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Virginia's Used Music Gear Headquarters
Richmond's Authority on Used Music Gear Since 1991
We Pay Top Dollar for Used American Guitars, Quality Amplifiers, Drums, Keyboards and more!

20th Anniversary Sale Now In Progress!
New Store Grand Opening
Now With Two Locations!

Carytown & Downtown!


Music Lessons in Carytown
Only the most accomplished teachers work at Metro Sound !
Call us to sign up at 804-355-7125




$20 Hourly Rehearsal Spaces

* "The King of Used Gear Since 1991" *

Downtown Store Open Tuesday - Saturday
Carytown Open Daily (see hours below)
Metro Sound in Downtown
117 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Hours
Tues - Sat 11am to 6pm
(804)643-7125


Metro Sound in Carytown
Open Tuesday - Friday
12pm to 6pm
Saturday 11am to 7pm
3313 W. Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23231
(804)355-7125



* Third Saturday Jam Sessions * Hourly & Monthly Rehearsal Spaces * Lessons * Repair Shop * Retail Store * Recording Studio * Event Space * First Friday Concerts *
Support the Independent Merchant

Winner of "Richmond's Best Music Store" - Richmond Magazine
Winner - Mesa Boogie Art and Technology Award
Winner - Mesa Boogie - Sales Award


Metro Sound Music & Recording | 



For over 20 years Metro Sound & Music Recording has been buying, selling and servicing high quality new, vintage and used musical instruments. We pay top dollar for used Gibson, Martin, Fender and Gretsch guitars!
Give us a call at (804)643-7125 for more information.
Be sure to get our offer before you sell to anyone!

We just opened our second location in Carytown at 3313 West Cary Street!
Call us in Carytown at (804)355-7125
This satellite location will feature all the great lines of gear we carry, plus accessories for drums and woodwinds, plus amp and guitar repairs!









Special Studio Rates



www.metrosoundstudio.com





You can now contact our recording studio directly at 804-643-7125.
Click here for studio website, rates and photographs

Hourly Rehearsal Spaces Now Available

We now offer fully equipped rehearsal spaces for only $20 an hour!
This space comes complete with drums, guitar & bass amplifiers, keyboard & PA! Just bring your own cymbals, drum sticks and instruments and we will do the rest!

7 days a week
To book a space just give us a call at (804)643-7125
48 hour notice preferred
Valid credit card and identification required



TALENTED BANDS WANTED

Last month's crowd out front of the store was estimated at between 6,000 and 7,000 for one First Friday night! If you have a band that would like to perform out front of the store on a Friday night, please send us an email to info@metrosound.com with a link to where we can listen to your music. There are just a few openings left for 2011 and you just can't beat the exposure you can get in one night for your group! We will also be looking for groups who might want to perform at our new Carytown location.





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Hourly and Monthly Band Rehearsal Space


When you rent from Metro Sound & Music you get more than just a rehearsal space, you get an amp and guitar repair shop, a safe and secure loading dock with 24-hour video surveillance, an on-site Pro Tools equipped recording studio and a full retail store. All our tenants receive an additional 10% discount on all store bought accessories. Our facilities offer a full back line of rental gear from Hammond B3's, Marshall half stacks, to a ton of vintage Fender tweed amplifiers. Our facility is designed to make rehearsal a painless and inspiring process.

We offer many leasing possibilities here at Metro Sound & Music. Our facility encompasses nearly half a city block and has nearly 40,000 square feet of space. We offer anything from a deluxe recording studio with full PA and band backline on an hourly basis, to month to month for touring groups, a 3 month lease for new and upstart bands, a 6 month lease for artists who need a place to write an album, and a yearly lease for acts who prefer a long term fixed base headquarters. Call us Tuesday - Saturday at (804)643-7125 for more information.

Returns

We offer a 5 day Exchange only on all purchases. All sales are final.



"It's just a hobby that got way out of control!"
Mark Szafranski
Owner and Founder, Est. 1991



Photo Above: Circa 1991, composite wide angle photo of the interior of the original Metro Sound Company

We have since moved across the street to our present 40,000 square foot facility.

We've come a long way from when this photograph was taken, but we have never forgotten our humble roots. Come see for yourself why Metro Sound is rated as "Richmond's Best Music Store" by Richmond Magazine! We simply have it all here for the true musician!



We look forward to meeting you!
The Staff at Metro Sound & Music

Check our our slideshow below for a timeline of the history of Metro Sound

Below: Book your next event at the Metro Space Gallery next door! Metro Sound now features a 3,000 square foot event space for holiday parties and events right next door complete with kitchen, serving area, stage, lights, pa system and more!










Photo above: From the Metro Sound archives

Metro Sound has hosted a drum clinic with two of the most sampled drummers in the world:
Clyde Stubblefield and John "Jabo" Starkes from the James Brown Band




Returns

We offer a 5 day Exchange only on all purchases. All sales are final.
 
117 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220-4214
Store Hours
Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
(804) 643-7125