My band was at getting a rehearsal spot and decided to check out this place out. In short we decided to stick with the cheaper hourly option. At $550 - $650 a month with lease, a hourly room is a much cheaper way to go if your only meeting a couple times a week. On average, we currently pay less than $200 a month. This is probably a good option if you also do a lot of recording. read more

Great lockout space. The other bands are awesome, and very helpful. Street parking is ample, and the facility is very safe. The bathroom is acceptable, but could use some work. Loading in equipment from the street is easy, however the addition of a ramp would be REALLY helpful. No issues with power in our space. read more

Ive had my room here for years and absolutely love it. The other people and bands renting rooms here are nice, friendly people. Management is always on site to help out. Its the best lockout rehearsal space ive found in my 11 years in LA. read more

This place is a total shit hole. See the pics - it's absolutely disgusting and the management does not care. Many people renting rooms actually live there - you can see them going to the bathroom to brush their teeth and they never leave. They don't make music - I think one neighbor is dealing drugs because random people come in, knock, go in his room for 3 mins, and leave. This repeats all day. It's a serious safety concern to have random people come in and out of there all day and night. There are disturbing serious mental health issues and I feel sorry for the people stuck there, but clearly management doesn't care. The cleaning guy doesn't clean, he just roots through the trash and removes the cans and bottles for recycling. If the bottles are filled with piss he dumps them out in the parking lot. Seriously - go somewhere else. read more

ABC Rehearsal Studios - This is the state of the bathroom at ABC Rehearsal, Varna Ave. And it stayed that way for days - Recording & Rehearsal Studios Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I've been renting a unit here for 5 years an I'm beyond grateful for the space to create . In the last 5 years I've only had minor issues that were always resolved immediately. Recently as of 2026 pipes from the bathroom flooded my neighbors studio an unfortunately seeped into mine . Flooding a little less than half of my unit . I tried to resolve the issue myself but there was no resolve . I eventually contacted the property manager Ms.Loedeman who jumped right in and got my issue resolved . Sean is the manager here at the Hollywood location , he's always available when you need him and quick to help resolve any issues . One of the most respectful and responsive managers I've had out of different units I've rented . Mario I'm very thankful for as well , he jumped right in to help me resolve the water damage to my studio space an I was surprised at just how quickly he finished . I've been loving the new carpet smell ever since . Thank you Sean , Mario and Ms.Loedeman of the Hollywood location for being so quick to resolve my issue an just for a dream creative space I've wished for since I was a small child , I have peace an privacy here . A freedom to make music an invite guest over . I've have 0 issues . My only issue is how outsiders come to this studio location an disrespect the space , it's so unfortunate . They trash the place when it's plenty of trash cans located here . They clog the toilets or even worse some have been drunk an hit your car an drive right off . Those are my only frustrations but I know you can't help that . Outside of those things you can't control, It's a place of great value to myself . I love it here , even down to the location . Many other studios neighbor ABC rehearsal, so I'm never too far from sessions . It's great ! read more

This is the worst place ive seen in twenty years, no kidding! I started to share a space with a friends band, but had to give it up after two weeks... Heres the scoop.... The building is made of chalkboard, with paperthin walls,yet houses about 30 bands..you have NO idea what hell is like, untill you hear ten amateur bassplayers all goin as LOUD as they can. Every single item in your cubicle shake, vibrates and rattles.Deafening! Half of the rooms have illegal live-ins and with no showers and one bathroom per floor, and ZERO ventilation, or windows, its a smelly, stinking, reeking deathtrap of chemicals, human waste, unwashed bodies and cigarette smoke. These premises are currently being brought to the building inspection departments notice for numerous code violations. BE VERY WARNED! read more

