Reviews of Musical Instrument Stores in California

California Musical Instrument Store Reviews

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Opinions on California Musical Instrument Shops
Piano Artisans(949) 415-2380

Piano Artisans provided me outstanding service on a number of occasions related to the rebuilding and restoration of my antique Mason and Hamlin with Ampico player. Brian Grado is a master technician and historical expert related to antique pianos and players. His fees are reasonable comparatively

Rating: Excellent
Lake Forest, CA 92630

Eucalyptus Lane
The Piano Outlet(805) 604-0459

If you're looking for a new or used piano or new digital, be sure you check out the Piano Outlet in Oxnard. They have three showrooms of pianos, from inexpensive used ones and reasonable new ones to valuable restored grands. The owner is so knowledgeable, but no one is pushy or trying to

Rating: Excellent
Oxnard, CA 93036

619 East Ventura Boulevard
Violinist San Diego(619) 640-5744

Very nice service, professional musicians. Affordable rates.

Rating: Excellent
San Diego, CA 92105

4142 42nd Street #310
Roll Over Beethoven's Music Store(760) 244-8822

This is the best music store in High Desert and probably anywhere else for that matter. They have the best prices, the best selection and the service is awesome! Even the big stores down below can't compete with this small store. It has everything you need. You will not be disappointed. I have

Rating: Excellent
Hesperia, CA 92345

16130 Main Str
Borders Books & Music Westwood(310) 475-3444

This is the worst bookstore ever. Especially this location. Their books are not organized well and there is no one around when you get off the elevator so you have to go search for a worker to find a simple book and then.ugh basic books are not on the shelf. If you park in the building you

Rating: Average
Los Angeles, CA

1360 Westwood Boulevard
Classic Bows Violin Shop(619) 282-2010

Lois and Greg (owners of Classic Bows) are so wonderful. They know their regulars by name, carry a great selection of whatever a string player could need and they provide excellent-quick luthier services. They are also a wonderful source for quality instruments, local events, and teachers.

Rating: Good
San Diego, CA

2721 Adams Avenue
Guitar Showcase(408) 377-5864

Wonderful place. the swap shop is awesome. i always find a great deal, the staff is extremely knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, and i always get better support than guitar center. the main shop is ok at best. they are under staffed and i often have to wait to be helped. the selection is impressive

Rating: Good
San Jose, CA

3090 South Bascom Avenue
Real Guitars(415) 552-3310

This place is great. The guys there know everything about guitars, amps, and effects, and will give you the scoop and history on everything that they sell there. I was able to get opinions and information about a pretty obscure guitar effect pedal, and they were happy to refer us to where I

Rating: Excellent
San Francisco, CA

15 Lafayette Street
World Of Strings(562) 599-3913

World of Strings seems like it's been around forever. Plenty of instruments, characters, and great music!

Rating: Average
Long Beach, CA

1738 East Seventh Street
Gordon Music(916) 362-4100

Piano Buying can be a strenuious process. I went through all the piano stores in Sacramento. Larrick's was different. Instead of telling me why their pianos were better they taught me what to look for in purchasing any piano. Larrick's is the best place for a piano.

Rating: Excellent
Sacramento, CA

9500 Micron Avenue
Fresno Piano(559) 226-0793

Very professional, knowledgable salespeople. I got a great deal and the follow up service was fantastic.

Rating: Excellent
Fresno, CA

4254 North Fresno Street
The Best Music(510) 832-2024

I bought a student sax for my daughter 5 years ago @ Best Music Co. Reasonable help. This week I took my son's sax (2 years old purchased from Costco) in for a repair. The repair guy wasn't in, however there were 4 people behind the counter to provide service and help. (note: there were no

Rating: Good
Oakland, CA

1716 Broadway
Sheet Music Shoppe(714) 641-8440

They have a great selection of sheet music! I love it!

Rating: Average
Santa Ana, CA

3688 South Bristol Street
Pete's Music & Guitar Shop(714) 778-2548

Small store but jam packed full of music, guitars and super friendly service! WWW.IamThePublicist.COM

Rating: Excellent
Anaheim, CA

1742 South Euclid Street
Piano Factory Gallery(951) 688-2444

A great place to find a unique piano. They have many different brands available.

Rating: Excellent
Riverside, CA

10031 Indiana Avenue
Guitar Center(661) 396-3838

This Guitar Center SUCKS! First of all, the selection is not so great. I could not find a single Washburn in there. Sencond, most of their guitars are out of tune, so you have to tune them first. Third, most of their guitars are missing parts; like the lockdown hardware on the Floyd Rose Tremelo

Rating: Average
Bakersfield, CA

3428 Ming Avenue
Hep Cat Amps(209) 469-2665

Anytime i have a repair for a tube amp.this is where i go!

