Brought my neglected Stratocaster here for a much needed servicing and I could not be happier with…read morethe way it sounds after Joe worked his magic. In the 25+ years that my family has owned this guitar, it has never sounded better. Don't bring your guitars to the corporate stores; if you want your beloved instruments to feel and play as best as they can, this is where you should take them. You will likely pay less for infinitely better service and workmanship with Joe.

I wanted to buy an electric guitar for my son for Christmas, he is just starting to play so I…read moreneeded advice on what would be the best bet. A friend recommended Joe's place and it turned out to be the perfect choice. Joe is very knowledgeable and very fair. He set us up with a beautiful guitar that fit into our budget. He did extra work on the guitar to help fit the needs of a newcomer. When I showed the guitar to some musician friends they agreed that it was a fantastic deal and the right one for my son. Needless to say my son was thrilled, to be honest I've never seen him happier to receive a gift. Joe Pichkur's Guitar Center gets my highest recommendation.

Jessica strikes again is today's headline. She hand picked me a Martin 000-28 vintage and I have…read moreto say in my 50 years of playing it is the best acoustic I have ever touched. She said it was a good one and she was right on. It's balanced, loud, and sounds like a good old vintage guitar should. I have played quite a few of those too but this one is a cannon. Jessica is always on top of her game and really knows her stuff. She has a great ear and feel for picking exceptional instruments and is very nice to deal with. Shes definitely my go to guitar gal. Thanks Jessica, Shane

I bought a 2001 Fender 1969 custom shop Stratocaster from them and the overall description on the…read morewebsite was accurate for the most part. There was a ding on the neck near the headstock that was not disclosed nor was a ding on the side disclosed. Had I known about the neck one, I probably would not have bought the guitar. But I'll live with it. Since I left this review, the Music Zoo reached out to me to remedy this situation and I am 100% satisfied with the remedy and them now. And I increased the rating to 5 Stars!

I'm not sure if it's fair to call this place a guitar shop. It's more of a guitar museum... that…read moresells its art pieces. If you want something very specific or mainstream, then you're better off going to a Guitar Center. Because they stuff they have here is an amazingly curated smorgasbord of rare, quirky, or otherwise vintage instruments. I stopped in just to check out their acoustic room in the back. Played some guitars, the lone banjo they had, and an acoustic bass. Then went back around to look at all their oddball guitars (in a good way). The guy manning the front desk and helping people out in between doing a guitar setup was super cool to talk to.

This is the kind of independent guitar shop we should all be so lucky to have nearby. We need more…read moreshops like this and less of the utterly devoid of character and corporate mega-store monstrosities like Guitar Center. Personalized attention, friendly and knowledgeable staff. They helped me set-up a new guitar and install locking-tuners, two things I am not confident enough to do myself. The prices are more than reasonable and the turnaround is fast.

I wasted so much time here and still didn't get what I needed. Extremely unprofessional staff and…read moreunderstaffed always.

Great experience there. The sales associate at the front desk was great. He quickly fixed my son's…read moreguitar string and was very helpful with the questions my son had. Will return for sure!!

See second of two reviews. Highly recommended. Also, someone recommended to me the usage of a…read moreguitar tuner called: Snark X. It clips on the top of the neck, tunes to the vibration of each string, and each time I use my instrument, I fine tune it. Incredible. Previously my husband would help me do this with our piano. He'd play an E chord (three notes). He meant well!

It's an absolute honor to be the first to review this amazing local business! I was scoping out the…read moreParamount a couple of stores down and afterwards, my inner spidey-sense told me to keep on walking before heading to the car. I'm glad I listened to my intuition because when I looked up, I saw a sign.. literally. In red and white letters it read "NY Music Garage" and below it a window decal which exclaimed "A Different Kind of Music Store." As soon as I walked in it was clear that those words were true. I was immediately greeted with a warm welcome. I had initially planned to just scope out their collection and perhaps jam, while getting to know the store, but with so many affordable goodies around, I just had to shop. The awesome fellas there helped me pick up a perfectly fitting guitar slide, a strap lock and even a homemade guitar-shaped cutting board!! It's made of walnut, shaped like a Les Paul and sealed in food-grade sealant... how cool is that?! They even had two other variations, a tele and and a strat. After all that shopping, I was ready to try some guitars. They kindly guided me to a private practice room, which had plenty of space to move around, several fun amps and phenomenal acoustics. Looking around the store, it was clear they carried an awesome collection of new, used and vintage axes... all at fair & reasonable prices too! I'm absolutely stoked with my haul and will definitely be back next time I'm out in Huntington! Thanks fellas!

