Guitar Center

Had a cracked bridge on my acoustic. Lon Kostelac, luthier, was friendly and knowledgeable. He…read moreexplained my options and repaired my guitar for a great price .

Great place to learn music. My daughter is really enjoying it! Highly recommend!!!!!!read more

Guitar Center Lessons

2.8

(6 reviews)

I visited this store about 3 months ago but i am just now having time to post this review…read more According to their website, this store had in stock what I was looking for. I sent my son inside to purchase it and after 15 minutes of waiting I decided to go inside to see why he was taking so long to come out. The employee ignored him and was helping another adult client and chit chatting with another employee. They both looked at me and carried on their conversation without asking if I needed anything! My son approached him again and asked very politely if he was able to locate what we were looking for, the employee said "dude, chill! I told you we don't always have in stock what the website says..." Needless to say we walked out of there and I gave my money to another business.

Contacted the Willowbrook location 4 times, 2 phone calls and 2 online inquiries for guitar lessons…read moreand still no call back. The first time was over 12 days ago. I guess they aren't accepting new students. They could at least tell me that. I've bought 1 guitar and have had 2 set up there. Not to mention gear. No longer my go-to guitar shop.

School of Rock

(3 reviews)

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My daughter really enjoys her voice lessons at school of rock. They are very knowledgeable, great…read moreteachers!

My boys loves this place. This is the first time they picked up an instrument they both are…read moreexcelling!

Music & Arts

3.5

(17 reviews)

Received a quick and thorough assessment of an instrument that I had purchased some years ago for…read moreone of my grandchildren. The gentleman who helped me was clearly a lover of instruments (you could tell by the way he handled it respectfully and lovingly) and very knowledgeable of their virtues, idiosyncrasies, and value! I will always send people here and return myself if I have any questions or need service for the family's instruments.

Not sure why this place has anything less than a 5-star rating…read more This store is one we all frequent to for our orchestral booklets, supplies, and services. I personally like that they are open later than most local violin shops and have what we need. My son needed his violin to be serviced and since the other local violin shop that I initially bought it from closed early for some reason, we figured we had nothing to loose and stop by here. We were greeted by an employee and informed him that the violin needed to be restrung, and after a couple of minutes after playing on their beautiful piano, admiring the cool guitars and shaking the colorful maracas, we were informed that the violin was fixed, however it was only temporary since they were not able to provide the full service that we needed and suggested another local violin shop for that service. The best part, we were not charged! Like who does that nowadays!?? Mind you, they don't service instruments. I appreciated the associate's service very much, he did not have to be so kind and desperately help us out when my son needed his violin fixed by the next day. I have nothing but great things to say about Music and Arts, they truly have great quality employees and a wide variation of instruments and knowledgeable employees. I am happy to come here anytime for any of my music needs!v

Sound Revolution

4.2

(26 reviews)

What a beautiful rad record store! The staff are super kind and helpful, they have a ton of get…read moremusic and even some skate gear and smoke accessories. Super knowledgeable and have been part of Houston for years! Last night they had an in store and it was a ton of fun to see old friends and listen to great music! Punks not dead and neither is the traditional music store platform!' Go local, buy local!! Listen to music

My son and I enjoy coming into the store to go through the selection. To purchase and to make…read morefuture purchase plans. I even love perusing the marked down buckets. The staff is chill and always helpful to look up anything for you. I haven't had a vinyl disappoint yet as far as value. Vinyls are not cheap regardless where you buy them from. I haven't bought a used one yet, but it's in the plan. I haven't even purchased some candy bars that I never heard of for fun. Lastly there's a rewards program too.

Great Southern Music

(40 reviews)

Guitar lessons provided by Michael Yheulon who is an excellent teacher, he does online lessonsread more

Came here to take a look at some guitar selection for my son. I was greeted warmly by the owner of…read morewhich he advise which guitar i would like. He was not pushy into selling anything (big star for that). The store Is not as big as some guitar center I been to but their selections is got some of the top name. If you ever looking into great customer service and choice, I highly recommend this place

Sound Revolution

4.4

(26 reviews)

What a fun nostalgic place! Had so much fun going through their records that brought back so many…read morememories. They have a huge selection in al genres. Loved it! I will be back.

Stepped in browse through their vinyl records collection , I was greeted upon entrance . This store…read more is pretty cool, they have a lot of vintage items such as cassettes, vinyl records, vhs , tshirts, posters , etc. I love digging in crates looking for classic music on vinyl . They buy vintage items music item also.. Cool store great staff!!! 6-28-2020 Acknowledged upon entrance , everyone here is cool and helpful if you have any questions. It's like going back in time when shopping here. I also got a 10% off coupon when I checked in.

