Where is the best place to get my amp or guitar repaired in Los Angeles?

Aside from a personal connection to a guitar, our gear can can rise in value, like real estate or a collectible.  Your guitar or amp can become more than a musical  outlet.  It can become a vintage cash piece, worth more than what you could ever imagine.

To help maintain its value, it’s important to keep your gear in tip top shape.  If you never change your guitar setup or never alter your amps tubes, your gear can become worn and it’s usability can be jeopardized.  At Westwood Music, we understand how to keep your guitars and amps in tip top shape to maintain their value.  We’re also able to fix and problem so that your guitar or amp will keep its value over time.  So if you’re looking for the best place to get your guitar or amp repaired in Los Angeles, look no further than Westwood Music.

Whether it be cosmetic or internal damage, we will fix your problem and guarantee our work.  We will even evaluate your guitar or amp for free.  For the best guitar or amp repair in Los Angeles, Westwood Music is at your service.

 

Where Is The Best Place In Los Angeles To Buy A Guitar?

If you’re thinking about the best places to buy a guitar in Los Angeles, it’s Westwood Music.  You might think Guitar Center is the way to go because they offer a nice selection but if you get the idea your salesman is trying to ‘over-sell’ you, you wouldn’t be the first.

Not only is the selection at Westwood Music Center extensive, but our customer care is top notch.  A mom and pop shop that’s served the community with care and kindness since our beginning, the staff members at Westwood Music prides ourselves on taking care of a customer’s every needs.

So if you really want to know the best place to buy a guitar in Los Angeles, Westwood Music Center is the answer.  Our prices, selection, staff, and unmatched customer service will make buying your next guitar a memorable experience.

Where Can I Sell My Guitar In Los Angeles?

At Westwood Music Center, we are always looking to buy used gear!  If you are strapped for cash, or simply tired of that guitar taking up space in your living room, drop by Westwood Music Center and inquire about your instruments worth.

The Westwood Music Consignment Program allows you to shop your gear to our customers.  We’ll keep your instrument on display and only sell it, when we’ve found the perfect price.  Don’t waste your time with Craigslist or Ebay hagglers.  Let us sell your gear for you, and we’ll save you the time, effort, and energy.

If you have a guitar for sale (fender, jackson, gibson, les paul, martin) or any kind of gear (amps, pedals etc.), and you live in the Los Angeles area (Westwood, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Brentwood, Culver City, Cheviot Hills, etc.) stop by Westwood Music today for a free appraisal.

The Best Guitar Repair and Set-Ups in Los Angeles…and the almighty PLEK machine

At Westwood Music, We’ve been repairing guitars and musical instruments for almost 50 years.  Our techs are experts in pickup installations & rewiring, bridge & tuner replacement, and nut & saddle upgrades.  In addition, we work extensive jobs like refinishing, crack repairs, neck resets and refrets as well.

The PLEK machine, a computer controlled alternative to traditional methods of fretting, records the fret height in relation to the fretboard surface beneath each string with a mechanical finger (touch probe) guided by a computer-controlled arm.  When the Plek has recorded all the measurements, it then puts a wheel in place which grinds the frets to proper heights, taking into account the gauge of the strings used, eliminating buzzing and improving overall playability.

At Westwood Music, we use the PLEK machine to give you the ultimate guitar set up.  Our staff knows guitars. So, don’t trust yours to just anybody, take it to the pros. You’ll feel and hear the difference, every time you play your instrument.  So if you’re looking for the best guitar set ups in Los Angeles or the best repair shop, come by Westwood Music today

 

On This Day In Music History…

December 29…

1812:  Beethoven’s Opus 96: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major was performed for the first time.

1956:  Elvis Presley made chart history by having 10 songs on Billboards Top 100 for week ending Dec 19th.

1966:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the UK TV show ‘Top Of The Pops’ performing ‘Hey Joe’.

1982:  Sets of commemorative stamps in memory of Bob Marley were issued in Jamaica.

1994:  Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes pled guilty to arson charges for setting fire to and destroyed boyfriend Andre Rison’s $1 million Atlanta mansion.

