MOONLIGHT MUSIC

"Walked in to buy a powercord and thought I'd show them the crack on my charango to ask them for luther recommendations. Without asking me Russel grabbed it and cracked it more open with a blade to "see if he could fix it". Then I was left with no choice but leaving it with him. He charged me 100$ for a mediocre fix which is not aesthetically pleasing. A little bummed! Still love the shop, but that left a bitter taste in my mouth."

"On a rented motorcycle riding north for the afternoon, I randomly stopped and decided to walk around. This store was my first stop in Encinitas. Nice owner and great selection! If I had been in a car, I would have left with two new guitars. Next time I'm in the area, I will definitely be stopping in again."

"Russell sold me my first serious electric guitar 30 years ago, at this same shop. It was a white Japanese Squier, with body-routed pickups and a Floyd trem. He was like, “you’re going to get a lot of heat from that humbucker” to me with a grin. The place was stacked and I got out for $220. Fast forward : Internet Era—I stopped in and thanked Russ for a life’s amazement with electric shovels the other week, and Moonlight was exactly how I remembered, three decades ago and we chatted about the world for 15 minutes. Go visit a legend already."

"I'd buy the German guitar there. Plus they offer free picks. Please ask for the one shoe sorry shoe. Show hobo. They good they fixed my git before 911. I come back there often. I think they need to buy the bar the saloon and make it a museum. Good family great people. Free guitar picks. Try it out."