Rating: Excellent
Stockton, CA

2518 Christina Avenue
Ingram & Brauns Musik Shoppe(209) 238-3098

This is the worst music shop ever! I rented an instrument here and eventually bought it for 5 years and have come here for everything from books to repairs. I even had piano lessons here. I was really disappointed by there service and their owner/manager. I brought my instrument for a repair

Rating: Average
Modesto, CA

503 Bangs Avenue #A
Harper's Music Store(619) 476-0622

Good place for minor things such as pics. selection of books. rather over priced. i strongly suggest guitar center if your looking for a good quality buy of an instrument or something along the line of that. if your lookin for somewere close to buy pics, books, strings. if you want to rent

Rating: Average
Chula Vista, CA

241 Third Avenue Ste C
Allegro Music(510) 793-3500

I think this is the only music store in the Fremont area that has a decent selection of sheet music. All of their music supplies are reasonably priced, and they seem to have a good selection of guitars. The staff is pretty friendly, and they will order sheet music for you if you can't find

Rating: Average
Fremont, CA

3115 Walnut Avenue
Music Lessons Central(909) 889-6442

The teachers at MLC are professional, patient and approachable providing quality training for both children and adults. In two years my son went from a complete novice to writing his own songs. I joined in and am learning too. I would recommend them to anyone (and have!).

Rating: Excellent
San Bernardino, CA

228 West Hospitality Lane #F2
Rockstars Music Studios(714) 962-8525

Well, at 61 I decided to finally try learning guitar (again). I had played rock professionally for 5 years back in my post-college days but was a keyboard player. Learning guitar was a life goal and the folks at RockStar have done a great job in helping me accomplish this goal. My teacher is

Rating: Excellent
Huntington Beach, CA

18582 Bch Boulevard Ste 214
Thomas Metzler Violin(818) 246-0278

They have alot of music and they specialize in string instruments. I found them to be very helpful and every thing I needed for my Cello was in here. THIS PLACE ROCKS!

Rating: Excellent
Glendale, CA

604 South Central Avenue
Everjoy Music Incorporated(714) 730-1688

My family and I have been very satisfied with over 3 years of service from Everjoy music. We started with the rental option for my childrens' viola and violin instruments. We decided to stay with Everjoy since my kids were pleased with both the quality of the instruments they had chosen and

Rating: Excellent
Irvine, CA

63 Peters Cnyn Road
Ontario Music(909) 983-3551

Although they might not be able to pricematch guitar center on every piece of equipment, their customer service and guarantees are well worth a difference of a few dollars. Alex, is by far the best guitar tech in the area, ask anybody. And as far as drums go, you've got tons of local bands

Rating: Good
Ontario, CA

215 West G Street
Jean Larrivee Guitars USA(805) 487-9980

I toured the Larrivee Guitar Factory in Oxnard. The Larrivee Family was very gracious and generous with their time. They make beautiful instruments right in Oxnard.

Rating: Excellent
Oxnard, CA

1070 Yarnell Place
Keyboard Galleria Music Center(661) 259-5397

The best music store in the Santa Clarita Valley. Has everything you need, and the prices are great.

Rating: Excellent
Santa Clarita, CA

21515 Soledad Cyn Road #120
C J's Music(951) 242-6005

CJs Music on Sunnymead Blvd is a small, well-stocked instrument and music supply store. They have a little of everything and are more than willing to find what you are looking for if it is not in-stock. Climbing over and squeezing between the abundance of merchandise can be annoying, but it's

Rating: Good
Moreno Valley, CA

23898 Sunnymead Boulevard
Zoba International Corporation(909) 484-8440

The guys at Cd Digital Card did an excellent job doing CD Duplication for our bands. Their price was great and they helped us through the entire cd duplication process.

Rating: Excellent
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

11150 White Birch Drive
Cranes Refinishing(714) 534-3207

This is the right address but the wrong phone number.714-534-3207 is not crane refinishing,it si someone else.the right # for butch crane is 714-534-3222.dont be mislead by the other #.

Rating: Excellent
Garden Grove, CA

11707 Anabel Avenue
Styles Music(909) 621-0540

Great service, great price, great vibe man. This place is awsome. Very smart staff, they really know their stuff.

Rating: Excellent
Pomona, CA

777 East Foothill Boulevard
Harmony & Melody Piano Studio(951) 279-8427

Helpful piano courses to choose from. The company provides lots of piano playing resources.

