I have worked with Central Music for many years on a variety of projects and they have always delivered a first-rate product. I currently play a Rodgers hybrid at church and enjoy a Johannus Vivaldi at home. I love both instruments. Their customer service has always been first-rate and consistent. I highly recommend this organization.
Having been a member of the Team of Central Music for many years, serving as Regional Manager for the Rodgers Church Organ Division in Southwest Florida, this great company is family to me. The combined experience of the sales and technical team is unsurpassed. There is no other company out there quite like Central Music, Inc.
Wonderful! Staff members are very helpful and determined to help you find your perfect instrument.
Bad customer service, very rude
Owner stood over me questioning about my income. Felt very unwelcoming. She claimed to do a lot of work with the church, but should probably read the Bible again. There are better piano shops where people welcome aspiring musicians…
5. TR Music & Voice Lessons
Address: 641 Cork St, Largo, FL 33770 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
All of the teachers we’ve had have been very professional but also really great teachers. It is very clear that they love music and have a real passion for teaching it to young people. I highly recommend this music school.
I have traded at TR for several years, and have always experienced good, friendly service. Recently, I needed some repair on one of my electric guitars. I’d never had any repair work done there, and was a little hesitant, having seen a number of negative reviews. However, my concerns were unfounded. The staff gave me an accurate estimate of time to complete the repairs, and a very fair estimate of cost. Now my guitar sounds great again.
TR Lessons has been a revelation in my musical growth! Under Emily’s guidance, I’ve flourished in piano, learning more than I thought possible in just a year. Her perfect blend of encouragement and challenges keeps me inspired and motivated.
6. MK Studios
Address: 1301 Seminole Blvd Suite 138, Largo, FL 33770 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
If you want someone who’s not only dedicated and proficient in what he does but is also understanding and PATIENT enough to make sure YOUR VISION is brought to life, sauced up with a whole lotta swagg … MK STUDIO IS IT!
The producer Quez really has my best interests in mind, and I’ve already learned so much from him in just two sessions. I’m so excited to go to the next level in my career while utilizing everything MK Studios has to offer. God bless you bro!!!
great recordings,make great music, great brother
Mk studios met beyond my overall expectations. The producer Marquez push my vision to new heights. I am looking forward to make more music with them in the future. They are highly recommended if you are looking for quality.
7. Sam Ash Music Stores
Address: 923 McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
I took a recent pawn shop purchased acoustic guitar in today to check on having it gone over, neck adjusted and new strings installed. The kid at the electric guitar counter wasn’t the most helpful, saying the tech was out and was backed up and I’d have to leave it. I don’t have a problem with that as it’s standard practice at all the big box guitar stores. Out of curiosity I walked in to the acoustic area, where the classic old guitar hero was working his weekend only shift. I asked him if he had a moment and he was more than happy to look at my guitar. He noted the high action and dead strings, and in a blink had adjusted the neck and installed some great Elixir light acoustic strings. It plays like new now, many thanks to my old guitar hero!!
Sam Ash is a great Music Store to deal with, and they have such a huge selection of instruments and equipment to choose from. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff, and great service!
I was a Guitar Rep for 35 years, and have called on many Music Stores, and you can’t beat Sam Ash for professionalism and selection of musical instruments, at great prices! .Before you go anywhere else, check out Sam Ash!
Great experience with the Sam Ash Music School, Clearwater. Vin is an outstanding instructor!
Sam Ash offers a good inventory of music products. They also have a strong music lesson program.
Their processes and systems, however are lacking and could benefit from improvement. For instance just presenting a pre-loaded card for paid for lessons requires a huge manual and time consuming process that defies logic.
Noah Iverser was so helpful and answered everything I asked him I definitely will be back because of him
Teacher was great. Son really enjoyed his first lesson and is looking forward to more lessons. Scheduling lessons could be easier but that is really my only criticism. Retail service is also awesome. Sales staff are very knowledgeable and ready to help. Everyone has been super helpful and friendly.
I was returning (buy back) a guitar and amp like new. Cost 337. They offered 65. I took it to a nice charity and donated it all.
We drove an hour out of our way to come here because the wife said we could get me a guitar for Christmas, online and on the store sign said they close at 7:00. We showed up at 6:00 and were told they are closing in 5-10 minutes and then announced it over the intercom….we were the only ones in there! Very cruddy experience
Zero service to help with finding cable. Guitar Center is a mile away!
