Mountain Music — Attraction in Oakland

2023 update: I just had Adam redo the neck of a '71 Thinline Tele. The fingerboard was probably in the worst shape of any I've come across in my nearly 40 years of playing. He did an absolutely fantastic job of making it a joy to play while still, as he says, keeping its mojo. I couldn't have asked for better. Excellent work!

(From 2021: Mountain Music is awesome. Good gear, good people, good prices, good vibe. It's the kind of place where you actually feel good spending your money! I.e. instead of leaving with a feeling that you've contributed to some massive, faceless supply chain, you feel like you've contributed to a living, breathing community of cool people. I couldn't recommend the shop...

I purchased an old Mesa/Boogie amplifier through Reverb and it showed up severely damaged. It was packaged in a box with no padding of any sort and had lots of room to move around. Instead of returning the amp I had it repaired locally... multiple times. This place will not reimburse my repair costs, and won't accept a return anymore, and the window for Reverb to help has passed. The amp was so badly damaged it blew the speakers in a vintage Mesa bass cab I own when I simply turned it on to test. So do to negligence from the people at this store, they have destroyed an old Mesa amp and vintage Mesa speaker cab, aswell as cost me more money than I ever expected. Don't...

They are super friendly, helpful, and the repair work is fantastic. Adam has fixed two ukuleles for me, one of which was kind of a long shot (and turned out so much better than I could have expected), and just did a quick fix on my guitar that has me ecstatic. Very clear about what was possible, and was clear up front about pricing.

It’s also a great place if you’re looking for new gear or instruments. No pressure… when they first opened right before the pandemic, I went with a friend and played instruments for about an hour, with nothing but help from the staff. That was a major reason why I went back to them when I was financially ready...