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Century Music
4.7 ★★★★★ 49 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in San Antonio, Texas
Instrument shop offering brand-name guitars, amps & accessories, plus repairs & 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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (210) 496-2050
- Website century-music.com
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–4 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–4 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–4 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–4 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–4 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Larry is a great luthier, I have taken 2 of my bass guitars there.”
“For 40 of my guitar playing years, Century Music has been there to provide my guitar and equipment needs and my guitar and amp repairs.”
“Integrity is a rare trait to see these days and when you happen to experience it, it can be surprising.”
“I’ve had guitars set up many times over the years but I’ve never noticed such a profound difference from before and after.”
Brands they deal
“I just recently found out that he does Fender Warranty repairs also.”
“Larry and company did a fantastic job on setting up my PRS McCarty 594 S2 Thinline.”
What players say again and again
“He is very skilled at general setups, string replacement, neck adjustments, replacing pickups, cutting and replacing guitar bridges and nut.”
“he is also very willing to negotiate a great deal in my experience.”
From the reviews
Larry Horwitz, the guitar tech for Century, has been repair guitars for the last 29 years. He is very skilled at general setups, string replacement, neck adjustments, replacing pickups, cutting and replacing guitar bridges and nut. I just recently found out that he does Fender Warranty repairs also.
On the ride home from our trip to Century Music, my son, who just graduated high school last month, said that we should acknowledge y'all in a review for what we experienced today. So, to Larry and Bear, my son and I cannot thank you two gents enough for y'all's assistance.
Century Music Inc. has been a reliable go-to guitar shop for way over 30 years. I have mainly gone to get my guitars serviced and fixed by Larry Horwitz. He is the very best guitar tech, hands down. You have a literally broken guitar. He's the man guaranteed.
I’ve shopped here many times and bought lots of stuff: a Mesa amp, effects pedals, strings, cables... and have had a LOT of guitar repairs done. These guys do great work. I always feel welcome. Highly recommended!
Lessons at Century Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Century Music. 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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