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    MW T.

    Mighty Fine Guitars is unquestionably the most humane, civilized guitar shop I have ever seen. Soft spoken owner Stevie Coyle is an amazing guitarist of considerable renown himself (Google him) and he has stocked his shop with an incredible selection of handmade, acoustic guitars from the finest builders around. Common, production instruments such as those from even high quality builders like Martin are an anomaly at Mighty Fine Guitars. The majority of Stevie's stock consists of extremely limited production and one-off guitars personally built by the craftspeople who have their name on the headstock. These are high-end instruments running generally in the $2000-$12000 range. The very quiet shop itself is a comfortably sized room next door to a traditional music store in the suburban bedroom community of Lafayette. The deep, rich green walls display about 2 dozen instruments and the center of the room is dominated by a conversation area of a set of very comfortable armless upholstered chairs around a coffee table stocked with miscellaneous literature, magazines and a small multi-section tray containing an assortment of picks, tuners, nail files etc. -all the small items one might need on hand to experience the joy of playing the world's finest instruments in the most pleasing, relaxing retail space this side of being in one's own home. Btw: Stevie also gives lessons. https://www.facebook.com/MightyFineGuitars

    This place even smells like music.  Killer spot for amazing guitars.

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    11 months ago

    You have mighty fine guitars. My husband always wanted to visit your shop. The Gibson was very smooth and nice. Ty

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    The most amazing guitars ever!! Super rare guitars! Stevie is an amazing teacher too! This place is a treasure!

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    Love this shop. Stevie is a great guy.

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    Thanks a million for the kind kudos, Rick.

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    13 years ago

    Really friendly owner, obviously loves what he is doing. Great business!!!

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    Love the shop. I do my best to shop here when I am in the east bay…read more Good mix of old and new guitars, nice amps. They have a work bench for repairs. Staff are friendly and accommodating. Since Leo's and Starving went out of business, shops like this need and deserve support. It's better than doom scrolling Reverb. I can usually pick up an interesting and used pedal for a few bucks. Instant fun!

    As others have said, this is a great little shop. Nice selection of guitars, fairly priced, as…read morewell as amps, pedals and all the accessories you would need. Johnny is cool and will answer all your questions and let you try out anything that interests you. They do great setup and repair work as well. Johnny gets rave reviews for his skills and knowledge. I wanted to give props to their excellent amp repair tech, Steve "Doc" Boyd. Amp repair is tricky. There aren't that many places you can go without traveling some distance. Nobody can give you much info over the phone. You often have to make the calculation as to whether the amp is worth repairing or not. You often have no idea as to the cost involved and the time required to fix it. With these guys, you leave your amp at the store and Steve usually gets to it within a few days and calls, texts or emails you pretty quickly with his assessment of the problem. He will give you your options in an honest and straightforward manor. He's a very personable and friendly guy who is really easy to work with. This was my experience: I brought a very nice small Swart hand wired tube amp in with a problem with some crackling and popping as well as the reverb not working. I had checked and replaced the tubes, cables, and the reverb tank and still not fixed the problem. Uh, Oh, this was way above my skill level and involved detailed knowledge of the circuitry and soldering skills that wouldn't make things a real mess. Steve has extensive experience at testing amps and he diagnosed the problems, stayed in touch with me on the repairs and returned the amp to me very quickly for what I felt was a very fair price. They also have a guy who takes smaller amp enclosures and mods them into great little practice and small gigging amps that are thoroughly checked out if that's what you might be looking for. These guys are local Oakland guys with a commitment to the community and they deserve our support. I was totally happy with their service and will continue to be a returning customer. Highly recommend! Tom F

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