Rochester Pro Music is your typical local music store…read more They have a good number of electric, acoustic and bass guitars from common brands like Fender, Ibanez, Les Paul, etc... As well as a good selection of pedals and amps. As would be expected, they also sell PA equipment, drums and mixers, as well as a pretty hefty selection of used gear. The store also has six (I believe) teaching rooms, and a number of guitar and bass teachers. My former guitar teacher is now working there. As expected, they do repairs on musical equipment. There are a couple of reasons I am giving them four stars instead of five: 1)Their pricing isn't too competitive. 2)The owner does not like "random jamming" on the guitars, because they wear on them a bit. While this is a perfectly valid point, every other music shop I've been to will let anybody borrow a cable and pick and play with their guitars whenever they want. Why? Because they'll buy sooner or later. 3)The brother of one of my neighbors bought a Les Paul guitar there, and brought it in for service on something that was under warranty, and they would not honor the warranty. While I certainly don't know the whole situation, it's still something to consider.

Knowledgeable, friendly staff. Nice store and reasonable prices. They call with repair estimates…read morefirst and will find whatever you're looking for.

This team strives for excellence and they have such a passion for guiding young minds! Ryan's…read moretalent and ability to instruct is unparalleled ! PRS is terrific! I will definitely be an ongoing customer here.

Cool place. Love the instructors. Guitar, bass, piano, drums and vocal lessons. I take guitar and I…read morestarted as a beginner and I already can play much better than I could if I was trying to teach myself. I would have given up by now if I was teaching myself. They keep me from giving up.

Brickhouse is the ideal local music store! The staff is amazing and the owner, Tom, is as nice and…read moreknowledgeable as they come. I've purchased a few bass guitars from Brickhouse with my most recent being an Order-Option G&L. Tom was insanely helpful through the process. The other cool part is that they have a far better assortment of guitars, basses, and amps than the big box stores. But local and support the small business instead! I seriously can't recommend this place enough!

Super nice shop. Called them up to check on the stock of a pedal. Although it was ultimately out of…read morestock, they were helpful in giving me suggestions for similar gear, and let me know of some special edition pedals they had coming up. I wouldn't hesitate to shop with them at all, Brickhouse seems really knowledgable and super friendly.

They have used hearing assistance products, and they were super helpful, even sending me different…read moreloops when the first one I bought didn't work with the equipment that I had (which was not their fault). They were totally easy going and understanding. And the used stuff is in excellent condition, and the prices are great!

This is now my "go to" store for my guitar tech needs. I'm coming up from Green Isle and this place…read moreis worth the 32 mile drive! Not only did they do an amazing and fast job on removing the buzz on the fretboard on my new bass but it was more than a fair price for the job. Also if you are in the market for a new guitar or bass the selection here is very good and their prices are good. To me the best part about the place is you get big city value services and products without having to go into Minneapolis and dealing with all that insanity.

As a beginner I wasn't sure where to start when it came to cleaning and restringing my bass. Chris…read moreand Noah were very knowledgeable, kind and helpful. My bass was restringed, cleaned, tuned all within a timely manner and they sat through all my questions. I'm lucky to live close by but regardless if I didn't they would still have my business. When I'm ready to purchase a nice new bass this will 100% be the place to get it.

The staff is always helpful and they can special order items not in stock. We've bought a violin…read moreand trumpet from Schmitt, and had the trumpet cleaned and maintained.

My son signed up for lessons, he has been playing for 2 years already- so not totally new to music…read more But looking for something to keep him busy over the summer. We wanted a teacher who was a good fit, so asked about trial. It's a PAID trial, but in my opinion very worth while to make sure it's a fit for both instructor and student. My son liked the instructor very much. When I called to enroll, I was told we had to pay an "enrollment fee". However, the offer online was NO enrollment fee and FREE book for summer classes. The owner told me it ONLY applies to families that don't do a trial lesson. Because I had a complimentary trial, I DO have to pay enrollment fee and buy all books. I'm not a fan of bate and switch. I looked back at the offer and it didn't say anything about paid trials disqualifying the offer. How is the trial complementary if we paid full price for it...... Needless to say, we went just down the street for a true free trial and are making pure rock music with a much better music school that has many more instructors, more economical rates and are honest!! I can't in good faith recommend this music school.

Such a great place for music lessons! We are having so much fun learning the guitar. Thank you!read more

I love this place!…read more You know how your kid bugs you for a fish tank and promises to take care of it only to lose interest as soon as the first pair of guppies dies? Well, that was me over 50 years ago except I never lost interest. I've been keeping fish and visiting fish stores around the country for my entire life. The people from World Of Fish who started RiverShore Aquariums have done a great job. Located not far from the original World of Fish, RiverShore has clean tanks, friendly and knowledgeable staff and they are super keyed in on planted tank setups. These days my tanks are relatively simple just to keep things easy, rocks and driftwood mostly, but I've been wanting to do a planted tank for a while. I know the basics but had some questions on substrate, plant selection and lighting for what is basically going to be a freshwater nanotank. The staff person who helped me was super knowledgeable, answered my questions and gave me some good advice for getting started. They had a good selection of different kinds of gravel as well as an assortment of driftwood and rocks. I liked that they have a table where you can do a little aquascaping trial and error before you make a final selection. The fish were high quality and appeared healthy. Most were smaller species suitable for planted tanks. I even discovered a new species that I had never heard of - anchor catfish. Super cool and perfect for my little nanotank. I know enough about fish and have been to enough fish stores to know which ones are really good. Rivershore is at the top of the list if you live in the Twin Cities, and especially if you're interested in giving planted tanks a try. Even if its plants aren't your thing or you are new to the hobby, I'd checkout Rivershore for your first aquarium.

This is such a fantastic fish store. You know that one friend whose house is always immaculately…read morepristine, such that -- no matter how recently or how well you've cleaned your own house -- you always feel a little self-conscious & guilty when you visit theirs? Rivershore Aquariums is that friend: All the tanks are SO clean, and so perfectly lit, and all the fish are ready for their closeups. It's like an aquatic Parade of Homes in there -- 0% chance of the "Oh gosh, that fish looks so sick, should I mercy-buy it & set up a hospital tank & try to save it? Or should I not give this place my money?" experience. You should definitely give this place your money. They also sold me the sweetest, most industrious little pleco I've ever had in my life. I bought her as a bristlenose pleco, but she's secretly some kind of Turbo Pleco -- as in, my tank gets direct sunlight (can't be avoided), and it had the algae to match, but a week after I brought my new plec'ling home, I found myself asking a visitor, "Hey, you didn't clean the inside of the 55gal while you were here, did you?" (Spoiler: No, I do not have tank-cleaning houseguests. I just have a magic pleco.)