Nate helped me today and was amazing! I was buying a guitar for my son and he helped fill in my…read moreknowledge gaps and gave great food for thought in my decision process. He also tested the guitar for me and I was impressed by his playing too! Thank you Shining Light... you've got a good one there! The deal was incredible too!

I am so pleased with the great piano teacher match through Shining Light Music. When I called to…read moreinquire about teachers, I communicated that our requirements are stringent: my son is 6 yrs old, and while he likes piano, he doesn't looove piano, so the lessons have to be fun and engaging to encourage his progress. He's had 1.5 years piano instruction, and he doesn't respond well to some of the "too basic" piano book courses we had temporarily explored with a couple past teachers, so it's a challenge to level him up with material and technique that is age appropriate and fun enough but not too basic, nor too complex. And we had limited time availabilty as our schedules are maxed... It's such a blessing that the receptionist recommended Ms. Emily Shelp! Ms. Emily is well qualified; she possesses a Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy from Bob Jones University and has been playing since she was 7 yrs old. Her bio is coming soon to the Shining Light Music teacher page. Best of all, she strikes the right notes - I couldn't resist the pun! - in working on my son's technique and making it fun. She motivates him with weekly fun point-competitions (to earn country stickers in his passport, medals, trophy, etc.) which has resulted in him reminding me that he has to memorize a song for the next lesson..cuz he wants the points! (whoo hoo, he's no longer resistant to practicing!!!!) I feel that she is the right piano teacher for his current level and needs; she employs a cheerful and focused Kindergarten/First Grade encouraging teaching style to keep all the lessons fun and on track, she's able to motivate and consistently award with positive reinforcement, able to redirect him when he gets silly (after all he's been in school all day, then straight to his lesson!) and I appreciate how she is able to teach finer technique in a way that he understands. She would be great for both beginner and advanced students.

I am a tone junky. For those of you who are not musicians, what this means is that I crave good…read moretone like Joi B. craves good wine : It's gotta be rich, full of body, and indicative of the craft that went into making it. In my craving for this Aural Elixir that is once elusive and abundant in the right places, I decided to check out the local pedal-smiths JHS. I've been into the JHS shop in Grandview a few times, and they're always very, very helpful, and will gladly indulge you in talk about what their custom pedals do, what boutique amps they're featuring, what rare guitars they're consigning, or what way they can help you find that fine tone you're looking for. I was lucky enough to be able to snatch up one of their last Mr. Magic pedals, which to me, even on paper sounds like beautiful music, but in application is just amazing to the ears. I won't go into the technicality of it being a Buffer, an Enhancer, and a Boost, but I will say it rockets my tone into the stratosphere when I stomp on it to hit a lead. Plus, the case is hand painted; something they have a lot of quirky fun with at their shop. Not only do these folks build their own brand of pedals, but they will modify pedals you already have! Well, I'm all about modifying; just look at my pin-striped Gretsch Baritones, or my custom-crafted guitar straps, or my special order amp cover, or my....yeah, I like things being changed, enhanced, tweaked. Whatever it takes to make it "mine"; in this case I had a Tremolo Pedal and an Overdrive Pedal modded. Both in ways that enhanced their inherent tones, but took them up a notch to become much more versatile than originally designed. Perfect. I'm incredibly satisfied by this company, and love their product. They're also doing lots of good things for their community as a business, and really know what good service is all about. If you're looking for a new box to stomp or have an old one that could use some souping-up, check out JHS before you hit a Guitar Center...you'll be glad you did!

Great pedals, great price for professional equipment! Friendly customer service, road worthy!read more

Didn't know this place existed!…read more Stopped in on a lark and bought three LPs right off the bat. This place is a dream. It's look and feel harken back to the old days of being able to wander into a record store shop around and flip through several hundred LPs check- out the latest stuff in from both the new and the latest used music. Then you can wander over to the other part of the store and look at the classic toys you grew up with and reminics about how much your Heman collection would be worth. Then snag a Voltron figure for your office shelves! I guess this shows how nerdy I actually am... but I know I will see many of you at this store!

Great guys, great selection, very knowledgable of the music. Old school record store!read more

The team at Austin Custom Brass is truly world class! a fine…read moreselection of the best trumpets anywhere and super helpful staff. Each time I have questions about mouthpieces or gear they take time to answer my questions and have been kind. Really great products and service! Outstanding place to buy an instrument

I ordered a flugelhorn and a few other items back in May of 2025 and after being told that my…read morespecific horn would not be made for a while, I switched the item a for a different flugelhorn that they had in stock, or so I thought. After waiting a month for the new horn, I was told the horn would not be available until "after the lunar new year" despite the horn being "in stock and ready to rock". Apparently it was still being assembled overseas. Thanks to the customer service staff, I was refunded almost immediately which is why this review doesn't get one star. I will be using Sweetwater exclusively from now on.