8. Guitar Center
Address: 21335 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater, FL 33765 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
Chris was so helpful and knowledgeable with my nephew. Thanks! He loves his new guitar
Called to make an order for an amp, one of their Employees, Kit, helped me out! He was very professional and made sure to get my info correct.
Enjoyed it.
Good selection but not much help from the employees
Always enjoy going here with my son great service and he gets to try out other guitars
Small keyboard Dept
Little selection,mostly guitars hence the name.
For a holiday sale it was lame
I’m going to Sam Ash also check out Moes music off of in Seminole right before Park Street cool guy look it up lot of good used gear fair prices little shop packed with goodies fun stop to me.
Every time I go here I regret it by the time I walk out. They have a pretty decent selection of equipment but if you go in looking for something specific, good luck finding it because you are on your own.
The staff isn’t knowledgeable on the product or stock levels and they don’t know where anything is in the store…
The last time I was there, I waited in like for a half hour waiting to check out. To give them money. This is simple stuff here.
I wouldn’t trust these guys to work on any piece of gear I own. Avoid like the plague… They’re going out of business for a reason.
You’re better off at Sam Ash where the staff will actually acknowledge you being in their store. And even better than that, Stevie B’s where you get top tier customer service from a local shop that does amazing luthier work.
The “sales reps” have no clue. I will inquire about a product, and they don’t know anything about it, or else they try to BS me. I special-ordered an amplifier. Possibly the worst packing job I’ve ever seen. The amplifier was absolutely destroyed. They have been discontinued so I’m completely out of luck.
Terrible
9. Moe’st Everything Muse
Address: 5208 66th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33709 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
Trust worthy and the best informed owner of any music store in the city.
So not only does Moe have the best name, with the best personality & a great typically Northeast New York accent, but he’s the most helpful angelic human being in the world along with representing quality products at fair market value which is all you can ask for in this day and age.
Everybody has to make a living.
Moe should make an extraordinary one.
Not only are he and his business based in heaven (St Pete Florida).
But he’s a heavenly human.
Can’t go wrong engaging him personally & in business.
Full endorsement.
I should know I’ve been in sales 40 years and worked in a music store 10 of those years…
As Good as It gets’!
they are great and helpful
I know Moe personally and he will go the extra mile to make you happy and give you the best deal possible.
Lots of instruments to choose from
10. Empowering Lounge
Address: 152 8th Ave SW suite c, Largo, FL 33770 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
DTunes has so much to offer! His passion for the arts and music technicality will definitely help you as an artist feel empowered to reach your full potential!
Awesome & Professional. Very friendly and a good overall vibe.
The name says it all, “Empowering”
That is exactly what the owners of this lounge do. They work overtime to make sure that theh are empowering people to greatness.
It is a good clean atmosphere which goes above and beyond for there clients.
Not to mention, they are very reasonably priced.
11. Fire it up records
Address: 10591 94th Pl, Seminole, FL 33772 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
Always ahead of schedule and on point. Seems no matter the style fire it up is experienced and it shows. Prices are fair if you compare experience/price to other studios nearby
12. Paradise Recording
Address: 12366 Oaks Ln, Seminole, FL 33772 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
Just started. It is very good for everyone to learn drums, Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, double bass, and more! My teacher is Mr. Will
We love it here. My kids take voice, guitar, piano, drums, and violin. My husband also takes drums.
I couldn’t choose a favorite teacher. They are all really good!!!!
Great atmosphere too!! ❤️
Our entire family loves Universal Rock School!
Our 10 year old daughter Meghan has taken drum lessons at this school for the past 6 months and it’s unbelievable how much she’s learned and how engaged she is in the program. The instructor (Brian) and all of the URS staff are great with Meghan and this is one lesson we never have to twist her arm to practice for and / or get to on time. The school even plans offsite ‘gigs’ for the students where Meg was able to play in a band setting with other school-age kids at a local restaurant…it was amazing…and URS managed the entire process (location, band groupings practices, etc)! We are more than satisfied with the experience Meg is having at URS and encourage anyone who is interested in exploring a musical talent to give them a try.
14. Seven C Music & Coffee
Address: 535 22nd St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
Good guys with big hearts. Affordable repairs and such well informed techs with welcoming smiles. Love this crew and happy to have them as part of the DTSP fam.
