store around the corner that’s organized and cheaper and nicer
14. Vinyl Solution
Address: 18822 Beach Blvd #104, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
Awesome selection and very knowledgeable and friendly staff
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Good place if you know what you’re looking for.
Nice and friendly place I will go back again
The owner and the Sun are great people to do business with. They do what they say. Their enthusiastic about checking out records
Sign says open at 11am. Voicemail says open at 12. Its 12:33 noone here. Whack azz store.
Don’t bother bringing records to sell here. They offer pennies on the dollar. If they even give you the time of day. Never again
Always try and visit local record stores when travelling. Tried Vinyl Solution but unfortunately it’s another over priced record store exploiting the current popularity in vinyl. Nothing under $10. $25 for an average copy of All Mod Cons. Took a trip to Dr Freeclouds after which was a much better digging experience.
15. 4 Track Records
Address: 415 19th St Unit A, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
My son took cello lessons from Mr Graf from middle school thru high school. Mr Graf is a great teacher. He has great rapport with students and helped my son work through the rhythms, fingerings, music reading and techniques to help him improve on the pieces he was learning for school. Also, we never had any issues with re/scheduling, or billing, and we felt his rates are very reasonable.
We have been taking violin lessons with Lenny Graf since my daughter was 5 years old (now 8). The only reason I think my daughter continues with her lessons is because of Lenny’s patient and calm demeanor. I honestly thought my daughter was going to quit after the first few months but eventually Lenny got her to enjoy and eventually love her lessons. Thanks Lenny!
This review is about Lenny. It’s impossible to articulate just how special Lenny is at his profession. He taught both our grand daughters piano and violin. Lenny is a patient instructor. Highly recommend this man. He’s da best!
My son has been taking trombone lessons from Lenny almost 5 years now. My son has autism and really wanted to play the instrument. When I first contacted Lenny and explained my son’s circumstances, he didn’t hesitate to try to teach him. He has adapted lessons to help my son play the instrument. It’s still a work in progress, but Lenny is always patient and kind. My son really enjoys the time he spends working with him.
19. Guitar Center
Address: 18361 Euclid St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
Great Deal: I signed up for their string club. You pay $20 to join for a year. Each month you get a free pair of strings for any of your instruments or $5 credit towards a more expensive brand. If you go every month for a new set of strings you would have received $60 worth of strings for just $20 initial investment. I like that it reminds me to change my strings!
I love guitar center. Been hearing rumors they are possibly closing the doors. I hope they survive. I don’t care if they might be on the high side in pricing, they’ve always been there for me.
Friendly sales people… Trippy location….
Nice staff very knowledgeable
Love this place even though I rarely but anything here
Ruben lied about an open box 10-15% discount and basically lowered the value of my synth and expected me to buy it without the box AND as a display?
I checked out their guitars. They had one that I wanted. I was told that it would be at least 10 days to get one for me.
Too little assistance, too much waiting. Employee as usual knew nothing about synthesizers
20. McGrath Music Guitar Repair
Address: 19171 Magnolia St # 9, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 , Huntington Beach , California , United States
Great guitar repair shop. Got my guitar back in a couple days! Highly recommend coming here out of all the local spots
I’ve been coming to Patrick for all my guitar setups and repairs for several years now. Always quality work, and honest prices. He decided to open up his own place next door to AB, and is busier than ever. Satisfied customer; will be back.
I’ve used Patrick for 7 years for all of my electric and acoustic guitars. Even the most complex and severe acoustic guitar repairs such as a broken neck, he restores beautifully. He earned my trust when he refused to charge me for a guitar he set up that was beyond repair for some of the changes I wanted to make. Even though it was a big improvement, he still did not charge me, because it was not as perfect as his normal quality standards.
