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Moze Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 144 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in La Mesa, California
Established shop specializing in used & new guitars, plus offering repairs & music 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
- 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 (619) 698-1185
- Website mozeguitars.com
Hours
| Monday | 10:30 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:30 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10:30 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10:30 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“All the staff were friendly, tremendously helpful and the shop featured dozens of amazing guitars and amps at very attractive prices.”
“I can't imagine coming across such a unique vintage instrument anywhere else.”
“Aside from great repair service, they have a good selection of boutique quality guitars and do used sales on consignment.”
“I have had several instruments of varying value and condition brought in for maintenance and/or repair and every single time my gear has been treated with respect.”
“My son has been taking lessons with Mark for a few years now and we love him and this shop.”
Brands they deal
“Took my Fender in to get the action adjusted, Quoted for 5-7 days, done in three days.”
“I live in the UK and whilst visiting San Diego for a holiday, went to Moze guitars in La Mesa searching for a replacement dome nut for my Gibson B45's trapeze tailpiece.”
What players say again and again
“Excellent luthier services, friendly staff, and no pressure sales—always a positive experience.”
“I was able to find a somewhat obscure part for my guitar and did a cool trade in for a killer amp.”
“They are always helpful and encouraging of aspiring students and the guitar construction and reapir that takes place here seems impressive, although I cannot claim to be an expert.”
“All the staff were friendly, tremendously helpful and the shop featured dozens of amazing guitars and amps at very attractive prices.”
“Customer service related and reasonable prices.”
From the reviews
I live in the UK and whilst visiting San Diego for a holiday, went to Moze guitars in La Mesa searching for a replacement dome nut for my Gibson B45's trapeze tailpiece.
This place is phenomenal. Great service at great prices! Everyone is so knowledgeable! Got my guitar set up by Kenny and it plays like a dream! The passion just flows out of this place! Not to mention Gene Walt and Moze have stories for days! Oh and dogs welcome :)
Great little shop with master luthiers that have been doing this for decades. Aside from great repair service, they have a good selection of boutique quality guitars and do used sales on consignment. Guitar center will buy something from you and sell it for nearly double what they paid you.
One of the best guitar shops I've been to. Not a very wide selection (at least for the guitars I'm looking for or interested in) but they have a lot of parts if you need any replacements. The staff has always been welcoming and friendly whenever I go to visit. This place definitely gets my 5 star rating 👍👍
Selling or trading gear at Moze Guitars
Moze Guitars 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 Moze Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Moze Guitars. 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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