The top 19 music shops in Sacaton, United States

Very friendly and helpful staff.

Best place in town for all you musical needs

The greatest big little music store in az ..casa grande az ..

Good service they all ways good prices on items and helpful

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Great help getting my son’s instrument

I’ve been there quite a few times before. As a child the owner was alright but somehow he just became rude after a while. There was a time when I was 19(9 years ago) and there was an 800 dollar Jackson on the wall that I really wanted. I brought $850 dollars with me and jammed out on it for about 5 minutes, the owner came up to me and said “If you put one scratch on this I’m going to make you pay for it, do you understand?” I know I look young and I looked about 15 at the time but there have been several times(like yesterday{let me play for 4 minutes and told my party to leave when I wanted to buy a practice amp}) that I brought money in to make a purchase of over 300 dollars and he makes me uncomfortable or says something rude. If you need a reed, or if you need a rental, this is a good place. If you’re a musician, and you want to try stuff out, drive 40 minutes, the owner has been rude to me for 15 years. I swear he hates musicians.

Went to buy a guitar but no assistance from the clerk was offered and large sign indicated you can’t touch them without assistance so we left. Makes it difficult to make a purchase. To be fair the clerk was waiting on another customer but just continued to ignore us and didn’t even bother to say “hello” when we entered the store. Not much available there in the way of instruments unless you need used amps, guitar stands, cheap guitars, or ukuleles.

Came in for guitar picks and strings and was thinking of buying an acoustic guitar on the wall. I asked if I could play it he said “yes”. I played a couple chords and got kicked out for playing it to “hard”.

I found a guitar on Craigslist across country. Kurt checked it out for me before I purchased it, and I received it exactly as he described. I would never have had the confidence to make such a purchase “site unseen” without Kurt’s expert help. Many, many thanks Kurt!

Kurt is very knowledgeable and transparent when it comes to the services he offers. Friendly and easy to work with, definitely would recommend to a friend.

I recently purchased a new bass and could tell that it needed a good set up. I contact Kurt that evening and was about able to meet with him the next day. When We met he gave the bass a thorough inspection and walked me through the work that needed to be done. He also suggested that the bass be shielded to eliminate a really bad buzz. He was upfront about what NEEDED immediate attention vs. what he simply recommended. I ended going with all of his recommendations, but appreciated the fact that he didn’t try to up sell me on unnecessary repairs. I also love the fact that he was able to complete the work in a couple of days. The sound and feel are A+++ and the buzz is now non existent . Kurt is knowledge, courteous, professional and very good at what he does. He’s gained a customer for life in my and I would recommend him to anyone!

I have never been a part of a more supportive and encouraging musical community than here at Musicians Made. Highly recommend!”

Nathan was the sweetest and most patient piano teacher for my 7 year old who had no prior piano music. He gave her reasonable and realistic goals to set each week and she was always excited to show him her progress! Highly recommend!!!

Musicians Made has been a great place for my daughter to learn drums and guitar! She loves it and looks forward to each weeks lessons!

Our daughter has been taking piano lessons 9 years. Unfortunately, her last teacher moved away.

We enrolled our daughter in this “school” which is basically an outsourcing group (middleman) who is overpriced (twice as much as most teachers), impersonal and provide ok service for the pricing. When I called and spoke to the lady taking calls, she was hurried as I asked questions about their methods and approach in teaching. That should have been my first sign. We ended up taking about 2 lessons and decided to go with someone more personal and interested in the student development and training rather than bottom-line people-as-numbers approach.

They are great and take such good care of you and your instruments!

They did a great job getting my Strat up and running after it sat for so long. They have worked on all of my guitars and they all are still working as great as the day they left the shop. Very professional and quick turnaround on setups and repairs .

Super friendly folks, take all of my guitars to them and they play like a dream (even if I can’t make them sound like a dream.)

Fix it for the most part. Still feels as if the instrument is leaking from somewhere on the lower register. Still hard to push low notes without struggle.

They are wonderful people and always take care of their customer by heart.

Good music store for those looking for something specific…not much to look at for those who want to look around or window shop (especially for drum equip). Other than that, it’s a good local music shop. They used to make their own brand of drumsticks, which were GREAT, but last time I went they said they no longer make them. Bummer!

