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Riviera Music
5 ★★★★★ 13 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Santa Barbara, California
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (805) 708-6828
- Website rivieramusicsb.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 12–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Imagine hardly any possessions, I wonder if you can try, but a beat up mini strat and a dog, having Rivera music find us torn up from the road.”
“totally standing behind the products they sell, although the issue with my orange crush amp got fixed but they set up my strat , and really important treated me with respect.”
“They carry a great selection of new and vintage guitars, keyboards, and amps with every accessory you could want.”
“totally standing behind the products they sell, although the issue with my orange crush amp got fixed but they set up my strat , and really important treated me with respect.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“totally standing behind the products they sell, although the issue with my orange crush amp got fixed but they set up my strat , and really important treated me with respect.”
From the reviews
Imagine hardly any possessions, I wonder if you can try, but a beat up mini strat and a dog, having Rivera music find us torn up from the road... totally standing behind the products they sell, although the issue with my orange crush amp got fixed but they set up my strat , and really important treated me with respect.
I’m not exaggerating when I say this place could be one of the best music shops in California. They carry a great selection of new and vintage guitars, keyboards, and amps with every accessory you could want. They also have a fantastic collection of boutique guitar pedals including Strymon.
Riviera Music is a place that makes you feel you’re home. Great, talented people who are there to help, not pressure. This ain’t Guitar Center folks. This is a place with people who love the art. I’m so glad they’re here!!
so awesome!!! super friendly and helpful!! thanks for helping me pick out the perfect guitar 🎸
Selling or trading gear at Riviera Music
Riviera 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 Riviera Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Riviera 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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