It's such a great place. I've been going there for years for guitar strings and, more recently, for…read morea major repair of my late mother's vintage classical guitar. They did such a great job, and they have the most lovely staff there (I mean ALL of them), but I had a special interaction with Ben, who helped me out and found me a used guitar case for a good price (which I needed desperately). I highly recommend this store. It's the kind of service you just don't get anymore. Everyone there really cares. Go there before any other big box stores. You'll thank me later.

My son and I have been visiting this store for some time now, and always enjoy every trip we take…read morehere! It's a bit of a hike for us, but the selection is fantastic and the pricing is very competitive, so the drive is totally worth it for us. We have bought a number acoustic and electric guitars, as well as, a bunch of other gear here, and appreciate all the help that John and his staff have given us along the way!

Wendy is passionate about music...and teaching at all levels…read more She loves to be a part of your musical journey. Schedule a lesson today!

Wendy has great teaching techniques and is super friendly. She is helping me a lot after not…read moreplaying for 40 years!

I've been there three times and, despite being the only person there and being there for 20…read moreminutes, no one said a word to me. No "hi" "how can I help you" "what are you looking for", anything. In fact, it takes 10 minutes for an employee to even come out. I get that they teach lessons, but if you double as a store, you should also have a designated employee at the counter, at least to prevent theft. As a drummer, their selection of sticks is pitiful. As a Promark user, the fact that they only sell Vic Firth irks me and they're always out of 5A sticks. As far as practice pads, they only have the Evans Realfeel pad, which has way too rebound for my liking. They also charge more for it than I've seen any other retailer charge for it. Granted, it's a $5 difference ($25 as opposed to $20), but still. Their selection of drumheads was decent, at least carrying more than just Remo. Their selection of guitars looked a little better, but I'm barely even a novice in the guitar world, so I couldn't tell you for certain A little wider variety of products and a little more hospitality is all they need to add, but those are pretty sizeable omissions, so that's why I'm rating them unfavorably.

Great customer service. Beautiful facility. Very nice people to work with…read more I highly recommend.

I am very satisfied with the awesome customer service I received at Stage 1 Music. I recently…read morepurchased a harmonica because I wanted to try something a little bit different and something new to add to my repertoire. Well, within a week I had broken it already and they took care of me right away!! I was so embarrassed, but they made me feel like it was not a thing at all

When it comes to music supplies/equipment I prefer to support small businesses! I will NOT spend a…read moredime at the big chain stores. Thank your great service. Lincoln adjusted the intonation and action on my bass and did an amazing job!

We love our son's piano instructor Tory. He is so patient, gives positive feedback as well as…read moreconstructive feedback.

I read somewhere that playing a musical instrument is great for brain development in kids, so we…read moreasked our 8 year old to pick an instrument to learn. He chose piano. My philosophy about parenting is that it all goes better if you're having your kids do things that are fun, rather than things that are not fun, so we wanted to find a fun piano teacher. I feel so fortunate that a friend recommended 1 2 3 Rock to us! Kyle has been studying piano with Johnny there for over eight years. He has become such a wonderful player, and he has loved every minute of his lessons. I have to say he wouldn't have kept it up for nearly as long if we were with a teacher who didn't have the playfulness and good "kid sense" that Johnny has.

My daughter has been taking cello lessons from Wendy Velasco at Iced Pita Music Lessons for the…read morepast two years. We can't say enough good things about Wendy as a cello instructor. Her enthusiasm and passion for music are obvious in her teaching. We would highly recommend her if you are looking for a caring, skilled and passionate instructor. Iced Pita Music is in a very nice location. There are ample parking spaces in the parking lot. The rooms are well lit, clean and acoustically isolated.

I've been teaching cello at Iced Pita since 2016, this studio is a great environment for teaching…read moreand learning. The waiting area and teaching rooms are bright, clean and colorful. Acoustics are good for critical listening and the rooms are set up with desks, pencils, chairs and music stands. Students can focus on their studies easily, without distractions. Iced Pita has an excellent reputation for high-level music lessons in Thousand Oaks and beyond.

My daughter expressed an interest in learning how to play the piano 5 months ago when she was 5…read moreyears old. My wife and I began our search. We were recommended to a local studio, long story short that did not work out. They were completely incompetent. I went onto Yelp and found Sue Lopez, I instantly knew she was going to be the one. My daughter and I went to her first lesson - Ms. Sue was AMAZING!!! Not only does she have a talent to teach piano, but her teaching style, philosophy and demeanor completely hooked my daughter. Within the first 2 months my daughter was already playing Beethoven, Bach, the Blues, Ballads and more. Her effort, skill and talent has impressed us all. Ms. Sue encourages my daughter to express herself on the piano, she creates a safe learning environment where my daughter feels empowered and courageous. It has been truly amazing to witness. If one is lucky, Ms. Sue and her husband (also a gifted musician) treats us to a awesome performance. Thank you Sue Lopez!!! We highly recommend her!

Sue is wonderful. So patient and positive, and the method she uses is great, which is Simply…read moreMusic, a non-traditional, 'learn by ear' first, then later figure out how to read music. It really keeps my daughter engaged and motivated because she's not stuck playing one-handed songs like "mary had a little lamb." It's been about 3 months now, and she has about a dozen songs she can play well now -- all of them have different parts for the right and left hands. She sounds great and loves impressing family and friends with her playing. My daughter even signed herself up for her school's talent show only a few weeks into lessons with Sue. That's confidence that will stay with her forever. Finally, I didn't want piano to be something I had to push and nag my daughter about-- we have enough to do each week. There are weeks my daughter practices a lot, and other weeks where it's busy and she can't practice as much, but: --My daughter always looks forward to playing and lessons --Sue is always positive about it, whether it was a good practice week or a light practice week, and gives her lots of encouragement. THANK YOU!

I bought one of their used drum sets and it seemed like a solid price. It was a nice maple Gretsh…read moreCatalina 6 piece kit with a nice amber finish. The set was in great condition and I have not had any complains about it since. I slapped on some new drum heads and love the tone. Overall I would return again they had other used sets at reasonable prices.

Ordered the Sawtooth Heritage Tuscan guitar online. When it arrived, the G, B, and E tuning pegs…read morewere broken making it such that you could not tune the guitar. I took it to the store today and Robbie took an entire set of tuning pegs off a broken headstock and replaced the three tuners. Considering the circumstances, I applaud Robbie for his assistance and professionalism. Now, the bad. I called multiple times and sent an email hoping to resolve this problem without having to go to their physical store location (this is why I ordered online). Unable to speak with anyone, I felt it necessary to to go to their physical location. I asked Robbie if there was some way he could compensate me for my time and trouble. He declined saying that he could not authorize any compensation. My expectation would have been a free t-shirt, or maybe a set of strings, perhaps a few guitar picks, a discount on a future purchase - a small item of nominal value to their organization to keep a customer happy. Meh, it didn't happen. Probably won't do business here again. Oh, as an aside, this store is not open Saturday or Sunday...that makes it difficult for me to make it to this location during the week with traffic and where I work. I left work early to get to their location today.