Glad I was referred to Brendan Dezember--excellent work and service. I'll be bringing all of my instruments to him for set up and repair. read more

The Music Store - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I love this place! Just got off the phone with lovely Rachael who was checking some sheet music availability for me. The Music Store encompasses: Musical instrument sales, instruction, rentals and service, Amps and accessories, Don't forget the largest selection of Sheet Music in the Region served up by the nicest staff. BTW Brendan is the best Guitar Tech in Town. Just sayin read more

Brendan Dezember's guitar/instrument repair shop has opened in the same spot The Music Store was located. He is simply the best in town! He has serviced my flamenco, carbon fiber and wood acoustic guitars. Excellent work! I reccomend Dezember Guitar's to anyone and everyone! read more

OMG! Brendan is a guitar triage Doctor. Had an old Ibanzez RG550 that was on it's last legs. Took it several places, spent enough trying to get this to play decent that I could have just bought another guitar. Heard about Brendan from a friend. What he was able to do to this guitar is short of amazing. Plays better than ever, quick turn around, and exceptionally reasonable for the work done. All I can say is Brendan is truly a luthier! They all claim to be, but the proof is in the final product. Can't tecommend Brendan enough for anyone looking for a real pro to work on your guitars. Worth the drive if he' out of your way. Knowing what I know now, I'd travel several hours for his excellent work! read more

This little music shop has been around forever! Well, 30+ years according to their website which is pretty much forever going by Arizona standards ;). My mom used to take me here on occasion to get sheet music or strings back when I was a youngin' in school. I came here recently to get some accessories for a new guitar I bought. The gentleman at the counter was so kind and friendly and he helped me out with picking out the right types I needed. If you need guitar picks they have a large selection of prepackaged, and "pick" your own at 3 for $1. They also had a large selection of different guitar straps with varying prices that were comparable to what you'd find on Amazon. In addition to guitar supplies and sheet music, they sell instruments, have a repair shop, and offer lessons. It's your one stop shop for music! read more

The Music Store - Move over Peter Piper, I picked a petite peck of picks! - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Excellent service. Great staff. Always good turnaround for strings and set up on multiple guitars, ukulele and basses. Brendon is the best. Also, Jeff is an amazing electronics repair guy. read more

We had a great first experience renting our first instrument. Faith was very patient and kind helping my son trying out the clarinet and saxophone. She's very knowledgeable and gave us instructions in how to take care of the instrument. Above all we had a 5 star experience and highly recommend it. read more

The Music Store - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Very helpful over the phone and provided contactless drop off and pick up for getting a clarinet tuned.

I was referred to Brandon for a guitar repair. He did an EXCELLENT job fixing the cracked neck on my Les Paul. I will use him for any guitar work I need. Very friendly and helpful. read more

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I wanted the nut on my electric guitar replaced because of a low slot but instead Brendan fixed it with bone dust and CA glue, adjusted the action of the nut, adjusted the truss rod, and lowered the action on the guitar all in a few minutes. It plays wonderfully. I spent more time in line waiting for the guy ahead of me to start a custom rebuild on his distressed guitar - which itself was a fun experience. read more

Brendan Dezember is the best in the business as far as I am concerned....and is ALWAYS fair on price!

If you're looking for a luthier, I can easily say that Brendan is the best guitar guy I've found on the east side - and I've been to almost all of them. He's honest, does great work at a very reasonable price, and is an all-around nice guy. You can tell he actually cares about his work. Highly recommended! read more

Needing a Luthier?? Brenden is THE BEST! Attentive, great attention to detail, honest and timely! His work area is towards the back and inside The Music Store, who btw has some of the friendliest and most knowledgeable workers. This place is a gem and is worth checking out! read more

Best guitar repair in All of Phoenix! Technical and repair knowledge are top notch. Customer service rocks!

