The Horn Guys

Specialties

The Horn Guys is your local source for the finest in brass instruments in Southern California. We specialize in trumpet, trombone, French horn, euphonium and tuba. We offer discount pricing on professional brass instruments from B&S, Bach, Besson, Conn, Getzen, Hans Hoyer, King, Miraphone, Meinl Weston, Shires, Yamaha and more. We carry a large line of sheet music, CDs, mouthpieces, mutes, cases, stands and accessories. In addition, we have teaching studios available for rental by the hour, day, week or month. We also offer lessons for a variety of instruments.

History

Established in 2000.

The Horn Guys is a brass instrument specialty company located in Southern California. Founded by Steve Ferguson in 2000, the goal was to improve the quality of the musical instrument retail environment. The focus from the beginning was specialty brass instruments and accessories for the high-​end enthusiast market. Through better design, product availability, sales and technical service, many local musicians could be better satisfied without having to resort to impersonal mail order houses. We moved to the current La Crescenta location in 2004, and doubled the size of the store in late 2006. Also in 2006, we purchased the Low Brass Werks from Tony Clements, enabling us to enlarge our tuba department and gain import rights to several European brands. In spring 2010, we opened a second store in the City of Long Beach to offer a more central location and a larger teaching studio.

Meet the Business Owner

Steve F.

Business Owner

Steve Ferguson is the brain and creative director of The Horn Guys. He has been a commercial trombonist in Los Angeles for over 20 years. He specializes in bass trombone, but also doubles on all the low brass instruments, including tenor trombone, tuba, euphonium, bass trumpet, and contrabass trombone. He can occasionally be found with an alto trombone or alto horn as well. After growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Steve moved to Los Angeles where he attended California State University Northridge and the University of Southern California.

Steve has toured with numerous artists, including Paul Anka, Brian Setzer, Doc Severinsen, Bobby Caldwell, Michael Crawford, Shirley Bassey, the Modern Aires, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. He currently freelances in Los Angeles and performs with many orchestras around California, including the Pacific Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, Monterey Symphony, San Bernardino Symphony, and the San Jose Cleveland Ballet Orchestra.