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Music Connection
4.5 ★★★★★ 208 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Redding, California
Local store carrying a variety of guitars, amps, ukuleles and pianos, plus 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
- 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 (530) 223-2040
- Website musicstoreredding.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“The secondary room with their fairly large selection of acoustics and keyboards was a pleasant surprise.”
“Honestly has a great atmosphere and good selection of guitars and basses.”
“And if you're a fan of novelties like myself, they even have a guitar pedal display boasting some boutique pedals.”
“The owner took my 25-year-old Martin guitar under his wing and babied it and took care of some things that were used and abused on it and got it back into beautiful working order.”
“I just wish Bernie was still there and that John Mullen was still doing setups and repairs (he’s the best).”
“Plus, John Mullen and Bill Scofield are still giving guitar lessons so that is always a good thing.”
“If it wasn't for the little kid running around banging the drums like an idiot and strumming nearly every guitar while screaming it would have been great.”
“The secondary room with their fairly large selection of acoustics and keyboards was a pleasant surprise.”
“Brought two violins that needed to be fixed and he took care of it quickly.”
Brands they deal
“The owner took my 25-year-old Martin guitar under his wing and babied it and took care of some things that were used and abused on it and got it back into beautiful working order.”
What players say again and again
“I just wish Bernie was still there and that John Mullen was still doing setups and repairs (he’s the best).”
“They kept me as a customer because it didn’t feel like a totally new business, people were still kind and knowledgeable and the prices were still good!”
From the reviews
Been a musician for 14+ years and have known of this place. Honestly has a great atmosphere and good selection of guitars and basses. This shop and the one in Chico are fantastic. Bought my Kc-550 180w Amp for almost $400 off original price online. Great products, and great service
Awesome local music store! Super helpful staff, and good inventory! A wonderful place to go if you're looking to get a new instrument, or just try something out. I'd highly recommend you support it. Especially as more and more quality music stores go out of business in Redding.
Great little music shop. I went in looking for a 25 or 50 foot XLR cable and they had both. The employees weren't constantly asking me if I needed help they let me walk around and check everything out. The secondary room with their fairly large selection of acoustics and keyboards was a pleasant surprise.
Not quite the Bernie’s of old because who could ever replace Bernie? It’s great though to have a local music store where you can try out guitars, pick up strings/picks, or play/buy other instruments. Plus, John Mullen and Bill Scofield are still giving guitar lessons so that is always a good thing.
Lessons at Music Connection
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Music Connection. 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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