Owner is kind and patient. Take time to help customers to select the right instrument. Price is…read morereasonable. Have been going there for many years to rent, buy, service, lease-to-purchase, for my grandchildren's instruments according to their growing needs. Best in this area. Honesty and professionalism and not to oversell. Thank you, Cruz and to wife, Diana.

Experienced Dependable and knowledgeable!…read more This is what you get when you go to Mr. Cruz's Luthier shop. you get the best service and professionalism at his place. This is a place for professionals, but also for people who are starting out Mr. Cruz has a lot of patience and will help you find what you need. Mr. Cruz adjusted my high-end violin's sound post in a matter of minutes. He did expertly and now the violin sounds perfectly balanced! Also, his price to do this was very reasonable! Mr. Cruz is a consummate performer of the violin as well as knowledgeable enough to build a violin from scratch, he has been in business for many years and is very dependable! If you want to go to a trustworthy, professional to take care of your violin needs and not have to over pay for it. See Cruz Violins!!!

Really like the guys who work here! Some are kids who love music and some of those kids really…read moreunderstand musicians! And their instruments! I recently brought in my luthier made uke and they were able to diagnose why the A string kept coming off. I love going in there and browsing all the books- if they don't have something, they honestly try to get it for you and they have been super patient with me when my accident prevented me from picking up my uke. Had a loooong talk with one of the guys about the great music of the late sixties and seventies and never felt once that i was being rushed away. When music is part of your soul, you can talk about it all day long. Great guys, great service!

Carl was so informative and friendly! Blessed to have found this business. We will be back again…read morevery soon!

Consulted with the owner of this company on Sept. 20th, regarding repair of my violin. Agreed to a…read morereasonable quote regarding cost and time, $140 and two weeks for restringing the violin and bow, repairing the pegs and replacing the tuners, left the violin with them that day. I have not heard from the company since. I have called four times, and visited the storefront once {today, four weeks since leaving my violin} the shop was not open, despite it being their published business hours, and I haven't heard from them since the day I left my violin with them. I am furious and want my violin back. This is not an appropriate way to run a business. I could understand if something had come up and they had reached out to me, if there were a delay or an illness, and they told me it was going to take longer, I'd be entirely happy to let them have the time they needed. If something came up that the repair would cost more, and they communicated that, I'd be pleased to agree. This lack of contact, and non-availability makes me wonder if I'll ever see my instrument again.

A Sharp has been consistently good with the repair services. It is a family owned business. They…read moreare patient and explains every step during the inspection for the repair so you know exactly what they are charging. We have tried other local stores and found A Sharp the best price for quality work.

We were recommended Corona music from the school so I had good expectations unfortunately that was…read morenot the case. I went in they quoted me $90 for a cleaning and shine with an estimate of 1-2 week turnaround time. I was called the next day to inform me the instrument was going to need more then expected and it went up to $160 SAME turnaround time. My very inpatient son after a week in a half asked me to call and get an update. I did but they didn't have an update. A little over 2 weeks I called a they say instrument will be in on Friday. I call they say not ready they will me it went on like that for what felt like for ever.

Highly recommend Corona Music Center! The staff here are always friendly, welcoming, and genuinely…read morecare about everyone. The instructors make lessons engaging and enjoyable which is always a plus. You can tell the people there truly love music. They will forever have me as a loyal customer!!

There are so many fantastic things about this business... my son takes drum lessons with Jason and…read morehe really is amazing. He's patient and very kind. My sons had been with Jason for over 3 years now and he is an excellent drummer! My daughter also goes to singing lessons with vocal coach Anjanique and I have no words to describe how amazing she is! She is so kind and so knowledgeable, she has made my daughter come out of her comfort and try bigger things. Honestly every teacher there is amazing and caring and I am glad we found a great place for our children to learn about music .

My daughter has been taking Violin lessons for 3 years now. We love the place and Ms. McKinzie is…read morewonderful, so patient and always flexible when we need to reschedule. I would recommend to anyone who enjoys music and needs a place to learn.

