Where to find the best music shops in Santa Susana? Top-20 options

Jennifer is very sweet and generous!!

Jen and Maria are awesome. Just purchased a Alto Sax from Jen. She’s extremely knowledgeable about Saxophones. I brought my Tenor Sax in for some very minor maint and I am totally impressed with this store and wound up purchasing a Beautiful brand new Alto Sax at a great price. Will defiantly will be doing some lessons with Jennifer. She Rocks !!!! Maria thank you so much for helping my wife with her Cello and she will be coming in for some Ukulele lessons. YOU GUYS ROCK !!! thank you.
Gary and Carolyn D.

Jen is terrific. The lesson she gave me will really jump start my sax playing after several years.

It is an okay store and it meets most of your instrumental needs, but the service and the quality of some of their instruments is questionable as many of them are not claimed by any of the major instrument vendors such as Yamaha or King.

Updated: I took flute lessons from Jen a few years ago and was very pleased. She is also very knowledgeable about the variety of wind and string instruments she has for sale, and she builds custom mouthpieces for saxes. The only caveat is the hours listed on various websites. Music Music is open for appointments only, so call before you go in! I had a sticky pad on my soprano sax and took it to the store without calling. There was a hand-lettered note on the door saying that the store hours had changed.

No where on the site did I see “by appointment only”. After researching all music stores near me, I thought this was the best one. Drove 20 minutes and pull up to the store to find they are closed with a sign stating “by appointment only”. I called twice and left a voicemail. No calls returned. I will be utilizing the other name brand stores now.

Prices here are (very!) close to online wholesale. Amazing. I don’t know how they are doing it. Support this store.

My daughter takes voice lessons here. I would like to say that everyone is very nice and professional. The voice coach is excellent and on occasion when my daughter has to miss a class we work with Rob and have never been disappointed. My wife and I also really like the recitals so we can see my daughter’s progress and she gets to perform in front of a live audience. Very nice!

Excellent small business. Courteous service and nice people.

Great place! Everyone is very welcoming and helpful. The studios are relaxed and well stocked.

Nice shop with lots of instruments. They have a lot of studios for learning all different instruments

Customer services sucks when people doesn’t speak fluent English. It seems that they discriminate against those who do not speak English well.

I tuck my doughter to this place to look for some piano or keybord classes for her, we notices that somone was playing drums, my doughter was so happy and motivated that we wanted to see them playing through the window
I was so ready to sing my doughter for music classes when this worker an old men was so rude mith us it seems that he didnt like us there, he even told me that he did not wanted us to disturb a class looking through the window
After i told him i was lookin for some music classes for my doughter and we wanted to see how they was playing the drums so maybe would like to play drums too
At this moment he notice that we actualy wanted to buy something from him, he changed his attitude he even ofer us to look through the window and see them playing
I was very upset because it was what we wanted from the very biginning and he was a jerk with us
I told him that i was not longer interest in buying anything from him and i would find a bettervplace to take my kid and we left…
Definitely was an awful experience
I do not recomend this place at all..

Low budget, not professional like other music schools here In many aspect cannot be trusted. Not a good music school I have to drive out of Simi for a good quality lesson is way worth it.

Friendly and we’ll connected owners. If you need anything they can help you find it – just ask!

Nice

Apparently James Peretti is a guitar teacher but no longer works from this location.

Had a great experience here. Alan is very helpful and was quick to respond to my emails. After weeks of searching I came across their site as the only one to have DFP cables in stock for my old Sony plasma TV and media receiver. Wouldn’t hesitate to take my business here. Thank you again.

Had exactly what I needed at a great price and it shipped quick.

The best kept secret in Simi Valley. Custom hand made guitar and microphone cables on site. 1000’s of products for making and recording music. They even carry analog tape from cassette to reel to reel.

I received this item and set it up yesterday. One issue is that mounting the inner foam layer, and Posi-Grip layer is awkward the way the instructions suggest. I would recommend that you attach the Posi-Grip to the foam lawyer first. The set the clamp in a secure position, such as in a vise, then create a circle with the combined layer to place them in symmetrically and not hanging over an edge. Stephen

I love coming here to buy electronics Gary is so courteous and helpful. Last time I went in, there were 3 customers as well as people calling and they handled everything very smoothly and in a timely fashion.

This pawn shop is best in simi valley. George is very helpful & fair. They have great stuff. Great prices. I love this place. Check it out for ur self.

Reliable Pawn is the best pawn shop I’ve ever done business with. Like the name says they are reliable and they’re very fair. I won’t go to any other pawn shop! If you want an awesome experience and a huge selection of goods, come here!

