I also had a bad experience. The gentleman who presumably owns the place immediately began talking down to me and asked me very basic questions in a condescending way. I was able to answer them, of course. I was purchasing something for a homeless guy who never asked me to buy it. Not an expensive item. I explained this to the owner. Instead of saying that I could buy it discounted or offering to do buy one, get one free, or any kindness, he up charged me. Later, the guy I was buying it for said he went to a different music store and could get the item for 2$ when I paid $11. Then the other store ended up giving it to him. I will not be returning. I didn't enjoy being questioned about my musical knowledge. read more

I had an urgent need, and Musicians Unlimited got me out of a bind relatively easily.

My son stops in this store frequently on his way home and the owner is always helpful with answering his questions. He's been saving up for months to buy a certain guitar here as the owner had promised him a sweet deal. Today is Sunday and my son finally had enough to make his purchase but the store is closed on Sundays! I contacted the owner through his website and he was kind enough to open the store just for us and he kept his word on the sweet deal! We are now 2 very satisfied customers and would recommend this place for musical purchases :) read more

Musicians Unlimited - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Atascadero, California

BUYERS BEWARE I wouldn't buy anything from this place. The owner has a super bad attitude and chip on their shoulder, and We should have seen that as a red flag. He sells broken items, and when you try to return any item in less than 24 hours, he calls you a liar and refuses to give your money back! I strongly suggest ordering from a legit site. read more

Awesome place their selection is better than most majors music stores that I've been to even in the LA area prices are great for more can I say if you're in the area that's the place to go read more

Sumamry: Had bad experience; employees were more interested in their in-store rifle than me. In less than a minute, I had an awful experience at this store. As a visitor in town, who loves drumming, I thought I'd check out the local music store. There were 2 men next to the counter and neither of them acknowledged my presence. As I approached the counter I noticed there was a massive machine gun/rifle on it. I was immediately shocked and decided to leave. One man asked, if I needed help; I let out some nervous laughter, said "no thanks" and continued to leave. The man then let out an angry "you have a problem?!" and then I left. Wow. What a great way to get business, handle assault weapons out in the middle of the store and then scold your customers. I would not shop here after that experience read more

Had exactly what I was looking for at a fair price. Great to have a music store in Atascadero

Jerry is a fantastic speaker cabinet technician and my go-to guy for cab repairs. He redid a 2x15 bass cab for me that absolutely roars now. More recently, I had a pair of powered PA speaker cabs with blown tweeters. He was able to install beefier tweeters in them in under three hours and at less than half the cost of sending them to a certified JBL dealer. I'm very impressed with the jobs he's done for me and would absolutely recommend that you go here for any speaker repairs you need. read more

I went to this shop looking for something random. When I arrived at the store I found it refreshing to not have a salesperson door popping me. I wandered about the store. Checked out what they had, and when I hadn't found what I was looking for, I asked the man behind the counter. He was happy to help and sure enough, he had a bridge for a banjo hanging on the rack. As random as it was, they had it. Cool shop! Looking forward to the new location. read more

So i went in to look for a ukelele you know and the guy behind the counter was giving me this weird look. When i finally picked out the ukelele i wanted, i asked for the price cus the price tag isnt on there. The guy said "do you even play ukelele?" And i was like "yeah, why?" He said something like"ukelele players are just wannabe guitarists." After that, i put up the ukelele and left out the store. I didnt even buy the uke. This is a place i no longer care to visit. read more

Good value and great service, all around good small town music shop. Stop by and get your gear there they got it all

Wow! The other reviewers were not kidding. I just called up to see if they sold mandolins and the guy on the phone was supper gruff. Really makes me want to check this place out. Not! read more

Jerry helped me to restring my guitar and tune it in a very relaxed and professional way. We laughed about the guy from the bay area who freaked out because of another sales transaction and ran out the door and posted a bad review. I don't know Jerry and I guess the other guy was looking for a peace, love and incense experience in a music store. You can't please everybody. read more

I have been in this store twice since it opened. The first time I was going to pick up a couple new harmonicas. The desk help (I guess he thinks he is a musician) was such an arrogant prig I left. MUCH easier to go see eddy down in Morro bay. Today I broke my promise, thought it COULD have been a fluke, and didn't feel like driving all the way to Morro bay. I needed a set of strings. This time there was another clerk. An older dude who thought he was a tough guy. I asked about a set of guitar strings, he was a total jack-hole shouting I don't help and take your business somewhere else. Having run a successful business for four years in this town (he obviously did not know me, or he would have been a little more circumspect as my business is training folks in armed and unarmed combat, a business I spent 22 years in) I opted to let it go. Both of these folk are WELCOME to show up at my little business and show me just how tough they are, ichikan dojo. read more

Something is wrong, I fail to understand why these losers are still even in business! This is definitely THE worst guitar shop on the central coast! Only giving it one star because I can't really do zero! Negative six stars! The attitudes and strange looks the shop owners were giving me was bad enough, but after "complimenting" my awesome guitar, (like they were actually thinking 'what's a person like this doing with this thing?' they not only changed the strings - My ONLY request, they fucked up the entire guitar, screwing up the wiring and literally altering the entire sound of the guitar! This was my favorite guitar! These guys are complete hacks. I hope somebody murders them slowly in their sleep! read more

I'm not sure if this is the right place or not. I researched it and the phone number is the same, but the address is not? Anyway, just in case, the place I am reviewing is 'Musicians Unlimited' in Atascadero, Ca. Although they have very decent equipment, the service is just awful. The store is usually closed most of the time from what I've experienced and the owner, Jerry I believe his name is, has an attitude problem. On different occasions, I have gone into the store and had recieved cold feelings from Jerry himself, such as having a 'buy something or leave' type attitude, giving snappy unsufficient answers to questions and scoffing. So to everyone who is looking to buy musical equipment, I heavily advise you, DO NOT shop here. read more