How I wish Empire Performance Studio was around during my youth! As a musician and advocate of…read moremusic education for youth, I have high remarks for Empire Performance Studio. Whether your child has no musical background or is musically inclined, Empire will not only guide the students with their musical abilities but also help build their confidence and enhance their social skills. The students are engaged in learning how to sing, dance, and act on stage and the result is phenomenal! Students will be able to experience, firsthand, the work that goes on to put on a musical production including seeing how the set comes alive with props and costumes. They will also learn how to prepare for roles beginning with auditions and rehearsals. It's really a fun process to watch a production from start to finish for the adults as it is for the children. Becky and Linda are so great with the kids, providing them with a positive atmosphere and challenging each one of them to do their best! I had the opportunity to watch a few shows already and every child just shines on stage! You can tell they love being a part of Empire! It's pretty amazing what they do here. And I've enjoyed every single performance I've attended. Thank you, Empire!

We are so lucky to have been introduced to Empire's Family! Becky has been building my daughters…read moreconfidence and abilities. And Linda and Audrey are so helpful and supportive - wearing so many hats. I love this company! If nothing else come see these up and coming performers, they are AMAZING!

Rollie is a KING. Not only did he take care of my acoustic perfectly, he finished it a day earlier…read morethan I expected!! My name is Mary-Michelle Worthy on YT, sometimes I have issues with males in music, (people sometimes think I'm famous, jokes on them). Rollie was the perfect person for me to run into. Next level on his customer service and professionalism, this guy really knows his stuff and works his tail off. Thank you Guitar Center, y'all are a favorite of mine now at this location. Major shout out to Rollie for being a professional, a boss, and a total gentleman in his craft. Come to this location, Fair Lady Slim Shady highly recommends. !

Stop by this place since my boyfriend want to get cajon bag to protect his instrument. Upon…read morearrival, a group of staff were talking to each other and not paying attention who is coming. My boyfriend and I were walking around in aisle looking for the cajon bag many times. No one came to assist us. We try to flag the staff down in front by waving our hands and the group of staff ignored our needs as they were testing out a new guitar joking around. I literally had to call at them and one of them look like they are tired of their job. The girl with a black ponytail asked, what do you want looking pissed off because she had to break away from her group. The attitude is no good from her. She said go inside the cajon room and it will be there, immediately went back talking with the group. The fact that I had to wave and call at them loudly to get their attention is such a big disgrace. I never have to do that before at any Guitar Center I've been to in Montebello or Riverside. All I really want is for the staff to help me when my boyfriend is trying to purchase something for his instrument. After my boyfriend purchase the item, the girl cashier who has straight blonde hair went straight to talking to her coworkers. I mean, come on I had to call her out where is my receipt? Her face is so mad at me just because I asked for my receipt. What if the bag is broken or my boyfriend do not like it? Like what people say if you don't do your job properly, you will do it twice. The overall customer service experience at this location is relatively bad. The company needs to learn how to train their employees on how to become active at customer service. I understand how there are slow days but become considerate toward customers. We are the one who put sales into your business so it is running smoother.

Awesome place. Super nice people. Reasonable prices and they fixed up my trumpet real nice.read more

Has the feel of a small family business dedicated to musical instruments. Truly a needed community…read morestore here in Riverside. I had my French horn cleaned and a valve restrung. They also provide music lessons in private rooms. I think its a fantastic community resource for music-interested families.

My 14 yo girl wanted to learn guitar and dance. She got to do both and still learning so much! She…read morehad so much fun during her first Summer Showcase with Hiphop 1 . And now she added Jazz 1,and Lyrical 1 with HH 1 A . All I can say is my shy kid showed so much improvement in her moves and most specially in her confidence in just 6 months. So blessed to finally cave in to have my daughter try dance and music. On top of that she loves all VSPA's instructors. Special shout out to EJ's love of Hiphop. Chloe loves the push she gets from your class!

Terrific dance performances! A great deal of talent…read more It was a verynjoyable evening !!!