I sold a couple of Gibsons to Imperial after I did a lot of research & review of other shops in San…read moreDiego and LA. Imperial always showed up at the top of the customer satisfaction reviews. They gave me a fair market offer to buy them outright and I took it. I'll go back...

Went there and it was closed even though maps said it's open. The store should have told the maps…read moreso people don't just waist their time, gas and get frustrated. Was gonna buy strings for my Gretsch and check this store but was really bummed.

It has been a blessing to have gotten Chetan to be my daughter's piano teacher…read more On top of Chetan's musicianship, his patience is one of reasons my daughter can keep up the piano lessons during her high school years. His ability to "read" his students has made each lesson serious and engaging, yet relaxed. Chetan's balance of firm yet encouraging feedback motivates his students to put out their best. He puts a high standard to his students: emphasizing practice with the metronome and having musical clarity. As part of teaching musical skills, he mentors his students to develop good practicing strategies and habits. I have observed significant growth on my daughter's ability since she began studying under Chetan (nearly 2 years now). Chetan is also the type of teacher who is willing to put extra effort and time for his students' success. Highly recommend Chetan if you are looking for a great teacher.

We highly recommend Chetan and the San Diego Piano Academy! Here's a personalized review from my…read moreson, who has been a student of Chetan's for five years: I first started lessons with Chetan as an inexperienced and overambitious student who had learned bad foundations. Chetan wasted no time working with me to fix this mess, patiently fixing my foundational habits with the perfect balance of basics while still letting my technical skill thrive on more complicated pieces. Chetan made perfect choices of what pieces to play and gave me accurate and helpful feedback, bringing me to competitive status and transforming my subpar skills into something truly amazing. His unique teaching style allowed me to not only be competitive, but to rise to a level where I have now earned prestigious awards. I am certain anyone with a spark of motivation and hard work can achieve their wildest dreams in piano playing through Chetan's outstanding guidance, encouragement, constructive feedback, and vast expanse of knowledge on how to best perfect a student's playing.

Brought my brand new HSS player 2 for a set up, they were not only incredibly fast (3 days with an…read moreexpedited fee) but also extremely knowledgeable. Nick explained to me everything the staff was going to do and walked me through the whole process. I believe Jeff was the one who actually worked on the setup, and he did an amazing job. Now I can't stop playing this guitar! Thanks guys!

After suffering property damage and parts loss at other shops, Repair Zone first claimed they would…read moreintake my guitars. When the time finally came around they fell through and said "we don't want any of your work". Sounds like a fake shop, most importantly when they said that over the phone they felt the need to reiterate maybe three times instead of ending the call like a normal retailer and shutting the fuck up. What a clown show. Update: Some of the other shops that Repair Zone are scared to be just like, and probably are already, have posted statements which are on Yelp (see American Music Store in Encinitas) that talk about unrelated topics like my cancer treatment and claiming meth use. This has nothing to do with their shit job(s) and continuous inconsistency. Yelp took these down and I took the liberty of posting that for the public as those are direct attacks on me. See photo evidence for the property damage and loss I suffered at that page.

If there's one thing Rick loves more than drums, it's people. I've been taking lessons here for…read morenearly a decade and Rick is such an awesome teacher. If you look at my previous reviews, Rick has far surpassed the instruction I've received from some of the top musical talent in San Diego across multiple disciplines. What's even more awesome than his teaching, his method book series, and his studio, is Rick, the person. He's always so positive with a "no bad days" vibe and he has such a way of connecting with people and making you comfortable and excited to learn drums. I've never heard a foul word or disparaging comments about another person, ever, and I've spent hundreds of hours with Rick at this point. If you're wanting to learn drums in the most fun way possible (by playing along with songs you know and love) and you want to do it quickly without it feeling like a chore, Rick is your guy. He's technically proficient in what seems like every musical style you can think of, from punk, metal, jazz, blues, country, swing, etc there is nothing he can't play or teach. Do yourself a favor, stop your search for drum lessons here and call Rick immediately. You will absolutely not regret it.

