Your Top-5 list of music shops in Winton

Poor service, no supplies

Ok

Super friendly and helpful, helped me get a new nut for my bass and a set of strings. Def will be coming back

I can find any instrument I want

This is my favorite music store. I have been playing music professionally for several years and i buy all my gear from these guys. Carlos and the staff will always hook you up on the best deals. Guitar center has nothing on these guys. Better quality and better prices for sure.

Very friendly place and helpful staff

Awesome music shop.

Hi do you sell clarinets?

Went in looking to get some drumsticks and guitar strings. They were very short with me. They didn’t have 2b sticks in stock. Tried to pass off other sticks as 2b’s. They also didnt have the guitar strings I wanted in stock. Never once did they offer to order anything for me either. I have always gone to smaller shops, this one unfortunately tries to run like a big box store without the inventory or customer service to back it up

No public restroom. Cash only lessons.

The one tall mexican dude will only take you seriously if you’re a hotshot player with massive money. he seemed uninterested in talking to me and said “we only do serious inquiries only” when i wanted to try out one of the basses. do not go here unless you want to be treated condescendingly or with apathy. not to mention that i told him that i am an experienced bassist and knew what i was doing when i was trying out the bass and he still said “don’t scratch the bass with your jacket zipper” as if i don’t know how to handle instruments properly. he was also quick to dismiss any other concerns i had about some problems i’m having with a bass amp i have at home. gottschalk has friendlier staff in spite of having less variety of basses.

Very friendly and knowledgeable!

Positive and very pleasant experience. They were able to answer my immediate music and instrument questions and provide options for what I was looking for. They also take the necessary CDC guideline precautions when providing the opportunity for instrument handling, as well as distancing.
Very happy with my instore purchase and experience! Will visit again.

Jay and Elliot are awesome and deserve a raise! I’ll be coming back for a uke!

Nice and friendly, not to clean, no public bathroom

Shaun McDonald is a charlatan of a guitar “teacher”, he teaches at Gottschalks. The other instructors are great and the business is fantastic, but taking advantage of a 78 year old man, having him pay for “lessons”, but wasting the mans time and apparently talking about nothing but soccer, enough that Mr. McDonald is now a self-proclaimed expert on the game. I do not condone ANYONE taking advantage of our elders, I certainly would not recommend him for any lesson, on any subject.
I have proof of Mr. Mcdonald admitting to wasting this old man’s time. Do yourself and go with a different teacher. Gottschalks is an excellent store, but I don’t think they are aware of what Mr. McDonald is doing with one of our elders, who should be respected, not ripped off. I thought Mr. McDonald was a good guy, and he is a learned guitar player, that is true, but I am sick to my stomach, and have been ever since Mr. McDonald told me what he does. What a shame. After 1 day of investigating former students of his (who wish to remain anonymous), I found 4 former students who took lessons from Mr. McDonald and can now not play at all, on top of that, all 4 complained of him getting easily off of track and not teaching them anything. How on earth is he getting away with this? What will happen when I look for more former students? I love Gottschalks and all of its employees and their prices and customer service, but go on YouTube for lessons before you take a lesson from Mr. McDonald.

They were knowledgeable and helpful. They didn’t have what I wanted, but called another branch to find them in stock.

Too expensive, not good quality.

The selection of instruments is lacking, but they do have enough to show off. My main concern lies with the employees, they make you feel very unwelcomed here. If you are just browing a certain section, they will basically tell you to buy something or get out. Then if they’re not harassing a customer, when you go up and try to get help they will flee to the back room and ignore you making you wait for hours.

The were very rude I just needed help with what reed size to get and the guy was very rude

When we lived in Winton we went to this store. But that didn’t last long. They once charged us CRV on a jar of pickles. Another time bought a 24 pack of soda that was on sale and the clerk tried to charge me regular price, I then pointed it out to him and he corrected it. I then said to him the lady in front of me was charged full price but he made no attempt to reimburse her. Another time bought a pound of chorizo and it was made of chopped up hotdogs. I took it back for a refund. Don’t trust this store.