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Instrumental Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 76 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Thousand Oaks, California
Musical goods store (amps, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, strings, pedals), offering lessons, repairs and service.
Plan your visit
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (805) 496-3774
- Website instrumentalmusic.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–6 PM |
| Sunday | 12–5 PM |
What's on the wall
“This is an excellent music store with a well-informed staff and extensive acoustic guitar selection (any Martin enthusiast will be ecstatic!”
“My teen son went here (and a few other places) while shopping for an electric guitar.”
“Have shopped here for guitars and amps over the last 10 years.”
“Not to put down Guitar Center, because honestly I bought 4 vintage guitars at amazing prices and the service is excellent.”
“I've had quality repair work done on high-end guitars and basses and the staff is always welcoming and unpretentious.”
Brands they deal
“Unlike Guitar Center that focuses on the broad market, Instrumental music has the all the Martin, Gibson, Taylor, and Yamaha guitars you are looking for.”
“I found Instrumental Music by chance on an internet search for a Martin Guitar I was hoping to find.”
“Picked up a PRS Guitar from Instrumental Music because they had the color I wanted and worked with me on pricing plus included free shipping with the deal.”
What players say again and again
“Friendly, knowledgeable staff, well equipped local music store with charm that beats the big chain by a country mile.”
From the reviews
I've been going there for years. You would think with the Corona Virus in full swing that the shop would be barely staying alive. On the contrary, it's the best it's ever looked and completely stocked with top drawer items.
Best Guitar store in my opinion! Unlike Guitar Center that locks everything up, Instrumental music encourages you to play, and everything is available for you to try out.
Bought a Roland D50 in 1987 from here. Been coming back ever since! Great store with a great selection of instruments. The store is clean and well organized. The staff is super knowledgable, patient, friendly and accommodating! You will be MUCH better served here than at that big box store :)
This is an excellent music store with a well-informed staff and extensive acoustic guitar selection (any Martin enthusiast will be ecstatic!). I did encounter a shipping issue with UPS but the staff dealt with it swiftly and appropriately. Nothing but good things to say about these folks!
Lessons at Instrumental Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Instrumental 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 on hand for exactly this reason.
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