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Garden State Music Center Inc
4.4 ★★★★☆ 79 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Toms River, New Jersey
Friendly local store specializing in new and used instrument sales (including piano and stringed types) and rentals, plus 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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (732) 255-9331
- Website gardenstatemusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I wanted to find a place that does repairs on premises, dropped off my guitar for an adjustment and surprisingly it was finished that night or next day.”
“All I want to say is that my stepson took guitar lessons with the owner of Garden State Music, Bill Merritt, and he was fantastic.”
“Dropped off my trumpet for a deep clean and got it back in mint condition.”
Brands they deal
“Nice store, friendly owner, I dropped my off my Fender 5-string bass off for a set up and it’s like new again.”
What players say again and again
“Nice store, friendly owner, I dropped my off my Fender 5-string bass off for a set up and it’s like new again.”
“I talked with their guitar technician about one of my other guitars that has some problems and he was very knowledgeable, I’ll be back for more set ups in the future.”
“I highly recommend this place for the nearby location, great service, and reasonable price, plan to be back soon.”
From the reviews
All I want to say is that my stepson took guitar lessons with the owner of Garden State Music, Bill Merritt, and he was fantastic. Bill always went above and beyond for him, changing his strings, repairing his guitar and supplying him with everything he needed at no cost.
I have been going to Garden State Music for over 15 years and have always experienced top notch service. Their inventory is always high quality and inventory maintenance is second to none. I pick up a guitar and its set up and in tune! Their student orchestral instrument selection is fantastic as well.
This is a very nice local music store. There is not a large variety of instruments, but I feel their focus is on lessons. I can't say one way or another whether regarding the quality. The two people on staff when I visited were extremely friendly and ready to help.
Great Experience I had a terrific experience at Garden State Music purchasing a guitar. The Associate Lisa was cordial and informative and the atmosphere in the store was very pleasant. Zach was very polite and helpful too.
Lessons at Garden State Music Center Inc
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Garden State Music Center Inc. 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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