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Wally World Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 45 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Thousand Oaks, California
Music shop with a large inventory of guitars and other instruments and lessons for all levels.
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 (805) 496-8322
- Website musicstorethousandoaks.com
Hours
| Monday | 1–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 1–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 1–6 PM |
| Thursday | 1–6 PM |
| Friday | 1–6 PM |
| Saturday | 1–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I used to take lessons here in the 90's when I was drumming at AHS and it's so great seeing Wally in the photos here.”
“Called in regarding repair of one of my synths and Wally put me in contact with a veteran synth repairman who's been in the game since the beginning.”
“I used to take lessons here in the 90's when I was drumming at AHS and it's so great seeing Wally in the photos here.”
“Called in regarding repair of one of my synths and Wally put me in contact with a veteran synth repairman who's been in the game since the beginning.”
“I had found an old trumpet in a box in the closet.”
From the reviews
Wally World Music is a nice small business that has been around for years in Thousand Oaks. Wally is such a nice guy. I see young kids in there for lessons all the time. Wally has managed to survive larger stores moving in with the help of locals. I buy from him every chance I get.
I had a guitar needing repairs and adjustment that another local store wanted to charge $110 for... Wally charged me $45. This guy is a treasure and people in our community should grieve whenever this man closes up shop for good.
Wally's is the best. Can't say enough good things about Wally and his establishment. Great guy, very knowledgable, friendly and encouraging. Wonderful selection of music. Everything a young person needs for school or private lessons.
Wally is awesome and goes above and beyond. He took great care of my guitar. I will definitely be back.
Selling or trading gear at Wally World Music
Wally World 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 Wally World Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Wally World 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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