Finally found myself in Akron with time, so I dragged The Fambly into Guitar Department. Now THIS…read moreis more like it. Every inch of wall has something playable hanging therefrom. Nearly every inch of floor has drums, amps, cabs, amps on top of cabs, cabs on top of OTHER cabs. I had only been in the store about ninety seconds when I overhear a guy nearly buying a Kay Speed Demon guitar. Now just having one to look at is pretty great, but this one was also for sale. You could, given a couple hundred, just walk out with that baby and be cutting a demo before dark. (They really respect the mongrel, here, by which I mean the instrument as well as the customer. Dan "Loving Ohio From a Distance" Auerbach used to wander around the shop hoping to get noticed... I mean "shopping." Yeah, shopping. He's one of those snobbishly anti-snobbery guitar guys, who fetishize the crappy guitars their blues gods played, while playing them through a quarter million dollars worth of effects and electronics.) But enough about success. Found a vintage Fender volume/tone pedal. Well, that just had to go home with me. Bought a couple other things. Time was, there was a great shop like this every ten blocks or so in every city in Uh Murh Cuh Now? "Bro! Just buy that on-line." Right. Buy a guitar, without playing it? Buy an amp, without hearing it? Good luck with that plan, Mr. Malmsteen. They do consignments, too, which is a great way to either upgrade or downgrade your studio, bandroom or man cavity. These guys deserve your business. They sure helped me, and I'll bet they will help you. While we were there, I overheard a drummer, tired from being ridiculed by other musicians, decide to change instruments. Guy goes up to the sales counter and says, "I'll take that red trumpet over there, and that accordion." After a second, the store clerk says ,"OK, you can have the fire extinguisher but the radiator stays."

From the owner: New and used musical instruments, live and recording gear, marching and school instruments, dj…read morelighting, drums, keyboards and accessories

These guys are awesome and great to deal with. I will be a returning customer for sure!read more

I mean, come on! With so few music stores around, especially music stores that don't deal with…read moreanything other than school band service, A Max is simply tremendous! The selection is great, and they're expanding. The customer service is beyond anything you see anywhere else today. I was just stunned at how good they were as soon as I walked through the door! I'll also add that they will cater to almost any kind of musician, at any age, for any purpose! You just don't see that anymore! I highly recommend making the drive if you're a tad outside the area. Keep in mind, it's a small business and, if they're busy, it might be a second or two until they get to you but, believe me, they know you're there and can't wait to actually talk to you! Keep doing it A Max! You're the old school music store we need back in all our neighborhoods!

My granddaughter wanted to learn to play guitar and after looking on Amazon, I realize I needed…read moreinformation. You can only get from a dealer. I decided to go to Gattuso's and see if they could help us. Boy am I glad I did this. Everyone in the store was extremely helpful in explaining about the guitar strings and sounds of them. They had a good selection to choose from and after purchasing the one she picked, they tuned the guitar while we were waiting, and the man was explaining what he was doing to my granddaughter as he set it up My granddaughter ended up with guitar for under $200 but I know the value was probably higher for it compared to if I ordered it from Amazon I strongly recommend Gattuso's music store , when you don't know, you have to go to someone who does know

There seems to be a great selection of instruments and cases. I bought a decently priced gig bag…read more The entrance is currently located in the back of the store through a metal door.

My son is a musician and he acted like he walked into heaven. If you need anything they have it or…read morecan get it for you. If you kids are interested take them here - they can try stuff and get a taste for the cool rock and roll - and they have a second hand section for those who don't want to spend a lot but get quality.

Amazing music store with massive selection of all kinds of guitars. Every single guitar has a "do…read morenot touch" sign. So unless you know exactly what you want, it is unwelcoming to people that want to try things. I am sure they prefer it to be that way, but it is a bit extreme. 10/10 for selection though.

When your corporate motto is "We exist so music can persist" might need to fall back to their…read morecurrent ad campaign of "Make Some Noise" because the only way to get service in an empty store of customers and 4 staff members just meandering is not the way to help music persist. We couldn't even buy the guitar strings we needed because they would just walk right passed us AT THE REGISTER and wouldn't ring us out. The store in incredibly organized but lacks the soul of other locations. But when you lack basic customer service...nah. I'll head over to S.I.T Strings instead. And, if you can't be bother to take my order I can't be bothered to take your picture...not worth the memory space on my phone.

Brought a electric guitar in to have a proper setup performed and new strings installed…read more I got the guitar back and wish I would not have came here to spend 80 on new strings. Not a pro shop at all!

Today, we bought a new electric keyboard because practice time in our house isn't always peaceful…read morewhen the main piano is in the center of the house. But this instrument has headphones!! Beautiful! And what was just as beautiful is the absolutely fabulous customer service we got at Pellegrino Music. Let's just say that I had lots (and LOTS) of questions. I was debating between two different brands of keyboards, and Jerry Pellegrino, Jr., bent over backwards to help me choose the right instrument for our family. I was so happy to buy locally and to know that I was getting it from someone who knew us as real people. Yes, I love me some Amazon for lots of things...but on bigger investments like this, local, family-owned businesses are the best! Thanks, Pellegrino Music!

We were visiting from out of town and came in for a small repair. We were so happy with the fast,…read morefriendly service! Great selection, lovely staff - wish we lived closer!