 

Top Holiday Specials on Music Gear In Los Angeles

For the best specials on guitars/music gear in Los Angeles, check out Westwood Music.  We have two incredible offers right now that any musician would love.  Until the end of the year, we’re offering gift cards at 10% off !! This means you can buy your friend or loved one a gift certificate worth $100 and only have to pay $90.  In essence, you can buy one for yourself, making anything you purchase from now until the first of the year, 10% off.  Thats’ 10% off everything in the store!

Until the end of this week, we are also offering 2 for 1 guitar or bass set ups.  Buy one guitar or bass set up and get second one for free!  Act quick on this deal because this is only good until December 24th!

Aside from these great specials, we have a ton of gear and instruments on sale that would make great presents for the music lover in your life.  Stop by today!  From everyone at Westwood Music…We wish you a very happy Holiday!

Are You Looking For The Best Place In Los Angeles To Buy Guitar Pedals?

If you’re a guitar enthusiast or a dedicated musician, you know that effects are extremely important when it comes to master sound quality and top notch production.  There’s a pedal for just about every sound out there, be it delay, distortion, reverb, etc. and if you’re looking for a wide selection and the top boutique pedals, Westwood Music is your place.

Westwood Music can also build a custom pedal board to bring all your eclectic sounds together in one beautiful board.  All your sounds will be at your foot’s will, and with a simple tap, you can switch between your phaser, wah wah, digital delay, overdrive, your tuner etc.  Westwood Music even has the rarest pedals that most guitar stores don’t keep in stock.  Aside from the obvious pedals, Westwood music carries some of the most unique and hard to find pedals out there.


If you’re looking for a custom pedal board or some awesome pedals (delay, wah wah, distortion, overdrive, phaser, fuzz, compression, flanger, chorus etc.) in Los Angeles, stop by Westwood Music today.

Where Can You Get A Mcpherson Guitar in Los Angeles? WestWood Music!

Three decades ago, McPherson revolutionized the acoustic guitar world by creating its own sound-hole technology.  This breakthrough in design allowed for more surface area of the actual guitar, making the sounds emitted, priceless.

Mcpherson guitars are known for their great craftsmanship and design, but most guitar lovers love Mcpherson guitars for their unmatched sound.

If you’re looking for a Mcpherson in Los Angeles, Westwood music has got them!  Stop by today and check out some awesome 12 string McPherson guitars!

Looking for A Taylor Guitar?

Based out of El Cajon, California, The Taylor Guitar Company has been creating some of the most beautiful acoustic and electric guitars since 1974.  Though their electric collection is extensive and unique, Taylor is more known for their acoustic guitars, which are definitely top notch in the music world.

Taylor acoustics are played by a plethora of famous musicians, including Billy Idol, Lenny Kravitz, and K.D. Lang.  when you play a Taylor, and you hear that great tone, you’ll knoow why their one of the most popular guitars today.

If a Taylor guitar sounds right for you, come check out the wide selection of Taylor Acoustics at Westwood Music.  Looking for a Taylor guitar in Los Angeles?  Look no further.  Westwood Music has the right Taylor just for you.

On this day in Music History…

On November 28th…

1960, Elvis Presley started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’, his third US No.1 of 1960. The single included a spoken passage loosely based on Shakespeare.

1963, ‘She Loves You’ by The Beatles returned to No.1 for the second time on the UK singles chart.

1987, Taken from the film ‘Dirty Dancing’, the Jennifer Warnes’ duet with Bill Medley ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’, went to No.1 on the US singles chart.

1992, Whitney Houston started a record-breaking fourteen-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Will Always Love You’, taken from the ‘Bodyguard’ soundtrack. The song was written by Dolly Parton.

2000, David Bowie was crowned the musician’s musician. Bowie beat the Beatles and alternative rockers Radiohead in a survey by the NME that asked hundreds of top rock and pop stars to name their biggest musical influence.

2006, US actress Pamela Anderson filed for divorce from rapper Kid Rock after just four months of marriage. In a statement on her website the 39-year-old confirmed she had split from Rock.