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West Music Cedar Rapids
4.4 ★★★★☆ 228 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Marion, Iowa
Friendly, knowledgeable, experienced staff at this music shop selling guitars, pianos (new and used) and drums alongside 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
- 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 (319) 377-9100
- Website westmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I was in the market for a new bass and amp, but I couldn't get anyone to help me.”
“I was in the market for a new bass and amp, but I couldn't get anyone to help me.”
“I can't say enough how grateful I am for West Music's high quality, fair, honest, and transparent instrument repair service.”
“Wyatt is very please with the saxophone we got, and the customer service is always on point!”
What players say again and again
“I found a Martin 000RSG that was originally $1150 but was on sale for $850, so I got a great deal.”
From the reviews
These days and especially around the holidays retail staff can be somewhat indifferent that was not the experience here. I was treated so kindly from start to finish. I am new to the music world and really needed help. The service and information was top notch.
So, this was my second stop for the day. The first stop was at another guitar store not to far away from this one. I was in the market for a new bass and amp, but I couldn't get anyone to help me. Not that they were busy, Well, they were busy talking to each other... So I left and came here to West Music.
I went in for a new acoustic guitar and I spent a few hours playing the guitars and the salesman was very helpful. I found a Martin 000RSG that was originally $1150 but was on sale for $850, so I got a great deal.
I can't say enough how grateful I am for West Music's high quality, fair, honest, and transparent instrument repair service. I brought my Clavinova in for repair, expecting to pay many hundreds of dollars like I do for most other repairs in my life (auto, furnace, plumbing, etc.).
Selling or trading gear at West Music Cedar Rapids
West Music Cedar Rapids 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 West Music Cedar Rapids
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at West Music Cedar Rapids. 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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