Three Wave Music

Three Wave is just absolutely incredible, there’s no other word to describe it. I had first visited the store 4 years ago, before I had really gotten into synths/electronic music, and was solely playing guitar. I was still absolutely blown away by how much history, as far as vintage synths, drum machines, organs, that I’d only seen in books or had heard about. I ended up leaving with a Roland JU-06 that day. This past Saturday, I took the 15 minute trip there with my sister (who’s not a musician at all). I had gotten into the world of synths, analog, digital, mono, poly, modular, semi modular, and drum machines, and had been tirelessly learning new things about my Moog Grandmother, Mother-32, DFAM, Korg Minilogue, OP-1, was in the process of building a modular synth, and as soon as we got there, that feeling of magic hit again. My sister walked around in awe, as I a looked at modules with the young guy working behind the counter(I thought he was maybe Sam’s son?) Anyhow, not only was he incredibly helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, but he encouraged me to try any module I was interested in, showed me how a modular synth I was interested in worked..I ended up leaving with 2 Make Noise Modules, a Make Noise 0-Coast desktop modular synth, a blank hp plate for my skiff, and a couple packs of Make Noise hot pink patch cables(I love those hot pink cables..lol) . My sister and I got home from dinner afterwards, and he had thrown in a ton of different stickers in my bag, Moog, Endorphin.es, Make Noise, a bunch. I have not had such an incredible experience at a shop (especially high end music gear shop) that was that incredible in so long, I honestly cannot remember. Friendly, Helpful, they take time to answer any questions, don’t rush you, make you feel unwelcome, or judge you, thinking you’re not gonna buy something , quite the opposite. Their prices on new equipment are comparable with any well priced large music equipment dealer(I buy a lot of equipment from Sweetwater, and Three Wave’s prices are the same) , and I would even go further , saying that their prices on vintage pieces (at least some popular pieces like the Juno or the Roland TR-808, which I asked the prices of, were not shocking in the least, as they were cheaper than a few places online that I’ve seen them sell ). If you are interested in any time of equipment, new or vintage, that is used in electronic, hip hop, production, are into building modular, or just wanna see some incredible music equipment history, there is no better place that I know of. I will be heading back this coming weekend to pick up a new module (their modular selection is absolutely unreal, and the companies they carry are all listed on the site, along with all kinds of cases, cables, power sources..) and hopefully will get to spend some more time trying out some new modules that I’m interested in. Three Wave has definitely become my #1 go to place for all things synth. There aren’t enough great adjectives to describe this amazing place. Definitely make the trip if you’re interested in checking it out. You will not be disappointed.

Largest vintage keyboard store in the world? Sam and son are kind and the best in the biz.

I have been a frequent customer of Three Wave Music for YEARS, since 2010! I love this place!!!!!! The Owner Sam is like a good friend of mine. Highly Highly recommend.

Sam (and company) were lovely and knowledgeable! Came to try out some keyboards and walked out with a new one. I'll be back to consign some things shortly

Great selection of gear. Definitely worth a visit (especially if you are in NYC and have the 'pleasure' of shopping at Armens).nnAbout ~1 hr trip from Port Authority (depending on traffic). Nice to see such specialized/dedicated stores.nnPrices are a little variable. I had the assumption the overhead of operating a little out of the loop in NJ would be a little lower, and would in turn translate to the customer - not necessarily the case.