Musical Instruments
Audio High
605 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90036
323-939-3000
When your former best bud, DJ Sticky Fingers, has split with your cans and you need a pair quick, run to the Turntable Lab in the Fairfax District for gear that can cost as little as the change in your couch or as much as several Franklins.
Website: http://audiohigh.com
Neighborhood: Mid-City
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Shop, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Shop, Musical Instruments, Shopping
Baxter-Northup Music
14534 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91403
818-788-7510
At Baxter-Northup Music, an L.A. institution since 1906, owner Ed Walker can hook up tone-deaf parents with name-brand vintage instruments.
Website: http://baxternorthup.tumblr.com/
Neighborhood: Sherman Oaks
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Shop, Best of LA: Shop, Musical Instruments, Shopping
David L. Abell Fine Pianos
8162 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048
323-651-3060
David L. Abell Fine Pianos carries a range of distinguished instruments, from the classic Yamaha upright to a Bösendorfer grand that costs as much as three Hummers…
Neighborhood: Fairfax, Los Angeles
Category: Musical Instruments, Shopping
James Trussart Custom Guitars
1307 Allesandro St., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
213-989-1554
Keith Richards, Paul Simon, Lucinda Williams, and Sheryl Crow each strum a Trussart, as does French rock legend and fellow countryman Johnny Hallyday. Prices run from $3,800 to $7,000…
Website: http://www.jamestrussart.com/
Neighborhood: Echo Park, Los Angeles
Category: Musical Instruments, Shopping
Kaye’s Music Scene
19369 Victory Boulevard, Reseda, CA, 91335
818-881-5566
“The lighter the ukulele, the better the sound” is the sort of nugget you’ll hear from George Kaye of Kaye’s Music Scene
Website: http://kayesmusicscene.com
Neighborhood: Reseda
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Shop, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Shop, Music Instruction, Musical Instruments
Kevin Ryan Guitars
14082 Willow Ln., Westminster, CA, 92683
800-311-1527
You won’t see one of the instruments intricately designed at Kevin Ryan Guitars…
Website: http://ryanguitars.com/
Category: Musical Instruments, Shopping
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90405
310-828-4497
If you’re looking to buy your kid her first acoustic, a visit to McCabe’s Guitar Shop will have her well-rooted in West Coast folk-rock tradition from her first strum…
Category: Musical Instruments, Shopping
Primitive Sound
1118 W. Magnolia St., Los Angeles, CA, 91506
818-842-2620
Catering to the cash-strapped guitar gods of tomorrow, Primitive Sound sells retro style on the cheap…
Category: Musical Instruments, Shopping
Truetone Music
714 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90401
310-393-8232
More than any independent guitar store, Truetone Music overwhelms you with gear…
Category: Musical Instruments, Shopping
Voltage Guitars
7529 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
323-851-1406
Faced with soaring Hollywood rents, Voltage Guitars owner Lloyd Chiate has vowed to take his vintage dealership strictly online by 2008…
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Musical Instruments, Shopping
