Bryon and David are great people and this is an awesome repair shop and more
I’m so thankful for this place. They installed a Seymour Duncan pickup for me. Thank you.
I stopped by to get some strings and have a question or two answered about my resonator guitar. I was helped by Cameron, whom I found to be knowledgeable and earnest. This is a shop that exists for the love of music. They’re not going to pressure you to pay for their services; instead, they just have a passion for working on instruments.
Even though I (and probably you, the reader) can restring my own instrument, I opted to have Cameron restring my guitar. I left with a readjusted truss rod, polished fretboard, and re-seated bridge saddle—for $15 plus the price of new strings. GREAT DEAL. My guitar has never sounded better.
Bottom line: if you’re searching for someone in Little Rock who can be trusted to do exceptional work for a fair price, you can stop searching now because Little Rock Frets is without a doubt the best you can get.
Great spot, super amount of knowledge and experience with repairs among other services. Same problem everybody else has with out of stock items here and there.
Nice, friendly environment. This guys is experienced in his craft and genuine in the way he conducts business. A rare find these days.
Dishonest and lazy. He has earned that distinction with me after implying that I attempt to make and sell a counterfeit guitar on the market. His boundaries are not clear. He should have refused the work order instead of hemming and hawing trying to teach me a lesson in trademark infringement. I also hired him to put Seymour Duncans in a Squire. When I called him for progress report he said he was “working on it now”. I go back 2 weeks later and the Seymour Duncans hadn’t even arrived yet. I have no trust in dishonest and lazy people. Oh, and Bryon, please dont call me about this post. If you’re a good luthier, I suggest you keep your nose in the workshop out of site from the customers.
I took my 2001 Les Paul to Bryon and Dave in February 2019 for a basic set up. I bought it new and always stored it in the case and very rarely had it out. Very careful with it. The guitar only had one very small blemish on the front. When I got it back it had several deep dents on top edge close to the back and a couple dents in the back itself. They swear they did not damage it but I know for a fact it wasn’t damaged when I dropped it off. I had just polished it before I took it there. Bryon had promised it would be ready Saturday the 23RD and it was not. He then told me it would be ready the following Monday which it was. I’m not sure if they just got in a hurry or what exactly happened but they pointed to the paperwork stating they were not responsible for any damage…. Not a good way to run a business. I should have inspected it and made note of any defect with them before dropping it off. Lesson learned!!!
Took a vintage martin guitar for repair. Ended up with a bad experience. I’ll just leave it at that.
7. Houck Music Co
Address: 806 W Main St, Cabot, AR 72023 , Arkansas City , Arkansas , United States
Sparks is a faamily owned music store with instruments and cd’s and stereo equipment. As well as sound mixers and accessories. An Arkansas City institition for 40+ years.
The guy really knows his stuff. It’s certainly cheaper online, but you won’t find this level of customer service in your mailbox. Super nice, super professional, super clean store, large selection. Great small business.
Bought my first guitar here and they helped me find everything I needed to get started.
My experience was pretty nice. The person that was talking with me seemed like he was actively searching for the bass I was wanting. And even said that they dont have it but could order it. He also didn’t rush me or pressure me to hurry when I was playing around with different basses. This was a younger guy with black hair. The olderones are kinda pushy and even asked if I was “really” gonna buy a bass. So it depends on who you get.
Great place to shop!!!
Very rude
Extremely beautiful setup for musicians. We had been wanting to go in everytime we have passed thru Arkansas city. Sadly, we were extremely disappointed would the treatment we deserved. My son and my son in law were looking at a few things while I was about 15 feet away, when my son asked about trying out a guitar. She asked him “Well do you have money to purchase one?”
He said I don’t have any money but my… she cut him off and said no you may not . I approached the boys and told my son to come look at something. I told him to let me ask. When I went back up to the counter and was waiting on her to come back up there, I overheard her talking to what looked to be her grandson. He asked her if we were getting a guitar and she chuckled, proceeded to say “no they are not, they’re poor”.
I told the guys we were leaving and as we went to go towards the door my son saw some fender hats and was checking them out, she got up, came over and kept her eyes on us the whole time. I don’t appreciate going into a business an being made out to be a poor person or like we are going to steal something. Maybe next time, try not to judge someone because a 16 year old boy says he has no money. He was correct, he had no money but his mom sure does!