Friendly, professional, skillful and knowledgeable service. Had a custom nut made by Andres at…read moreBrooklyn Fine Guitars. He solved the issue I described to him of my Strat's high strings making a sitar sound and notes choking a bit. I appreciate that they got it back to me in good time (1 week). Andres also did great work on a Tele that needed an overhaul; now it plays and sounds great! And more recently, he made my 53-year old Gibson L6-S play better than ever, with great attention to detail on the frets, electronics and intonation. Prices are quite fair but probably not for those on a tight budget. Highly recommended!

Great local shop! My son and I take all of our 7 guitars from a washburn to an eastman archtop for…read moregeneral adjustment and alignments, strings and setup. we trust them wity our instruments for more serious repair work too! they masterfully fixed puerto rican cuatro that need wood crack repair on the back and they did a fantastic job. Also they are pretty fast too! highly recommend for all guitar needs and i see them fixing up keyboards and pianos all the time too! Thanks Brian for providing a great neighborhood shop in brooklyn! -Oleg and Basil

I have been looking around for a speaker that is affordable and small to use when I do my kids'…read moreentertainment. I googled music stores near me and came across Scott's place. I called them, and he had what I thought I was looking for, and it was. We also talked about community and business, which was a nice feeling of friendship. Carol MisMatch & YooHoo the Magical Entertainers

Student rental experience is a hassle. There's a reason this store is not on the list of rental…read moreplaces for some of the area's schools. Consistent with other reviews, issues with the instrument are always the fault of the careless student and can never be a defect in manufacturing or normal wear and tear. Moreover, the repair I paid for didn't solve the problem and an instrument switch was out of the question. When you turn in the instrument, there is a hard sell for you to either continue the rental, buy it outright or buy something else. You can't simply return the instrument without a sales pitch that needs to be rebuffed. That having been said the store does have a lot of instruments and music equipment for sale, does do repairs, is located right on Sunrise Highway and they seem to be connected in the professional musician industry. I just wish it was run better.

THE very best guitar tech in the five boroughs. Matt Brewster transformed a vintage Gibson Firebird…read moreI'd picked up for about half price, because it had been tampered with, wired wrong,and just all wrong. In just about 2-3 days, he found a big issue that the last tech had missed. I got phone calls on the progress, he asked permission before doing a fret level and polish, and replaced the tuners, full setup, fret level and he transformed it from a "player's project" into an Instrument that played like a new Gibson. The price I paid for the work was so fair, I know him and his techs worked on that thing for days. Everyone at the shop knew about its progress, and they all seemed proud of their work. Good Vibes, Honesty, and integrity along with getting a tech that's mentioned in Rig Rundowns, he works on Rock Star's guitars, and you'll get the same quality work as those celebs on Rig Rundown for the same price a local music shop charges. Matt, Chris and everyone working at 30th street always greet me with smiles and warmth. That is the cherry on the sundae. Retail professionalism along with the best setup man in NYC, these are rock solid fellas.

About 15 years ago, bought a gibson goldtop from one of matt's workers at the shop. Got home to…read moreLong Island and had to adjust trussrod for the humidity. Found out truss rod didn't work?. Called Matt and he said it was my problem because I lived near the beach?. Truss rod not functional, how is that my problem?. Accused me of having buyer's remorse?. Finally returned the guitar but it left a bad taste in my mouth. He's great with name players, but he's really an A hole!.

south shore guitar boutique is terrific ! michael shipped my amp lightning fast…read more across country , and it came in 3 days in perfect new shape ! he also answered all questions i had quickly .. a pleasure to deal with & i rate the store 5 ***** and recommend the store highly ! i'll be back ! thank you michael !

a high end selection of beautiful instruments and extremly knowledgeable folks who have a "eye" and…read more"ears" for amazing guitars as well as amplifiers