I took lessons for just under two months before deciding to go a different direction but I am…read moregrateful for the experience. I really like the location. The building itself is very clean and secure. Rick is the second teacher I've worked with at this building and I would definitely recommend exploring all different options. I purchased three of his books. As a former teacher with a Master's Degree in Curriculum Writing from SDSU's school of Education I can appreciate all time that went into creating them. As a neurodivergent person his space was just a little overwhelming for my learning style but I can appreciate all the things he had in there. I would do better in a cozier, smaller setting. I picked up on a bit of competitiveness between instructors and as a former teacher that surprised me. I expected more professionalism when talking about fellow teachers, especially from a veteran teacher, but my experience has been in public education, perhaps the music world is different. When I said that I would be going a different direction he replied right away and was very gracious about it. Still looking for a drum teacher but I'm grateful for the experience. I learned quite a bit in the short time I was there.

Today is 01/02/25, Thursday, the day after New Year's Day. It's 11:15am that I'm writing this…read morereview. I've been waiting for 15 mins for the store to open even though the hours say they open at 11:00 am. Their voicemail is full but the recording also says 11:00 am opening. Their website says open at 11:00 am. I'm not quite sure if everything says the store should be open but they aren't open. I purposefully came here to get my guitar strung with fresh strings. I wanted to support local stores specifically. The worker came in around 11:18 am. We all have hard days. I only dinged one star because truthfully it was only one worker for the whole store he was very very apologetic... He cleaned, oiled, and strung my guitar. He took his time and carefully did everything while also having to man the whole store by himself! He apologized profusely when he had to step away to help customers. I could be upset set, but it's the beginning of the year and we're all human. $12 for full restring (all 6 strings) you pay for the cost of the strings you want put on. I chose Elixir for my acoustic electric and those run around $20-ish bucks

It took some convincing (most of last school year), but my 5th grader "decided" to play an…read moreinstrument this year--the violin! Yay! Our school provided a list of required items, based on the instrument selected. They also listed local places where parents can go to rent or buy an instrument. Disappointingly, both of the recommended places are owned by the same big company that has been absorbing local shops the last few years. So I busted out Yelp on my phone and Music Central came up as an option. I gave this shop a call and Charlie was kind enough to answer all of my questions over the phone. He left a great first impression from the different shops I reached out to that morning. I decided to take the afternoon off from work and pick up my daughter early during her minimum day so we could see Charlie while he was working--glad I did! Charlie answered more of my questions and measured my daughter for her first violin (insert proud parent tears of joy here). We discussed rental terms and Charlie answered another round of questions to help make me very comfortable signing a contract. I like how standard repairs (like string replacement) and maintenance (like tuning) are included with my rental. And I LOVE how I can "trade in" my rental for the next size up instrument (in similar condition) without breaking my contract! During our first visit we picked up a few of the required accessories listed for the violin and Charlie gave his recommendations on what is really needed to help save me some money up front. As a dad on a budget, this was much appreciated. This shop has a large collection of acoustic and electric guitars in the back. There are also lots and lots of music sheets in stock too. Much to my surprise, Music Central also has a large collection of ukuleles from different manufacturers. My eldest daughter has been interested in ukuleles for years (we have owned a few inexpensive ones to foster her exploration of this instrument) so this may be the focus a future visit. I mentioned this to Charlie and he shared that he teaches ukulele for the shop. How cool is that?! Thanks for an awesome first visit Charlie! Looking forward to a long relationship with Music Central to help my daughters make beautiful music.

I had a wonderful experience at Greene Music, where both Ken and Ignacio gave my husband and I…read morewonderful demonstrations of a number of digital pianos. They have a huge selection, they know the features of all of their pianos, and they allowed me to see all the really fun things today's digital pianos can do. They helped me find the perfect new Yamaha Clavinova! If you are looking for a new or used piano, make it a point to go to Greene Music before deciding to buy elsewhere! ....Carol G.

My partner and I recently moved in together, and one of our top priorities was finding a piano that…read morecould grow with our family--something our future kids and grandkids could play on for decades. We couldn't be happier that we came to Greene Music! Ignacio and Ken were absolutely wonderful to work with from the moment we walked in. They were incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and truly focused on helping us find the perfect instrument for our new chapter. We found a beautiful Sojin Korean piano that sounds incredible and looks stunning in our home. They say music is good for the soul, and having this piano in our space brings so much warmth and excitement. Thank you to Ignacio, Ken, and the team at Greene Music for making this milestone so special for us!

I can't praise this business enough. I've done business with them for nearly 10 years and each…read moretime they are honest and forthright with great products and prices that can't be beat. I've enjoyed the lessons, parties and events. They bring in some of the top organists in the world. A company well worth checking out to be sure... : J.R.

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