Stopped in to Simi Pawn to pawn a ring. Was surprised at the low price offered. I knew gold was down so didn’t think too much about it until I went to Reliable Pawn down the street. They offered me double! even the weight was .5 grams more. Hmmm, I didn’t fall off the turnip truck yesterday. Guess where I’ll be taking my business?

this place is GREAT i went in a bought a bass amp. the other day..and they where very fair on the price.
not only did they give me a great deal on the amp. they also gave me a great deal a silver pinky ring and fuji camera….most pawn shops seem shady but this place is wonderful and people inside are very nice and ARE VERY FAIR !!!!….great pawn shop !!!!!!

This is a great place, particularly for musicians…if you’ve got a need, from a cord to an audio interface, an instrument to a microphone, this is your one-stop shop. I was in and out in about five minutes, I bought a quality piece of equipment, and I’m not gonna bother with any other pawn shop. You want to come here.

Posted a negative review on here a few weeks ago and the owner responded with an untruthful and Inaccurate account of what happend I’m not gonna get too into it these guys are an overall rip off and lie if you try to write a negative review this place is anything but reliable

These lames are a total rip off!! Would give them minus five stars if possible but apparently you have to give at least one star to leave a review. I didn’t seek out this page just stumbled across it so I thought I’d warn anyone I can by taking them with me on my trip down memory lane haha. I’ll keep this as brief as possible. I’ve only gone here years ago when in a bind and the ‘real pawn shop’ in town was closed…and a few times more recently just to see how messed up these guys really are. Every item I’ve brought in an item they told me it was worth less than a fraction of what it was really worth. They act like they know everything about everything and they really don’t know squat! For example, I brought in a few coins and Gary (chief moron) said they couldn’t give me a dollar a piece and that they were pretty much worthless, I took the same exact ones to a real coin dealer and he offered me $95 for the cheapest on up to $250 for the most expensive…I kept them and found they were worth even more! After that (and I should’ve video taped this whole ordeal and put it on YouTube) I brought in a coin worth over $4,200 and acted hard up just to see what they’d say. Gary said it was only worth the melt value and would only give me $5 for it, hahaha!! So I told him to research it and left with it…a week later I brought in some similar looking ones that weren’t nearly the same amount and then he was all about it but trying to hustle me thinking he was gonna come up lol. He was all over it that time. I intentionally waited a day past the due date to see if he’d be honest and work with me. Well they mysteriously disappeared lol. I called almost every day for a month or two and always the same response “It’s somewhere at the ‘warehouse’, I’ll call you when we find it.” Finally I go in and “Sorry ‘bro’ (a term a lot of rip-off artist middle eastern cons use when they’re screwing you), can’t find it.” These guys have ripped me and many many people I know off, I will never go there again unless there’s a riot haha! A few years ago they tried reselling an amplifier and rack mount back to me that I had pawned my first time in there for 8 times what they originally said it was worth! And that one they gave me a puny loan on at the time because they could tell I was in a hurry and needed a few bucks real quick. If you’re going to go to a pawn shop go to Simi Pawn, they’ve been in business much longer and I’m not racist at all but they are actually honest Americans with morals. Reliable Rip-Off’s is what these guys should be called!! I’ve sat there and in less than an hour watched them do it to several people that came in there hard up for cash, telling them that what they had was worth pennies or nothing at all so they could give them $10 or less and then sell the item for 10 times and beyond what they said it was worth. I’ve seen them do this to people with musical gear I happened to be very familiar with and knew was worth much much more than what they said it was. Their trick is that they use filters on Ebay to find a similar item that sold for as little as they can find, from however long ago and in the worst condition they can find…and then they say they have to make a profit so they can’t give you anything or very little. They tried that on me once and I went on my phone in front of them, changed the filters and showed them what the item was really worth. Response?? “No, no ‘BRO’… (blah blah blah).” I’m sure the few positive reviews you see are either them posing as customers themselves, family members or just not so smart people because these guys are complete scum!! The universe and the Creator of this universe will definitely take care of these ones and all like them : )

Was in desperate need of a loan to cover rent. I loaned them a brand new $150 tent and a $200 guitar, and they would only offer me $30. They really low balled me and took advantage of my situation…

The best vocal coach in the world!

I’ve shopped at pawn stores over the years but I’ve never pawned anything so this was a new experience for me.

I met Nick & he was friendly, polite & fair. We agreed on an amount & the transaction was quick & easy.

The store is clean & well organized which many pawn shops are not so this was a big plus for me. There’s a nice selection of items with good prices.

