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Certain Sparks Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 75 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Lompoc, California
Music store offering instruments for sale as well as repair services, lessons, and a recording studio.
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
- 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 (805) 588-9479
- Website certainsparks.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–3 PM |
What's on the wall
“Our granddaughter has been taking lessons there since she was small, and it's been a joy to see her grow in skill and confidence as a musician over time.”
“I've been taking ukulele lessons with Mic for a little under three months, and I've absolutely loved it.”
“Courageous students, of all ages, shared their impressive musical skills on guitar, bass, drums, ukelele, piano and composing!”
“Courageous students, of all ages, shared their impressive musical skills on guitar, bass, drums, ukelele, piano and composing!”
What players say again and again
“Both my kids love getting music lessons at Certain Sparks! There teachers are amazing, encouraging and patient with them.”
“My son takes guitar lessons at Certain Sparks Music, and I could not be happier with the staff here.”
From the reviews
My son and husband both take music lessons here. The teachers at Certain Sparks are talented and experienced. As a teacher myself, I have very high standards and I am very pleased by the professional instruction my family is receiving. My son has Mic for drums and husband has Randall for guitar.
My son takes guitar lessons at Certain Sparks Music, and I could not be happier with the staff here. His teacher, Mars, is such a positive person who really helps cheer on my sons love of music. Very grateful for Certain Sparks, every parent with a child interested in music should check them out!
Both my kids love getting music lessons at Certain Sparks! There teachers are amazing, encouraging and patient with them. They just participated in their first recital and had a blast. What a fun environment to learn to love playing music!
Thank you Randall and staff of Certain Sparks Music for so many years of teaching our children the art of music! You've uncovered so many musical talents in our local youth by your care and mentorship that might otherwise have been hidden!
Selling or trading gear at Certain Sparks Music
Certain Sparks Music 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.
Lessons at Certain Sparks Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Certain Sparks 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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