I had heard so many good things about this place from other musicians, so my S/O and I decided to try it out. We needed our guitars set up, mine electric, hers acoustic. When we brought the guitars in, we were given a sort of turned up nose treatment when we revealed our guitars. Mine a Purple Paul Reed Smith Custom 24, and hers an older blue Ibanez acoustic. Granted our guitars weren’t the most expensive, but we both loved them dearly (Mine was an anniversary present from her, and hers was her first guitar ever). I explained to the gentleman behind the counter what was going on with my guitar (Dead fret on the high E, also needing a full set up, action lowered, set up with 10’s.). My S/O explained that hers needed a set up as well. We handed over our guitars, and left with confidence.

A few days later we picked our guitars up, and went home to check them out. It. Was. Terrible. They raised the action on my PRS so high that it was almost unplayable, and the gentleman who did the set up said that he did so to get rid of the aforementioned dead fret, even though I gave express permission to do whatever was necessary to solve the issue while keeping the action LOW. That could have meant a level, crown, polish, replacement etc. Anything to keep the action low. My girlfriends acoustic buzzed so terribly on every single fret on the top three strings after we took it in, she has resorted to buying a brand new acoustic, because this place left hers unplayable. Now most people might say ”well if they messed up, take it back and have them fix it” but believe me when I say that when we saw the condition of our instruments, I would NEVER trust them in the hands of this place again. I really wanted to like this place, but after the treatment we and our instruments received, we’ll go elsewhere. Please stay away for your own good.

First off, I want to be upfront, I intended to rent a bell kit form this store for my 5th grade daughter. I didn’t get that far, so I think it’s only fair to disclose, this review is entirely based on my first impression.

Friday I spoke to a woman on the phone who was very helpful. I ended up reserving the bell kit online to pick up at the store on Saturday. I’ll admit I never checked their closing time and I, unfortunately, arrived in their parking lot on Saturday at 5:03PM. They closed at 5:00PM. I have my very excited 5th grader in the car, so I thought, I’m not going to give up, yet. There were customers still exiting the store. I grabbed the door and went in as one of them exited. I went to the checkout counter where I explained my situation briefly to the man still checking customers out. He made it seem like it was something they could possibly do, until a woman walked up and immediately shut it down. She explained they could not check me out today and I would have to come back on Monday when they opened at 10:00AM. Again, I want to be clear, it was my fault for being late. They had already closed. I completely understand why they shouldn’t have to help me out, but they were clearly still checking people out, so the registers weren’t closed. All I’m saying is, how nice would that have been if they did help. It would have been a really nice gesture that could have gone a long way. I still have two more kids coming up behind my 5th grader that will most likely want to be in their 5th grade band, too. Plus, I’m a mom and mom’s talk. I would have definitely spread the word about a place that went out of their way to help me. It’s a shame. I’m all about supporting family owned businesses. They are usually the ones that make these types of exceptions for people.

Sold my 6 month old Guild OM240 cuz I was struggling financially. I paid $425 for it at Bizarre Guitar. Owner tells me there’s major work needing to be done cuz wood was dry and neck was tweaked. He said he’d hafta put in humidifier for couple weeks and he MIGHT be able to repair. He offered me $150. I had to plead with him to give me $160…The very next day he listed it on Offer up for $375. Call it smart business. Call it shrewdness.
I call it dishonesty. Only Guild I could ever afford and I’m humiliated. Regret going here.

I like this place. It is pretty good and cool, they have good prices on guitar accessories. I always go there for guitar strings.

Took lessons there, enjoyed

Bought my first acoustic guitar from this store. The employee there, Eric, was a really awesome and accommodating dude. Very knowledgeable about guitars and willing to help me out with my 1000s of questions. He told me about what accessories would be good to buy as a beginner and was just a great guy. 5/5 experience great worker and great store.

This place is a great place. They are helping navigate being the mom of an orchestra student and it’s a task! They are so nice about helping me figure out what book I need to get him and what size chin rest he needs. They’re super nice.

Definitely not as friendly or helpful as the Power location.

