Business model appears to be that of a trust funder not having to sell anything or pay bills?…read morePrices are beyond overpriced when coaxed from salesman. Beware of businesses that put codes instead of prices on the price tags. Looking for the uninformed shopper. Before paying bring an expert to check for refinish work, changed parts, repairs and damage to the guitars on display. Proceed with caution and facts.

An incredible shop if you're into rare vintage guitars. Owner Bruce is the most knowledgeable…read moreperson I've ever met when it comes to guitars. He has detailed knowledge of every year of every brand of guitar you could be looking for. A lot of the guitars are in the $6k to $12k range and some especially rare ones that are in the $50k-$100k+ range. The best vintage guitar store I've come across.

I had a vintage hollow body that needed a re-fret and made the long drive to drop the guitar off…read more The good = the removal of the frets, and re-planing of the fretwork is the cleanest and most conservative I've ever seen. He also pinned the floating bridge in a really neat, clean, and innovative way. The turn time was less than two weeks. The bad = The final charge was over $100 over the estimate, and they didn't inform me of this before hand before I made the long drive to pick it up. The new frets were too high and not crowned properly, so it was painful to play. The frets were squared off and not rounded. I couldn't afford the time and money to make the drive again to have this corrected, so I had to pay somebody else to correct the work (by leveling and re-crowning the frets). I now have to ship my guitars out of state for fretwork since there is nobody good in the DC/Baltimore area aside from a few hobbyist working out of their homes. I've definitely seen worse fret work than this, like I said, I was impressed with the care taken with the removal of the old frets and re-planing the fretboard. But the re-fret felt incomplete to me and the extra unexpected charge was a kick in the gut.

great luthier.pro service.don't be afraid to let him work on your guitar.1st class.also great…read moreinsight to all things guitar.thinking of a new guitar or other guitar gear.he's the man.

A old 1980s Kramer solid body six string with Floyd Rose whammy emerged from a family closet…read more Something/someone had gotten into the pots and wiring harness. It was ugly. When plugged in the guitar made no sound. As a possible first timer, I called the shop and was referred to Zack. We talked and I explained the problem. While talking, I got the sense that he knew what to do. New wiring harness. New pots. Setup. I brought the Dead Kramer in, having stripped out the wiring harness. Zack told me, probably two weeks. As I left, I saw pots in blister packs for sale on the wall behind the cash register. That gave me confidence that this was the right place. About a week and a half in I called and he told me it would be ready by the end of the week. I waited until the beginning of the next week. I did have to go back to get the Floyd Rose handle, but no big deal. Zack had it. The Kramer is now in the hands of a 13 year old who is learning Rush licks and Dropped D tunings. Mission Accomplished. I'll be back.

I purchased a Collings dreadnought from them over the internet. The guitar was set up exactly as I…read moreasked, the condition exceeded my expectations, and the guitar arrived in perfect condition, extremely well packaged and quicker than I expected.