JM Drum & Guitar Music School - Omokgyo Station (오목교역, line 5)

JM 드럼기타음악학원 (Drum & Guitar Music School) is located out of exit 8 of Omokgyo Station (오목교역, line 5) and is open 11 am-11 pm. This school offers lessons for drums, guitar, bass and jazz piano, or you can practice by yourself in one of the practice spaces.







You can call them at 02-2645-2288 or 011-9062-9989 or visit http://map.naver.com/local/siteview.nhn?code=11641661. Here's how to get there:

Oh Rock Go Rock - Children's Grand Park/Konkuk Univ. Stations (어린이대공원역/건대입구역, lines 2 and 7)

Oh Rock Go Rock is located either out exit 4 of Children's Grand Park Station (어린이대공원역, line 7) or exit 3 of Konkuk University Station (건대입구역, lines 2 and 7). They're open weekdays 10 am-midnight and weekends 9 am-11:30 pm.

You can choose from the A Room, which costs between 10,000-15,000 won/hr depending on what time of day it is (evening hours are more expensive). In this room they have:
- guitar amps: JCM2000 DSL100 1960AC Cabinet, MARSHALL 8100
- bass amp: Ampeg BA-500
- drums: YAMAHA rock tour custom
- keyboard: Yamaha MOTIF7
- PA system/SNB 1.2Kw Tascam M108 mixer, Yamaha REV100 reverb, Live 400W speaker, Shure SM58 mic



Or the B Room, which ranges from 9,000-15,000 won/hr. This room has:
- drums: Sonor Force 2007
- guitar amps: Laney LV300H LA412A Cabinet, Marshall 265R
- bass amp: Laney RB7 300W
- keyboard: Korg TR 76
- PA system: Leem 300W
- mic: Sennheiser




You can also rent extra guitars, basses, amps, or keyboards for an additional 2,000 won/hr:




You can call them at 019-241-2323 or 070-8162-8623, and check out their web site at cafe.daum.net/ohrockgorock.

Match Studio - Yeoksam Station (역삼역, line 2)

Match Studio is located out of exit 4 of Yeoksam Station (역삼역, line 2). Aside from renting rehearsal rooms, you can also take lessons from quite a large, talented staff they have. They're open weekdays noon-11 pm, Saturdays noon-7 pm, and closed on Sundays.

They have 16 different rooms:


Here's how to get there as well as their contact info:


You can visit their site at matchstudio.co.kr, call them at 02-561-8629, and email them at jchung@matchstudio.co.kr.

Here's how to find them:

Jaengi Music Studio - Seoul National Univ. of Ed. Station (교대역, lines 2 and 3)

Jaengi Music Studio (쟁이 뮤직 스튜디오) is located out of exit 14 of Seoul National University of Education Station (aka 교대역 where lines 2 and 3 meet). When you come out of the exit, make a u-turn and take your first left. You'll see a Buy the Way convenience store a little ways down that alley. Go past it, and on your left you'll see a 시에프 fried chicken restaurant. Turn left at the next alley, and you'll see the sign for 쟁이 Studio halfway down the alley on your right.

The old man who runs the place is super cool, and just sits in the back room and watches a lot of TV. The now-defunct expat band The 40 Days used to practice here, which is how I found out about this place (from my friend who used to play bass with them), so the owner is used to dealing with foreigners.

There are 3 rooms to choose from:






We paid 24,000 won for 2 hours.

You can visit their website at http://cafe.naver.com/jaengemusicworld/7 and call them at 02-581-2848.

Here's how to get there:

Time Sound - Yangjae Station (양재역, line 3/Shinbundang line)

Time Sound is composed of 3 different studios (Time Sound 1, Time Sound 2 and Time Sound 3, or 타임 1, 타임2 and 타임 3 in Korean) that are located out of exit 5 of Yangjae Station, (양재역, line 3).

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At Time Sound 1, you can choose from Rooms A, B and R.