It’s a good shop with kind staff and great teachers. But it’s missing some TLC. Cello bow options are limited and there’s this huge tent inside that is just in the way

We came in to buy a guitar, and was referred by a different location for more inventory selection. We were the only folks in the store with 1 employee. Although both of us were wearing masks, the employee corrected my mask positioning not once, not twice, but three times in a 10 minute period…. Small face problems and I guess a nostril was showing? Anyway not feeling very welcomed at that point or like they wanted our business, so we left to spend our money elsewhere.

Very low selection of guitars employee was rude

I’ve bought here a few times and have had good service. They just lost a sale when the female employee hurried in the door and locked it behind her,when all I was trying to ask her is what time they opened. Rude way to treat a potential customer.

Friendly people. Sold me a great instrument

Excelente customer service! JP has great knowledge of the product he sells. I will be purchasing a new guitar amp soon thanks JP

Brendan is extremely knowledgeable. Whether restringing or fret work and adjusting he gets the job done efficiently and with a smile

The instruments we have rental have been pretty worn but still work well and it is an OK deal for the price. Customer service is helpful and friendly. We have been pleased with our violin rental over this past year and will continue renting here into the next school year.

Fui una vez a ver las guitars

Great verify of sheet music and ukuleles and an awesome luthier.

Absolutely the worst service I’ve ever had, 3 people working and not one of them tried to help me whatsoever and 2 of them didn’t even acknowledge I was in the store! Very poor service

“Jp” the owner looked right at me and said “no” to giving me a 10% teacher discount for an $11 red label string. Thanks bud.

I have been coming to this music store for years since I was a child. I know that their prices are higher than ordering online, but I’ve still paid their higher prices to support them. Today I came in with a question about how to get a simple cleaning rag, which was stuck, out of an instrument. The guy behind the counter was extremely rude did not answer any of my questions, told me that no one in the entire store had any experience with this sort of question. Sorry to say, but I will not be giving my business to the store any longer. I would recommend milano’s music, or ordering online.

Rusty made it super easy and painless to rent a violin. Kenzi was super fast replacing the string on her violin. Great location!

Great little shop! Very helpful employees. I love Guitar Center as well but I always recommend supporting the local guys before anything else. This is a great shop with a helpful staff.

Very helpful and professional. They turned and old violin into a great instrument for my forth grader.

Great place to purchase or repair an instrument. Alwayd friendly and provides suggestions based on cost for anything the sale or service. Strongly recommend Music and Arts.

They were kind enough to let us jam on their amp and electric guitar

Very basic selection.

I don’t necessarily have a grievance with this store in particular but the company in general. When my children did not return in March due to COVID there was zero communication from the company as to what to do if we were currently renting from them. I called one day at the end of March to try and return the instrument and they said unless you can make it here by 5 pm tonight we are closing indefinitely due to Covid. They did not offer me any assistance or let me know there was a customer service line to call. I assumed this was a privately owned company. I tried calling today to see if I can return the instrument (we’ve been quarantined since March) and receive some sort of reimbursement due to the circumstances. The guy at the store told me there was a separate customer service number (oh NOW they tell me) that I would have to call to see if I can get a refund. I called and was told I should have called earlier to get my payments stopped and there was nothing they could do to get reimbursed for the months I have been paying for when I couldn’t return the instrument due to COVID and being quarantined. I don’t believe this is great customer service as almost every other company is offering Covid assistance and they will do nothing but keep my money.

Update- they just called me back and said if I return the instrument I could get half of my last months payment back. So I’ve been paying $27 a month for 4 months on an instrument that’s not even being used and they offer me roughly $13 dollars back. What a joke.

Spent my money elsewhere because of the masks requirement.

Went to the Music and Arts store today to purchase drumsticks and lessons. Couldn’t use my Canadian Credit card or American cash? Very disappointed

If you’re looking for a guitar, this place is a must! Seriously. Great selection and environment for finding your instrumental soul-mate!

I went to acoustic vibes too have a guitar fixed, Kyle took my guitar in was extremely friendly and helpful. When I came back to pick up my repaired guitar I had Kyle put a couple strap buttons on 2 of my guitars. I was very happy with the service and btw they have some great instruments there too.

