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Music & Arts
3.8 ★★★★☆ 81 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Redmond, Washington
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
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 (425) 881-8777
- Website stores.musicarts.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | 12–5 PM |
What's on the wall
“There were instruments for sale of various types including a wall of both electric and acoustic guitars.”
“Came here to do the restring for my guitar bc the restring guy in guitar center is not there on Saturday.”
“Kevin went above and beyond to help us choose the right instruments and schedule classes.”
“During a recent visit to your Redmond store with my son, who's keen on learning drums, we were assisted by Riley.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“He also walked me through the importance of a basic setup imparting the knowledge upon me as he did so.”
“He also walked me through the importance of a basic setup imparting the knowledge upon me as he did so.”
“The rentals are all reasonably priced, and all RENT TO OWN!”
“The store definitely seems to be tailored toward a wide range of musical instruments and perhaps skewed to the beginner.”
From the reviews
I absolutely don't understand all the negative reviews on this store. The staff has been nothing but positive, helpful, and accommodating. The rentals are all reasonably priced, and all RENT TO OWN! I haven't seen a music store that lets you make payments towards the eventual purchase of an instrument.
I visited the Music and Arts store in Redmond. Two days prior, I had my initial interaction with Kevin over the phone. He provided excellent customer service by guiding me through the app to reserve the instrument.
Recently my son returned his rental and the store gave us a $100 credit toward purchasing a new instrument. We placed an order for a guitar which was canceled by the manufacturer. Because of this inconvenience, Ricky generously allowed us to find a more expensive one with the same price.
I don't know how to feel about this place. The main problem is the staff. Sometimes they seem pretentious and conceited (unfortunately common within the music community), sometimes they seem overly sensitive so that I'm in an awkward position where I'm suddenly on the defensive, sometimes they seem confused about what…
Lessons at Music & Arts
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Music & Arts. 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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