Glixor Bwee likes performance guitar! I bought a strat neck thats perfect.....i will be heading…read moreback there soon to buy more parts and accessories!

I first went to Performance Guitar when I was a teenager back in the early 1980s. They were on…read moreYucca Street in Hollywood at the time. Even back then, Kenny already had big name clients like Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, and Warren De Martini. Later, he would do custom work for Joe Walsh and Warren Cuccurullo, among many others. In 2021, I brought in my Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster for a setup and fret dress and my Fender American Fretless Jazz Bass for its first setup. Kenny did a great job with both guitars. His attention to detail is unmatched. There is nobody else who works on Fenders like Kenny. He worked alongside Leo Fender at Fender for many years back in the day, so he knows his stuff. Kenny's own line of hand-made custom guitars are highly regarded. Highly recommended.

Great gear; great people. Lon has been doing this for a long time and, along with having great…read moreequipment at reasonable rates, he has always made every effort to get what you need when you need it.

These people have made my life so much better for about 15 years now…read more Happy to be part of their team. Brian

I was looking for a used Nord keyboard on CL for six weeks. They were all 1000 miles from me and…read moreall felt sketchy in terms of the folks I was dealing with. I reached out to Elevated Audio and what a difference. Got a good deal on the keyboard and Nord threw in their exquisite travel case -- a $600 value. The keyboard is stellar. But huge kudos to Fran and crew at Elevated Audio. Smooth, fast transaction overall while also being extremely personable. I cannot recommend them more highly. I will always check with them for future music gear purchases. A great experience. A+++

I recently purchased a Korg Pa5X Professional Arranger from Elevated Audio and had an amazing…read moreexperience. Fran was incredibly helpful, and we truly appreciate everything he did for us. We had a wedding performance coming up, and our main arranger unexpectedly stopped working the same day. Honestly, we didn't know what we were going to do. Fran and Elevated Audio really came through for us, and because of that, we were able to make the performance without any issues. We're extremely grateful for the fast help, great service, and overall experience. Thank you so much, Fran and Elevated Audio! Great Prices, Incredible Service! We will be coming back if we need any more gear.

Baxter Northup is located on the bustling Ventura Blvd, but unless you're looking for it, it's…read morereally easy to miss! For starters, the windows and posters have seen their days that one might think that it is out of business, but it is in fact not and quite the opposite - tons of space inside! They have a variety of instruments and supplies, including a cleaning swab which I was looking for. And the plus is that they also offer music lessons in private rooms - even same day! I had an initial same-day oboe lesson with Phil, and we had great conversation. However, I have to admit that I didn't learn too much, and that we spent most of the time talking. The person working at the front was pretty chill, but paying for lessons wasn't very clear from the beginning - recommend being more specific with those. Their website is via Tumblr (?) which is a surprise. Lessons were $40 / session, and they recommend one session per week (but how long is a session?). Overall, I wish that there was more clarity on this side from time to payment the moment that we signed up. Parking was fairly easy to find on the street or in the lot in the back. However, do note that parking on the street is via metered parking and not free most hours. Return? Potentially for some music books!

This is my go to place for Instrument fixing and tuning. There is a wonderful gentleman who is very…read morenice and knowledgeable who helps us. It usually fast :)

Nothing comes close in terms of a store that provides legitimate value. Doing whatever i can to…read moremake sure any money going toward new equipment is spent at Big City Music.

After reading some forums online and watching various YouTube videos to see what modulars were all…read moreabout, Big City Music was considered one of the best in the nation. I stopped by on the way home to explore modular synths for the first time, hoping I'd get that "feeling" like this is a perfect fit for me. Thanks to seeing Big City Music here on Yelp, I drove to their address but had trouble finding the building because there were no signs anywhere. From Ventura, it looked like there was an abandoned building at the address listed. So, I called and talked to Roger. He was great to talk to and said they usually ask customers to make an appointment to stop by. Lucky for me they were available at that time and I could stop in. He gave me better directions, since the entrance was actually off Ventura Blvd. Big City Music is unlike any other music store I've been to. It feels like I'm entering a "secret club" where you go enter through back door and walk into a room-sized warehouse full of boxes and supplies everywhere. Roger was glad to see me and introduced himself right away. He then pointed me to the demo room, where there are several large modular synths, some (very nice) keyboards, guitar pedals, vintage gear and a couple people (Stephi and Morgan) ready to help out. I mentioned I was new to modular synths and wanted to mess around a bit to get a feel for what they can do. Stephi cleared off a module and handed me some patch cables to mess around as much as I wanted. I never felt rushed the entire time I was there. At first, I was clueless. Just clueless. I started having doubts immediately. What the F was I doing here? Rather than allowing them to hear my embarrassingly-awful sounds I'd be making, I popped on some headphones and patched on the fly. After a half-hour, I felt comfortable enough to ask Morgan a few questions about the basics. He jumped right in on their massive modular and started patching like a mad scientist, showing me what all the modules can do. I was very impressed with his knowledge and passion. I instantly felt at ease, even though I had very little knowledge of what was going on. The way he explained things were super helpful. Since my first visit, I decided to take the dive into modular and have returned. I bought a Monorocket case, some patch cables and a few modules to get me started. I'll definitely be coming back here to fill up my case over the coming months and ask for a couple more tutorials. I'm very lucky to live so close to this great store and to learn from awesome people. Cheers--

Great service and hang! Talked about everything from cables to monitors to ad/da to human hearing…read more This shop rocks!

Nice guitar shop with both new and used guitars plus equipment. Two stools for customers to sit and…read moretry out what they like. Friendly staff.

I got a Taylor Acoustic Guitar on December 1, 2025. I took it back to the guitar shop I purchased…read moreit from, two times with the complaint that it sounded horrible. The mids were twangy, the sound was thin and I was dissatisfied with the overall sound. They tested it and said it was fine and that they did not hear what I was hearing. After playing the guitar on six gigs and cringing each time I played it, I decided to have the GO ACOUSTIC AUDIO install on my guitar. On their website, I saw that an official installer, Renson Guitar Shop was thirty minutes away from me (Pasadena). Long story short, I took the guitar in and spoke to Noric Renson about installing the system. OMG, what a friendly and knowledgeable person he is. In a quick turn around, he did a most beautiful installation. We tested the guitar and he even polished the surface. I played the guitar on a gig the next night and was completely blown away! Was this the same Taylor? Rich tones and a clean resonance. I had to call Noric the next work day to express my complete satisfaction with his quality work. I'll be taking my acoustic guitars to Renson Guitar Shop in the future and I strongly recommend that you do the same...you will be completely satisfie. Phil Luna Lunatunes Studio Pasadena, CA

Norik and Brett are awesome. Can't recommend them highly enough. Acoustic, electric, solid or…read morehollowbody, they do it all. I wouldn't trust my instruments to anyone else.

I'm pretty sure it's closed, and has been for MANY months. I have no idea if it was good or not.read more

Great inventory and prices! Very professional and efficient…read morein all ways! I purchased a beautiful 2011 Martinwhich is in (as new) condition and it was half the price of most i saw on line.