The repair shop here is too notch for guitars! Brendan is super professional, very quick at repairs and the pricing is very fair as well. I would recommend this place over and over again. If you have any guitar repair or other music repair check here. read more

My electric guitar wasn't sounding as clear and sharp as it used to be, a musician friend recommended this store to get it repaired. So I met Brendan, their Guitar Repair Shop man. In a minute he had the cover off the electronics and saw a few things that had aged like the jack and one of the controls, both had corrosion which is normal to expect. It was fixed the same day, sounds like new, and the bill more than fair. I picked up an extra set of strings from big number of makers, and was on my way. This is a great place with great staff. read more

Don't ever try to return anything to this store. They sold me a used jazz piano book for the full $30 price. When I tried to exchange the book I was accused of lending it to a friend who put markings in the book and then trying to take it back. Totally absurd. I felt like a criminal and people shopping in the store stood and stared at me. I have never had such a humiliating experience while trying to just exchange an item that they admitted was their fault. I have shopped at this store since they opened several years ago but I will never return. I know there are other stores who probably have even more variety than this store has and would welcome my patronage. Shame on The Music Store for treating a regular customer in this manner. read more

This is the only music store on my side of town and since I never can buy online early enough, is where I usually buy my reeds. The customer service is great and they appear to have a huge selection of almost everything a music student should need. read more

Amazing store. The owner sat down with us to show tons of guitars as well as helped us select the best guitar. Never felt rushed or pressured to buy anything. read more

The best sheet music selection that I have ever seen in any state or city. The guitar and amp selection is not as good as in the past. They give people who teach a little discount. This is a great family music store. read more

Depends on what you are looking for. Guitar repair and tuning----5 stars, I assume the same on other instruments but don't know. Sheet music----5 stars (guessing my collection bought mostly here has been made obsolete by online freebies, but I like having them still). Instrument selection and pricing----3 stars, staff----4 stars. read more

I have to give Brendan and the folks in the repair department five stars. I've been taking my guitars and basses to him for the last year or so,, and have been beyond satisfied with the work. It doesn't matter if it's my $150 P-bass, or my $1500 Ric; I'm impressed by the quality workmanship and attention to detail that Brendan puts into my guitars. No drama, no "artistic temperaments" just excellent repairs. read more

The people that run this store are great. The service I received here was exemplary. I went in to look at a Mesa amp, the owner himself helped me and showed me 3 different amps that could suit my needs and was very knowledgeable about them. I was at the store for about 2 hours comparing and talking to him about the amps, guitar etc. I recommend this store to any musician that wants to support good people. read more

The repair shop does great setups on guitars. I have had pickups replaced, pickguards, and many different rewires done here - they are as good or better than anyone in town. PLUS, they carry MESA BOOGIE amps! I recently bought a Express 5:25 from them - they gave me a great deal - but the service and attention they provide is unmatched. They ordered a cover for my and called to make sure I recieved it. I can't tell you how much more pleasant and attentive they are at the Music Store - (100% better than the Guitar Center...) They have the best selection of sheet music in town also. Give the Music Store your business, you will not be sorry. read more

As long as I live in the area, I will take my guitars here for repair/servicing. The repair shop here is great and the store part is good as well. Great turnaround time on repairs! read more

Excellent selection of instrumental sheet music. They will order music for you and hold it for pick-up. No shipping charges! They also give music teachers a discount AND they sell plastic recorders in a rainbow of colors including pink. They have a tempting selection of music gifts and incentive prizes. One of our favorite family card games- "Fiddlesticks"- came from here. read more

A vast variety of sheet music for instruments of every type. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. They also have music instructors who teach classes on an individual basis to students, just around the corner. A great place to buy accessories for your instrument, and they also have a small but high quality selection of guitars, both electric and acoustic. ALSO, this is the BEST place to get your guitar repaired and to do a maintenance check-up. They have a quaint section of the store, designated specifically for instrument repair. I have had both my acoustic and electric serviced here, and I've always left VERY satisfied with the quality of service and craftsmanship. Highly recommended. I've been a repeat customer here, on several different occasions! read more

I didn't realize that this store was very close to my home. I used to go to "Musician's Discount on Southern and Alma School Road. However, I had went there Saturday and it was closed, so I decided to check out what other stores are around. The customer service was good, and they were also helpful regarding some questions that I had regarding electric guitars. I didn't really compare prices to other places, so I cannot honestly respond in price comparison. I had noticed that they had a lot of novelty- shaped guitars. they also seemed to have a large quantity of replacement strings for guitars. They also appear to have a large selection of sheet music. I recommend checking them out if you are looking for a music (instrument) store near Dobson and Baseline Road in Mesa, Arizona. read more

