I came to this spot yesterday to buy yet another instrument for Thing One. This is now his third…read moreinstrument. He plays the guitar, tuba and now the doublebass. If he doesn't turn out to be some type of someone in the music industry when he's older, lawd help me..he's gonna be disowned! However, I have been communicating with this business via text for about a month now to get a doublebass ready for Thing One. In the communications, we have discussed the required height, type of bow, and type of use this instrument would get to determine which base would be the right fit. When we arrived to pick up the bass, we were greeted warmly and given a quick lesson on the proper care of the instrument. This process took no longer than 30 minutes from arrival to signing the paperwork. I am looking forward to hearing the tones of this beautiful instrument in my home.

I came here to get a violin restrung and bow rehaired after my parents found my old childhood…read moreviolin. I had no idea what to expect since I stopped playing a long time ago, but Russell and Derek were so helpful! I was completely out of my element, but they explained everything patiently and I felt so welcomed and at ease after talking to them. When I said that a friend was going to use the violin to help her little sister practice, Russell mentioned that they have bright colors for bow hair! I chose purple hair and was so excited even though I'm not even the one playing the violin. I wish it had been an option back when I played!

I took my sax in to get it serviced and Micaiah Navarrete did an amazing job on my Alto Sax! I…read morewasn't sure if it was beyond repair, but he made this thing sound amazing!! I definitely recommend him to anyone needing work on their wind instrument!!

These guys are great! I was in a time crunch to get my son's cornet fixed before school started…read more Every other shop had long wait times. Better Than New got the repair done in less than 24 hours! They were quick, friendly and reasonably priced.

My dad gave me his old custom guitar he hadn't touched in 20 years. I called ahead and, I think his…read morename was Alex, answered the phone and helped me when I got there. I got some strings changed and got the tuning serviced all same day and when I went back to check it there was a problem with the jack. Alex helped me once again, ordered a new jack and replaced it all within 3 days. Everyone at the shop was super kind and my guitar sounds great. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

The team at Mythic have helped me out with guitar upgrades and repair on a couple of occasions now…read more They've never been anything other than kind, helpful and friendly. I recommend them for anyone looking to get their gear worked on!

The downright best luthier/repair artist I've ever had. He's usually got a bit of a backlog (I…read moremean, the secret is out at this point) but it's worth every week you need to wait. Other's have already said it, I'm just here to concur. Jon always goes above and beyond. Had an 80's explorer that needed an overhaul on the neck and a refret job, as well as wiring replaced for some new pickups. He did it all and threw in some new switches and tuners for free b/c he noticed the old ones were jank. Next time I took my new 7 string to get the guts removed and install some BareKnuckles, which he needed to carve some space in the body in order for them to fit (you'd never know, it looks like it was built for them) and then custom rigged the pickups to make use of the push/pull tone knob to use the previous pickup's passive battery as a gain boost, a la tubescreamer, but built right into the guitar itself! Cannot recommend Jon enough.

Just completed my 15th job or so with Dr. Jon over the last several years. I've been playing for…read moredecades, and Dr. Jon is without a the top guy in the Austin area. Deeply skilled, creative when needed, and frankly a down to earth guy. My highest recommendation.

Made an appointment after talking with JD, and was impressed with the high end selection of both…read morePRS guitars and Fender Custom Shop guitars. Great store and beautiful guitars!

Fantastic guitar store with a great selection of PRS guitars and amps. JD, the owner, is top-notch…read morein his guitar knowledge and customer service. A real gem of a guitar store.

Just got two custom 12 gauge cables from Old Town Guitars for a pair of SVT210AV cabs. As a…read morenovice, I had no idea I even needed 12 gauge. But Jesse at Old Town Guitars knew exactly what I needed. What a big difference! I could not be happier with the sound of my rig and will not hesitate to use OTG for any future repairs on my Modulus.

Howard was friendly, knowledgeable, and refreshingly honest. I brought him my 1982 Les Paul for a…read morecracked headstock. He did a comprehensive inspection of the guitar and gave me a clear estimate upfront with no suprises later -- headstock repair, fret level and setup with new strings. And he sent a mid-project update as a courtesy to let me know how things were going. Communication like that is rare. Two weeks out, my guitar played like new. Action was perfect, fretwork clean, yet it still had it soul. Small shop, big talent. If you're north of Austin and your guitar needs love, Howard is the man.

i'm always a little apprehensive dropping off a guitar to get work done, especially one i care…read moreabout. in this case it was a 15-year-old Taylor acoustic that was passed down to me by a friend, so i didn't want to hand it over to just anyone. booking was easy, and when i showed up Howard greeted me warmly and we talked shop for a few minutes while i checked out the studio. the room is full of instruments and art, and i felt comfortable pretty much immediately. about an hour after i dropped it off, Howard sent over a detailed PDF diagnostic and an email explaining what he found, what he recommended doing now, and what could wait until later. i appreciated that there was no pressure to do extra work. i even brought my own strings and he adjusted the price accordingly, which i thought was a nice touch. turnaround was quick too. i dropped it off and picked it up the next day. when i came back, Howard spent some time with me making a final truss rod adjustment so the setup matched how i actually like to play. i prefer the strings a little closer to the frets, and while i probably wouldn't have noticed some of the finer details myself, having him explain what he was doing and why gave me a lot of confidence in the decisions we made. overall, i felt like i got way more than a standard setup. the work was great, communication was great, and the attention to detail was obvious the whole way through. i'll definitely be bringing my other instruments to him in the future and wouldn't hesitate to trust him with any guitar i own.

I'm writing this review after my son has taken a full year of music lessons and participated in…read morefour music camps. As a musician myself, it was very important to me that my son's first music teacher (and a coach) knew how to engage kids, meet him where he was, and bring out the best in him (easier said than done). Fortunately, everyone we've met at Dolce has been absolutely fantastic. Our family truly feels blessed to have found this place. A special thanks to Brenda and Jack. Thank to you, we're watched our son fall more in love with music.

My 12 year old daughter has been taking violin lessons since she was 6 and we have moved to several…read moredifferent music studios. She says without a doubt that Stephen at Dolce is her favorite instructor of all those she has had. She enjoys her lessons and he is really good at communicating with her. The only thing I would like to see as an improvement is a good way to motivate her to practice. She has joined the Youth Chamber Orchestra at Dolce and that has helped a lot because there are other kids her age that she plays with and she doesn't want to be embarrassed by not knowing her part. Also, having performances to prepare for helps, but I wish they made a bigger deal about the performances approaching and perhaps had some system of accountability for the kids to work for, even if it was just a little prize. P.S. I save 5 star reviews for very few places, so 4 stars from me is pretty dang awesome!!