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Carmel Valley Guitar
4.2 ★★★★☆ 31 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Monterey, California
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
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (831) 525-0105
- Website carmelvalleyguitar.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–1 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I’ve successfully sold two guitars through his consignment program, and most recently had him replace and upgrade the pickup on one of my classical guitars.”
“Bernie has repaired and tuned-up most of my guitars; acoustic and electric.”
“Great place I had my tube amp repaired and my guitar set up.”
“I’ve successfully sold two guitars through his consignment program, and most recently had him replace and upgrade the pickup on one of my classical guitars.”
“Bernie at CarmelValleyGuitar did a perfect set up on my guitar.”
Brands they deal
“I Brought over my Martin Guitar and I found that guitar hard to play.”
What players say again and again
“Bernie at CarmelValleyGuitar did a perfect set up on my guitar.”
“Bernie is consistently courteous, gracious, very professional, and incredibly knowledgeable, with many years of experience that clearly show in his work.”
“All for a surprisingly great price!”
From the reviews
Excellent luthier and guitar repair technician! Bernie has repaired and tuned-up most of my guitars; acoustic and electric. I first came to his shop in 2013 when in Southern California, and had him fix a 1992 American Standard Strat that I had modified and didn't like after a while.
I can’t say enough good things about Carmel Valley Guitar and its owner, Bernie. Every experience I’ve had there has been positive. Bernie is consistently courteous, gracious, very professional, and incredibly knowledgeable, with many years of experience that clearly show in his work.
If you are reading this review then consider yourself extremely lucky because you have found "the guy" who will take good care of your guitars. Nobody is an expert in everything, so we rely on professionals who promise us they will take care of everything...
I Brought over my Martin Guitar and I found that guitar hard to play. The action on the guitar needed work, so I brought it over to Bernie and he immediately knew what to do with it as soon as he looked at it and when he was done working on it it was like playing an electric guitar!
Selling or trading gear at Carmel Valley Guitar
Carmel Valley Guitar comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
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