I just had a baritone ukulele that needed restrung, tried the “chain” store and they didn’t have the strings in stock, called Acoustic Vibes Music and they had them in stock and would do it while I waited.
The place has a cool vibe and they got to work on my ukulele immediately. During my short wait in the guitar room, I actually learned a lot about guitars as another customer was trying out a number of acioustic models.
The work was done quickly, well, and for about half of the price that the chain store had quoted me (if they had had the strings.)
Even though I was a very small dollar transaction they treated me like I was buying the most expensive guitar in the place. My highest recommendation.

Best music store in the area to peruse some of the best acoustic instruments by selected boutique and mainstream builders. The stock is priced between $3 and $10k but the reward for spending more is finding the equivalent of a Steinway (beautiful tone, resonance and playability) in a steel or nylon string guitar. Cheaper instruments are available, but comparing them to the better ones is motivation to indulge yourself or reward yourself for hard work in getting better. Better sound makes you play at a higher level. Check this small store out!

Best acoustic guitar selection I’ve seen

Nice acoustic design,
all acoustic guitars top shelf brands.

Very unfortunate visit, coming in to try out and buy a steel string guitar. We were greeted with passive aggressiveness and a magazine thrown across the main entrance before entering the guitar room from the shop keeper, young guy. incredibly rude and 0 customer service.
Made the whole stay unpleasant.
Monday 11:10am

Good selection, but weird atmosphere and left me feeling unwelcome. One might think such a ‘high’ tier guitar store would offer a ‘high’ tier experience, but that wasn’t the case for me. When I first entered the building I was met by a few older customers and employees and got nothing but a sour face by everyone just by opening the door, no greeting, nothing- super awkward, everybody literally stopped talking to look at me with an irritated look, as if I had interrupted something. I then had to excuse myself past the small gathering of what looked like employees talking to customers that wouldn’t move just to get to the first guitar room. I then was greeted by a salesman who instead of letting me tell him what I’m looking for, proceeds to go into a shpeel on all the different Martin models, basically making me interrupt him to tell what I’m looking for. The salesman also told me HD28s don’t come with dot inlays yet here I am looking at older models with them all over the internet. There was nobody else browsing the store in the guitar sections. I was then told I could play guitars, but the adjacent rooms are used for things like Banjo, which made it so I couldn’t even hear the guitars I was trying to play because somebody was in there clawing away. I really don’t think I’ll be visiting again, regardless of the selection. I’ll spend thousands of dollars somewhere else that takes every customer seriously. I went to Milano music right after and was treated respectfully and seriously without hesitation, and I didn’t need to schedule a high-pressure sales pitch and waste an hour of my time.

We love Blackbird Music! My daughter started taking ukulele lessons and is now taking piano lessons and she looks forward to it every week. She really loves her current instructor, Austin, and the former instructors we have had have all been great as well. Austin has a wonderful way of relating to children (my daughter is 5) and teaching in a way that she has picked up quickly. The studio’s staff are friendly and have always been very helpful if we need to change our schedule. Plus, the rates are so reasonable… I really think this studio is a hidden gem – highly recommend!

We have been renting our son’s instrument from Blackbird and it’s been a great experience. His first trumpet developed a significant issue with the valves sticking and they replaced his instruments no questions asked. The employees are polite and knowledgeable, and work well with kids. We are very happy with Blackbird and plan on having or daughter start violin lessons with them soon! 🙂

This place is fantastic. My grandson wants to learn the drums and Charlie is the best!!!!
Very knowledgeable and a very nice person. My grandson is kicking it with his teacher. Great person Charlie and great learning experience. Thank you

Great teacher, very patient with his students.

Love these guys. Been there off and on for years, always a great experience.

It’s a shame! We rented my daughter’s violin for four years with this company…when we finally bought her violin, they said she couldn’t keep the same one she’s had for years, and she’s familiar with .So ok fine, they ordered another one. When we finally got it, it was incomplete. It did not have fine tuners. I asked them to provide us with the fine tuners so my daughter could play it. Austin at the counter said I had to buy those separately. I said ” you’re selling me an incompkein item” and he said ” unfortunately that’s the way they come” I asked to speak to the owner. Austin said the only way to reach the manager is via email. I said “no please give me his phone number”, and he refused saying he did not have a direct phone number to the owner…shaddy people!

Poor customer service, been going to them for 6 years – 1 bad experience from your counter rep and now we are done! Miss communication and can’t speak to Rob, who is the owner because the guy at the counter handles it sorry you did not handle it and it’s a shame!

