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Guzzardo Performance Music
4.4 ★★★★☆ 220 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Rockford, Illinois
Instruments and repairs are on offer at this music shop that also provides rental services and lessons.
Plan your visit
- 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 (815) 229-5020
- Website guzzardomusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“They have their own in-house repair shop if you need to have old stuff or new stuff fixed and they will price match other less reliable corporate stores.”
“Guitar lessons are 60 dollars a month and are once a week one on one.”
“I've purchased drums and cymbals, tons of PA equipment, everything from raw speakers to empty cabinets to mixers/amps/outboard equipment.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“I had them perform a standard setup on my bass (the action was too high).”
“Got a great deal on a used guitar and lesson are priced reasonably.”
“) For this program, you are given a selection of beginner models and you are able to pay off a part every month.”
From the reviews
I have had a couple of guitars worked on here based on a recomendation and I can tell you they do fantastic work, my guitars have never played this well before and it made a huge difference. Everything I was told about their guitar tech was true, really great work.
I've been going here for years. Always have what you need for musical instruments or can get it for you. Very helpful staff and they know what they are talking about. Guitar lessons are 60 dollars a month and are once a week one on one. Never had a bad experience here once.
I've been a customer of Guzzardo Music since 1974, there's plenty of reasons I keep going back, helpful sales staff, competitive price, service and support after the sale, and excellent repair service.
Great selection. An instrument for everyone. They have been around a long time. The quality of service is 2nd to none. I have been a customer here for about 45 years. In fact they were still at their original location when I purchased my first guitar. It was an Ovation electric.
Selling or trading gear at Guzzardo Performance Music
Guzzardo Performance 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 Guzzardo Performance Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Guzzardo Performance 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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