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American Music Store
4.4 ★★★★☆ 37 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Encinitas, California
Well-regarded shop featuring guitars, amps, lessons and repairs.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (760) 632-1024
- Website americanmusic.store
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 12–4 PM |
What's on the wall
“this place is genuine and has a large variety of guitars, basses, amps, cabs, hard cases, accessories, you name it.”
“this place is genuine and has a large variety of guitars, basses, amps, cabs, hard cases, accessories, you name it.”
“The store has a super fun selection of guitars for all levels, from solid everyday players to rare and unique new and used pieces.”
“The store has a super fun selection of guitars for all levels, from solid everyday players to rare and unique new and used pieces.”
“Way better Service than guitar center, came in for an amp repair.”
“Hadn't been back to this store in a while as I don't live in North County anymore, but I use to take guitar lessons here.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“I’ve taken four guitars to him for setup and restring.”
“The owner is super nice and has excellent knowledge of the instruments and music in general.”
From the reviews
Bud is the best in the business when it comes to getting work done on your guitar. He’s very honest and isn’t trying to sell you on empty promises. I take all of my guitars here. I tell all my friends to take their guitars there too.
Way better Service than guitar center, came in for an amp repair. I’m honestly laughing at that one star review.. you cannot expect the man to do the impossible, he should have said no instead of trying to help you.
Great job of setting up and tuning my guitars. I also bought a used Crate amp here which sounds awesome!
Hadn't been back to this store in a while as I don't live in North County anymore, but I use to take guitar lessons here. Great staff and one of my favorite guitar stores. Definitely played a big part in my musical growth.
Lessons at American Music Store
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at American Music Store. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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