Worst studio rental, ever. Signed up for the lockout, the owner said it'd take a week to fix up. 3 months later, we were finally allowed to move in. Cons: Waaaay over priced. The property manager never fixes things when they break. No chill vibe there at all. A lot of idiots under the spell of group-think who think their band is 'holier than thou'. Not really any good bands there at all. The only cool heads there are the professional musicians who rent the north side studios. Plus the band we shared space with broke our shit without even asking to use it. That's bad karma. Pros:Good place to frot your girlfriend in private if you're living with mom and dad. Good place to use drugs in private. Good place to live for under 500$/month under 200/sq ft with no shower. Good place to isolate yourself and your close-minded, uneducated friends from new ideas and people to make crappy music. read more

I've been renting here for over a year now. I just moved in to my third room, and each one gets better and better. This neighborhood is pretty damn creepy, but I've yet to see the violence or hard drug use that these other Yelpers have described. The studio itself feels quite secure. Cons: -Lots of bleed from other rooms, luckily our neighbor is a fantastic musician (we haven't always been that lucky). -Location (very sketchy industrial street) Pros: -The manager Sean is a really cool dude. He's always been helpful in expediting repairs and upkeep, not to mention fun to talk to. -Condition (the rooms are have been flawless upon move-in) -Vibe, I've met some incredible and chill musicians here -They built my band a loft! To sum it all up, the rooms are what you make them. Our room kicks ass, I spend more time here than at home! Every lockout is gonna have bleed, it's inevitable. I just avoid high traffic hours if I'm recording. I'm a repeat customer and will remain one. read more

Let me start by saying that I've been here a few years now. This place is decently priced, has a great on-site manager, has usually worked with me if I need to send an e-mail to management with a concern, etc. The location is okay, a little slummy but hey, what rehearsal space isn't, right? There used to be a lot of homeless around but new parking rules have cleared trailers out of the street, so now theres just stragglers. Haven't had any problems though just a bunch of litter everywhere. Speaking of the parking.. it sucks. It used to be okay but with those new parking rules (No parking 10pm-5am daily), parking can be very sparse. The rules may have cleared unwanted vehicles from the street, but it is difficult to find a spot for myself to rehearse at night, let alone anyone else who is scheduled for a rehearsal. I feel that ABC was completely unprepared for these rule changes decided by the city. There are about 30 parking lot spaces, and about 100 rooms at this facility.. do the math. It's often a madhouse. Not to mention there can sometimes be 4-5 cars for one room. The people are cool, pretty diverse, there are rockers here, rappers, singer songwriters, rarely any jazz guys but sometimes. There are so many trap music producers here, since there is a popular demand for the music these days. All in all I've met some good peeps and made music with them also. There's definitely people walking around at night who look like they're ripped out of their mind on drugs but if you make loud noises at them and wave your arms, they usually return to their room in hallucinogenic fear. The sound of the rooms is okay as far as tonal quality goes, they supply some soundproofing foam on the ceiling and low grade carpet on the bottom portion of the walls, it helps, but you might wanna add some panels because it can sound a bit pingy. I have also seen a couple of the rooms broken into, after the fact of course, a definite warning. Some doors have a security screen, but most don't. The soundproofing between the walls however, is terrible to non-existent. I have one shared wall that is dampened really well, drummers play next door and doesn't bother. But the other shared wall is pathetic, you might as well have just hung a curtain in between the rooms. They definitely had bigger rooms and partitioned them at some point. I can seriously hear people's conversations at normal volumes with this shared wall, and I know it's not just my room because multiple tenants have said the same. Plus with some of the trap producers blaring sub bass and juvenile, repetitive melodies over and over and over, it can be a horrendous nightmare. There are some quiet moments, but it's usually around 3am or noon-ish if you're lucky. The bathrooms are horrible. It's not the cleaners fault also, I have seen them. It's the frequency at which the company employs them and some of the tenants here really make it a second hell, like little children having a tantrum with toilet paper and it seems that some have just forgotten how to aim inside of a toilet completely... #1&2. It's not uncommon to walk into the bathrooms and be greeted by an overflowing used toilet. On the weekends..... forget about it, they're a wreck and there's hardly even toilet paper. If you bring girls here, be sure they use the isolated girls bathroom in the parking lot, if not, you'll likely never hear from them again. Not even joking. The trash usually cascades out of the hallway trashcans onto the floor, I think this is mainly due to lazy tenants who don't walk bigger trash items to the dumpster and refuse to make the walk for smaller items, even if it is a mess. There are A/C units in each room which is nice. Plenty of outlets. Some rooms have storage space which is great. The vibe of the building is drab as hell. I think the color scheme goes something like this: Grey, grey, more grey, blue-ish grey, black, white, beige stucco. It's depressing, I have definitely been inside rehearsal spaces with more vibe. Bottom line for this place, if you have a high tolerance for nonsense like parking issues, bathroom disasters, trap music, and lease restriction reminders, then this is your spot. One of the cheaper rehearsal spaces in the area (in more ways than one), though if you are only meeting 1-2 times a week shit even 3, then an hourly studio is going to be way cheaper. I just like the fact that I can leave gear here, host jam sessions and rehearsals and not worry about my time running out. I can also record here when it is quiet but like I said, that is rare. I hope this helps, hasn't been a review in a couple of years it looks like. read more