11. Joyful Noise Guitar Central
Address: 116 E Main St Suite 2, Clarksville, AR 72830 , Arkansas City , Arkansas , United States
Loveee this store!!! I visit very often with my husband and we both really enjoy the owner because he is super chill and laid back very nice and very helpful for any questions we have! If I lived closer I would probably be there daily or try and work there!! Lol!
I’ll never forget my time working there. The owner Pat, should get more recognition for keeping a business like this going for as long as he’s done Especially since the internet makes things easier to get. I know A LOT of people enjoyed getting music earlier than the release date. The musical history in the store is nothing short of amazing. Always loved the extra mile that Pat would go to get you the music you were looking for (As long as it was available somewhere.)
This store is a staple of our city.
Excellent people and products love the relaxed atmosphere great place!!!!
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Love this place. If u love good music and want the original cds n not the edited versions then this is the place to go. Also the only place like that in Pine Bluff.
I’m so glad they sales ticket, for the major attractions.
It not all the names says. You would think they would have more records then anything else. And this is not a store to bring kids in to.
13. Independent Music Services Inc
Address: 9851 Brockington Rd #6, Sherwood, AR 72120 , Arkansas City , Arkansas , United States
Great place for instrument repair. Both my husband and I have taken our trumpet, his, and flute, mine, for repair or adjusting.
Expert craftsmen in musical instrument repair and fantastic customer service. I couldn’t ask for a better repair job for any of my instruments. Staff are all exceptionally knowledgeable in not only newer instruments, but also possess an amazing historic wealth of information. Certainly the place to go!
We bring all of our instruments here, they’ve taken care of us and are very professional.
Very helpful and informative
Did excellent work on my old trombone, very nice people!
I came in with a horn to have repairs done to it. I needed to have my saxophone’s neck recorked. I needed additional repairs, but above all needed the recorking. The repairman came up, looked at the instrument brand and said he could do nothing for me because if he broke something, he would have to make a part. I thanked him and walked out. I thought by the ratings that this would be a location with skilled craftsmen, but instead feel like it’s people prone to mistakes so they can only work on standard brands and not all instruments. I’d consider calling before coming. They are the only place around for quite a distance and driving over 60 miles to be treated like this felt very awful!
14. The Musician’s Exchange
Address: 2221 Alma Hwy, Van Buren, AR 72956 , Arkansas City , Arkansas , United States
I just began visiting this place, having met the owner’s wife while she had yard sale.
They were wonderfully patient with my novice level knowledge. They also offer half-price guitar strings!
Slinkies for less than $7!
I already love this place!
They carry a variety of used and new musical products. A fun place to browse and talk music with good people!
This place is very small and crowded with goods. Most of the things are for those who really want to rock out. Lots of amps and electronic equipment and electrified instruments. Very little acoustic. The photos you see on Google maps don’t quite represent as much what you see in the store because it looks from the pictures like there’s more acoustic than they’re actually is. But the staff seem to be very good at helping customers make decisions.
#accessibility accessibility is poor. There is a super steep ramp step to get into the store and then it’s crowded inside. My friend on crutches with a large service dog had a difficult time getting around inside. I had a small guide dog and found the quarters very cramped. I’m just mentioning this so that people will be aware. Next time I go in, I will leave my guide dog at home and use a white cane to navigate.
The vast majority of the store has everything for electric instruments. There’s a little teeny acoustic room in the back which is so small that you barely have enough room to turn around and certainly not enough room to change your mind. Again mentioning so the people know what to expect.
Nice enough staff. Lots of good inventory.
Interesting selection of mostly used gear. Friendly folks!
Hate it I could not find a clarinet ,:(
Bought a brand new acoustic guitar here after years of using this store for my musical needs. The guitar wasnt staying in tune and i noticed the intonation was a little off as well. I took it back 4 days later and they offered me 100 bucks for it. It was brand new and i spend 400 on it and bought a 150 dollar case as well. Thats not the way you treat repeat customers. I will never be returning to this store again.
