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Carlino Guitars
4.6 ★★★★★ 168 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Medford, Massachusetts
This compact guitar store sells amplifiers, basses & accessories, plus offers servicing & lessons.
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 (781) 391-4600
- Website carlinoguitars.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 12–6 PM |
What's on the wall
“I dropped off my tele for a set up which came back awesome and ended up also walking out with this awesome strap that I know I’ll cherish for years to come.”
“I right away mentioned a few of the issues I had with my used Gibson studio (since I bought it, it had buzzing on frets, intonation problems, and just an overall muffled sound).”
“I dropped off my tele for a set up which came back awesome and ended up also walking out with this awesome strap that I know I’ll cherish for years to come.”
“The bridge is very unique as it has a thick brass Base to it that is recessed into the guitar.”
Brands they deal
“I right away mentioned a few of the issues I had with my used Gibson studio (since I bought it, it had buzzing on frets, intonation problems, and just an overall muffled sound).”
“Shop has some very interesting guitars, some PRS and Dean and Ibanez, plus his own custom line.”
“Shop has some very interesting guitars, some PRS and Dean and Ibanez, plus his own custom line.”
What players say again and again
“I dropped off my tele for a set up which came back awesome and ended up also walking out with this awesome strap that I know I’ll cherish for years to come.”
From the reviews
I've been a loyal client with Eddie Carlino since the first time he worked on my guitar 20+ years ago and can honestly give him my highest accolades. After my first experience with Eddie working on my old and slighly-warped Jackson, I won't let anyone else touch my guitars.
Eddie does great work, and he’s a lot of fun to talk shop with. He definitely knows his gear, and we talked about some of the customizations I’ve made on my guitar plus a lot of the custom bridges and tailpieces he produces. Shop has some very interesting guitars, some PRS and Dean and Ibanez, plus his own custom line.
Eddie is one of those guys who does what he does because he loves doing it. I stopped by to have him restring my J-45 and to have a bolt installed on it so that I could use it with a strap. I came back to my guitar looking brand spanking new.
Rode my bike past the shop one day and decided to walk in, probably the best idea I had that day. I right away mentioned a few of the issues I had with my used Gibson studio (since I bought it, it had buzzing on frets, intonation problems, and just an overall muffled sound).
Lessons at Carlino Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Carlino Guitars. 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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