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Website: quinnguitar.com
Phone: (858) 831-8768
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- Wed 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
San Diego, CA 92123 ·2154.36 mi
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yelpI've been taking Zoom guitar lessons with Tim Quinn, and I can't recommend it highly enough. I'm sure in-person is awesome too, but Tim really makes Zoom work. I don't know how but if I stray...
MoreTim is great. First of all, he really knows his stuff. He has been playing guitar his whole life, went to music school, played in bands, and even published music books. Teaching is his life, and...
MoreTim is a world class guitar teacher (and person). Words cannot express how much he has improved my guitar playing. He is a great listener, and takes great care to understand what exactly the...
MoreI have been studying with Tim for nearly three years after intermittently picking up and dropping guitar for 15+ years beginning in high school. Tim is by far the best music instructor I have ever...
MoreI am the parent of a son who took up guitar on his own watching basically youtubes. He exhibited prodigious type talent, but, it wasn't quite clear to what degree. What was clear over time was...
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