Room A has:
- Guitar amp: Marshall JCM2000 DSL + Marshall 1960, Marshall Valvestate VS100 + Marshall JCM2000 TSL
- Bass amp: Trace Elliot 7215 SMC, Ashdown Engneering MAG300
- Keyboard: Kurzweil PC2X, Korg 01/W FD
- Drums: SONOR
- Mixer: Behringer Eurotack MX2004A


Room B has:
- Guitar amp: Marshall Valvestate 100V, Laney TF700
- Bass amp: Hartke HA3000
- Keyboard: Korg Pro Trinity
- Drums: SONOR
- Mixer: Mackie


Room R has:
- Upright piano: Young Chang
- Drums (Jazz): TAMA Imperialstar
- Bass amp: Ampeq
(For photos, go to the Web site, and on the left side of the page, under "타임 1," click on "R 룸.")

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At Time Sound 2, there is Room S, which has:
- Guitar Amp: Marshall JCM2000 Triple Super Lead TSL 100 + Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet, Laney GH100L + Laney TF412 Cabinet
- Bass Amp: Ashdown head + Ashdown Cabinet
- Drums: TAMA Rockstar
- Keyboard: KURZWEIL PC2X, YAMAHA MO6
- Mixer: Peavey XR 684R 400W


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At Time Sound 3, you can choose from Room E or Room F.

Room E has:
- Guitar amp: Marshall JCM2000 DSL, Line 6
- Bass amp: Fender Rumble 60
- Keyboard: Kurzweil PC2X, Roland XP-30
- Drums: TAMA Rockstar
- Mixer: Mackie DFX12

Room F has:
*I can't seem to find a list of instruments for this, but in the photos I can see:
- 2 keyboards
- Marshall amps
- Tama drums
- some sort of mixing device

Check out their Web site at http://cafe.naver.com/timesound, and you can call them at 02-3462-6235.

Hanyul Music Studio - Sadang Station (사당역, lines 2 and 4)

Hanyul (한율) Music Studio is located near Sadang Station (사당역, lines 2 and 4) out of exit 8, and it's open 8 am-midnight.

The whole place is 63 pyeong in size, and there are several different practice rooms to choose from.

There's one midi room:

2 guitar practice rooms:

4 rooms to practice either keyboard or upright piano:

3 rooms to practice drums:


The prices are as follows:
- drums: 5,000 won/hr or 14,000 won/3 hrs; 140,000 won/month to practice either 8 am-5 pm or 5 pm-midnight; 250,000 won/month to practice anytime from 8 am-midnight
- digital piano: 4,000 won/hr or 10,000 won/3 hrs; same monthly prices as drums
- upright piano: 5,000 won/hr or 14,000 won/3 hrs; 200,000 won/month to practice either 8 am-5 pm or 5 pm-midnight; 350,000 won/month to practice anytime from 8 am-midnight
- guitar: 4,000 won/hr or 10,000 won/3 hrs; 120,000 won/month to practice either 8 am-5 pm or 5 pm-midnight; 220,000 won/month to practice anytime from 8 am-midnight

Directions: Out of exit 8, go left. You'll pass a GS25 on your right. At the next street, turn right. Soon on your right you'll see a restaurant called "가마솥순두부 사당본정," and there'll be a street on your left. Take that street all the way until it dead-ends into a street running perpendicular to it. You'll see UCK Music Studio across the street from you.

You can contact them at 010-3656-5385 and check our their website at http://cafe.naver.com/uck833.

Here's how to get there:

Sam Studio - Gangnam/Sinnonhyeon Stations (강남역, line 2/신논현역, line 9)

You can get to this studio by either Gangnam Station (강남역, line 2) exit 7 or Sinnonhyeon Station (신논현, line 9).
This is a practice space/recording studio that a friend recommended to me. I currently take guitar lessons here (not through the studio, but something I set up on my own), and I really like the room they put us in each time. I know a lot of expat bands practice here, and the owner speaks good English.



Prices start at 9,000 won per hour.

There are 3 or 4 different rooms you can rent. Here's a photo of the room the manager always sticks us in, which is the smallest room there:



You can call them at 02-501-9821 or 010-5772-5533, and you can email them at yousampapa@hanmail.net. Check out their site at cafe.daum.net/Samstudio.