Central Coast Music — Local services in Morro Bay

Such a comfortable place to go and test guitars, amps, and mics, Upon entering you are greeted with a big smile, a warm hello, and a warm statement of please feel free to try out anything you like, and If you need any help , just ask and I will help you any way I can. The inventory is large, the string department carries Ernie Ball, Martin, diadario, earth wood, bass strings, and I believe mandolin strings, and sets for 12 string guitars . They have a large selection of guitars, Gibson, fender, vintage, Luna, both solid body, hollow body classical, and steel string, ukuleles , bass guitars, both bass, and electric guitar amps, mics of all prices from top end to beginning level , picks, cables for speakers, or guitars, power amps to buy or rent, speaker cabinets, hand drums, full drum sets, sticks, guitar cases, new and used equipment of all brands, qsc amps, crown, mackie, and they also rent out full sound systems from 8 channels, to 32 channels. I just bought a Peavey classic 30 all tube tweed amp yesterday and it was a warm and friendly experience. The owner Ed told me to pick out any guitar and play thru it and take as long as I wanted to make sure it would work for me, he offered me to use any pedals he had in stock If I wanted to check out the sounds I was looking for. I noticed that 80 percent of the customers that came in were repeat customers, or friends who knew Ed personally. They also carry used CD,s and vinyl records. What a warm family feeling shopping there, and Eds knowledge of music, guitars, amps and equipment is very noticable, I believe he also is a life long musician, and plays In a band named The Killer Hornets, If you are a musician who is new to the area, check his store out, you will enter a stranger and leave...

5 stars and plus for service and being unbelievable nice. Here is the story: I was to come from Germany for a weekend visit to Morro Bay for the memorial of my host dad (I was an exchange student 30 years ago). My plan was to perform a song for him on the memorial. To transport a guitar as extra luggage and buying a hard case would have been very expansive. So I googled and finally emailed Ed and told him about my plan and asked if he would rent out a guitar for a day. He answered of course he would give me one. So a week later I arrived at his shop. Not knowing me at all he let me just pick one of his guitars plus a case and music stand. He didn’t ask for any charges not even security. That really touched me – service and trust. And more important maybe for buyers: I tried a few guitars and picked an guitar for 400 US$ with an excellent sound that was superb to play (and good looks) – loved it and would have bought it straight away (can not buy a guitar in that quality for that price in Germany). Thanks...

I've been going to Ed at Central Coast music for 27 years. I've been to all of the other music stores around here and other than one certain one in Arroyo Grande Ed's is just like being at home. Meaning come in plug it in do what you want if you want to check it out and take it home take it out check it out. I've asked him how much do you think you've been ripped off because he just sends guitars out with the people that want to listen and try it out it at home and he wasn't sure... but he is such an awesome person that you just can't do that to him. And the prices are great and the selection is very eclectic. If you don't want to be treated like a sterile piece of meat and ask mother-may-i to do anything then go there because there's no rules other than don't steal... It would probably hurt his feelings more than get...