An absolute scam and horrible unsafe location!! Be aware fellow musicians and songwriters. This management company is an absolute nightmare to deal with that will force you to stay longer than your lease or they threaten to sue you for legal fees. We got a room and couldn't practice because the noise level from other rooms is loud. There's no insulation in the walls! In the hot summer, even with the AC in each room, it's insanely hot because of the vent on the roof that blows in hot air! The place has dead roaches and sticky floors in the hallways that seldom gets cleaned even though there's an onsite manager!! Honestly this place is a joke and super expensive for what you get!! You should really consider other options or you may be stuck in a horrible situation!! read more

Well it's been almost six months since myself and some musical cohorts set up camp and began pushing the sound pressure levels to "11" at the new and improved ABC rehearsal studios. I have in years previous spent countless hours at both work and play at this spot and it has without a doubt gone from a DUMP to a well maintained establishment. The on site manager is always available when you need him and every maintenance request has been handled within 24 hours .... !! 1. A few of the note worthy improvements here are AC IN EACH LOCKOUT HAS ITS OWN CONTROL (a one hour timer) it worked well enough to keep us cool all summer. 2. The entire floor throughout both buildings they put in a rugged rubber tile. 3. CCTV Surveillance cameras cover the entrances and parking lot. 4. Free WiFi The isolation from room to room is amazing! The only leakage to speak of comes from the hallway through the door. No matter how loud the band next door is playing even folks with ADD can focus in and write away if your door is closed! One of the coolest things about a lockout like these ones is you can make the room better. I added a steel screen door on mine. Mainly to be able to air it out after a smokey sweaty Rock-a-thon and still be able to leave. The parking is better than most of the lockouts I have had. Except Thursday nights for some reason it is a popular night to rehearse. It's clean and all the ladies and gentlemen that come here to organize and hone their noise here are wonderfully respectful and orderly! So four stars ... And maybe a fifth star if the wifi is done right. Psssst .... Im an IT guy so if it ain't right I will be compelled to intervene. CALL FOR VACANCY lately available rooms don't even last a week. read more

My band has been renting here a few months now. The space is a fine size for a four piece and the price is fair for the room. There is air-conditioning and a ceiling fan in each unit, and once you decorate a little, it's a cozy room. There are plenty of wall plugs sockets and the room came pre fitted with carpeting on the walls and floor, and with foam on the ceilings. The noise levels are like any rehearsal facility. If your neighbor is rehearsing (not too often that happens) it can be difficult to concentrate on yourselves. The bathrooms have been clean enough so far (though not great). Parking is readily available In the lot or on the street, though mom-Thursday evening can be hectic. You may see cockroaches roaming the halls. I'm sure some tenants are gross, but if you keep clean like us, you won't have issues. read more

Here's a tip - soundproofing between each room is very good! My son rents a lockout here and he showed me around today. They really have improved the place since I last visited (years ago). Manager Sean is very nice. read more

