The staff are very knowledgeable and courteous. We bought our new zero turn mower here. À fair price and they very helpful. We are pleased with this business.
I initially worked with Dana, to which I found Dana very knowledgeable and pleasant. I finished my purchase with Jordan and I found Jordan to be very knowledgeable and friendly.
I shopped 3 or 4 other dealers in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa area and Argo Power Equipment gave me a great price and unmatched service.
I highly recommend the entire team and it was worth the hour drive to deal with such a professional, knowledgeable and friendly staff.
Kudos, to Argo Power Equipment on a job well done.
Very Friendly fast service A bit high on prices very good selection
53’ trailer kinda tight but staff was extremely helpful and polite
Very informative and great one on one with staff.
Went in there twice. No one spoke to me at all the first time. I went back 2 weeks later and was told someone would be right with me. I left an hour later and ordered my parts online.
I went to buy a pully for 0 turn mower it was going to cost $64.00 I looked online and got it for $17.00 that’s ridiculous. But the people were very nice.
Did not get the service I was promised. I would not recommend. When I arrived to pick up chainsaw they didn’t sharpen my old chain, as I was told, “is a standard service.” I was told they threw my old chain in scrap bin. These chains are custom made and not cheap. I wouldn’t have a problem with price if you did what they said but are $$$ considering the service.
3. Tree Trap Records
Address: Tree House Studios, Trussville, AL 35173 , Argo , Alabama , United States
I just went in to browse the guitars. This place has a very amazing selection and the guy that greeted me was super friendly. I’ll be going back for lessons soon. 5/7 (10/10) would stop by again!
Lovely small town guitar store. I’ve bought several guitars from here and never had a bad experience, great atmosphere for guitar lovers and a surprisingly large stock for such a small building!
Great place people very friendly and willing to help.
Friendly staff they have a few harmonicas
Great people and fair prices. Support your local music store!
Nice selection of new and used guitars. Needs a jam space though..
WAS our trusted source for guitars and gear.
Took in a Seagull acoustic to have the battery and strings replaced at the end of December 2020(only having someone else do it because of the value of the guitar).
The battery went dead MUCH faster than normal (usually takes 6 months). We are very aware that leavi g guitars plugged in drai s the battery. That was NOT the case here. We took it out and found they had installed a promotional Progressive Insurance smoke detector battery in it. Instead of what we are used to getting, Energizer or Duracell. I called and was told that we should have told them we wanted a better battery. It cost us more than $30 for the strings and a battery replacement. No offer to replace it. The lady said they just use whatever is “handy”. I don’t pay for what’s handy. So much for being Pro’s. If the lady had simply apologized, that would have been the end of it. I wasn’t looking for anything other than to let them know that a substandard battery had been installed. When we brought it in initially, we asked for the strings to be changed and the battery replaced. No one told us at that time that we weren’t being charged for the battery, just that what we asked for was $30, if I had been advised of that I would have either asked for a better battery or brought my own. I hung up when her tone told me how disgusted she was that I called with a problem. As for my other reviews of other businesses you mentioned, I review honestly and fairly. If you notice, I have many very positive reviews of several companies in the area. I managed customer service depts with 4 Fortune 500 Companies in my career. Again, I wasn’t asking for anything except courtesy, which was unfortunately lacking. The lady I spoke with had a “how dare you complain” kind of attitude. (modified for clarity based on the reply from the company)
I bought a guitar for $2,875 from this shop online and they listed it as mint condition. I had to take it to a local luthier to have the frets polished because they were so dirty the guitar was unplayable. The shop refused to even split the cost ($50), wow! Incredible.
I will never set foot in this place again. Not that they will care. Thought I would give it another chance after several years. Nothing has changed so now I know for sure.
5. SoundWaves
Address: 2343 Moody Pkwy, Moody, AL 35004 , Argo , Alabama , United States
This is the place to go if your looking for knowledgeable staff and great prices. Will definitely be going back again.
I was informed this business sold auto sound equipment, they don’t. They might in the future but for now it’s only musical instruments, speakers, and such. I can’t rate something I don’t use but I had to pick a number so I thought the more colorful the more attractive (lol). I will say the employee was very nice and commented they get a lot of request for auto sound equipment. Maybe down the road they’ll install car stereos?
Great
cool place. cool staff. good deals on stuff you might not see every day.
Some nice equipment but a bit pricey and unorganized.
First time in shop and they have a good selection of speaker cabinets, amps and mixers as well as guitars. Plus they take trade in’s on purchases.
6. Dollar General
Address: 933 US-11, Trussville, AL 35173 , Argo , Alabama , United States
The sales people are always helpful esp. the young man there.
Nice, clean store with friendly employees. Was able to find a few things that the store near us do not carry. We were very happy with our shopping experience.
DG is usually low on cashers and high volume of customers. The one that I was at has a history of being robbed in the middle of the day
Great bang for buck!
Well stocked store one of the better Dollar Generals
Ok
Store was messy and cashier kept yelling yes yelling at manager in the back that’s its time for his break. Put chemicals in with my bread. What happened to good work ethics? Very disrespectful.
