My finance inherited her Father's Guild guitar for me to play. I had some trouble playing barre…read morechords on it and I noticed the action was quite high. I had put on custom light strings and still wasn't happy with it's action. I decided to take it to Russell and see what he thought. He took one look at it and noticed that it possibly hadn't been setup before. He saved my newly (night before) installed strings and wow it plays amazingly now. I tried it out and he said "You should hear it from here" so I handed him the guitar and he played some Travis picking and yeah it sounds amazing. Barre chords are coming along better and the guitar feels more comfortable without the struggle. For the record I've bought a couple guitars from him and will continue to add to my collection via Moonlight Music. The work was quick and I had it back in no time.

I trust Russell to always do a great job on my guitars. His setup and new strings on my…read moreGuild starfire 2 bass were excellent. I love Russels shop here in Encinitas

I was looking to enhance not only my guitar playing; but also my music knowledge as to why I am…read moreplaying these chords and notes; different techniques, genres and even guitar types and associated effects and found ESOM. Along with all this learning and knowledge; I was challenged with live performing on a regular basis. ESOM matches our talents with other music students and we practice and perform as a cohesive unit (a performing band!) which is not only great fun; but encourages regular practice for a common goal. Being a 501c; its also nice to contribute to the enrichment of our small community ESOM provides as well to the needy and those desiring to learn but cant afford.

My daughter has been playing guitar for 8 years and has taken lessons for 7 of those years. She has…read morehad several guitar teachers in the past but Steve is by far the best around!!! He makes the lessons challenging but they are invaluable. She has learned so much and she is now playing in her own band. Thanks, Steve, for all you've done for Ella!

My son has been taking piano lessons from Melinda at Giacoletti Music Center for several years now…read more Melinda and the staff have fostered and nurtured my son's love of music and he has excelled during Melinda's instruction. My son has played at venues, participated in recitals, and is a National Member of Guild because of Giacoletti Music Center. Now my son will be applying to college for a music performance degree. We are so grateful for finding Giacoletti and highly recommend anyone to take lessons here.

I just wanna give a shout out to Melinda, this review has been a long time coming. Me and my wife…read morehave been doing business with Melinda for quite a few years now and I have to say she is very committed and passionate at what she does. Just an overall great person. We would never bring our kids to another music place other than here. I highly recommend to my friends and family thanks. Giocoletti Music!!

You can tell immediately that Dianne has experience teaching children of all ages. My 6 year old…read moredaughter has been taking lessons from her for a year and has done very well with Dianne. My 4 year old son was begging to take piano lessons too even though he can't read but Dianne has been teaching him for a few weeks and maintaining his attention as well. We love that she comes to our home and always has recommendations for music spots around town. She makes learning music fun, as it should be!!

I am so impressed with Dianne's piano teaching. She has been working with 3 of my grandchildren…read more(ages 8,10, 14) for the past few months. Her approach to teaching combines her expertise as a musician with an ability to make learning piano accessible and fun for different ages. She's very professional, with clear expectations, and provides helpful feedback for both student and parents. The progress I've seen so far is really amazing. I highly recommend Dianne!

The best music store for guitars in North County. The store is well-stocked, and staff is…read moreknowledgeable. I always try to stop by when I am in town. On my last trip there, I was delighted to find that I could rent a guitar for a month for $60 (I took home a Yamaha Revstar Element - nice playing instrument).

Great guys Lots of guitars…read moreWould rather give them my business and support local. I'll be back

My voice teacher Jade and the staff are amazing! I am so happy that I found this place!read more

Both of my kids have been taking lessons for a few months now. My daughter has one of their more…read moretenured teachers so she's had her the whole time and absolutely loves her. She has learned so much and even recently added on a voice lesson to her guitar lesson, which is a big deal for her because she is very shy. My son is on his 3rd teacher because two have left for various reasons, but honestly that is just going to happen at any large music studio, and every time he has gotten a new teacher he has liked him even better than the last! So it has all worked out and he is learning a lot. And the front desk staff - WOW. I really don't know how to express how awesome and helpful they are. They truly care about the kids, are very empathetic to kids' and parents' needs and concerns (I honestly do not understand how they have so much patience), always think to message when a makeup spot or better scheduling spot opens up, and are just so genuinely kind, professional and friendly. The service they provide really makes big difference in our experience as parents.

This is the best music store i've ever visited! Super knowledgeable employees who always take their…read moretime to help you find exactly what you need! The Best!

Parts that belonged to me that "got thrown out", brand new parts on my brand new guitars missing,…read morewhich the required service was not compensatorily offered for and I am sitting with yet another job on that exact same guitar. Electronics installed in cavity that don't fit as well. I mentioned whether they would fit and he just installed that instead of ordering a part or backing off. Multiple extra visits for pickup height adjustment on pickup installs also included surprisingly my going out to pick up parts for my jobs for him. Requested a cavity photo for reference and did not receive the photo at all nor any acknowledgement of that. This is not a full list of the issues I experienced. Guitar Center fucks up just as bad unfortunately. I didn't say anything about this dude technically made some really uneducated commentary and I bought extra guitar strings to add to business (cheap online). I feel like I really came through while suffering from side effects of my cancer treatment and I still have work to do that was created by carelessness and negligence, if I pay for those services somewhere else my guitars will be in shop for months and I will be paying hundreds of extra dollars. Tech/owner was also extremely condescending and inaccurate, maybe he was religious I saw him with crosses on his shirt and some religious music playing on his low-end stereo. Happens all the time.

Zack was not only super speedy in communicating with me about my son's party, but also very…read morehelpful, flexible, and affordable. He had a great PA system that was perfect for the space and amount of noise, and you can tell he is a natural entertainer and comfortable behind the microphone due to the fact he sort of MC'd my son's party. Mentioning his birthday a few times, thanking us and the guests for enjoying the music, and he led us into Happy Birthday. And most importantly he was awesome. He legitimately has great talent. I don't know what else to say other than, check out my other Yelp reviews... I don't give stellar ones unless totally warranted. Alyssa

Hats off to our local legend Zack David and his ability to entertain any crowd mixed with every…read moreage! Thank you for an amazing performance at the Flora Vista Familypolooza! We all enjoyed your talent in instrument and voice as well as your patience for duet requests. Get Zack for your headline set, he will deliver! Thank you!