Music Mart — Local services in State College

Last August I was in the process of replacing subwoofers in a local venue, and figured I would try reconing some of the bad speakers. I dropped one off at Muisc Mart to have a comparison between my work and what their house "engineer" could do. After having been a month and not hearing anything from Music Mart, I went into the shop to see the status of my speaker. It sat in the same exact spot as when I dropped it off. After talking to who I assumed to be the owner, he said he would get it looked at asap. Well, its now 8 months later and still no call/progress. In addition, when shopping for speakers for another venue, they had mentioned some instals they had done in some local fraternities. After checking one of the instals, it seems the person had little to no knowledge of how to properly put in a sound system. The speakers were mounted on a wall about 20ft up, and pointed straight ahead. In addition, the wiring of the amp/mixer seemed shoddy. Made for horrible acoustics, and for the price of the system, they could have had something that...

I am a local musician in State College, and use Music Mart for most of my supplies. Very friendly staff, have helped me choose the right product more than once. As one reviewer noted, not as cheap as online, but that is to be expected. You have to choose your experience, and frankly I'd rather support a local business. I am classically trained on piano and self taught acoustic guitar and vocals. When I go into the store I ask questions based on my lack of experience in what I am looking for. I don't pretend to know something I don't, nor do I act like I am a famous musician. I think there is a tendency for 'guitar heroes' to act that way, and it is not well received. You get back what you put out there, so be open and you will get great service. I think the attitude of the staff is fantastic, very friendly and helpful, not condescending as can be the case with musicians-turned-clerks who think they should be world recording artists. These are good guys and want...

I got some guitar lessons from Richard in Music Mart and it was a bad experience. For a total beginner he wasted so much time drawing some 15 chord shapes in my notebook rather than using the time on building the foundations or at least giving me the chords as a handout. Ask anyone and they'll tell you that a guitar newbie doesn't need to know about barre chords on their first week of training. Apparently Richard had a different opinion. Avoid guitar lessons here, or be aware of the course structure...