This is the friendliest music store I've ever been to. The older gentleman, Roy, is very easygoing…read moreand quick to offer help with a smile and advice, and knows where everything is in the store blindfolded, but will let you look on your own if you prefer too. The store is packed with any genre of sheet music and books (and TAB form) for every instrument you can imagine (banjo, dulcimer, mandolin, vocals, guitar, piano, brass instruments, woodwinds, etc all of them). They sell accessories such as guitar strings, tuners, straps, picks, music stands, and some acoustic guitars and banjos as well. Vinyl records and small musical gifts line the walls, it's so fun to explore and each time you visit you'll find something new, as there's so much selection. If there is something they don't have in stock, they will order it for you. The vibe is very relaxed and they are never pushy, you can look around for 30 min alone exploring if you want and just ask if you need anything. Love this place and can't recommend it enough, it's also a vintage store with history dating back to the 1950's so it has such cute charm and decor, it's an experience that online shopping can't give. I now purchase all my sheet music and guitar accessories from Central Music, support local!

My daughter started violin lessons with a new teacher and her $80 instrument from Amazon was not…read morecutting it. He sent us to Central Music to rent a smaller, better instrument. We had three choices and price points, and I selected the "student" one which was the least expensive, and wow, this instrument sounds so much better and is in great shape! We were in and out of the shop in 20 minutes. The salesperson helping us was knowledgeable and friendly and we were able to find the accessories we needed as well (shoulder rest sponge and rosin). She's been playing it for 3 months with no issues and it doesn't go out of tune quickly like her cheap one. Billing is automatic and easy, with no mistakes. Such a great experience - we'll definitely be back when it's time to upgrade to the next one!

Knowledgeable and personable good selection. A couple good deed yields to be found also.read more

The employees are super friendly. I would give them five stars for that alone. Unfortunately their…read moreguitar selection is super limited, and many of them are off-brands I've never heard of. It is a super small shop, and has great reviews for their guitar set up services. If you have limited shop space I would focus on having a selection of good quality instruments though. It is the only music shop in Casa Grande however so there aren't any alternatives to go to.

This Mesa-based music store has been in business since 1946 & is family owned. This store is a very…read moreneatly-stocked store & has a large selection of instruments of all types for the every day musician. Very knowledgeable staff members on hand to assist you. On the main floor are the instruments, & upstairs you will find sheet music & an area for taking music lessons. Jon Milano, the grandson of the man who started this business, introduced himself to me & told me the history of this store. Very fascinating & if you walk through the back hallway of the store, you will see many photos of the various artists & celebrities who have visited this amazing music store! I'm a drummer so I will definitely return when I need something. I invite you to check this place out & say hello to my new friend Jon. Once you visit Milano's, you become part of the family!

String and keys player here, and they have plentiful amounts of both. Guitars are largely in the…read moreFender and Gibson realm; a huge variety of them, but limited other selections and not so many alternate brands. They try to do much in a limited space, and mostly, that works. Their wind and violin/viola/cello/bass/etc space is really nice, and their acoustical guitar and bass sections are strong. The keyboards area is sort of scrunched together but top brands and a bit of variety. I liked their synths, although not a crazy variety. Prices I heard seemed a bit higher, but there is added value here, too. Huge sheet music section. Much wind instrument variety, as well as mouthpieces, reeds/ligatures/etc. It has the widest and broadest inventory I've seen in Arizona. Worth a visit; musicians will appreciate the variety.

The staff are very knowledgeable and professional in the musical instruments they sell. The service…read morethey give is excellent and they have lots of drum hardware and drum kits. The guitar selection is very impressive.

Never in my life have I experienced such an unbelievably careless display of character from an…read moreemployee at a retail store. I'm a professional guitar player around the Phoenix area- I constantly buy and sell high end guitars and have been to many of the nicest guitars shops in the world. I've toured the Country going to guitar shops. If I'm not allowed to pick up a guitar- Say even a cheap mid-line workhouse style guitar like a red Epiphone Firebird; Then it should be excplitly explained by staff upon greeting customers at he door. If your business model is to turn away customers that you don't think will buy a real guitar, then just politely ask. It's not that difficult, and as a professional customer I would clearly understand. I have never seen an establishment so good at making customers feel unwanted and uncomfortable- Ever. Not to mention I did walk in with a very healthy budget in mind, and was seriously considering a new guitar that I could use.

Amazing staff, very helpful and informative. I placed an online order for a used guitar at this…read morelocation to be shipped from this store to the GC in my area, and unfortunately the online Guitar Center staff kept misleading me. After placing my online order, the website had an technical issue and failed to create my order at the physical store level. Not only that, but the order disappeared from my account so the only way for an update on the status was to call customer support. I placed the order on a Wednesday, for the next 2 days after placing the order, customer support told me that the order was looking good and not too worry. After waiting all weekend for some update, I still hadn't received an update on Monday. Luckily one customer support agent caught something weird in my order and noticed my order did not get put through to the store. Shane from this location called me and explained the situation, which surprised me since the customer support agent was supposed to call me back with an update. Within minutes I got an update regarding the label being created. Fast forward to Wednesday (1 week after placing the order) no update regarding the shipment. Shane helped verify that the guitar did indeed get picked up by UPS and was on its way. Later in the day I received a message that the guitar was in my area preparing for transfer. Never did I think that an online order would be so complicated, especially in 2026. I called customer support and spoke with a supervisor to express my frustration throughout my experience, and the supervisor repeatedly tried pinning the blame on the store instead of the faulty outdated website. The employees at this location were very respectful and understanding whenever I called, and helped me at every step of the way. Although I had the negative experience with the online side of Guitar Center, this store was a huge pleasure to work with and I really hope they are being compensated properly for their hard work.

