Eric is THE MAN! I always wanted to learn how to play guitar but never could really find a lesson plan that worked for me. Eric worked with me not only on the guitar itself but also music theory. He's a seriously good teacher and a very cool guy. I'd HIGHLY recommend! read more

My wife and I spent months finding a qualified instructor for our child and without a doubt we made the right decision with Eric. We both highly recommend him and can't say enough! read more

If you are into rock this place is nothing short of authentic. My son learned bass guitar here and my daughter learned acoustic here as well. Going up a generation I've been learning the electric acoustic and how to put music to my own lyrics. It's been a great experience and Eric is the by far the best guitar instructor I know. He gives clear and practical goals and you learn to put out music faster than you expect. If you are looking for a guitar teacher that knows their stuff and is fun to learn from this is the place hands down. read more

Sac Valley Guitar - 2nd floor on left side after you come to the top of the stairs or your right getting off the elevator. - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Fair Oaks, California

I've been taking my two 9 year olds to Sac Valley Guitar for for guitar lessons for about the past 6 months. I got them guitars and a promise of lessons for Christmas gifts and they have been happy with it ever since. My kids absolutely LOVE Eric (the owner) and have both shown so much improvement and enthusiasm for playing. My daughter plays electric accoustic and my son plays electric guitar. My son likes to play classic rock and my daughter is more into country. I must say that he's done an excellent job at teaching both of them to play music they both like and it's refreshing when we're at home to hear them practice with melodies that I recognize as music I've listened to rather than countless hours of Mary had a little lamb! He does a lot for his kids and seems to genuinely care how well they do. He even does things like booking groups of kids real gigs so they can play in front of audiences which is a fantastic motivator. Honestly, it's not the biggest place, but to me that's great. I'd rather have my children have a 1 on 1 relationship with their instructor than be another number in a crowded overly commercial environment. If you want a music teacher for your kids that will help you feel like you're not just dumping money into another fad your kid's going through I would deffinitely recommend Sac Valley Guitar hands down over any other music teacher my kids have worked with in the past 3 years. read more

I decided last year to learn Bass Guitar, and Sac Valley guitar was the only place I could find a Bass instructor. Now back in the 70's I played drums and studied piano under a Julliard graduate for a while, and in the 80's I took guitar lessons as well. One of my guitar instructors back then had taught Joe Satrianni, so I've had some good teachers. My Bass instructor has them all beat. Rich Shepherd has taught me more about music and why we play the notes we play, than all of the previous instructors combined. Stuff I didn't even learn in high school music or band class. He's also made the lessons fun and interesting. He has a very deep understanding of music having been a performing (and recorded) artist. He has definitely filled a lot of gaps in my knowledge and improved my studies. And again, it's a heck of a lot of fun going to my Bass lessons he's a great teacher. read more

We've had a wonderful experience with Sac Valley Guitar. Eric is a fantastic instructor- very supportive and flexible. Highly recommend!

Awesome teacher, great lessons. I highly recommend Sac Valley Guitar for music lessons!

I'm well acquainted with most music stores offering lessons and instruments in Sacramento. This place came to a surprise to me, especially when I heard it had been around for at least 3 years. As a music store, there is nothing here worth stopping in for a visit. Occupying the upstairs of an office complex, the store is sparcely furnished with anything beyond a few folding chairs and one display counter. The "waiting" room for parents had what looked like an abandoned couch to sit on and a water cooler. There are "some" guitars in a small room but nothing interesting and quite honestly, there were only a handful of them. I came there to get drum lessons for my son and only remained for three lessons. The lesson room was very inadequate for the purpose. Only one drum kit and two chairs. It didn't even have a music stand! The teacher was nice but not sure he understood how to communicate, plan, and teach younger kids. If you need to use the restroom, you have to go out the front door (outside) and down the walkway to a restroom shared with the rest of the tennants. Not the type of room you send your kid to alone. The organization of the place felt chaotic and lacked the polish you experience in other music stores in town. Parking is available but the spots nearest the business are all marked with signs reserving them for the other businesses in the complex. When asked if I would get towed if using them after 5pm, the answer was "you should be okay". The website maybe out-of-date. If you're looking for a music teacher, chances are that whoever you see on the website may not actually be teaching there. I wonder if the owner(s) can see why these type of things would steer a paying-parent away? It's sad. By in large, from Arden to Folsom Blvd there simply aren't many places offering music lessons. Though perfectly positioned, Sac Valley Guitar is far-short of exploiting an area full of potential. read more