Lisle Violin Shop

3.8

(6 reviews)

My wife & daughter loved the environment there, didn't full pressured to buy anything, and the lady…read morewho helped them made sure they understood everything and that everything was clear. Looking forward to the new school year & working with this company. My daughter is happy, wife is happy -- so I am happy.

Yes. It went well. Now, I can take a few at a time from my closet of violins and violas over there…read moreto get them setup optimally!!! I will be going back in total confidence!

Fishburn Violin Shop

3.6

(23 reviews)

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This review is ONLY for renting instruments and a few minor repairs. I have NOT bought an…read moreinstrument from Fishburn, therefore, I cannot comment on the process, price, or value-for-money of an instrument. MOST IMPORTANT: The employees are EXCEPTIONAL! They are knowledgeable, and if they don't know, they will find out for you. I have always had great service from them (even though I can be snippy at times). Please be patient with them if you want them to be patient with you. I have rented 3 instruments (1 violin and 2 cellos) from Fishburn. I rented a 1/8 violin from Fishburn 3+ years ago for my son. I highly recommending instruments for growing children or for adults that are just "trying" out an instrument. Fishburn has a great rent-to-own program where you pay a monthly price and this money counts towards you owning an instrument once the price of the instrument is paid out. I love this program. Here are some of my experiences with renting. Renting: Fishburn has different tiers of rental (the higher the quality of instrument, the more money you pay for rental). When I first rented the 1/8 violin, I though, "hey, my kid is just beginning, he doesn't need an expensive rental". I was wrong. All great musicians start out as a beginner, beginners matter. Rent the best that you can afford. A higher quality instrument will be easier to play, better on the ears when practicing (doesn't sound like someone is torturing a cat), and make your kid feel better about him/herself, therefore, making that kid want to practice more. I wish the people at Fishburn would have informed me about this aspect of renting, I would have rented the higher quality instrument first instead of renting el cheapo, then having to come back and trade-up. That being said, the higher priced rental instrument is worth it. I know that they probably source their instruments overseas. I just want to say, the cheap 1/8 violin is REALLY bad. We are now at the 3/4 size, higher quality instrument, and it sounds so amazing. I know Fishburn didn't make the 1/8 violin-shaped-atrocity, but maybe consider sourcing from a better place? With all this being said, yes, PLEASE consider renting from them! Their rental prices are very fair. During renting, they also will clean, repair, and replace strings, bows, etc. for you free of charge. Once we paid out the price of the violin, we own it and no longer have to pay the monthly rental charge. This was automatic and I didn't have to go in and remind them. This was very nice. When my kid out-grew his violin, I just took it in and they swapped it for a larger one, no additional cost! I'm sure if you wanted/needed a higher quality violin, you would have to pay for the difference. This is understandable. Once you own the violin though, YOU are responsible for paying for repairs and services. Repairs and services: I had to re-hair a 3/4 bow. The re-hair price is almost the cost of a new bow. I decided to re-hair instead of buying a new one because my kid will grow and what am I going to do with a 3/4 violin bow? If you have a full-sized bow, maybe having two bows would be useful. The luthier did call me and we spoke about the re-hair vs buying another one. I greatly appreciate her time and her concern. In the end, we re-haired and she did an awesome job. I have also brought my cello in to reshape the bridge, and change the strings. All repairs were done in a timely manner and they are good at keeping you abreast of timelines to manage your expectations. They are good at exceeding timelines, but things happen sometimes. We have all been there. Side note: When I first rented a 1/8 cello for my daughter, this had to be special-ordered. There was a mix-up somewhere and the cello did not come on time. Mr. Fishburn called me himself to apologize. In the end, we had a pleasant conversation. It's a 1/8 cello, there are a million other things that are more important. Final verdicts: Rent from Fishburn: Yes! Or at least, give them a chance and try it out. Repair at Fishburn: I have only done minor repairs so YES! For large repairs like big cracks in instruments, I do not have experience so I cannot comment.

