When the prices went up I found private lessons for half the price and instead of 30 minutes we get…read morean hour, when I asked to cancel I said we went with lessons elsewhere. Now I'm being charged fees for cancelling class when my child was ill. Other than the "late cancellation" charge of $50, and rising costs while being there less than a year, I have no complaints. Try at your own risk.

This place is pretty good, but pricey. There are no other options in Rio Rancho so they are the…read moreonly option though. My kids liked their teachers, but it seemed like a lot of money to see slow growth. Making up lessons was almost impossible due to the makeup times being when most kids are still in school (elementary schools in Rio get out at 4 but most of their makeups were at 4pm for example, so impossible to get to). And the one time we had a make up class on a Saturday they forgot about it so we waited but never got to do the makeup. When my oldest daughter started band at her school we decided to stop coming here. The place itself is cute and pretty. I would probably recommend to older children more than younger ones personally. Or maybe homeschooled children that don't have access to a band or orchestra program through a school.

Another cool music equipment store. They also buy & sell used equipment so if you can't afford…read morebrand new, there are other affordable options.

The sales staff, is not very engaged with the customer. They tend to be more pre-occupied with…read moreprepping the used instrument that come in also when you enquire about an item they say they don't know or you get ignored. Some but not all the staff have this rudeness to them. Not a very welcoming environment, because this is Albuquerque New Mexico your options in music instrument stores is very limited you only have two that have any inventory at all thats music go round and guitar center. I rather not spend my hard earned dollars there but sometimes you have no choice

I'm an experienced guitarist. When I need a repair or a setup done right, Kevin has never let me…read moredown. He is honest and nobody's fool. If you've got a guitar problem, don't waste your time get it done right at Grumpy's

A couple of weeks ago I found an acoustical guitar on line that I have been searching for some…read moretime. Challenge was, it was damaged. There was a significant split on the lower bout that ran from the waist and then made a slight turn to the left and headed to the soundboard near the neck. The split was bad enough that you could see the light in the photo come thru the crack when you looked at it thru the sound hole. It was kind of scary. Neither the top or bottom appeared damaged but it had to be a heck of a drop or bump to have it split the way it did. The price was attractive and being a risk taker, I bought it and brought into Grumpy's for an assessment... Back story: I returned to NM from TX about a year and a half ago. In TX I was a long time customer of Guitar Tex and once I found them, the staff there were the only ones I trusted with my guitars. Once I bought the damaged guitar, I looked long and hard for a luthier here in Alburquerque and finally settled on Grumpy's. I took my prize in hand and spent a bit of time getting a detailed assessment from Mr, KB: I was convinced, I left the guitar in his hands. In the end, Mr. B did an excellent job: the repair was clean, stable and he walked me thru every step, and handed me my prize and it sounded really, really good. Great work and pricing. The completed repair was exactly what I was looking for... I know the repair was a challenge, but the guitar was returned to me looking very good, felt great and sounding wonderful. Nothing like a small shop, with an experienced and thoughtful luthier! A great deal all around. Thank you, Kevin! I'll be back as needed and I recommend this shop without reservation.

I can't kvell enough about this business! Stan Burgh is an amazing human being and has the best…read moreguitars in Albuquerque especially since other businesses had closed down. If you don't want to give your hard earned money to the corporate owned Guitar Center, go see Stan. Ian, who closed down his repair shop, is back to do repairs and Eli, Stan's son is also amazing! If you want to learn how to play a guitar or improve your skills, GV has the finest guitar musicians who teach there. They're all personable! We can use a bit of that in the world.

Been shopping here for a few years . They have a variety of stringed instruments priced fairly;…read morethey help you get started if you are a beginner in Guitar. Dan Dowling, an Albuquerque musical treasure, teaches Guitar here too. He is a gem !!!! Love this place . Everything guitar is at your fingertips and you can find some pretty cool instruments, too.

Stopped here on our way back from Nashville to home in Arizona. Love testing out the drum sets &…read moreseeing what this store has m. Well stocked with sticks, equipment, drum sets, & even apparel for us drummers!

My nephew who travel from Tucson loves his guitar center and I wanted to show off Albuquerques…read moreguitar center! Big mistake ! This place was hard to get customer service and staff work attire was not worn to show they are staff. The public restroom were dirty and no working soap dispensers and the hallway to the restroom had boxes on left side along the wall. At first I thought we are in the inventory room but we followed the sign for restrooms. My nephew was looking for a pedal but they were slim selection but the staff offered to order product but we declined. Looking at their products was looking very disorganized and sloppy in the display. Even the staff felt bad how the displayed looked and muttered the place was in bad shape.

We found this guitar shop online, as a "fun things to do in Albuquerque" listing... it was a…read moretotally unexpected delight! Rick was so accommodating with his time, showing us around the shop and speaking with a passion that is embodied in every instrument in the place. You don't have to be a guitarist or musician to enjoy and appreciate the Pimentel story... it's craftsmanship at its peak! Breathtaking!!

They did excellent work on the fretboard, neck, and bridge of my octave mandolin, all at a fair…read moreprice. They listened to my concerns. The instrument sounds great now.

I took them 2 acoustic & arch top and guitars to be set up and or repaired. Very nicely done by…read moreJimmy, an excellent luthier specializing in the Fender Stratocaster. After perusing the StratAcademy website I decided to enroll weekly lessons. I recommend a study of the web site for parents of young aspiring people who want to play music including piano, drums and the various string instruments ( bass, any guitar style, ukulele, voice and theory of music. This studio is the best I have experienced for my guitar technique and theory. My lessons are the highlight of my week. fun, inspiring and a warm gentle atmosphere. The philosophy of music is to be shared. people playing together.

Nice place there is nice people and I am pretty good at guitar now because of this place and the…read moreinside is cool but there is this shady Chinese massage next door but I doesn't matter still good place overall 5 stars