DO NOT RENT HERE. During my stay at ABC I witnessed a stabbing, domestic violence, drug abuse (I'm not talking about weed) and a violation of my contract (they come in to your room without your consent even though it states in your rental agreement that they must give you "reasonable prior notice"). If you're someone who values their well being or privacy with a studio or rehearsal space, this is the last place in LA you should consider. First and foremost, the place is a dump. It is situated in an inconvenient location and is unbelievably unkempt and disgusting. The place is not designed for proper rehearsal or any kind of production because the rooms aren't even a little bit sound proof. If you're there on a busy night, you won't get parking or be able to audibly manage a proper rehearsal over the countless bands all playing at once. Do yourself a favor and save a buck or two because this place is not worth the headache. read more

I'm sad to say that I'm leaving this studio. My experience is bit different from a few of the reviewers. Yes, the noise level was bad at times with the neighbors, but for the most part it wasn't too distracting. Management is what kept me there for almost 2 years. I'm very pleased with the effort they made to keep me in my space. Thanks guys. read more

Got to say I never had a problem with ABC...rented a room for two years here and although a little pricey for the size,the convenience of backing your car/truck right to your door and loading up,made up for it...anything that ever went wrong was fixed by manager as fast as possible especially if it involved door/lock security issues...most pro musicians are usually friendlier and personally every place I have ever rehearsed at in the past 20 years has more than its fair share of wannabee insecure snobby musicians...kill 'em with kindness always works for me... Pro's....24 hour access and no noise restrictions,close to food and bar,very easy load outs, Cons...Pricey,soundproofing not the greatest (we had worst muso prog rock band next door who would play same riff for hours straight sometimes)you know you've all had that experience! Parking not as good since new spaces went in... read more

Size is ok. But damn there is too much noise you shouldnt be able to hear in the next room for the price you pay and rent. Smh. A friend tried to get me to share rent with him here. Sorry no can do. Ive seen better. read more

Having shared a lockout here for the better part of a year I can say that this was one of the most shady rehearsal spots I have been to in LA. Shady people hanging around most days, the person that was the "on-site manager" seemed to be more interested in their friends and whatever substance they were partaking in. I jammed here from 2006-2007 and I was NOT impressed. Find somewhere better to rehearse. read more

I have never felt strongly enough to leave a review before, but i am angry. I am a current renter at ABC studios. I no longer feel safe here and will be leaving as soon as our contract is over. They had a change in management this spring. they have a new manger Named KIN. Kin suddenly and without warning threatened us with being being sued threatened to seize our equipment, and lock us out. This was first contact. He was disrespectful personally insulting, and treated me like i was so inferior that i was wasting his time as he was threatening to steal all our equipment, and hung up on me. I am shocked that any company lets their employees talk to their paying costumers like that. I brought all my equipment home, because i don't feel safe leaving it here anymore. We have talked to some other bands around the building- KIN is currently evicting several bands with out any explanation. RIGHT NOW. a week ago a group was locked out of their room, with their equipment still inside. The new manager KIN has destroyed my trust in this company and I fear he will destroy our credit and seize our epuipment. For no apparent reason other than the joy of a power trip. IF YOU ARE THINKING OF RENTING HERE DON'T. OR AT LEAST ASK IF KIN STILL WORKS HERE. IF SO RUN read more

Where to start.... So I've been practicing here with my group for a couple of weeks now, and I can't say anything bad. The guys here are really helpful and accomodating. I'd recommend them to any of my friends. read more

So far this is a great place to practice. Clean/safe rooms with A/C: that's good enough for me!

I must admit that over the years rehearsing in every kinda studio you can imagine,from the big league right down to the small fries.ABC rehearsal studio has been one of my all time favorite studios to rehears at.The place is well kept and if there is any problems or quirks you may have, the manager is sure to be prompt and very dilagent in taking on the task to resolve whatever problem there may be.Down right affordable,and very willing to work with those of us who may be financially challenged.Atmosphere far from novice,very professional.Great studio!! read more