A friend recommended Steve's for my daughter first guitar. What an awesome first experience! JB was…read moreextremely patient, helpful, and totally made my daughter feel seen and welcome. We will definately be back and hope he's there to help us again!! Super happy new music artist over here!!

Steve's new store on Sainte-Catherine is a must for every musician in Montreal area, they don't…read morehave any choice as Palais des congrès ( Congress house) ask them to moved as they are rule by government it was move or die choice. so after being on sainte-Antoine street (old Montreal) since 1965 ! They moved to downtown last summer. Their store is in a nice spot in front of bar Foufounes Électriques on main street ( Sainte-Catherine) and inside they have less space but everything is nicely placed (unlike the old store were everything was place in a spot wherever they can put it. And they have a nice stage were they want to put live artist and it should be really interesting new idea in future. After the owner died (Steve Kirkland RIP), his son want to keep it going. I will see if they can survive in this new era were most peoples buy used in Canada as most new music gear is overprice cause of USA currency over CND dollar. But this is the the ultimate music store in Montreal, the only thing is that they don't do exchange (old guitar for an new one) unlike lots of stores in the province, so maybe it can be a new thing that can make them earn more profits if they change it. When i was younger salesmen were rude, but now they are super friendly ( maybe it's because older peoples have more money than younger ones but i think that they should take care more of their customers. But now they're friendly and competent. This place was the place were any Montreal musicians went to buy gears. In their old store they have a wall full of pictures with autograph pix with well known musicians like Aldo Nova, April wine, Frank Marino, Voi Vod, Simple Plans etc. So if you want to go to the Montreal best music Store you'll find the place. Long live Steve's ! Le nouveau magasin de Steve's music est la place pour les musiciens à Montreal ! Steve's music à du déménager car le Palais des Congrès leurs a ordonné de déménager sinon il aurait été exproprié. Il était dans leurs ancien local depuis les années 60 ! Le nouveau magasin très bien situé rue Sainte-Catherine en face des Foufounes Électriques. Il ont un peu moins de place mais il y a une petite scène ou ils vont invités des bands à faire de petites prestations, ce qui devrait être très intéressant ! Après le décès de leur fondateur (Steve Kirkland RIP) son fils a voulu continuer le magasin. Nous allons voir si il vont survivre, car maintenant avec la montée des prix des instruments à cause de la montée du dollars USA, les gens achète surtout des instruments usagés. Je pense que s'ils fesait des échanges ils pouraient faire plus d'argent avec tous les magasins hors Montréal qui en font et qui réussisent bien. Quand j'était plus jeunes les vendeurs étaient assez bêtes avec les jeunes ( pensant qu'il n'avait pas d'argent, je me souvient que mon guitariste c'est fait demandé si il avait de l'argent pour acheter un ampli !). Mainetenant les vendeurs sont gentils et compétents.g La nouvelle adresse est bien propre et bien rangé contrairement au vieux magasin ou tout était mis là ou il y a de la place un peu n'importe comment ! C'est le meilleur magasin de musique à Montréal C'était la place ou tous les musiciens allaient acheter leurs stocks ! Dans le vieux magasin il y avait un mur plein de photo de musiciens connu comme Aldo Nova, April Wine, Frank Marino, Voi Vod, Simple Plan etc. Si vous chercher le meilleur magasin de musique à Montréal vous l'avez trouvé ! Long vie à Steve's music !

not impressed at all. Get to the location to start my dj gig:missing power cable for speaker!!…read moreEnded up doing it with a single speaker which was hardly loud enough for the space. Awful as I specifically asked if everything worked fine before I left the rental office. I asked if they'd tried it before packing it into my vehicle. Never renting from them again. This is unacceptable.

The best place to buy synths, drum machines, midi controllers, guitar pedals, etc etc…read more... Not only do they have the best gear in Canada, but also the best customer service. I've been shopping here for over 12 years, and have always been more than satisfied. Moog Audio FTW!!

I love this music store. They sold me my first guitar ( which is of the best quality) for only…read more200$. Very cheap and fair price for a high quality fender acoustic.

Super friendly and helpful. The guy that served me went out of his way to change my guitar strings…read moresame day which I really appreciate. Highly recommend this store.

The perfect one stop shop for music needs!! The staff were incredibly knowledgeable and helpful,…read moreand they offer headphones to try all the keyboards, midi platforms, and equipment. They have a wide area of guitars, basses, ukeleles, and even mandolins! Half of the store is dedicated to pianos, and a great store clerk answered our many questions. The store is a lot of fun! Do highly recommend.