I dont appreciate the employee sending a customer to chase my wife and I down accusing her of stealing. We were looking for headphones and in a hurry. Didnt see what we needed and left. Pull up at Bill’s and some other customer is yelling at my wife to return what she stole…I’ve been trying to call and sort this out since we got home. Phones go straight to message saying call again later. March 31st 4:15pm..
7. Kannon Piano Services
Address: Moody, AL 35004 , Argo , Alabama , United States
Mr. Kannon (accompanied by his wife) did a great job tuning our ancient piano. I really felt like he went above and beyond in replacing a number of parts and was very realistic about the results we were going to get.
8. Art’s Music Shop, Inc
Address: 4647 US-280, Birmingham, AL 35242 , Argo , Alabama , United States
Great place to go.Got my new clasical guitar there.
The folks at Art’s are top notch people who were incredibly helpful and most importantly, expressed themselves to be true enthusiasts of music themselves. They may be “salesmen”, but they came off more as highly knowledgeable fellow shoppers that had very straightforward and non-salesy opinions of the Breedlove acoustics and G&L electrics I was looking into. I had a really fun time trying out at least 10 different guitars in a relaxed but helpful atmosphere. Importantly, every guitar they had on the wall was expertly setup with appropriately filed nuts, adjusted saddles, and perfect relief on the necks. The Breedlove Organic Series Concerto I purchased was legitimately came as perfectly setup as you can get right off the display wall. I just with they had a store in my hometown of New Orleans, LA.
Everything a student needs to sharpen their craft.
changed to 4 stars because service isn’t as good as it used to be. It is now only ok. Was also very expensive.
Very helpful but the instruments are pretty expensive
Big
I laid way electric drum set I paid it off in 3 months when I came to pick up my drum set they gave me the display set on the floor they didn’t even bother to clean it and and dumped everything in the box and hand it to me, when I got home I was very disappointed so I called them and they said this is what you purchased. After long talk to their manager they decided to give us a new one. And send me a card for customer satisfaction to know how they treated me. If you’re planning to Layaway anything make sure to tell them I wanted to be a brand new never used and when you buy it open it in the store to make sure you get what you pay for.
This place is a joke. I called and asked about a mellophone and was told that they had several from me to choose from. I get there and they had one that was new and one from the 70’s they tried sell me. I will stay with Bailey Brothers.
They have good instruments, but when I walked in, I walked straight past about 3 or 4 employees who were unoccupied at the moment and nobody said a word to me. I will never visit or buy from them ever in my life.
9. Iron Bell Audio
Address: 505 Willow Br Rd S, Odenville, AL 35120 , Argo , Alabama , United States
I’ve always have been a big fan off Redbox rentals, especially with Covid-19 pandemic. The movie’s and game’s are cheap, and quick to access, on a shorts notice. Also who doesn’t love a family movie night, it’s a great way to bring the family closer together.
11. Bailey Brothers Music Company
Address: 4673 US-280 Suite # 7, Birmingham, AL 35242 , Argo , Alabama , United States
Great place for electric & acoustic guitars with huge selection of amps also.Kevin is a wizard with guitars.Shop here before buying
I have bought a LOT of equipment from these guys over the years. They have the best brands at good prices. Always super nice and knowledgeable about their products. My go to music store in central Alabama. They are like family. We are lucky to have them here.
This is the only location in alabama that sells Fretlight guitars. They range from beginner to pro.and the whole neck lights up with led’s to teach you how to play.
good staff well organize not bad products
It was my first time in the store and I had an excellent experience. David was very helpful and friendly as well as the other staff present. The online site lacks a lot of the guitars they have in stock because they get new guitars a lot so I would advise actually going into the store to see their wide selection.
Good selection of musical equipment. Be prepared because they strictly enforce the muzzle mandate inside. They make you wear masks.
This place is as good as, if not better than, Guitar Center. But this one man that works there is not the friendliest and makes me and my music buddy never wanna come again… I was gonna buy at least $20-$60 of stuff, and my buddy was gonna get his guitar worked on, but we decided against it after our experience today.
My friend and I were playing our guitars together at moderate volumes. No louder than the other customers that passed through. Our volume knobs probably were set around 1. This rude clerk guy came up to us and told us “turn it down, there are customers in here”. When there was maybe 1 other guy in the guitar room at most. What are we, trash? Are we not customers?
Though to be fair, there was a little kid who sat behind us who was louder than both of us combined, and he was tremolo picking the most random nonsensical annoying noise (future shredder?), but he should’ve told the kid to turn down—not us. We both turned our amps off because he was rude the last time we were in the store and we were pretty annoyed at this point. But the kid turned his amp down and continued the random picking and the dude immediately came back and said “hey, okay, turn it off, that’s enough for today” and took the guitar from the kid. The rudest music store clerk we’ve ever encountered. There’s another guy who is super nice that works there who let us turn the volume up—at least 2 or 3 times what we did today—and test every amp in the store. We bought a $2,000 setup from the nice guy in the past, but this rude guy would probably kick us out of the store before we could make a purchase. I didn’t catch his name, but he’s average height, blondish, his hair is thinning, and he had a short beard. A nicer worker told us he’s been there 3 years, though I’m not sure how he’s lasted that long. He’ll probably follow you around like you’re a thief and ask if he can help you 8 times like he did to us the last time we came in the store simply to buy a cable.
