Great place to rehearse with an owner who you don't mind paying whatsoever, great person. Highly…read morerecommended

My niece has been taking guitar lessons with John for four months now, and it has completely…read morerenewed her enthusiasm for playing. After trying to learn on her own for over a year, she had become frustrated, but John's lessons have helped her regain confidence and excitement. She looks forward to every lesson and truly enjoys working with him, which is saying a lot coming from a teenager! John is patient, knowledgeable, and clearly loves teaching. He focuses not only on playing guitar but also on understanding the instrument, caring for it properly, and developing strong technique. I have sat in on several lessons and have been consistently impressed with his approach. I highly recommend John for guitar lessons.

Highly recommend. Studio is top notch. John is also my go to for all my guitar luthier needs.read more

What sets Sky Lab apart is the owner. There's lots of great tools for recording these days, but…read morefinding someone who knows how to use them, how to apply them to your song and your style and how to contribute to your sound without being pushy, is truly rare and amazing. Professor Dan is a real partner in recording your music and his insights are significant and extremely valuable.

This place is great. It's a little tough to find, but the owner definitely knows his stuff a lot…read morebetter than producers at other studios I've been to. Dan's recording and signal processing techniques are very helpful in having the recordings sound very smooth and natural. He's also a good communicator and seems to intuitively know the sound that many different bands are looking for. Over all, a great place for recording. I'd highly recommend it.

I called FMC twice to see if they wanted to buy my old piano, and was told no, but they take pianos…read morefor $150 and use them for parts. I said that's fine as I needed to get rid of the piano. When I called to let them know that we would be bringing the piano that weekend the owner was very rude and told me they would not take the piano unless we used their movers and charge me $375! I told him i was quoted $150 twice, as a fee to take the piano and use for parts. He hemmed and hawed about liability, told me he was no longer interested in our piano and HUNG UP ON ME!!! What an asshole!!! Now I am scrambling to try to find somewhere to take this piano as it has to be out of the house by this weekend. NEVER NEVER believe this company!!

Justin is a very nice guy. Willing to go the xtra mile to make his customers happy!!!read more

My son has been taking violin lessons at Garden State Music Center for over a year and has made…read moresignificant progress. His teacher is incredibly patient, and the entire staff is friendly and helpful. Whether you're looking for lessons, a new guitar, or sheet music, this is a great place to go.

On 5/7/26, after hearing back from a Woodwind Tech. that wasn't able to look at/fix one of my…read morewoodwind instruments in time for my pit orchestra gig the very next day, I did some research online, and discovered that Garden State Music Center has a reputable Woodwind Tech. that can do repairs on site. I called the store and explained the issue I was having with my Piccolo, and asked if I could stop by within the hour to meet the Woodwind Tech. and have him take a look at it, to determine if it was a minor or major repair. When I arrived at the store, I explained to Mike, the Woodwind Tech., that it looked like a spring on my Piccolo either needed to be reset or broke off. Mike looked at it, told me what he believed might have occurred, and then took my Piccolo to his workbench to begin working on it. Fifteen minutes later he assessed that one of the springs somehow jumped to the opposite side of the cradle, but he was able to reposition it and tighten the spring tension. In addition, he checked all the pads to make sure they were all seated properly, and in doing so, discovered a leak in one of the keys and made the necessary adjustment. Mike then suggested I try my Piccolo in one of the practice rooms to make sure everything was . After testing it in all the registers, my Piccolo plays BETTER than ever! I couldn't be happier and was very relieved that the work was done in a timely fashion. In addition to Mike's professionalism and concern about the issue I was having with my instrument, I was extremely impressed that he was willing to see me on such short notice to fix it, so I could play it on my gig without worry. This is a true sign of a dedicated Craftsman that takes pride in his work, and understands the needs of working professional musicians that rely on their instruments when it comes to their livelyhood. I highly recommend Mike as a GREAT Woodwind Tech. to professional woodwind players and students, that need their instruments repaired. I will certainly call on Mike again in the future to repair any of my woodwinds. Thank you, Mike Sincerely, Scott Grimaldi Professional Woodwinds Doubler (Saxophones/Flutes/Clarinets)

I brought my guitar and amp to this shop, guitar for a set up and amp because it was having sound…read moreissues. First started talking to Jon who had told me that it would be 40-50 dollars for the setup... no problem... good deal... when he picked up the guitar to do the setup he told me it would be 40. When he was done he charged me 50.... Still not a big deal as I wasn't going to argue over 10 dollars. Now for the amp. Jon had told me that it was most likely just a short, it would be repaired in shop, and it would cost me no more than the set up. Fast forward about 10 minutes and a guy named Eric comes in and tells me that they have to bring the amp to their amp guy and that it would cost between 90 and 150 dollars to fix plus 20 dollars for delivery, also said it would only be a couple of days. I left the amp with them and went on my way A week later I still hadn't heard anything so I contacted Jon as he was the contact I was given. He didn't get back to me until two days later and I got nothing but the runaround... and I was told that the shop they brought it to had a lot of their amps and they would get back to me when they heard something. I waited another couple of days and contacted him again. Once again it too him two days to get back to me and he still had no answers. So I waited another two days and contacted him again. This time I get a text back from Eric saying that they are waiting on a part and that's what's taking so long and he would update me the next day. Another two days went by with no update. So I text Eric again who proceeds to tell me that he's just the delivery guy and I needed to contact the shop that had the amp. I proceeded to tell him that I didn't do business with that shop I did it with him... the next day, after I texted him for another update and he tells me that the guy was on vacation for a week and he just got to it... also telling me that he don't know if he can fix it because he's not a line 6 repair shop. So which is it? They have a lot of your amps, waiting on a part, or the guy was on vacation? So now 2.5 weeks later I still don't have my amp or any word on it.

Very easy to work with, pleasant, and knowledgeable!…read more I gave them a call to assist me with the purchase of a guitar, and they were as courteous as they come. Great staff over there - you're sure to be pleased with their service!

Joe was so accommodating and helpful for our event. He made everything go by smoothly and…read moreprofessionally. Thank you so much for helping to capture our day!

I had a special cassette tape that was tangled beyond belief. The cassette was a memory from 48…read moreyears ago and help sentimental value for me an my 3 friends. Joe was able to untangle the tape and convert it to a CD. I shared the CD with my partners we are all in out sixties and we mad the tape when we were 14. I would encourage and recommend this studio for any and all of your audio needs.

Chris was awesome, fixed my 3 position switch and also fixed my 1/4 inch jack input. also put on a…read morenew set of strings for me and tuned it

I ordered a new bass guitar from Sweetwater and I brought it in and the luthier / owner was nice…read moreand I just wanted new strings and a setup. I picked it up a few days later paid him and everything was fine until I went to adjust the trussrod and the rod head was broken and over tightened. I call the moron up and he denies everything and he said it came that way, I said why didn't you tell me? You took my money?! Come to find out he has done it a few times to musicians I know. Stay away from this lying, weirdo. Go to Russo's in AP. This guy sux and is a weirdo!!!!