Nothing comes close in terms of a store that provides legitimate value. Doing whatever i can to…read moremake sure any money going toward new equipment is spent at Big City Music.

After reading some forums online and watching various YouTube videos to see what modulars were all…read moreabout, Big City Music was considered one of the best in the nation. I stopped by on the way home to explore modular synths for the first time, hoping I'd get that "feeling" like this is a perfect fit for me. Thanks to seeing Big City Music here on Yelp, I drove to their address but had trouble finding the building because there were no signs anywhere. From Ventura, it looked like there was an abandoned building at the address listed. So, I called and talked to Roger. He was great to talk to and said they usually ask customers to make an appointment to stop by. Lucky for me they were available at that time and I could stop in. He gave me better directions, since the entrance was actually off Ventura Blvd. Big City Music is unlike any other music store I've been to. It feels like I'm entering a "secret club" where you go enter through back door and walk into a room-sized warehouse full of boxes and supplies everywhere. Roger was glad to see me and introduced himself right away. He then pointed me to the demo room, where there are several large modular synths, some (very nice) keyboards, guitar pedals, vintage gear and a couple people (Stephi and Morgan) ready to help out. I mentioned I was new to modular synths and wanted to mess around a bit to get a feel for what they can do. Stephi cleared off a module and handed me some patch cables to mess around as much as I wanted. I never felt rushed the entire time I was there. At first, I was clueless. Just clueless. I started having doubts immediately. What the F was I doing here? Rather than allowing them to hear my embarrassingly-awful sounds I'd be making, I popped on some headphones and patched on the fly. After a half-hour, I felt comfortable enough to ask Morgan a few questions about the basics. He jumped right in on their massive modular and started patching like a mad scientist, showing me what all the modules can do. I was very impressed with his knowledge and passion. I instantly felt at ease, even though I had very little knowledge of what was going on. The way he explained things were super helpful. Since my first visit, I decided to take the dive into modular and have returned. I bought a Monorocket case, some patch cables and a few modules to get me started. I'll definitely be coming back here to fill up my case over the coming months and ask for a couple more tutorials. I'm very lucky to live so close to this great store and to learn from awesome people. Cheers--

This place is amazing. They have the coolest stuff and as if that wasn't enough, they have the…read morenicest staff. They let my son plug in a guitar and play a little. Definitely recommend for those that are interested in music.

Ben and Sam were great. they know their products! I will definitely come back here to buy a sick…read moreguitar soon

Did I tell you I love Hollywood? I do...& this place is one of many reasons why! Stan, Jerry, &…read morecrew know the world of drumming & keep us drummers well equipped with everything we need...from sticks, heads, hardware cases, to drum kits, cymbals, & hardware. If you want to hear some interesting stories, come by & see the guys here. They are a plethora of knowledge & information. Plus they have fun tshirts & attire to sport & support the drum shop with on the go!

Bought a Kickstrap from pro drum shop and they shipped immediately. Fantastic service. Kickstrap is…read morea great value. I'll always keep one in my stick bag.

Very neat store! It's super organized and has a wide variety of synth, syth mod, and effects pedals…read morethat they allow folks to try out with headphones. I was there to check out the guitar pedals and they had a guitar and bass there to help try them out. Kylie(sp?), was very friendly and set things up for me to explore the equipment.

This place is great! The people here are very nice and quite knowledgeable, and they have a huge…read moreselection of synthesizers, modules, and effects pedals. The place is always clean and sometimes they offer sales and even contests where they give away stuff if you sign up to get notified. I haven't won anything yet but maybe I will eventually. They also have a big parking lot and lots of street parking available. Parking is free in the lot and on the street. They are located across from the Empire Center and not far from the 5 freeway.

I recently purchased a Korg Pa5X Professional Arranger from Elevated Audio and had an amazing…read moreexperience. Fran was incredibly helpful, and we truly appreciate everything he did for us. We had a wedding performance coming up, and our main arranger unexpectedly stopped working the same day. Honestly, we didn't know what we were going to do. Fran and Elevated Audio really came through for us, and because of that, we were able to make the performance without any issues. We're extremely grateful for the fast help, great service, and overall experience. Thank you so much, Fran and Elevated Audio! Great Prices, Incredible Service! We will be coming back if we need any more gear.

I was looking for a used Nord keyboard on CL for six weeks. They were all 1000 miles from me and…read moreall felt sketchy in terms of the folks I was dealing with. I reached out to Elevated Audio and what a difference. Got a good deal on the keyboard and Nord threw in their exquisite travel case -- a $600 value. The keyboard is stellar. But huge kudos to Fran and crew at Elevated Audio. Smooth, fast transaction overall while also being extremely personable. I cannot recommend them more highly. I will always check with them for future music gear purchases. A great experience. A+++

If anyone can get a cocktail drum set to sound great.. it's Ross Garfield!…read moreI had the totally wrong idea of muffling the floor/kick drum. he put on a beautiful Remo Renaissance Diplomat batter head... drum sounded better than it ever has..also with his history of working with many famous drummers from Tony Williams to Metallica and Nirvana i highly recommend Ross to build, tune and fix any drum problems you may have... I'm sure he plays a mean mambo too!

Great experience. Very detailed oriented with fixing my drum. Even tuned it up for me. Very…read morefriendly and professional. Would definitely come back again.

Great products, excellent service. My purchased item works exactly as promised. Highly recommended.read more

Ordered the flute G# extension and it didn't fit properly. I really wanted something that didn't…read morehave to be soldered on but was removable. Called twice and left a message, the emailed - asking for advice. No response. Too late to return it - that's on me for not reading their return policy but, really?! One week return window!? Shortest I've ever seen. Probably shouldn't have ordered in the first place - even if I had had the time to try it within the return window I may not have been able to resolve the issue within that time and I doubt I would have been able obtain a return authorization within the week either given their poor customer service. So, unless my repair technician can do something, I just wasted about $90.00.

I've been trying to learn guitar for about a year and a half. I went to John for my first lesson…read morelast weekend. I immediatly felt like his program is structured to keep you interested while furthering your education. He is very personalble and patient. His teaching materials are very well produced. I left the lesson feeling very optimistic. After seeing him for a few months I may choose to modify this review. OK, it's been 2 months since I started. This dude is awesome!!! He is very professional, reliable and personable. I now have a few songs in my catalog and I feel like I am finally progressing in my guitar education. Practice used to be a chore for me. Now I am trying to carve out more time in my schedule to practice.