Bad customer service. I have been a customer of this company's cello rental program for the past…read morethree years and had a positive experience until now, which makes this situation especially disappointing. I recently tried to rent another cello for my younger child, but due to issues with the store's process, the rental was never finalized and we were unable to receive the instrument despite waiting for quite some time. However, my card was still charged twice. It has now been about a week, and I still have not received the refund or any proactive update regarding the status. I eventually had to call the store myself twice, only to be told by the store manager that I should contact the corporate office directly. I understand that mistakes and system issues can happen, but I was disappointed with how the situation was handled afterward. Since the duplicate charges and unsuccessful rental were not caused by anything on my end, I would have expected the store to take ownership of the issue, communicate with corporate internally if necessary, and keep me updated until the refund was completed--instead of asking me to resolve it myself.

Fleming Musical Instruments & Repair

(23 reviews)

Very friendly. Very professional and knowledgeable. Resonably priced. Had them give me an insurance…read moreappraisal on my two piccolos.

The most pro experience I've had in quite some time. Expert customer service and an awesome staff…read moreof high level technicians. Thank you for being there for me gents!

Rockin Robin Guitars & Music

3.8

(84 reviews)

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Sales staff is very knowledgeable and attended to us promptly. So many options including drums,…read moreviolins, mallets, amps, sheet music and more. If you're looking to buy sell or trade this is your place

This is the place to find vintage guitars in Houston…read more There's lots of nice vintage electric and acoustic guitars and the employees are nice. Best store in Houston and they have a good luthier. C'est la place pour trouver des guitares vintages à Houston. Il y a beaucoup de belle guitares acoustiques et électriques et les employés sont cool. Meilleur magasin de guitares dans la ville de Houston.

Houston Guitar Tech

4.9

(33 reviews)

Ed works on all the stuff i break…read more This is the honest guitar doctor that works on all my Ibanez variants. From sustainiacs to pawnshop specials, Ed has fixed them all for me.

Finally found the right place to bring my Guitars. I consider ED my personal Guitar Tech, he is the…read morebest! I brought him all my Guitars a few at a time. Even some that had been recently set up by others. Ed can just lay his hands on a guitar and tell you what's wrong with it. :) Tim

Texas Music Emporium

(39 reviews)

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Best Music store in all Texas!!!! Real pros working there and an Amazing probably the best Guitar…read moreTech in all Texas working there as well.

I've been doing business with this place since the mid 90s and they've never done me wrong. I…read morehighly recommend them Zakk Wylde even come out and play in front of the store every now and again so it's a win win win. And they also give you a case every time you buy a guitar because every guitar comes with the case, they give it to you in the original case unlike other music stores that we all know such as Sweetwater, Guitar Center, American music supply or AMS none of them in the original case you have to buy it for extra $200-$300. At TME they give you a case whatever Guitar you buy I've never left that store without a case. A hardshell case at that not a gig bag. But a real hardshell case that you could stand on all the guitars in it, and it will not hurt the Guitar. I even had one fall out the back of a truck and hit the ground pretty hard in the hard showcase and they were both fine. All three were fine 73 Gibson and less Paul 1998 seven string Ibanez RGS/RGA?? 7 7120 something like that. it was black with a Floyd rose. I don't remember what kind of pick up cause back man seven strings had just come out not many people knew how to plan now they're just as easy if not easier to play in a sixth string because everything's based on seven patterns and the strings of positions and fingering on each string and on and on and on, I think if you learn guitar theory with a seven string, you wear your ass fit a lot faster than having to see the seven string feeding pattern and the fingering positions just to get a seven string so you don't have to skip that seventh repeating pattern you just play it also you get a full three octaves instead of two octaves and 4 notes so basically anywhere from 17 to 19 notes Max. On a seven string you can complete the whole fingering pattern in each three note for string pattern and you played 3 office and your notice that if there are a much shorter space on the six string it will go from like 5th fret to 7 or eight, possibly nine

Guitar Center

3.7

(70 reviews)

Bernie assisted us and wow! Haven't had such great customer care in a while! I watched him greet…read moreand welcome everyone single person who stepped foot in the store! He even shared how incredible the drum set works! Stelllaaaarrrrrrrr worker at the location! Thank you, Bernie!!! Please give that man a raise, he deserve it all!