I love this GC location.

Always a great experience, thanks guys!!

So close and there no place around ! To bad because if there was I would go somewhere else I’d so. Customer Service is not to friendly from most of the staff. So will not speak to you and like they don’t work there ? Really ! And there is about 2 that will jump up and down to get you what you need if they have in stock ? That’s another subject all together !

Very helpful staff

I went to look for a specific guitar. Buy i did come out with some gems for my princess.

Cool store. It lessons department needs reworking and I often ask myself why I can go in there stand near the guitars for over 30 minutes and not once be approached by a sales person. I mean it’s kinda nice not to be bother but at the same time I won’t ever be able to get a good guitar that fits me.

the guys at this particular store really not friendly at all… if ur looking for actually helpful musician help try a smaller music shop around here….

Stood outside for over 30 min in the sun. Only to be told because I didn’t have a mask on I couldn’t enter. Yet they have signs saying it recommended not required. Let numerous people out and not many in. Let people in without mask yet I get denied. Called to complain only to have the manager argue with me . Have been giving this place rave reviews for years. Yet the change in management is now dissuading me from coming here anymore. Today will be the last time I even try to go to another guitar center. Will do my shopping elsewhere. Good bye

Service is not the best. But they do have good prices

Incredible selection. Obvious the employees are passionate about music with the upbeat and positive vibe you feel as soon as you walk through the door. You could spend an hour here just taking in all the history on the walls. Do yourself a favor and give this place a visit next time you’re in Mesa

Super helpful!!

First class customer service and the widest selection of all musical needs.

Very good place

Local shops with hometown feel. Little eclectic but can tell it caters to the community as opposed to the big box music stores.

Free guitars

Heard about how huge they were and how they offered instrument servicing. Took my son’s clarinet there to have a couple pads replaced. They never called me the next day, like they said they would. That was 4 days ago… I call them today and the guy says “your instrument is not in the system.. Let me call you right back.” He did call back within the hour and then said it was on hold and told me it would be $350 for the repairs…

Family member who is a music teacher says that’s a bit steep.. And, when were they ever going to call me?

The last two times I brought in an instrument for repair I had the worst time even getting an estimate. The first time I waited over 4 weeks after the initial two week waiting period just to find out the manager had personal issues and forgot about it. Okay, this is the first time returning since then. Again, it’s been a week since I should have gotten a call and now I hear the manager decided to not evaluate the instrument because he/she could not find my number. Really??!! The sad part is that I have never spoken with this manager during both incidents because this person is not ever available when I call. Morning. Evening.. they’re never there. I’m starting to believe there really is no manager overseeing the repair of woodwinds. I’m picking up the instrument and going elsewhere. I recommend others do the same for repair. Their sales, lessons and other areas are really great. Repair sucks.

Called in to order a replacement part for my trumpet and this guy starts asking me about where I bought my horn and telling me that I should go back to doing business with them. If you’re a dealer for the brand horn I have why does it matter who I bought it from? Are you selling the part or not? Then the disrespectful clown hangs up on me?!?! Not sure how you guys do business treating potential customers like that, I’ll definitely take my business elsewhere and will not recommend anyone else to do business with you.

Very Professional

Just purchased an amp from this shop. The owner is the friendliest person and is always a pleasure to talk with. I can’t recommend this place enough. Cool, rare pieces that you usually can’t find online, and at honest prices. I highly encourage you check this place out!

Super awesome owner, I’m a brand new beginner and he helped me pick everything I’ll need out. Super nice guy, good prices. 100% recommend

Zimms guitars is the best guitar store I have visited. I would recommend it to any guitarist. Come check it out on Dobson and Guadeloupe in Mesa.

Excellent small guitar shop one of the best on town

Great guitar shop, probably why Phoenix keeps rating it so high. The owner is informative and, if not busy, will happily converse. Plus, you have a shot at meeting interesting customers there, or at least I do. Nice selection of gear, new and used at fair market prices, which is why I go. I pass 3 other shops to get there and would drive twice that distance if needed.

Great place

Heard good things about them, but don’t advertise that you are open hours that you are not open, maybe I’ll change my rating for it when I go in there and they’re actually open when they say they are

Showed up right after 5:30pm and they were closed. Hours say open until 6pm.