I explained to them thoroughly what I needed and they sold me the opposite! It all about sells and f**k the customers needs! Stay away from the southside location!
I left my guitar with this store in February 2012 for a simple repair. In June it was still hanging waiting for them to repair. I had been told on multiple occasions that it would be ready in just a few days. I picked it up today June 24, 2012 and no repair has been done and I was still charged a bench fee. This place sucks. I will never go in there again. Good luck if you do.
12. Gadsden Music Company – Birmingham
Address: 4524 Southlake Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35244 , Argo , Alabama , United States
Great quality service, friendly and knowledgeable.
Not as big as some of the other stores but I like the smaller more personal feel. Attentive staff.
Very friendly staff
Overall good store, but lacking in some instrument accessories.
I was easily able to drop off my trumpet for repair.
Fantastic friendly service at a reasonable price
I was looking for an instrument on a budget and they said they didn’t in a rude manner and while walking out, I heard them laughing at me. Absolutely disappointed that people would treat potential customers in such a manner.
The man working the front desk was not friendly at all. Never made eye contact. Made me feel like I was not welcomed in his store. He probably didn’t know was I am renting an instrument from him. Hopefully I will never have to walk back in his store.
I would give this Gadsden music store no stars if it was allowed. The store representative, Jason Duren, had a bad attitude and was not helpful. He did not want to hand me my receipt and when I said something about it he told me I had an attitude. Jason must have a problem with women or it maybe people of color in general. Don’t waste your time here!! Fine a real music store who welcomes paying customers.
13. Guitars and More LLC Gardendale
Address: 1128 Main St, Gardendale, AL 35071 , Argo , Alabama , United States
Went to get my daughter’s guitar tuned. Eric was super helpful, he answered all our questions about ukuleles and guitars. We will be back to buy more.
this place is awesome. Super friendly staff. If you need a guitar set up or repaired they also do that for super cheap and great work.
Love this place!
Friendly staff and good service for a small buisness . your go to place if you dont want to drive a 100 miles to Guitar Center store .
Great inventory and excellent friendly service from a fellow named Ken. Very knowledgeable
Great sales,super repair work!
I went in yesterday and asked about a Gretch open back banjo on the back wall that didn’t have a price tag. The reply I got from the bearded gent behind the counter was ” I don’t know, probably $300 or something”, and then he walked away like I didn’t exist. The vibe I got from him was “I dont want to help you. I won’t help you”. I buy a LOT of instruments and spend thousands of dollars per year on all sorts of music equipment, but this store has shown me that they don’t want my business and they aren’t interested in having any sort of customer care. I didn’t want to go to Guitar Center anymore, I would like to buy from a local store, but Guitars and More has discouraged me from doing any business with them. My advice to other customers is to go elsewhere. They don’t want your business and they don’t deserve your business.
The people are nice but the stuff you buy here is garbage.
14. Brenton Music Studio
Address: 2239 Moody Pkwy, Moody, AL 35004 , Argo , Alabama , United States
I have been doing business with Mike a long time and my dad before me. Excellent guy!!
Mike is an excellent music teacher. He is an educated instructor with a music degree from Samford. Mike is a very talented musician with over four decades of helping students reach their full potential on their chosen instrument. Try Mikey, you’ll like him!
15. Homewood Musical Instrument Co
Address: 1712 28th Ave S, Homewood, AL 35209 , Argo , Alabama , United States
Amazing place. The owner set out nine different violins for our daughter to try and we found one that was right for her.
Outstanding service, excellent personalities, and excessive knowledge.
Knowledgeable, talented, and friendly. He took time to explain the process of repairing the 2 guitars we left. Awesome people, busy lil shop. We’re looking forward to our trip bach there to retrieve the guitars. Well worth the 2 hour drive.
Good product, Good service.
Friendly atmosphere and lots of instruments.
I’ve never dealt with someone so rude over the phone. The owner tried to guilt me with sarcasm and acted like victim when I questioned a price. Full story: I asked to order a cello string. All was going well (owner answered questions about speed of shipping and availability of the string), but then he quoted a price ($81) that was far above what other shops charge. I said respectfully that “I’ve purchased the string for $45 at other walk-in shops” and he became sarcastic and argumentative with me, claiming he was “holding my hand” through the process, and said “Well, I have to pay $35 for this string so what do YOU think is fair for ME to make? $15? What is 35 + 15, huh? Ohhh, maybe $50 is more than you can afford?” A simple, “well this is my price” would have been fine as a response from him, but I felt disrespected so I hung up and decided I’m never going to spend a dime Homewood Musical Instrument Co. I advise everyone else to steer clear of this shop and the guy who owns it.
16. Hayes Instrument Co
Address: 111 N Chalkville Rd, Trussville, AL 35173 , Argo , Alabama , United States
