My first time at Atlas Music ,they were great to work with. Very helpful finding the right…read moreinstrument and competitive.

Love Atlas Music! I have been taking my guitars there for years. They provide excellent service…read moreand my guitars sound great!

I first bought guitars, amps and gear from Joe (@Northfield) 32 years ago, and stopped in to say hi…read moretoday, 28 years after I moved away. 1st rate place and owner then, and now! One of the best in so many ways and a class act fellow and business. He will do you right!

I'm just starting out and was beyond intimidated coming in, but I always wanted to learn to play…read morethe guitar so I set up an appointment with one of their instructors, Alex Kelly. Everyone there was very welcoming and non-judgmental, they only wanted me to enjoy the process (which I do). I bought a beautiful used Gretsch and even though I have a long way to go, it's a pleasure to pick up my guitar and head over to Northfield Music for my lesson each week. What a great music store! Thanks so much guys!

Payton Violin is a hub for ANYTHInG violin, viola or cello related. The staff is knowledgeable,…read morewelcoming and connected to all the schools and strings instrument teachers in Rochester. my daughter began renting her violin, and then we bought her full size violin a year ago. I have received not but the best customer service and attention to details in all questions about upkeep, maintenance and new strings from Payton staff.. I Highly recommend Payton Violins and thing they are to thanks for my families continued love of violin music!!!

I was visiting Rochester and stopped in for a local performance at this store. It really opened my…read moreeyes to a world I'm unfamiliar with! It was really great and everyone was welcoming and friendly.

It's a small place, but the staff is super friendly and for some odd reason they happen to have the…read moreuniques guitars in stock that I'm looking for. Not all the time... It's WHEN I'm looking for them. I keep walking in just to see what I might need and walking out with THE guitar I've been wanting to try... I WARN YOU - THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU! LOL I'll keep going back... and NO, I don't need another guitar. LOL

Really good selection and amazing employees!! Cheap prices while still delivering great quality…read moregear, Guitar center could never

I took my Epi EL-00 to him five years ago. He installed a bone nut, strings, and adjusted the truss…read morerod. Great service. I had requested a bone nut also. He informed me that it already had one. He could have charged me anyway, and I wouldn't have known the difference. Honest guy. Perfect setup on my acoustic guitar.

Kris is the best guitar luthier I have ever met. Great at what he does and a great guy. Plus, he's…read morean accomplished musician who understands the needs of performing and hobby guitarists.

A Great, friendly, knowledgeable staff. So glad to see a local store supporting the music…read moreinstrument buying community. Keep it up Keep it local

As a guitarist, I found that they have a great selection of instruments and accessories at almost…read moreall price levels, especially in the PRS line. The staff is extremely helpful and will specially order something for you if they don't have exactly what you're looking for. They are very friendly and knowledgeable about all types of instruments, not just guitars. A great place to shop!

Ooooooo weeeeee!!! YES! YES! YES!!!! House of Guitars! The music store of music stores! The KING of…read moreall music stores, past and present! The music store that all music stores looked at and said...."damn! I wanna be the House when I grow up! There is no other music store .. again, past and present that is as amazing as this store! We live in a time where unfortunately music stores have faded. It literally tears at my heart. I worked and ran a music store in Phoenix for close to 10 years. So when I see ANY music store, alive and striving....i shed a little tear of happiness. A good friend of mine, her family owns this place. One of the people there, was one of the best teachers I've ever had. She taught us and worked at the House with her brothers and she still works there even tho she's retired from teaching now. Glad to say my friend and her mom are still good friends of mine. I'm trying to not name them by name here haha! I stopped into House of Guitars at the beginning of November and it was like a time warp. We used to go there all the time when we were kids. It's literally exactly the same as it was...except the t-shirt section is a little more organized nowadays. We always had the hookup on the latest sh_t. I mean, we do/did know someone who works there haha. We would very often drive up there to get concert tickets...back when you could camp out and wait for the Ticketmaster counter to open and doing so was soooo much fn fun! We did that at Area Records as well (Geneva NY music store of the past). This was also a time when Ticketmaster didn't literally suck you dry of every last penny you have to get a ticket like they do now. Ticketmaster is the Devil of the music world. They truly are an embarrassment and a shame to those who get life from music! Walking through the cd, vinyl, tape section downstairs...I swear...it hasn't changed a bit, haha! I absolutely loved it. It's so much fun to just take some time to walk through there. They have .... EVERYTHING! And I love the massive room of CDs still exists! What an absolute treat, House of Guitars is! The upstairs...all guitars...hence..the name haha! How could I go on and write this and not mention the incredible selection of top tier guitars they have for you musicians to choose from. Perfectly displayed. It's a treat to the eyes! It's like a fat kid in a candy store! You walk through, wide eyed, huge smile on your face! Looking at all the delicious candy! Except the candy is... guitars, cd's, vinyl, miles of t-shirts, kitschy little souvenirs, Knick knacks...they have SO much! SOOO much! When you go..it's like a field trip. Reminder: if you've read any of my reviews, you know that nostalgia is very big in my world. This place offers that and then some. Even to the little babies of today...the ones who have come into the world of music stores after us..I just know it's even a special place for them. I'm just glad the store is still here with us so the generations after us can see what a TRUE! a magical af! A unique! A HUGE and beautiful music store is! Rather than hear stories like "back in the day we had music stores where you GO an buy music...." Now, thanks to the House, they can see how amazing these stores have been for decades and decades. I hope we never lose this amazing store. It means so much to so many of us. It's a connection to times that have come and gone. So visiting when you can...yeah, extra special. One last thing, the employees are the best. Super chill people, know their sh_t. Some things never change haha. I started to reminisce with one of the guys and he was like "yeah lemme know if you need anything" hahaha! Can't blame him. Would have kept him there longer than needed bc I've been going to this store since like the early 90s. Was nice to make a trip there after a huge gap in time since my last visit. Thanks for being amazing even after all these years, House of Guitars! The love the world has for you...is next level. No words can truly express it. Thanks for reading, YelGuitarers! Cheers! Ps. Check out alllll the amazing photos on their walls. Amazing stuff.

If the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame had a baby with a Flea Market…read more.. It's a cool store, no doubt about it! They have everything from concert tees, albums (vinyls, cassettes, cds), guitars, pedals, etc Some stuff you see in there just isn't preserved correctly though which is really sad... some stuff has been sitting in sun light so long and is so faded its heart breaking. They could definitely go through a lot of stuff to make some space in the clutter. I know that's part of the charm but it really makes it look like shit in there. I know I sound harsh but that place really is dope and is a true gem especially with the artists who have come through to take pics and play there!

After wasting my time going to a national chain store and another local shop looking for some parts…read morefor a snare drum stand, Cadence had exactly what I needed and gave me service with a smile! This will be my go-to spot from now on!

Best drum store in town, without a doubt. Super friendly and knowledgable staff! You won't be…read moredisappointed.