I will return for my item, as well as, to shop for other items such as jewelry, guitars, etc.

Definitely recommend.

Been buying and selling with Simi Pawn for years and they are the best around. Always fair, courteous and professional.

I have always enjoyed dropping in on local pawn shops to look for rare and interesting items and I liked Simi Pawn from the first visit. The shop was well organized and their stock was quality and diverse, and the guys there were friendly and generous with their attention. So when life got hard for me because of health and job issues, I turned to Simi Pawn for help and it was very generous and fair help that I received. Nick and Walt have always been very honest and conscientious. They put a lot of care into making me a far better loan than any other shop would even consider and these guys have worked with me to be able keep from losing my prized belongings. Nick and Walt, if it hadn’t been for you my family wouldn’t have been able to get into a new place and have had the chance we needed to get back on our feet. Your generosity and good character is rarely found in the market you do business in. In fact i’m purposely going to keep something pawned in your stock forever just to remind me every 6 months that there’s still good guys in this town. Thank you guys, Joe.

I have always been treated fairly and been given a good deal. I have bought several pieces of jewlery here and my jewler is always impressed, and the are very easy with their layaway terms. I have never tried to pawn anything but lets remember, IT’S A PAWN SHOP, their not here to buy your stuff for retail.

Stopped in to pawn a ring. Was surprised at the low price offered. I knew gold was down so didn’t think too much about it until I went to Reliable Pawn down the street. They offered me double! even the weight was .5 grams more. Hmmm, I didn’t fall off the turnip truck yesterday. Guess where I’ll be taking my business?

If I could give them a negative rating I would, the owner nick is a no good conman. He will do everything in his power to take advantage of you on a pawn loan. I would recommend going anywhere but here for a fair deal. Besides they have absolutely nothing cool in the store, and he treats his customers with disrespect. TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE please boycott this store they dont deserve to take advantage of people like this.

These guys lie about what they will take, they insult you and your stuff, and they try to trick you into selling things when you only want to pawn them I do not suggest doing business with this pawn shop.

Best experience with any vendor.

Fast service great people

Alot of great gear

It was intresting.

Fast friendly service and they had exactly what I needed

People are pretty cool there

I have called them like twenty times, given them my email address, phone numbers and I never get any replies or calls back. I was referred to by a contractor/friend also.

Really exemplary customer service. The Chromacast stuff they sell is the equivalent of pricier brands. Love their gig bags. Once, I ordered 2 and got 1. When I let them know that I was missing 1, they sent me 2 more! A definite favorite company to order from. Huge half off sale going on there now too.

Took advantage of the Black Friday sale and purchased a new guitar. I received an email about my order and that they were really busy, but would get my order out ASAP. I received it in plenty of time for Christmas. I appreciated the heads up. This thing looks great, plays great, and sounds great. Very happy with my purchase and interaction with GoDpmsMusic.

This store is absolutely incredible. I purchased a gear bag from them one year ago. I didn’t use it much, but when I did use it, upon lifting, the bag ripped at the seam. Well, I wasn’t expecting much and sent the company an email expressing my disappointment with the quality. Within an hour, I had a response from the GoDps saying, no questions asked, we’ll ship you out another one. Within a couple days, I received my new bag. Boy, this was like dealing with LL Bean. Great customer service and they stand by their products. EXCELLENT!

I’m impressed.

Common theme here is that shipping is an issue. Mine took 2 weeks to ship out. But once it shipped out, it arrived at my door over the weekend. I ordered two guitars. Both looked like they were given some care … tuned up and strings in tune. I’m contemplating placing another order.

SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT! SCAM ALERT!! Not BBB Acredited, meaning even BBB are dating they are scammers! Wish I would’ve read the reviews before becoming a review! Waited 12 days to receive my guitar, date kept getting further, when I went back to Amazon to check on the product I saw it went from 179 to 199, I never received my product. I went to status and it never changed from “Label Created” when I contacted seller, never left the warehouse, USPS status never changed. This company is a lier, cheat, greedy and dishonest, save your time and money and shop else where. Worst experience

Worst experience buying anything in my life. A month to ship. Lie after lie and no return of messages. When it finally did arrive it was broken badly and I was then promised a replacement. Almost a month later and nothing . Fly by nights.

If I could respond with no star I would. Order an item online through amazon and still waiting for my order to arrive. Contacted seller (GoDpsMusic) with no response. it was only a couple bucks but it still deserves a response letting me know where my item is. Also it says seller does not provide shipping info. Big thumbs down to this company. Will not make this mistake again. Don’t know how they are still in business.