Located in downtown Grove City music shop is definitely aimed at the junior high band crowd. Along…read morewith quite a few band instruments, Pontones stocks a surprising number of guitars. Closer inspection shows that the guitars are mostly Daisy Rock brand -- a brand known mainly for their guitars aimed for teenage girls. Not that there's anything wrong with that...guitar geeks just might be a little disappointed. The remainder of the store is filled with lots of junk (ugh) and some music accessories. A small selection of sheet music (Jonas Brothers and Hanna Montana -- teens still the focus), guitar strings, reeds and the like can be found. All-in-all, Pontones is an a-ok music shop. I just wish they would branch out a bit.

randy must have went on the wrong day. you can find some bargains on good guitars there. Yamaha,…read morewashburn etc... it is also a consignment shop, so you never know what you will find.

NO SHOW! LEFT US STRANDED without any instruments just hours before our show with no warning…read more I contacted Backline Superstars on November 26 to provide backline for a corporate show in Wilmington, Ohio, on December 4, 2021. We got a quote from Gravy Williams 3 days later. It had a couple of overpriced items and items that were not needed as stated in the rider we sent him. I called and asked if they would work with us on those overpriced items and remove the unneeded ones. They wouldn't budge on pricing, they just offered a less expensive keyboard, so I went with that. They sent an adjusted quote a day or so later, but with no adjustments, just identical to the 1st. More emails. Dec, 2nd, they sent the adjusted quote priced at $1306.78 with a note that they required 50% payment 48 hours before load in. We were already within that window as it took a few days to get the quote right. I was swamped prepping for the show as we were flying out early the following day, but I planned to pay the invoice that evening when I returned home or the next morning. The next morning we received a reminder to pay, and the price was now $1,254.00, but they also included a summarized version of the quote at $1,310.55. So now, which of the 3 is the correct price? This reminder was sent on December 3 at 10 am, now 26 HOURS before load in. I promptly paid the invoice IN FULL and paid the highest of the three prices as a show of good faith. We received a confirmation email of payment from the company at 12:30 pm that day. (Day before show day) Great! Seemed good to go! SHOW DAY - noon comes and goes, and no sign of Gravy or anyone! So we called Gravy, and he said they dumped us because we didn't pay within the 48 HOURS. He was rude and short on the phone and said there were too many problems with all of the emails. What? So WHEN did they decide to bail on us? WHY WEREN'T WE CALLED AND NOTIFIED when they received the payment the morning before that they were in fact, not going to deliver the items? Why were we getting "friendly reminder" emails only 26 hours before? A 'heads up' would have been SOOO appreciated and saved us the absolute NIGHTMARE of rounding up gear with only hours to the show in a small town where there are not a lot of options for backline support. A short text would have sufficed at any time! To just NOT SHOW UP? Wow. My payment has still not been refunded. UNORGANIZED. UNPROFESSIONAL. AVOID!!

When I decided to purchase a Telecaster, I had some trouble finding the right one. I tried MANY…read moredifferent guitars in various stores, but none called to me. I had the opportunity to try one of Ed's Telecasters one day at his shop, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. Ed's Tele sounded fantastic, and the neck fit me better than most Teles that I have previously tried. I discussed buying it that day with my wife. She recommended that I figure out what I most wanted out of a Telecaster and have Ed build that one for me, and that is exactly what I did! The process was highly enjoyable and informative. Ed and I sat down to discuss my ideal Telecaster, and he helped me narrow down various competing choices to a set of final build specs. I knew that I wanted certain specs (like a 12-16" compound radius fretboard and a one-piece swamp ash body), but I left the rest of the details to Ed, as I was not well-versed in all the available options. The final result was a work of art with unrivaled playability. Ed matched the action to my preferred playing style (low and fast) with Evo Gold medium fret wire (with hidden tang-ends), a beautiful macassar ebony fretboard of my choosing, and a highly figured (blistered) roasted maple neck carved like the one I tried in his shop that started me down this path. Locking Grover tuners and Gotoh hardware (all in gold) along with Fralin Blues Special pickups rounded out the Tele specs. I wanted the gold hardware (felt warmer than nickel), but left it to Ed to make it work with the guitar's final aesthetic. The body itself was reason enough to go custom instead of buying a mass-produced, high-end guitar. It is the nicest one-piece swamp ash body that I have ever seen. I asked Ed to make this Tele more comfortable to play (think Strat feel vs. traditional Tele slab) and he came through in spades. Ed carved an aggressive belly cut and generous arm rest and left no sharp edges on the Tele of my dreams. I asked him to leave it naked (no pickguard) after seeing its carved beauty. I was unsure of the best color for this guitar, but wanted something in a more natural look that would work with the gold hardware, and Ed couldn't have done better if he were in my head, reading my thoughts. That is the true value of working with Ed on a custom build. You don't have to know every detail up front (I didn't), but Ed seems to be able to divine your ideal guitar from talking and working with you. I simply looked at a bunch of guitar colors online and showed him ones that I really liked and ones that I didn't like so much so he could get a sense of what I really wanted. My Panzer Telecaster is so easy to play, and the tone is sweet and clear. The Fralin Blues Special pickups go great with my Marshall DSL40cr amp. This guitar can play traditional Tele tones, but can also ROCK OUT if that is what I am looking to do with it. If you are seriously thinking of getting a high quality guitar for yourself, do what I did; play all the ones you can find at the retail stores, and then visit Ed Panzer and see for yourself why having a guitar built specifically for you is a better choice.

From the owner: Set-ups, Bone nuts & saddles, Fret leveling and dressed, Full and partial refrets, Electronic…read morerepairs, Bridge reglued, Pickup installation, Broken headstocks

Just really good knowledgeable people. I know nothing and brought in an old guitar I asked if it…read morecould be re-stringed and fixed up. They looked it over and let me know that it really wasn't worth it. No charge. Please utilize this great shop

15 year old son takes lessons here and comes home encouraged and committed each week. I love the…read moremom and pop vibe and service is top notch (special shoutout to Linda).

Jimmy has been a wonderful guitar teacher to my granddaughter. She had taken lessons before from…read moreanother place and she eventually lost interest and they always made us pay in advance and made us sign a contract. Jimmy really inspires her to practice and sometimes I hear her playing in her room and I think it is a CD. Every week when she comes out of her lesson she has a huge smile on her face and is always excited to get home and work on her new material. When I have sat in on the lessons I can tell that Jimmy is very passionate about teaching and he is very funny and has the abilty to explain complicated material in a way that is easy to understand.

I'm a 50 year old suburbanite that has been playing way too long to still be stuck on cowboy…read morechords. In 4 lessons, Jimmy filled in so many gaps for me. Everything from the pick I use to making my heretofore useless pinky finger active on the fretboard. Jimmy is laid back and really focuses on what YOU need. No preconceived "plan". He's very good at providing context of what he's teaching using your own interests. In 4 lessons, I'm able to move up and down the fretboard where I've never been able to before. Jimmy has really helped me enjoy picking up my guitar more than I have in years. Highly recommended. Thanks Jimmy!!