Friendly greeting from Brian when I came in. Immediately helped me with what I was looking for. Manager or owner (didn’t get his name) was also very nice and helpful. No high pressure. Just genuine interest in helping me. Let me try as many guitars as I wished and I walked out with a beautiful Mahogany deck acoustic. Great buying experience. Ssssaaahhhwweeeet!
Brian is brilliantly awesome!! He brought me back to life, by bringing life back into my funky-old, seen-better-days, beat-up Yamaha Acoustic guitar.
He quickly put new strings and tuned, all while engaging in a sincere conversation. (And I talk a lot of you let me, yikes 🙂 He is a heartfelt old soul for sure. Make sure you get to meet him when you visit their store.
I was having to tune two-three times during one song; super frustrating. Now I am able to pick up my guitar daily or after several days, and find it was STILL IN TUNE!! (Even after TAzZ the dogger bumped it over)
I WILL be back, probably for my next guitar or amp. They have everything!! Go have a look…you won’t regret. (Not a fake ad and I don’t work for them, lol) It was truly a great experience, especially in the hard days we currently live in.
Awesome because it had all the muscal stuff I needed
They are a great local store with some friendly and helpfull staff. The music lessons and instrument rentals are very reasonable and their instructors are encouraging and patient.
Small shop with a large selection of sheets/tabs, a selection of guitars/ukuleles, and a room for music lessons in the back. Went in looking to see if they had any amps. Staff there at the moment (piano player & oboe player) were not knowledgeable about guitars or amps, but I got help from other guitar players who were hanging out there. I found an amp that I liked, but it didn’t have a price tag or box with it, so I asked the oboe player (don’t remember name… Max? young guy) about the price. He immediately started looking for the box/price in the guitar section and in the back, and then he got on the phone for a while to ask someone about it. Eventually he found out that the price was normally $110, but the box was still missing. Because of the box missing, they knocked the price down to $90! I appreciated him spending so much time helping me, and the discount they gave. Overall a good experience. Might come back for lessons!
So-so. They didn’t have 2A 250V fuse for a Fender Amp. Poor selection of instruments. Other than that, the staff guy was very knowledgeable and helpful.
Called ahead to make sure this store had the drum sticks my son needed for band. They confirmed they had them and quoted me $30-40. I drove all the way from Escondido in traffic to get them. Upon arrival the clerk informs me that she misquoted me and the sticks are actually $50 and they wouldn’t honor the quote. As a musician and a previous music instrument store clerk, I can say with certainty that this kind of behavior will make Music Central and any other store like them the newest victim of GC in no time.
Just stopped by because I needed some drumsticks, literally the worst and most limited selection of drumsticks I have seen in a music store. This is why people buy online or go to guitar center.
2. RockinRonsMusic
Address: 8880 Canis Ln, San Diego, CA 92126 , Mira Mesa , California , United States
Not only great prices and excellent product (ordered an obscure mic, hard to find with vol control), but the post office temp lost my package. Ugh. I ordered a second one (which they had!), USPS found the original (eyeroll) and through it all Ron really kinda jumped through hoops to make sure everything was all good – even though it wasn’t their fault. Who does that?? These guys. We will absolutely keep ordering gear from Rockin Ron’s! Tight. Thanks Ron!!
3. Andrew Rouse Music
Address: 7719 Alcamo Rd, San Diego, CA 92126 , Mira Mesa , California , United States