Rating: Excellent
Corona, CA

160 West Foothill Parkway
Wise Music(831) 424-7885

I have known Mr Pete Wise for several years and have had reliable and trustworthy service with my equipment and accessories. i have bought one acoustic guitar (twice) and several amps over the years. Pete makes it easy to trade in for upgrades and will help find what you're looking for if possible

Rating: Average
Salinas, CA

233 Monterey Street
Sam Ash Music Stores(310) 214-0340

Store is okay.service not the best had to go ask for some assistence 3 different times.so it was pretty much until they felt like getting off there cell phn.but once guy finished his conversation he was friendly n informative

Rating: Average
Torrance, CA

19800 Hawthorne Boulevard
The Guitarist(408) 247-2684

This must be the best Guitar teacher around. His lessons are great, I take lessons from him and play the guitar very well now thanks to him. I suggest that if you are interested in playing guitar you check this place out first.

Rating: Excellent
Santa Clara, CA

1572 Los Padres Boulevard #204
Piano Shop(408) 935-9722

Okay, the place may not be that great, but where can you find a place that offers piano lessons for one hour for only $15 dollars? It's hard to beat. Of course the end results are what's more important. Well I'm glad that I enrolled my two daughters. Now they could play more piano pieces than

Rating: Good
Milpitas, CA

726 Great Mall Drive
Northridge Music Center(916) 969-4728

This store has great selection of sheet music, I always go there where I have a chance. The customer service is great also.

Rating: Excellent
Citrus Heights, CA

7871 Greenback Lane
Lowry Tv & Music(916) 685-2123

Have been there a few times. pretty good deals and and cool music stuff to look at. neat people

Rating: Excellent
Elk Grove, CA

9050 Elk Grov Boulevard
Lincoln Street Music(916) 786-5761

I like the friendly people here. They will put new strings on your guitar, at no additional cost! what a deal! They also have music lessons for all ages and times. Great place to take the musical family to shop. No high pressure, just straight answers. They even repair amps, and musical equipment.

Rating: Excellent
Roseville, CA

206 Atlantic Street
Fleming Piano Service(916) 987-7608

I was look for a piano for my daughter and a co-worker of mine referred me to Pete. I had gone to three different piano shops beforehand. His studio is behind his own house and selection is pretty good for its size. But don't be fool by this. Pete has been in the business for a long time and

Rating: Excellent
Orangevale, CA

6701 La Siesta Drive
Mr C's Music(209) 957-7575

Formerly Plaza Music Center, Ron's shop offers a good selection of musical instruments as well as services for the community.

Rating: Good
Stockton, CA

7303 Pacific Avenue
Hutton's Hamlet(209) 848-1216

Hutton's Hamlet offers a wide variety of musical lessons, including piano, singing, classical guitar, trumpet,clarinet and more. Recitals are held in the one-room Victorian church on the same property, many times a year. There are sing-alongs, guest recitalists, and summer repertory theatre

Rating: Excellent
Oakdale, CA

149 Church Avenue
Hendricksons Turlock Music(209) 632-3927

Buyer beware! A lot of mom and pop music stores are like used car salesmen. If you haven't done your homework as far as prices go you may be exploited. Buying a high end guitar is an expensive investment, one that can seem like money badly spent if you settle for something less than what you

Rating: Good
Turlock, CA

223 North Cnter Street
Atwater Music(209) 356-1024

We found the best deals in the area! Friendly and curtious service. Check it out for yourself!

Rating: Average
Atwater, CA

248 East Bellevue Road
The Tweed Hut Music Store(707) 447-5515

The Tweed Hut was excellent, definately the best in town, I found everything I wanted and needed and the service was top notch. I got all of my questions answered and then some. The inventory was very impressive and I found everything I wanted and then some. I definately recommend for any musician

Rating: Excellent
Vacaville, CA

1021 Hume Wy Suite H
Bandbox Music(707) 263-4747

I walked into the store and eyed several guitars. Pulled a few off the wall and played them. Walked over to the counter,Owner-salesman was talikg goo-goo about his orchestra with someone on the phone. He covered the phone,and said can I help you? I asked for his pick box,a selection of picks

Rating: Average
Lakeport, CA

1041 Eleventh Street
Jansen Music(831) 724-4798

My favorite music store!Have been a customer for ten years.

Rating: Excellent
Watsonville, CA

1931 Main Street
The Starving Musician(831) 426-1975

Store personnel are unprofessional and arrogant. I purchased an amp that turned out to be a lemon within a few days (jarring sound and wiring problems). When I asked the store manager for a refund or exchange, he asked me to F-Off and never come back. That is what I did - never went back and

Rating: Good
Santa Cruz, CA

Borders Books & Music(408) 395-6622

A good little book store, located in a good spot. The Cafe Seattle is a pretty good cafe. This Borders is a good place for those who like to relax with a good book, and maybe even a coffee! I go there quiet a bit and I give it a four out of five stars

Rating: Average
Los Gatos, CA

50 University Avenue #280
Studio Music Lessons(916) 625-1651

Owner did a great job working with my son, who was a complete beginner. Very helpful, great value on everything we needed to get started. I love that voice is included too.

Rating: Excellent
Rocklin, CA

4245 Rocklin Road
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