Bad customer service. No one was helpful, and it felt like customers were being ignored. I would…read morenot recommend coming to Guitar Center on Westheimer if you expect good customer service

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9 years ago

don't go here, you cant turn the amp up past the 3 settings or the long haired tattoo punk will walk up and just turn it down. very rude amps at made to play loud. this guy needs to go. wont be going back there was going to purchase some items, but because of his attitude as amp police we left. read more

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(7 reviews)

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I have passed by H & H several times traveling down 1960, but never had a reason to go in until…read moreabout a week or so ago. The building faces 1960, like everything else, but you turn in after the building itself and park in the back of the shop. The entrance is also in the back with the parking lot. This is a huge, very clean, nicely organized store. If you have kid's in band, you already know that there are different books on instruments for different schools. I needed to get a book for my God son who is in middle school. I walked in & was greeted by Jeff, the manager at H & H. As soon as I explained what instrument I needed a book for, he asked, "What school?" I told him & he had the book in my hand & was on the way to checking me out. I don't know squat about instruments, or anything that would be in that store. What I do know is that my oldest son wants to play the snare, but his school told him he needs to wait until High School. So Jeff offered me several pamphlets on private classes, & also wrote down names & numbers of a couple of extra people I can contact. I thought that was great.....after all, he could've just rung me up & went on to the next customer. I give H & H 5 stars!!! They earned every one by having a huge stocked store that is extremely clean & has a friendly & helpful staff. I strongly suggest this store if you are in the area.

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This review is ONLY for renting instruments and a few minor repairs. I have NOT bought an…read moreinstrument from Fishburn, therefore, I cannot comment on the process, price, or value-for-money of an instrument. MOST IMPORTANT: The employees are EXCEPTIONAL! They are knowledgeable, and if they don't know, they will find out for you. I have always had great service from them (even though I can be snippy at times). Please be patient with them if you want them to be patient with you. I have rented 3 instruments (1 violin and 2 cellos) from Fishburn. I rented a 1/8 violin from Fishburn 3+ years ago for my son. I highly recommending instruments for growing children or for adults that are just "trying" out an instrument. Fishburn has a great rent-to-own program where you pay a monthly price and this money counts towards you owning an instrument once the price of the instrument is paid out. I love this program. Here are some of my experiences with renting. Renting: Fishburn has different tiers of rental (the higher the quality of instrument, the more money you pay for rental). When I first rented the 1/8 violin, I though, "hey, my kid is just beginning, he doesn't need an expensive rental". I was wrong. All great musicians start out as a beginner, beginners matter. Rent the best that you can afford. A higher quality instrument will be easier to play, better on the ears when practicing (doesn't sound like someone is torturing a cat), and make your kid feel better about him/herself, therefore, making that kid want to practice more. I wish the people at Fishburn would have informed me about this aspect of renting, I would have rented the higher quality instrument first instead of renting el cheapo, then having to come back and trade-up. That being said, the higher priced rental instrument is worth it. I know that they probably source their instruments overseas. I just want to say, the cheap 1/8 violin is REALLY bad. We are now at the 3/4 size, higher quality instrument, and it sounds so amazing. I know Fishburn didn't make the 1/8 violin-shaped-atrocity, but maybe consider sourcing from a better place? With all this being said, yes, PLEASE consider renting from them! Their rental prices are very fair. During renting, they also will clean, repair, and replace strings, bows, etc. for you free of charge. Once we paid out the price of the violin, we own it and no longer have to pay the monthly rental charge. This was automatic and I didn't have to go in and remind them. This was very nice. When my kid out-grew his violin, I just took it in and they swapped it for a larger one, no additional cost! I'm sure if you wanted/needed a higher quality violin, you would have to pay for the difference. This is understandable. Once you own the violin though, YOU are responsible for paying for repairs and services. Repairs and services: I had to re-hair a 3/4 bow. The re-hair price is almost the cost of a new bow. I decided to re-hair instead of buying a new one because my kid will grow and what am I going to do with a 3/4 violin bow? If you have a full-sized bow, maybe having two bows would be useful. The luthier did call me and we spoke about the re-hair vs buying another one. I greatly appreciate her time and her concern. In the end, we re-haired and she did an awesome job. I have also brought my cello in to reshape the bridge, and change the strings. All repairs were done in a timely manner and they are good at keeping you abreast of timelines to manage your expectations. They are good at exceeding timelines, but things happen sometimes. We have all been there. Side note: When I first rented a 1/8 cello for my daughter, this had to be special-ordered. There was a mix-up somewhere and the cello did not come on time. Mr. Fishburn called me himself to apologize. In the end, we had a pleasant conversation. It's a 1/8 cello, there are a million other things that are more important. Final verdicts: Rent from Fishburn: Yes! Or at least, give them a chance and try it out. Repair at Fishburn: I have only done minor repairs so YES! For large repairs like big cracks in instruments, I do not have experience so I cannot comment.

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