I was referred by Guitar Center to Sac Valley Guitar when I asked them about guitar lessons for my daughter. I scheduled a lesson and showed up to the location and I have to be honest, I wasn't sure I was at the right place. It is located in a somewhat rundown business complex. The decor inside leaves more to be desired and isn't very professional, but I always feel that it isn't necessarily about aesthetics, but quality teaching that matters, so I gave it a shot. The owner (Eric) was a very nice guy and I felt comfortable with him from the start. On top of teaching guitar, he is also a working musician in a band. He taught my daughter guitar for about two years, and in that time, she did learn a lot about guitar playing and so I decided to started taking some lessons from him as well. At one point he pitched a music program sort of thing where he would pair my daughter up with a few other students around her age, and they would learn a few songs and he would take them into a studio environment to record the songs. It wasn't necessarily cheap, but it was a good learning experience for my daughter and I really did like Eric, so agreed. The program went well and my daughter learned about playing within a group as well as the recording process, so money well spent. The problem occurred awhile after that. Since I was very comfortable with Eric and didn't have any plans to look elsewhere for lessons, I paid him for six months worth of lessons in advance. Not long after that, he pitched another program he had done in the past which was a "battle of the bands" sort of thing, where he would pair up students into numerous bands sharing a common drummer and then they would perform their songs live and a winner would be selected. Again, it sounded like a good learning opportunity for my daughter, so I signed her up. And again...it wasn't cheap. About 4 weeks into the program, my daughter had still not performed with or had even met any of her band mates, which was concerning to me because performing live requires lots of rehearsal time. After a month and no actual rehearsals with any band mates, I started noticing how often Eric would need to cancel or reschedule lessons with us. This was because, as I mentioned before, Eric is a working musician and would often be on the road performing gigs. After about the second or third reschedule in a row, and having to see the disappointed look on my daughters face, I decided to pull the plug on the lessons. I contacted Eric to explain that I can't have my daughter sit in limbo on the lessons and also the battle of the bands program and that for now, we were going to cancel the remaining lessons and the battle of the bands program (which never really happened anyways because she never played with anyone else during that time). I explained that it seemed to me his schedule was too busy right now and that perhaps at a later date, we could resume lessons. I asked for a refund of the battle of the bands program as well as the remaining months I had prepaid for regular lessons. Eric agreed and said he would refund the money soon. I ended up having to hound him for nearly three weeks, almost every day for the refund, that never really came. In the end, he only refunded me $100 via Pay Pal (which was a fraction of the total refund). To be honest, at that point I was exhausted and stopped asking for the remaining refund and as of right now, I still have not received the remainder of the refund and it has been over a year. I ended up chalking the whole thing up to a learning experience...do not prepay for anything, even if you feel comfortable about it. Eric is a nice guy, a very competent instructor, and I believe his hectic schedule simply got away from him. But to not make right and give a full refund of hard earned money to somebody you did not provide the agreed upon services to is unacceptable and is the reason for the bad review...even after all this time. read more

Receiving guitar lessons from Eric Morrison was the best thing to happen to my guitar playing. Because of his instruction, and encouragement, I now own my own music school in Colorado. I will forever look up to this man as my guitar teacher, no matter how many years may pass since my last lesson. read more

Okay, to start, I have been a student of this man for five years. In response to the previous review, I must say it is not supposed to be a music store. It is a teaching school with a few things that you may need, along with a few guitars. And when I say a few things you may need I mean that if he notices that your strings are old,he will offer to put new ones on. All he has to do is pick some up from his cabinet of products and puts them on. The strings are at a discounted price and, because it takes the whole lesson to restring and tune and stretch the ned strings, he gives you a free lesson. I think the former reviewer didn't stay long enough to get the experience I recieved. read more

Eric Morrison is an amazing guitar teacher. He knows all about guitar theory and knows how to break it down and make it fun for his students. If you really want to learn how to play and understand guitar than you should definitely visit Sac Valley Guitar. read more