Finally found myself in Akron with time, so I dragged The Fambly into Guitar Department. Now THIS…read moreis more like it. Every inch of wall has something playable hanging therefrom. Nearly every inch of floor has drums, amps, cabs, amps on top of cabs, cabs on top of OTHER cabs. I had only been in the store about ninety seconds when I overhear a guy nearly buying a Kay Speed Demon guitar. Now just having one to look at is pretty great, but this one was also for sale. You could, given a couple hundred, just walk out with that baby and be cutting a demo before dark. (They really respect the mongrel, here, by which I mean the instrument as well as the customer. Dan "Loving Ohio From a Distance" Auerbach used to wander around the shop hoping to get noticed... I mean "shopping." Yeah, shopping. He's one of those snobbishly anti-snobbery guitar guys, who fetishize the crappy guitars their blues gods played, while playing them through a quarter million dollars worth of effects and electronics.) But enough about success. Found a vintage Fender volume/tone pedal. Well, that just had to go home with me. Bought a couple other things. Time was, there was a great shop like this every ten blocks or so in every city in Uh Murh Cuh Now? "Bro! Just buy that on-line." Right. Buy a guitar, without playing it? Buy an amp, without hearing it? Good luck with that plan, Mr. Malmsteen. They do consignments, too, which is a great way to either upgrade or downgrade your studio, bandroom or man cavity. These guys deserve your business. They sure helped me, and I'll bet they will help you. While we were there, I overheard a drummer, tired from being ridiculed by other musicians, decide to change instruments. Guy goes up to the sales counter and says, "I'll take that red trumpet over there, and that accordion." After a second, the store clerk says ,"OK, you can have the fire extinguisher but the radiator stays."

From the owner: New and used musical instruments, live and recording gear, marching and school instruments, dj…read morelighting, drums, keyboards and accessories

My son started when he was 7yrs old. In two years he has grown so much in his ability to play…read moreguitar but also understand the fundamentals of music. The teachers are all amazing and the school has adult and children for students! I highly recommend Falls Music School!

I mean, come on! With so few music stores around, especially music stores that don't deal with…read moreanything other than school band service, A Max is simply tremendous! The selection is great, and they're expanding. The customer service is beyond anything you see anywhere else today. I was just stunned at how good they were as soon as I walked through the door! I'll also add that they will cater to almost any kind of musician, at any age, for any purpose! You just don't see that anymore! I highly recommend making the drive if you're a tad outside the area. Keep in mind, it's a small business and, if they're busy, it might be a second or two until they get to you but, believe me, they know you're there and can't wait to actually talk to you! Keep doing it A Max! You're the old school music store we need back in all our neighborhoods!

These guys are awesome and great to deal with. I will be a returning customer for sure!read more

Dan and team have worked on many of my guitars and they are the best luthiers around! Highly…read morerecommend

I had Vintage L-OO refinished here a few years back. Theyre not the same as they once were when…read moreVirgil Lay was there. I would take another vintage or valuable acoustic there again.

When your corporate motto is "We exist so music can persist" might need to fall back to their…read morecurrent ad campaign of "Make Some Noise" because the only way to get service in an empty store of customers and 4 staff members just meandering is not the way to help music persist. We couldn't even buy the guitar strings we needed because they would just walk right passed us AT THE REGISTER and wouldn't ring us out. The store in incredibly organized but lacks the soul of other locations. But when you lack basic customer service...nah. I'll head over to S.I.T Strings instead. And, if you can't be bother to take my order I can't be bothered to take your picture...not worth the memory space on my phone.

Brought a electric guitar in to have a proper setup performed and new strings installed…read more I got the guitar back and wish I would not have came here to spend 80 on new strings. Not a pro shop at all!

My band and I recently used Super Critical Flow to record some tracks to be used as a demo. Erik,…read moreDrew and Nick were so great to work with. This was our first experience in a recording studio and their team made it a fun and educational experience. If you have any studio needs, I highly recommend them.

From the owner: We are a small, locally owned and family operated Music Studio focused on music education, with a…read morebig emphasis on the kids. We believe that teaching the art & craft of an instrument can be useful to any age, and every skill level. We have many of the the instruments right here at the studio to practice with. We pride ourselves on being NOT pretentious, and VERY inclusive. Currently teaching: Drums Piano Guitar (acoustic and electric!) Bass (upright and electric!) Vocal Performance Trumpet Electronic Beats

I've known Mike since I was 19 years old he has worked in retail music since he was in his late…read moreteens on until his death. I'm writing this in response to some of the negative criticisms I just saw on here. Mike can't compete with GC or the other chain store volume discounts but what had was professional knowledge of the products. Yes he criticizes a Taylor 400 series guitar their tops are thin they wand to get as many tops out of a slab of wood...there is shortage of luthier grade wood you know. That guitar had the binding coming loose it belonged to someone famous... I owned 5 Taylors: 955c Florentine, 65512, 612c, 612 Km Blackie, 312ce got rid of all five no mid range liked my Martin guitars more hands down. Electric players like Taylor's, they improved them years later somewhat but I still don't like them. He was right anything and everything he said is spot on. And the affordable brands he chose were great for harder time making it possible for people to have an instrument that was in their price range. I was once in retail photo my boss told me we are sales person we advice and educate the customer for the best sales outcome...We not are sales clerks that ring you you up or say I don't know about this or what this is...zero service, to get quality service you pay a little more...your neck moved Mike adjusts it for you free... I've seen him do that...tube guy that was bitching about prices maybe they were the repair techs tubes that were on consignment? And most capos are 20.00 you didn't mention the brand or model number. And the guy that wanted a military break...you could have found a lefty and he would have set it up, or ordered one. I rarely see any lefty's anywhere. Special order even at Martin. My dad was Eastern Orthodox priest and he always said "you catch more flies with honey than with Vinegar"...Try some kindness all of you whining spoiled entitled complainers...God I wish Mike was with us...the world was a better place while he was alive!

Stopped in a couple of times at the previous location…read more Prices a bit high, bought a couple of 12ax7s anyway. Prior to that I was sending guitars to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and had a request for a lefty acoustic. I had plenty of right handed guitars to send, but no lefty's. Did a right hand to left conversion and needed some nut material to make a left handed nut. Even after explaining what I was doing and where the guitar was going and to whom it was going to, Mike still charged me his exuberant price for the material. Being in a bind I reluctantly paid his price. Finished the guitar and sent it to an FOB in Iraq...,.no thanks to any generosity from Pekar Music.