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.

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

One of the best luthiers in this region…read more I have been going to their shop for years and having luthier work done. John, Susan, and staff are so good. I stopped taking my guitars to others shops regionally, that where endorsed by nationally high level players for setup. Yea...they where good but... John's setup was always a step above. John has has been able to give me back semi-playable so-sos, to a silky smooth sweetheart that I have a hard time parting with, even it not top of the line. Now my grandsons and step-son have requested some of my guitars to learn on. I learned on poor quality stock setup. I wanted to quit until I felt instrument setup correctly...and then I was hooked. I want them to know what a good guitar setup feels like versus factory milktoast setup, so that they want to keep on playing and upgrading to their playing style/level. Wadsworth Music facilities that path with both the service and the inventory selection to upgrade when needed. They seem to have heavy support for the local high school band members as well, which I tend to hold dear. (Sry...bias from being HS band member in my days. Would love a high & tight rudimentary snare drum, or 3 valve B-flat marching baritone if I could still blow solo blues. Alas, those days gone. Low-energy guitars will have to suffice.)

Wadsworth Music is my go to store. Just fantastic service, pricing and delivery. I live in…read moreMarblehead Ohio and make the trip to Wadsworth for guitar tune ups from their guitar tech John. This guy knows what he is doing. Online purchases are made easy!!

Amazing service! I would highly recommend their services they got everything in shape and I…read morecouldn't be happier

Good selection of stuff but constantly felt like the owner was trying to milk absolutely every…read morepenny out of me by constantly pushing and attempting to persuade me to buy things, which to a degree I can understand, but it made me feel weird and I just wanted to get in and get out after that

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!

LOVE these pedals!…read more So, I called on a Monday, being on the road out in Columbus and on the way to Cleveland. My ONE stop desire was to come to the Earthquaker factory. They answered the phone right away, and were VERY accommodating for us to stop and take a tour. They give tours from 9am to 5pm. We got there a little after 1pm. We were met by several of the employees and Elsa (The mascot) while we waited for our guide. He came over pretty quickly, and showed us the boards, and the production floor. Then the new equipment for tinning the circuit boards was fascinating, as was the graphics room. The staff all seemed SO happy and productive. A really good work environment! We got to go upstairs and play on the pedalboard. Which, of course led to us having gear lust and wanting to buy ALL the cool toys. They do have a blem shelf, which is all 50% off. Some of the blems are intentional (Reverse or duplicated graphics, and colours.) and some are accidental. All are guaranteed to work (All EarthQuaker Pedals are warranteed as long as EarthQuaker is still in business.) We bought a Teeshirt, and a blem pedal. (Which we could NOT find the blem at all.) They gave us some bags. It was a great time. So informative! THANKS EARTHQUAKER!

Bought a pedal called data corrupter.....one of several amazing pedals from earthquaker devices…read morethat I own. I got it off ebay, and it worked fine for a couple weeks. It then would constantly make noise when engaged. I was sad, but wasn't sad for long. I contacted earthquaker devices, and they responded quickly and were extremely friendly. I sent it in even though I got it off eBay and the serial numbers were torn off from Velcro. They fixed it for FREE!! I will but more of their pedals for sure because they are fantastic and well built and I know they will take care of me if anything goes wrong. Thank you! Love love love!!! If you have any extra pedals, ill take them!

My daughter absolutely loves school of rock. She takes private singing lessons as well as a part of…read morethe band program. She loves the staff and her friends there. I love the fact that she is learning about real music and not just more modern day music.

The Strongsville School of Rock has been such a blessing for my budding rock star. The teachers are…read moregreat with kids and beginners and everyone gets to participate in the shows, regardless of ability. The teachers relate well to the kids, they involve the older kids with helping the younger ones, and they teach proper practice and performance techniques right from the start. This has been an awesome experience for my young son, one I am sure he will continue to enjoy for years.

Just a fantastic experience!…read more Restrung a new Dean for me - the factory strings were not what I am used to playing. Craftsmanship is fantastic with multiple checks and equipment to ensure proper tuning. I did not have a hard case so he was kind enough to restring it for me while I waited. Tom is a really cool and knowledgeable guy to talk to - and has some really awesome gear to look at while he works. He works out of his house, and has a small basement studio repair shop. Fair prices. Attention to detail. Quality work, and very meticulously careful with your instrument. What else can you ask for? Anyone in Akron should check him out!

From the owner: Been playing guitar for over 30 years and really enjoy working on guitars and basses. I perform…read morefull setups, maintenance and small repairs to guitars, and basses. Electric and acoustic.

CIC provides the musical instruments for my kid's school band. They deliver directly to the school…read moreso we don't have to drive to Cuyahoga Falls to pick up the instruments. However, if you want to return an instrument, you will have to drive to Cuyahoga Falls. They also pick them up for repairs from the school. The quality of the trumpet that my son received was excellent. One time, we received a faulty valve and they replaced it with no problem. Being able to rent instruments is nice and they provide cases and cleaning supplies too. I had a very good experience renting from here for the last couple years.

Really nice place with a great selection! The man at the counter is VERY nice and helpful!read more