Wow! They really did an amazing job. I brought in two rather rare instruments,a spanish vintage luthier made guitar and a vintage hand-craved Cuatro from Puerto Rico. I needed repairs on both. The guitar had a bit of the bridge coming off and needed to be reglued. The Cuatro is made of one solid piece of oak and had a knot that had been expanding and had me worried a bit. I brought in one instrument first and then the other a few days later. I was a bit hesitant at first since I didn’t know what to expect. After reviewing the instruments with me they gave me an idea of what they were going to do. I was happy with the plan and the estimate. After about a week or so I received a text with a notice that both my instruments were ready! Definitely a great feeling but still not sure what to expect. To my surprise, they totally nailed it! You can barely notice a repair at all! Very happy and recommend them for sure! I even brought in my vintage Spanish laúd and they checked it out to make sure the pickup was working and although very poorly, it was. I’m definitely bringing my instruments back if needed. If you are thinking about giving them a try, I’d say definitely do it.
Awesome place , going back .
I’m in guitar heaven
Nice place, a bit pricey. $50 for new strings. Pretty good selection.
Very vibey store and unwelcoming. No one really ever spoke to us. We came to spend money but decided to take our business elsewhere. They had a lot of nice stuff but no one ever asked if we wanted to play something. By the way, I think this may be my first review.
Took my Taylor NS32ce here about a year ago at other location, I was having some buzzing and tuning issues and thought it needed an adjustment, Owner agreed and took a look at the guitar and decided it needed a new neck joint shim, he asked to complete the job in store right then, I thought this was weird, but had read reviews that it was a good shop and I believe that they were affiliated with Taylor working there in the past or something so I trusted his judgment. This was a poor decision on my part, I watched him do the entire job in front of me in about a hour, I tried to tune up and play the guitar in store seemed OK at the time, but couldn’t really get a good listen inside a busy shop. When I got home the guitar was trashed, would not stay in tune for anything and felt like the neck was completely out of place from the new shim. Deflated, I took it to Sam Ash in Clearwater and had the tech take a look he agreed with the faulty work and kept it for a couple weeks and when I got it back it played like a dream again. I wasted a $100 at this place. I see the good reviews and wish the shop the best of luck, but wanted to tell my experience.
Went over the weekend to check this place out with my son. Who is an avid guitar player and has a pretty impressive collection. Went in to get some help/ tips on a guitar he just purchased and one of the gentlemen (the one with the skully in the pic) that work their is just snobby and was such a downer no help at all. Thank god my son didn’t really listen to anything he said or was discouraged cause that guy didn’t really know what he was talking about because we actually ended up finding what we needed somewhere else who was a more educated guitar player. Definitely don’t recommend this place for anything else other than nice location. I was truly disappointed. Do better guy.
If anyone needs great service and you can actually feel welcome and play guitars go to ST PETE GUITARS
15. Smokin’ CD’s
Address: 2865 E Bay Dr, Largo, FL 33771 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
Love this place. I go to buy DVDs and Blu rays .. the couple that owns the store are amazingly friendly and the selection is gigantic…. As are the vinyl, cd, and smoke selections.
Really a fun place to visit.
Happy birthday!!!! Lol
I loved this place. I went there when I thought it was open and it was closed. Then I stopped by when I thought it would be closed and they were open. The trick is to do the opposite of what you think you should do, and magically, it works. Or maybe I was just a bit toasted.
Been closed for a while.. Sign says be back September 8… I’ve been there twice before.. I’m not sure what’s inside the store? I’ll try 1 last time
Haven’t been open when I drive there….sign on the door
Was there today with 2 other customers waiting outside. Suppose to open at 1:00 pm. We all waited until 1:20 and then left. Don’t get it.
I like to support local stores but you can’t count on this one. First of all they’re only open Fridays and Saturdays for a few hours. I went in this Friday and there was a sign in the door saying that they were taking much needed time off!
I had waited for Friday to roll around only to find that this part-time store would not even be open part-time! Last chance I’m done.
Great Product . Everything Baywood drops is pure gold. Independent artists struggle to get that Industry Quality but with his Sauce Presets the sky is the limit !!!!!
I accidentally bought the wrong thing. Bought a template instead of a preset and they were kind enough to issue me a refund immediately after the transaction they do good business and I bought the correct vocal preset I was looking for. Thanks again
Incredible detail in each preset I have used. Beyond fun to tweak and play with too!
17. Creative World Recording
Address: 13524 Croft Dr N, Largo, FL 33774 , Ridgecrest , Florida , United States
