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Subrina D.

Amazing service, so helpful and bought this awesome ukulele!. The kind man let my son try out the bass guitar, giving inspiration to my sons future musical endeavors. Thank you!

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Elle F.

This was our first time visiting the store. First, the driveway WILL sneak up on you so go slow, as you turn in the driveway you'll see the storefront straight ahead. You can park right out front and it is not metered parking. Sunday's are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY so plan accordingly. Nicky was so patient and kind explaining all we needed to know about the different instruments available and provided us with new information as well. This store really has everything you would need for a bass. They even have a case you can rent if you suddenly find yourself needing to travel with your bass. It's a quiet store so it's easy to hear the sound of the bass you try. There is also the option to try plugging into an amp and really hear the sound. There are new and used instruments to choose from. Tom was also a great help showing us the different features of a particular bass we picked out. Love this little hole in the wall shop.

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6 years ago

I love FMI. Knowledgeable staff, great instruments at many price points, and badass paint jobs. Definitely come by and check them out.

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The shop's very cool with all of the bass and cello lined up, and Nicky is knowledgeable, skilled and easy to talk to.

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I get that they're understaffed and busy, but you have to try hard to be as unhelpful as they are…read more One gentleman kept rolling his eyes when I approached to ask a question. I made a purchase of a couple strings and an accessory that required me to take out my inhole sound pickup, so I asked if I could borrow a screwdriver (to literally turn the screws to the left a grand total of two times). He tells me "sorry, we don't usually loan tools out for use," which is totally understandable! So I ask if he can then just help me out and turn the screws himself if I'm not allowed to touch the screwdriver -- he audibly groans and looks at me, then finally turns, practically dragging his feet as he grabs the screwdriver to help me out. I was starting to be pretty stunned by this point. Then, when I was about to leave and putting my purchases in my gig bag outside pocket, the other guitar technician, Mike, starts staring daggers at me across the floor, then tells me to show my receipt to the guy at the door-- he thought I was stealing. After I'd been walking around the store for 2 hours and making multiple purchases. My jaw literally dropped. I don't know what's going on at this store, or if they treat every customer this way, or just me. I would speculate that because I dress quite basically (like a skateboarder, roughed up clothes, maybe?) they assumed I had no money/was poor to justify how they decided to interact with me. No matter who I am or what I might look like, staff should treat EVERY customer the same. I was considering buying a guitar from this store, the Yamaha AC1R specifically that they have in the acoustic guitar room, but now I don't ever want to come back.

Fantastic Musical Instruments - musicalinstrumentsandteachers - Updated May 2026

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