Pablo was wonderful! He's music songs were beautiful. For the size of our group he works well and…read morevery accommodating. Highly recommend him!

An entertaining dimension of the Good Life here in the Santa Cruz area is the varied soundscape…read more This ensemble (with a CD titled "Boa Vida" [good life]) brings broad experience (popular, classical, South/North America) with youthful enthusiasm. They light up the room, or the patio if you are outside! Make sure to request at least one tune by the Brazilian songsmith Dorival Caymmi! :) DJCP KSQD FM 90.7 (aka Prof. Dr. Charles A. Perrone)

His computer was down and he was short staffed but he still was willing to open up the door and…read moresell us strings. Very friendly. Way cool shop too!

PROS: They did a fantastic job of tuning, cleaning, and…read moregetting my Ibanez S series with floating tremolo playing like new! The two people I deal with were very kind, talented, and hard working. CONS: Their business organization isn't the best: phone calls and emails went unanswered and timelines weren't met. However, this was during COVID and over the holidays and New Years. Given those circumstances and how great their work is, I am still giving them five stars. Local music shops over Amazon.

I gave them 2 of my guitar for set up and evaluation for the fret work. They did a great job…read moreexplaining me what my guitar could benefit from and their explanations were very reasonable. They told me that I don't need fretwork. Just set up. I left my guitars there for one week and when I picked it up I was very happy with the outcome. Guitar is playing better now. People that work there were very friendly and helpful. We had a minor issue with scheduling, but eventually they did their best to fit me in and it turned out perfect. The price is affordable, especially for the service you get. Highly recommend.

Wow... World class Plek fret work, set ups and more in Santa Cruz! Outstanding repair work by…read moreprofessional, friendly and knowledgeable industry veterans who truly care about what they're doing. Timely turnaround, reasonably priced. I wouldn't bring by guitars anywhere else.

Beautiful, large music instrument store with lots of character. Tons of variety. Modern, vintage,…read moreguitars, ukuleles, banjos and more.

I walked in and I told him I had two desires: to buy their cheapest decent guitar and to play their…read moremost expensive guitars. He pointed to the cheap guitar and then to several racks of wonderful expensive guitars made by Martin, Santa Cruz and other small guitar makers with big reputations. I sat there joyfully for a couple hours. I think playing guitars that cost $10,000 and up. then I played and bought a $250 Fender acoustic. This is one of my favorite music stores and i hope they hang on. when i eventually buy a very expensive guitar-- I really want to deserve it first---I will buy it from this fine establishment. I love visiting guitar stores, and it's becoming a rarity because of the internet. I've watched my favorite guitar stores go out of business. I hope sylvan lives on forever.

Amazing recording studio! Hidden away in Aptos, California. The amount of musicians and bands…read morethat have recorded there is staggering.

Had a fantastic time with Ken recording today at his studio, he has an excellent set up, speedy…read morewifi and was a joy to work with! Check him out!!

A review for a band I've listened to for almost 20 years, and I'm just now getting around to…read morereviewing them. This is a great group with a deep pedigree of the legendary Charlie Tagawa. His memory is truly a blessing, and this group carries on playing fun tunes--amazing what can be played on banjos. My grandmother was involved with this group for a few years (auxiliary, but didn't play), and I visited them when they rehearsed at Straw Hat Pizza back in the 2000s. TWANG!

If you like Banjo Music (or even if you don't) you got to listen to this band. As of February,…read more2019, they are playing at Mariani's in San Jose on Wednesday nights. They play ALL music, songs that you think can't be played on a banjo. You can't play "Can't Help Falling In Love" "New York New York" or "Country Roads" Right? WRONG! I can't believe it. There is always some comedy element to the shows with a funny joke or two thrown in between songs. And the way the band handles the occasional "Heckler" in the audience, who wants a railroad or some obscure song, or tries to bribe the band with "Big Bucks" is hilarious! I have attended many of their performances (they call practice sessions) and ALWAYS have been amazed at what I heard. As Steve Martin said: "There is no sad banjo music!" (Except for "Green Green Grass of Home"-song I did not know could be played on a banjo.) OK, I'm done-YOU GOTTA CHECK THIS BAND OUT! Performances are free, as they are all volunteers. To me, they are super professional highly skilled musicians who love doing what they do. Hope to see you there!

Wonderful, danceable music! Positive vibe! Fun band! Highly recommended!…read moreHappy and fun for any occasion.

Love this band and the fun fun vibe they send out. They are a wonderful dance band R&B, Funk, Feel…read moregood jams. Don is a superb guitarist, Anthony on the keyboards makes it sound like there's a horn section too. Love to see Donnie's smiling face on the drums.

Excellent service and competence -- thorough knowledge of the instruments that he repairs -- thank…read moreyou!

I took the rest of my inherited saxophones to Steve. He purchased the cases and some old…read moreinstruments that were of little value. It broke my heart to leave the baritone sax on consignment and realize my sweetie would never play it again. Steve found a buyer, a young woman, who played a baritone and was on the way to college with it. I did sell for about 1/2 of the appraised value. Steve was great to work with, I am happy that the sax will continue to be played. His percentage of the sale was very reasonable.