Guzzardo Performance Music

Took a guitar in for a setup. Nice and easy to play now.

Always great service and top quality instruments.

The staff is super attentive and helpful, great prices, and I love that they have parts available. An overall fantastic store and experience.

They were great! Very helpful and fixing my son’s trumpet.

I have had a couple of guitars worked on here based on a recomendation and I can tell you they do fantastic work, my guitars have never played this well before and it made a huge difference. Everything I was told about their guitar tech was true, really great work.

At the old age of 66, I decided to take music lessons again. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Mr. Saltzgiver, though I know he is leaving shortly. He has put up with the squeaks and wrong notes and encouraged me. I will miss him

I've been going here for years. Always have what you need for musical instruments or can get it for you. Very helpful staff and they know what they are talking about. Guitar lessons are 60 dollars a month and are once a week one on one. Never had a bad experience here once.

Dropped of a couple unruly guitars a couple weeks ago for setup. Got them back today. Superb job of setup and caught a loose pu wire. Love your guitars all over again.

For band items, it's the best way to go!
My favorite part of the store is the rent to own program! I highly recommended this to anyone who is starting out (adult or student!)
For this program, you are given a selection of beginner models and you are able to pay off a part every month. After 30 months, it's yours!
It's a great program for anyone who wants an instrument and learn music!
They also sell different things like music memorabilia, sheet music, guitar stuff, cleaning supplies for instruments, and percussion.
The staff is great as well! They're trained and they're able to answer any questions!
They also do repairs!

Amazing customer service..Had a medical issue so guy came to my car to get instrument. Guzzardo is reasonably priced, great variety...choose them for all your musical needs! 5 stars!!

Great selection. An instrument for everyone. They have been around a long time. The quality of service is 2nd to none. I have been a customer here for about 45 years. In fact they were still at their original location when I purchased my first guitar. It was an Ovation electric. Nice guitar but my next one was a Gibson Les Paul Custom. Great guitar. They also repair your gear whether you got from them or not. Great people at Guzzardos !!!!!

Working with Scott Ford is always a pleasure, as he is an utmost professional who is extremely product-knowledgeable and customer-oriented. I have ordered several thousands of dollars of drums and equipment, and if there is a problem on the manufacturer' end, Scott handles it and makes sure it is right with the customer. What a terrific reason to buy from Guzzardo's, and the rest of the helpful staff there. Signed, Bob, a long-time customer

Absolutely the best music shop in Rockford, Illinois and probably the Northern Illinois Region. Scott, Spencer, Arik and the rest of the salesmen will take care of your music needs. They have their own in-house repair shop if you need to have old stuff or new stuff fixed and they will price match other less reliable corporate stores. Great experience!

Reasonable prices and excellent selection of instruments, equipment, and accessories. Staff is helpful, very knowledgeable, and will be honest with you-even if that means they aren't going to get a sale. I trust them.

I've been a customer of Guzzardo Music since 1974, there's plenty of reasons I keep going back, helpful sales staff, competitive price, service and support after the sale, and excellent repair service. I've purchased drums and cymbals, tons of PA equipment, everything from raw speakers to empty cabinets to mixers/amps/outboard equipment. If they didn't have it in stock they would order it for me, no hassles, no extra charges for ordering a non-stocked item. At 62 I've been to my share of music stores in Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, I live in Beloit, there's plenty of reasons why I keep driving to Rockford to Guzzardo Music.

Both my sons have taken lessons from here, Dave was a great drum instructor. Fred is an amazing guitar instructor, my son loves him and always looks forward to lessons. The staff is always friendly, can't say enough good things about this company.

shout out to Greg for repairing my lap steel within 2 hours. All the guys are friendly and helpful. Guzzardo is one place I would hate to see the big box stores drive out. So let’s give them all the business we can.

Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Good prices on a wide variety of musical instruments.

Best place to go to either purchase gear, get gear fixed or even lessons. A full service business that has been in the community well over 75 years. They will go out of their way to make sure that you get what you are looking for.

Came down to Rockford last night to play an hour and ten minute show at the BMO Harris Center before the Ice Hogs game. Since it wasn't a paid gig I packed "light". Skipped the rolling snare case in light of my "Tool Kit" which carries the basics, stick case, lightweight tom legs, stick holder, tom holder (off a cymbal stand), two cymbal stands, throne, snare stand and high hat stand. For drums I took a 4 piece,. Bass drum, floor tom, rack tom, and of course snare. For cymbals: Ride, ,high- hats, two crash cymbals. While setting up, I realized I was missing the high hat stem that holds the top high-hat and is the "guts of the stand". Ninety miles from home and 45 minutes to showtime I zipped over to Guzzardo. The associate I spoke to on the phone was waiting and had three different pieces ready. After two misses we were down to the last piece in the store or I was going to have to buy a new HH stand, (For the record I have three). Sure nuff the third try netted us the correct piece and I was out the door and on time for our gig. Support these guys whenever you can, they're incredibly nice and all of the people that work there from what I heard was that they are a co-op (they now own the store) are all musicians themselves and really seem to care. Thanks for being around and open to 6:00, you saved me from looking like an idiot. GREAT PEOPLE,