Kind, knowledgeable people who really know guitars. Total guitar heads. They helped me find the…read moreright electric guitar, then their luthier tinkered with my difficult-to-play acoustic guitar--turning it into an easy-to-play beastie. Now they're fixing an ancient-but-beautiful classical guitar for me. Laid-back, gentle people who love what they do.

From the owner: Offering a wide range of lessons, rock ensemble, instrument sales, repair, expert advice and…read moreappraisals.

I had acquired a guitar from a family member that was in decent shape, but needed some…read morerefurbishing. After looking around on Yelp, I came across this business which seemed promising. The young clerk at the business figured the body of the guitar needed a realignment, new strings, and some other TLC. I got an estimate which seemed fair so I left it in the care of this shop and waited for a call or email. After a few weeks of not hearing back, I shot the shop an email and the owner was nice enough to not only be expedient in their response, but to assure me that the guitar was ready to pick up. They did such an incredible job bringing it back to life that I bought a guitar strap and some other accessories to go along with it. The prices here are actually REALLY reasonable and I would argue comparable if not *better* than bigger retailers like Guitar Center. Really solid selection of product to choose from considering the size of the shop and, like I said, they are very hands on which was refreshing. I'll be sure to come back in the future as I'm ready to get back into building out my home studio again.

Bay Tunes Guitars is my favorite place to try out new gear and purchase in the Annapolis/Edgewater…read morearea. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, and never pushy to get you to buy something. From them I have purchased 2 guitars, an amp, several effects pedals, I also took a few guitar lessons, and had them upgrade the hardware on my archtop guitar. Which included upgrading to a set of dimarzio pickups, a new bigsby and pots and wiring. The work turned out perfectly. If you're looking for friendly expert advice and good prices Bay Tunes Guitars is where you should be going. As I said I will drive past other guitar shops in the Annapolis/Edgewater area to go to Bay Tunes Guitars to get recommendations on gear, try out gear and make my purchases. You should as well.

Amazing service with absolutely fantastic communication. I could go on and on... as first time…read moreviolin player parents, this shop and it's people have just been a Godsend. There is no comparison.

From the owner: String instrument rentals available now! Call 410-440-7938 today to reserve your instrument for the…read moreschool year!

My 9 year old is taking electric guitar lessons from Ryan and he has been instilled with so much…read moreconfidence. He enjoys what and how he is learning. The owner and son are very helpful and go out of the way to accommodate their customers.

Absolutely wonderful introduction to music for our little one. We've been attending since she was…read more8mos old and her love of music is evident. Well structured classes, with room for kids to explore instruments and sounds creates the perfect setting to learn and love music.

Beyond annoyed. Twice I've come up to this location to find out class was cancel or virtual. Each…read moretime the girl at the front desk confirm my information is correct. They need to get off their behind and call parents instead of claiming they're sending out random emails and text messages. It's not like they had 50 kids in the class. I'm so over this place.

Decent selection of pedals that I gazed at for about 10 minutes, but no one seemed to think I…read moreneeded assistance or might want to try out any. Not sure I need to go back.

As a serious buyer and collector of vintage guitars, it's a shame to encounter such an…read moreunprofessional approach to business. Unfortunately, the owner Rick is unscrupulous at best. I purchased a guitar advertised at nearly $10,000.00. I was also interested in another high-value instrument. They took almost a week to ship the '66 Strat I purchased, and then, without warning, decided to refund my purchase due to "fraud." In return, asking for a wire instead. Spoiler alert, Rick lied. Of course there's no fraud on my AMEX, if there were he would have been notified upon the purchase. If there were, I would have been notified. He made it all up so he could negotiate a deal with newer terms. And then, like the brat he is, he had his employee Nate Kieser deliver the fake news. What a joke, and welcome to the World today; a place where a grown man decides to change his mind well after a deal was consummated. You've been warned, this clown will play games. Rick, this is your opportunity to be a man and honor the deal we made. I'll amend this review if you stick to the terms of our original agreement, if not, buyers beware.