This is a great place to frequent for vintage musical equipment and instruments. Great prices…read more(often flexible) and things you won't find anywhere else. Things come and go all the time and there's always something "new" to check out. If you love guitars you need to check it out.

Good prices. Used and vintage gear. Knowledgeable owner. Need more mom and pops like this one in…read moretown.

I'd try one of the other Cincinnati music shops like Mehas Music. Willis has always been one…read moredisappointment after another for me and my family. I've tried to do business with them and have never been successful. They declined a brass repair of mine at one of their instrument repair locations which is now closed, but was very unprofessional about it. Last week my 13 year old and I spent several days choosing a new trigger trombone for him stepping up from his entry level trombone. We ended up choosing one on the Willis Music website with his middle school band instructor's approval and placed the order with Willis online late one evening. This was one within our budget and checked all of our boxes plus it was new...we thought we were going to need to take our chances on a used model. Credit card was charged. I woke up the next morning to my son still super excited asking when it would arrive, and that he had already been awake two hours watching videos and reading about it. I was really excited for him. Later that morning I received an email that the order had been canceled and a refund would be issued with no alternatives offered. They said it had been discontinued, but the manufacturer still makes this model just with a new backpack style case which is the one they displayed in their listing. They ended offering to get us that same trombone we had purchased (because it wasn't discontinued), but it would be $600 more than I had paid on their website the night before. They also assured me this $600 additional was a great deal. Such a scam and a waste of time. They certainly don't attempt to make things right in any way...unreal let down for my son. I wouldn't trust them and especially their website/online ordering. This also had our budget tied up in the authorization on my card for a week. We ordered a used trigger trombone on eBay, and will be taking it to Mehas Music to have it checked out, cleaned and any repairs.

This has been our source for instrument repair for years. The repair shop is friendly, reasonably…read morepriced and quick when there are time constraints. They also run a fabulous program to rehab old instruments and make them available to students who cannot afford one on their own. We're lucky to have this gem supporting school band programs.

Carl the tech did a great job on my Epiphone Les Paul, it was in bad shape but when he was finished…read moreit was like a new guitar. A++

What happened??! I generally shop during the fall for holiday gifts, and the friendliness is dead…read more Couldn't get anyone to even make eye contact. The selection is meek with mostly basic guitars then excessive signature models. There's minimal middle ground. The guys that were here like 8 months ago are all gone. The bathrooms are gross as well. This is super sad.

I came in with a parlor guitar to trade and walked out with some great value. The staff felt like a…read morefamily and were knowledgeable, friendly and patient -- I worked with Bobby and Xander -- and the store is beautiful and large and it seems like they are choosing high-quality stuff so you probably can't go wrong with much in this place. Out front, they have string instruments, guitars, and mangoes and stuff and then in the back they have a huge room, devoted to drumming. There's lots of cables and parts and pieces, they have cases, some keyboards, they have high-quality cables and a few woodwinds. And they have a lot of books for learning. They have a lot of Yamaha stuff here. I took my time on a Friday morning and enjoyed playing a few instruments in one of their little practice rooms. Lots of kids coming in for rock 'n' roll lessons. Parking out front is easy.

Mom knows the best!…read more So shall we go to the source, Moms Music here in Louisville Kentucky is a "must see," for music lovers. Are you a drummer? If you are or are trying to be? Look no further. They have a cool here especially for the drummer and the basics of how too? You can come in and get all sorts of different styles of how to play? For not a lot of your dough! Now how about those other things that we can use to make up the band! The guitar selection is overwhelming. If you feel the need to play and strum that guitar they can arrange that. How about just coming in to jam and listen. You can record here. Change your star and be the rock star that you want to be.

I'm an adult learner, and went to the shop without an appointment to buy a quality violin. It turns…read moreout that appointments are appreciated, but the staff took me in and within 15 minutes had me trying various violins. They were helpful, respectful, and knowledgable. I had little experience in playing violin, but have a lot of musical experience with other instruments. They demonstrated both of their student violins and I could hear a clear difference. There was a nice sale in progress and I walked out within the hour with a Shop Model B violin. I have been playing this instrument daily for 8 weeks and really appreciate the craftsmanship and the sound of the violin. I had a great experience with the shop, from introductions to taking time to understand my musical experience level to the final sale.

Mike was fantastic. I'm 31 and decided to jump into the world of string instruments with no prior…read moreexperience. He knows his stuff and sent me on my way with everything I needed. Looking forward to another visit. The shop makes you think you're in a museum and it's awesome.

Doug and Dmara Guitar repair are TOP NOTCH. Excellent work and very fair pricing. Very fair!…read more Had Doug do a fairly extensive project requiring routing for pickups (adding a MM pickup in the sweet spot and moving the treble side P pickup up) and a separate passive (for the P pickup) and active MM preamp all in a P bass cavity, with a 3-way selector for the MM pickup (single, series, parallel). And it came out BEAUTIFULLY! Highly, highly recommend. Watch out for luthiers that have an "open checkbook" policy, i.e. you drop off a project and are hit with the price at the end without any estimate or notice of exceeding the estimate. Another well-known luthier operates that way, which led me to Dmara. Doug will give you an upfront and honest estimate and contact you if he might go over before doing the work.

The best guitar tech in the State of Ohio. Period. I've had over 20 guitars built by Doug. No one…read moretouches my guitars but Doug.

10x faster and 3x more affordable compared to any repair shop in LA or NYC while still being having…read morethe same top notch quality of work. I have my 3rd guitar there now getting setup after the first 2 went so well. All the people in the shop are cool and love to chat music.

They are VERY laid back, to the point that I wasn't sure about this place at first. Once you…read morerealize that they are musicians, not business people, you understand their approach. They took my young daughter, who had NO experience playing guitar or recording songs and they helped launch her musical career. Along the way they were VERY helpful and patient with all of our questions. When we told Chris that she was ceasing her sessions with him (to pursue music in Nashville), he was actually happy! Not happy that he was losing a customer, but happy because she was moving up in her progress. Their passion is music and people! They are the BEST at what they do and I would recommend them to anyone.

I took two new guitars in for a professional "set up" and I couldn't be more pleased. The work was…read moreimpeccable and the service outstanding. Highly recommended!

first off i would never take anything after my experience. took marantz 4300 reciever. gorgeous. as…read morei told owner turned straight on, no relay click. played fantastic in 2 channel or quad through headphones, tape,fm,phono all great just no sound through speakers. 99% on forums techs, people stated bad relay. did make sence maybe stuck on on postion. sat 3 months, told not relay. sat and sat. i abuddy went with me. took his kenwood. called last week he was done. mine waiting for parts. 2 hr drive from indpls to shop. his was a mess. no fm, sound reversed,. took it cack . i questioned owner. collected and dealt with stero 20+ yrs. not stupid. week kater he says done repairing it, more excuses. pick up today 12/17/2025 . get home. plug in. won't even turn on. filing in small claims. hope he enjoys drive over here. people avoid this lying rude SOB

Fixed my classic (40 yr old) turntable quickly, and at reasonable cost. Just seeing the electronics…read morein the shop is worth a visit. Hours are very limited so owner can spend time on repairs. Check to ensure it's open before you go.