Finally found two great guitar techs. Robbie and JP although young in age but skilled in getting…read moreyou the sound you need. Tru them at the Pavilions location.

Mary knows her stuff! And better yet, she knows how to transfer that knowledge to her students. I'm…read moreblown away every time I hear my daughter play. I'm so so proud.

My 13yo has been taking lessons from Ms Cota for 3years and his piano has improved dramatically! Ms…read moreCota pushes students to improve in the best possible way, adapting her style to get the most from each student. I cannot say enough positive things about her. she's amazing and i am so very thankful!

Best music school you could enroll your kid in! The staff and owners not only truly care to help…read moreyour child progress, but also have the most warming personalities that make you feel like you are family/friends. Highly recommend enrolling your child here, I promise you won't regret it!!

The staff is very friendly and professional, and truly cares about each student and their progress…read morein learning to play an instrument.

This is a wonderful organization! I found this place on a whim while looking for music classes to…read moretake my 3 year old to. PCM offers free classes and free summer camps for my daughter's age. The free class we attended allowed parents to participate and focused on jazz music (We-Bop) -- I actually learned a lot myself! The instructors are all very passionate about music and it shows. Absolutely check this place out if you want to start exposing your kiddos to music at an early age!

My kids enjoy learning piano. The teachers are patient and definitely handle each kid, each day…read morewith a different approach. Even though it's been only a few months they are happy to be able to play recognizable songs. Only negative is that makeup classes work around the current schedule so , sometimes it's hard to get those scheduled.

Simply fabulous. Why? Let me count the reasons: *They have a…read morepassion and love for what they do *The instruction is wonderful & positive *You get the moves & the history I must confess to you that I was born with the dreaded combination of two left feet & no rhythm. Because of this just the thought of having to 'dance' in public normally makes me flee in the opposite direction, or at the very least break into a sweat, lol! I am however an eternal optimist & decided to give an intro beginners class a chance. I'm glad I did :) I had SO much fun! The instructor, I think her name is Linda, was amazing. She was so knowledgeable, broke steps down so it didn't feel overwhelming, made all of us feel comfortable & really made it an experience to remember. Yes, I did still sweat, lol, but I want to do it again!

We went to El Encanto in Cave Creek thinking that we were going to see a classical guitarist. We…read morewere pleasantly surprised to see a dancer that night, too. Our children got to dance with Linda that night. Since both children enjoyed it, we were thrilled to hear she taught children's classes on Saturday mornings. When I called Linda to arrange for private classes, I was very surprised to hear how reasonable her prices are. Based on my experience with private ballroom dance lessons, I was expecting to pay twice as much as she quoted me. My daughter and I started taking classes together in September and we are enjoying learning something together. We are getting more than what we pay for. Linda is quite obviously not only a professional, but talented and passionate about her art. Her ability to teach both of us at the same time is exceptional, especially given the difference in our attention spans. Both my daughter and I leave every week feeling like we had a good time, and find that we are progressing as well.

I hate to leave negative reviews, but after my last experience with Baker Amp Repair, I was left…read morepretty disappointed. I emailed, asking if they work on DIY amplifiers, and that I had been working on one for a few months, but was having trouble. I was up front that I am a novice, and was just hoping to get the amp working. They responded, saying they'd be happy to help get the amplifier up and running. I took the amp in, and a little over a week later, hadn't heard anything back, so I called to check. They advised they had only had a chance to look at the inputs and tone pots, and that it "wasn't worth their time". This felt lazy, rude, and I don't understand why they didn't just decline to service it at drop off, rather than wait. While I appreciate that they didn't charge for looking at the two sections they looked at, this still was a pretty poor experience.

This is the new amp shop in the Phoenix metro area right now…read more Jeff Naylor has worked on several different amps of mine and those amps are sounded better than ever. He's installed some PPIMV knobs for me and he had interesting placement ideas. He gets the pot values and knobs right. These are details pro-minded guitarist will care about it but player would appreciate. When he was fixing a bent face plate on a JTM Plexi panel amp, he said the amp had a bulging capacitor and $15 in parts later, that thing won't explode in my amp and lead to a more serious repair bill. When I told him about my cabling issue with using an effects loop with a pedalboard, he offered to custom make a three cable loom. I'd spent plenty of time online looking for loom solutions and I'm happy I'm talking with Jeff now. We talked out a bunch of design choices and I'll have it next month. Jeff gets he has the kind of attitude and offers the service and value that every professional guitarist would appreciate. The reward is to have your gear sound great and you're probably going to learn a couple of interesting things that you didn't know before but are happy to know now as you might make another performance improvement in your live rig. I have a really good guitar tech at a different shop and I'm very loyal to people that provide outstanding service. Yet I'm seriously considering asking one of his guitar techs to tackle a hard service job involving a three-way switch on an old Les Paul Custom that has a StringBender installed making the switch selection difficult as it's position is undesirable. I've used Field Services, I continue to use Hunt Amplification and I now know nearly all of my amp service business will be with Jeff Naylor. I have two dozen amps and they need attention from time to time so I bet I'll be headed to Mesa every 6-10 weeks going forward. As far as I'm concerned, Baker Amp Repair has the best amp service in town right now. Check them out.