The most helpful, approachable, kind, and encouraging staff I've ever encountered at a musical…read moreinstrument store (a breath of fresh air from upstate New York). Jonathan in particular made the experience so lovely. And the prices are great for what I was looking for. 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking for a guitar!

Apres ma visite chez ce luthier j'ai compris qu'il était tres important de le visiter a tous les 6…read moremois pour faire des ajustement sur un violon. Le son d'un violon change et se dépérie avec le temp,il faut retourner faire des ajustement minime et l'instrument retrouve sa qualité. Si vous jouer une a 2 heures par jour il est bon de remplacer les cordes. J'aime bien les dominante PRO le son est tres superieur que les dominantes ordinaire ,pour quelque dollars de plus. Tres bon service de reparatiion.

This is a beautiful little violin shop close to the Saint-Laurent subway station. It was…read morerecommended to us by our beloved Russian-émigré violin instructor. We rented a brand-new violin for our daughter from here and we are so glad that we came here to get her violin. Olivier was wonderfully helpful and patient answering all of our questions. We are so happy to have the recommendation. After calling around and asking friends in the USA about rental prices, I was reassured that Jules Saint-Michel Luthier's prices are very competitive.

Absolutely the best professional woodwind and brass instrument dealer in the Montreal area,…read morepossibly the best in the province. Excellent selection of instruments and accessories. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. It's a family owned business and the owners are part of the team. The repair technicians are first rate. For professionals and students this is the place that has what you need. If they don't have it they will order it for you. For brass and woodwinds, Twigg's has no equal.

We came here to buy my teenage daughter a trumpet as she was getting quite serious about playing in…read moreher school concert band. Music friends recommended this place to us. They have a huge selection of wind instruments at all price points ranging from some second hand ones for a few hundred dollars to ones that rivalled the price of a small car... There is also a small selection of other instruments like guitars, drum kits, and keyboards, but clearly brass and wood winds are their forte here. Service was wonderful, the sales lady took the time to bring out several models at various price points and explained the pros and cons of each. There wasn't really any attempt to upsell us on a higher end model. They have sound proof practice rooms and my daughter got to try out all the different models on her own. We left with a shiny new trumpet that was within our budget, very happy with the service and our purchase.

Great for large parties but if you are dining alone they ignore you. I guess the bigger your party,…read morethe bigger the tip.

I just got back from a great experience at Diplomate. Man, I love when I'm so happy with a business…read morethat I can't wait to write it up for y'all to see! Diplomate is a small music store on Beaubien, near the metro. They don't have everything, so I hadn't thought to check them out in my last couple weeks of looking for a certain pedal. But walking by today I stuck my head in and was amply rewarded. Not only did they have it, it was significantly cheaper than anywhere else I've seen it! And even more importantly, the service: respectful, helpful, no music store snark at all. I think a player of any instrument at any level in their playing would be treated like a valued customer here, and that's as it should be. 5 stars for sure! And thanks!!

Excellent service. I purchased an alto saxophone for my son a year ago. We opted for a used one,…read more they helped us to choose and they did not rush us. I loved that aspect, it's a lot of money and you want to make sure you are taking the right decision. I would definitely recommend this store.

Most of the instruments they sell are of their own brand, Borodin. Even though you might pay…read morethousands of dollars for a cello, its resale value will be low because you are buying a store brand and not a known and traditional one. They will only accept their instrument back if you buy an even more expensive one, which will probably be another Borodin.

Located nicely in the Plateau area close to the Conservatoire on Henri-Julien and the Mont-Royal…read moreMetro station, I've come here when I have needed strings and rosin. I haven't come for a re-hair or any repairs yet, but perhaps I will for the former..I hope I won't have to for the latter. The building is relatively large and nice with it's wooden floors and white walls. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Musiprof quickly connected us with a qualified teacher who has been a joy to work with. Nick is a…read moregreat teacher who is very patient and encouraging and can tailor his lessons to children and adults alike. On the admin side, Elijah has been reliable and prompt with follow-up, and the payment method is simple and easy. A great way to find music lessons in Montreal!

From the owner: Private music lessons across the island of Montreal. Our friendly and patient teachers will help…read moreyou learn piano, drums, guitar, singing, violin and more. 3% of all lessons is donated to music charities for underprivileged children who can't afford lessons.