Tony's Music Center — Local services in Carlsbad

I'm a serious bass player and I am new to town. To my knowledge, this is the only music shop in town. I walked in and saw the tiny front guitar display room. I immediately assumed that there was a much larger selection in the back. No. This store had a couple of Fender jazz basses and off-brand everything else. Everyone should carry at least one decent 6 string bass. Amp selection is terrible and the kiddie guitars are in the center of the the showroom! The salesmanship was lacking as well. I'll be placing my order...

This is kind of a sad shop, but it's also what I would expect in a small town. Gear is mostly for beginners, which is fine. The string prices are more than fair. There was an awkward youth hanging around that made my visit kind of weird. The owner wasn't friendly at all. I needed a tambourine for a song I'm recording so I came to browse, they had one and the head was completely busted. So the owner took $1.50 off the price. Lol. Whatever dude. I'll just wait and go home next time...

If you're looking for an instrument especially a guitar, Tony's is this place to go he has great prices he's very welcoming. Not only has he been in the business he knows a lot about instruments and he can help you lots ,one time he even gave me a set of strings when I didn't have the money for them but I gladly paid him later . You can play any instrument in you want so you can find the right one I give Tony's two thumbs up for five stars....