Took my Gibson LP over to Brendan in the repair section of the shop for a basic set up. That included adjusting the truss rod, setting the action, slotting the nut, setting the intonation, polishing the frets, balancing pickups and cleaning the electronics. All for $62.63. Brendan is very professional and he is very very good at what he does. My guitar now plays absolutely perfect. So big shout out and thanks to him. I've found my local shop for all my guitar maintenance. I would recommend this shop to anyone in the east valley looking to find a shop for maintenance on their guitars. Excellent staff, very good prices and their fast. Took them only 2 days to get me all set up. You get a lot done for an excellent price at this very cool local business. 5 stars read more

I have great success in finding what I need here - they have researched obscure items for me, and I have always been able to locate what I need. Charles is my go to man - great customer service! read more

Just a shout out to Brendan, one of the guitar techs, who did a super job handling the return to Fender of my Squier JB with a bad neck and truss rod. After obtaining a new bass under warranty, he expertly setup the new instrument, replacing the original bridge and strings with those from my old bass. Great communications, great service, and fair pricing. read more

I'm extremely pleased with my experiences at The Music Store. They have an amazing selection of sheet music, our cello teacher is amazing, and all of the employees are very friendly and helpful. Highly recommended! read more

I have to give The Music Store five stars for the repair shop alone. Brendan is the greatest. At this point I have brought at least five guitars, two basses, and a banjo in for various operations and every time the result has been outstanding. Even really odd things like inventing a custom banjo tuning or fixing up a 1950s acoustic I found in a barn didn't throw him. I would never take an instrument anywhere else. As for the "store" part of the store, it's my favorite place to buy strings, picks, or sheet music, but I've only occasionally bought an instrument there. It's a small shop so their selection is necessarily kind of limited, but a lot of what they do have is really nice. read more

The only reason I even gave a star was that someone did answer the phone when I called the third time. I placed an order for a book on their website on 8/30, received the confirmation email the same day, received another email the next day saying that "Thank you for shopping with us. We have received your online order. We will send a confirmation with tracking information when your order ships", and never heard from them again. I called on 9/12. After two calls that went to a machine, someone finally answered. He gave me a tracking number, which indicated that the book was sent to USPS on 9/9, TEN days after the order was received! I'm telling everyone I know to avoid this place! read more

Can't say enough good things about Brendan in the repair shop. I've had new pickups put in two guitars there and the turnaround was at most 2-3 business days. Good work at fair prices. read more

****UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT******* BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!!! Purchased new electric guitar and amp and wires plus more. The strings on electric guitar is old and need to be replaced. Called today April 1, 2016 and ask to have it replaced because is old for the new guitar. They won't replace it. Now under new management there is no deal or curtsy like Good old George. I could purchased the same from amazon at 65% of what they are charging. I thought helping new owner by purchasing from him. I guess not. Go somewhere else. You will be treated like shit. read more

Great repair shop. I take all of my guitars here. They also have a well-curated selection of new and used instruments.

It definitely depends on what you are looking for. This store was recommended to me by my daughter's soon to be violin teacher. Unfortunately, the staff member that helped me didn't seem to have a clue about violin's. I asked the staff member a number of questions regarding the violin and the proper way of fitting a child for renting one and he pretty much just shrugged his shoulders. Thank goodness, we went to a previous shop whose staff seemed to have a vast knowledge of violin's and measured her for us. Otherwise, we would really have been up the creek at this store. I did end up renting it from them, but only because several other stores seemed to be out of 1/8 size violin's. Upon leaving The Music Store, I noticed a very professional looking violin store right across the street, decided to check them out and was VERY pleased with them. Thank goodness, my contract with The Music store is month-to-month, because I will be returning it in a month and will be renting from the store across the street. I will also be informing my daughter's music teacher that she may not want to recommend The Music Store as a rental source. So disappointing. :-( read more

I have been taking lessons on the mandolin for almost 9 months. My instructor, Tracy Kimbrell is the reason I keep coming back for more lessons. He is well versed in string instruments and as a beginner, he was a great teacher, communicator, and cheering section for my progress. I have used the Music Store for getting my instrument repaired and gotten accessories. They were a great help for finding books to continue learning and enjoying my mandolin at home. I felt so confident, I even took up playing the ukulele. Thank you Tracy and the Music Shop for helping me find a hidden talent. I will be back! Deb C read more

The few times I've been in this music store has left a good impression on me. They are friendly, eager to assist, and they have had the music books we've needed. read more