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SSE Music, Inc.
4.5 ★★★★★ 157 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Family-owned supplier of musical instruments, sheet music, and stage lighting equipment, plus repair and rental 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 (608) 781-2850
- Website ssemusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 9:30 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I took one of my acoustic guitars in for maintenance and restringing, and the luthier, Dr.”
“Tom got my old guitar set up better than new and several others helped me try and track down a new case.”
“My daughter takes guitar lessons here with Kyle and we also saw Tom who is giving her guitar a tune up.”
“From opening the door at SSE Music to the delivery of our Roland digital piano, the staff and service at SSE has been exceptional!”
“Anecdotal side note, I'm an adult now but I even used to come to this place for renting a violin for use with Mrs.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Tom got my old guitar set up better than new and several others helped me try and track down a new case.”
“Very knowledgeable and provided the appropriate information and guidance.”
From the reviews
Very fair selection for all band related needs. Came in for picks before a show and ended up walking out with a few spare sets of strings due to their very fair pricing. Guitar selection was decent enough, with only a few brands and models in store but all are well taken care of.
I have only been here a couple times over the last 10 years. Each time, the staff were very friendly and helpful. I only play guitar, so of course Dave's is my number one. SSE did not have the high end guitars. However, I bought a back up acoustic here and got a great deal.
Great service and well informed staff. They took care of my daughters rented viola without question. We rent it from them and the replacement worked very well. One of the best music stores around.
I took three of my guitars to SEE Music for Tom to work on them and, like many others have commented here, I experienced a transition in my instruments that I did not realize was possible.
Lessons at SSE Music, Inc.
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at SSE Music, Inc.. 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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