This place is older than I am and I'm pretty old! Russ and Kenny are very knowledgeable. They…read moreoffer sales, service, and lessons.

Vic runs a tight ship...this place is well taken care of and stocks a good number of quality…read moreguitars and amps. I usually just drop by if I have a guitar to get set up or to buy a pair of strings...so I don't really know for sure how strong their inventory is now...but I assume it's strong. I know they have lessons too, but I've never taken any there. Can't really comment on that. The staff is pleasant and knowledgeable. They're always cranking the Grateful Dead tunes here. It's a fun place. Definitely an asset for Woodbury.

A hidden gem. Dave, the owner is the best and Patrick Gill is the VERY BEST luthier/guitar tech in…read morethe northwest area of CT and more. I won't entrust any repair or restringing or set up to anyone else other than Patrick. Very good teachers, Will for keyboards and piano and Mike for guitar and bass. Don't pass up this little upstairs local music store. It's the best. Try them, you won't go anywhere else, and affordable.

Rick is a wonderful man, I've been utilizing his services since the early 00s, and will continue to…read moredo so! I've bought guitars, amps, gotten repairs done, you name it. Rick can do it all. And with a smile no less! He even recorded my high school band's EP with him, and I still get compliments on the quality of it 20 years later. Rick's prices are on point, and he offers quality product. Bring your music needs to him, and you will get the best of service. You will thank me down the road!

I did see some reviews about this place that made me nervous to buy a guitar here but I also saw…read moresome good ones and decided to try it out. I didn't mind so much getting a guitar that had minor issues, what I really hated was the attitude and unhinged behavior of the owner. It's a very "old-school" approach in the guitar and music world for older men to act belligerent, as if they are the only ones in the world with any common sense, when in truth they are simply the loudest and most arrogant. Times have changed and I hope the owner, instead of arguing with this review (which I imagine he will) goes to therapy and learns how to converse respectfully with others. Also the negative reviews where he says "you're referring to a different store " are BS, they are absolutely about this shop and he is trying to gaslight.

Jim Filgate has been my guitar teacher for 15 years, and there's always something new and exciting…read morein his lessons. He's a terrific, patient teacher, an excellent transcriptionist and always willing to work with you on the music you want to play. Jim is a specialist in classic rock but can teach any genre. The studio is well equipped with Marshall, Hiwatt and Vox amplifiers and Ludwig drums, enabling full band practices.

This place has turned into my place for drum equipment. A heads-up to Eric, and the rest of the…read moreguys I deal with in the drum area. I'm not the most personalble guy and can come-off as a slight bit antisocial (Just sit me behind a set and I let the drums do the talking, for me!) and the guys handling the drum section know how to interact with people that are even as recluse as me, and that shows an excellence in customer service! Guitar Center, in Southington, should be ashamed, and should take some notes on work ethic from these men.

So I just heard that the 100 year-old Sam Ash chain of stores is closing - and that is what has…read moreprompted this review, I apologize in advance for its length: For over 26 years, my company did business with Sam Ash. Back in the 90's I would walk into the Woodbridge, CT store and be properly and professionally greeted, guided to the salesperson that would help with my purchase and get great advice, information and service from a knowledgeable staff member and most of the time, fellow musician. Who could ask for more? Fast forward to the 2020's and the retail giant is totally unrecognizable - so hearing the news this morning that the chain was closing didn't exactly come as a shock, as I predicted this years ago. The tell-tale signs were everywhere and honestly, I'm surprised it took this long. It doesn't however make this news any less heartbreaking. I say heartbreaking because anytime a brick and mortar establishment closes, every American should stop and tremble. This is the end of another era. Out of tradition or some sort of misplaced loyalty, I've always stopped into Sam Ash to give them yet "Another Chance" to redeem themselves and every time, I left the store empty-handed, disappointed and kicking myself for wasting my time there - again. No greeting at the door. No smiling faces. No staff to help. No knowledgeable staff on hand. So, I stood there and waited and waited. When someone finally decided to acknowledge me, they were useless. Then to add insult to injury, as time went on, they rarely stocked anything I needed. So I just stopped considering them as a supplier. Most of the time, I was there for high-end sound reinforcement for live performances - Large power amps, speakers, sonic maximizers, cabling, wireless mics, mixers, etc. My last visit there about ten years ago. I was shopping for a full-size keyboard to incorporate into my studio. I had specific questions as I'm a guitar player, not a keyboard player, and I got stuck with a salesperson who knew less about keys than I did. So how many time times do professional musicians, engineers, producers and sound people let this scenario play out before we let Jeff Bezos take care of us? And here we are. Towns across America are full of little corner music shops that sell low end everything for the grade school student and beginning musician and that's as it should be, but professionals go to stores like Sam Ash for the performance grade stuff. And when you're dumping two thousand to 12 thousand on a Les Paul or Strat or maybe 5K on a vintage Vibrolux, you want your sales staff to know their stuff. You EXPECT to be treated a certain way. You want to be able to touch, feel, see, hear and play that dream guitar you've been waiting a lifetime to buy. You want to smell that cedar top on that new Classical guitar. Kinda hard to do with an on-line purchase. Imagine buying a new car without the test drive! And THAT is what makes this a sad day in America. It's another sign of the times. Another example of how we've fallen as a Capitalist society. Some people celebrate that I guess. I don't. I'm sad to hear this news. I'm going to miss Sam Ash despite my feelings. I'm going to miss the experience of buying in person. No one wants to see a business fail. This is a part of history we're losing. Someone worked hard to build that business. It was someone's dream. And Sam Ash won't be the last. Guitar Centers is suffering from the exact same issues and collapse of the business model and I say they're next - but will they turn it around? Will their board of directors send out district and regional managers or "secret shoppers" and start fixing the issues before Jeff Bezos takes their dollars too? Will they read reviews like this one and get off their collective asses to turn the Titanic around? Probably not, when you can't find anyone today who really knows what hard work is - how do you fix it? Who's training their staff? There comes a point when the damage is done and it's not salvageable. Goodbye Sam Ash. I take no pleasure in writing this. I'm disgusted. I'm disappointed. I'm sad. I just hope that those in control at the top levels of management of these chain stores, read their reviews and pay attention - take them to heart and make the effort to improve your businesses. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, it's just that most people won't take the time to write something like this - but I feel better for having said it. Maybe by some miracle, someone will come in and scoop Sam Ash up and right the ship at the last hour. I can dream, can't I? Ron L, Southington , CT

The best in the business for rehairs. great luthiers are hard to find. He even lent us a bow to…read moreborrow in the meantime.

Mr. Parshenov did a remarkable job repairing my viola - he really knows his instruments. When I…read moreupgrade I certainly will purchase from him.

I had a bunch of silver dollars. He gave me a fair price. I suggest that you call first to make…read moresure he'll be open

I stopped by Brookfield Coin and Card with some coin-related questions. The courtesy and…read moreprofessionalism I encountered was of a variety that often seems hard to come by these days. Dane was phenomenal. There is no question that Brookfield Coin and Card will be my destination for any and all numismatic needs that may arise for me in the future.

Great prices, fast delivery and very helpful. Give them a…read morecall and talk to Frank for your musical needs.