Ashland – Top 6 places for music shops6 recommended music shops in Ashland

Great locally owned music store. They have a pretty good array of items you need/want. Employees are very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.

The best shop in town. They know their customers and take care of them. I have been doing business with Eric since the early 90s. I trust these folks with my gear and they are just straight up cool to be around!

I had a great conversation with the employees there about equipment. Very eager to learn and better inform their customers. GREAT staff!

Good store for all your music needs. Good selection and prices.

Slightly expensive, but very helpful and knowledgeable staff.

Nice store plenty of gear in stock , staff was pleasant , prices were reasonable and they even had some used instruments for cheapskate s like me hahaa I will go back and give them some business, even though online shopping may save you a few nickel s or couple bucks shopping local and having our local business s right down the street is well worth it to me .

I hate doing this because I want to like music stores but if service is gonna be like this, everyone myswell DIY at home and heed this warning. I’ve had a few guitars setup there which is what I’m always needing done, new guitars etc, well I happen to be changing the strings on my Chapman that I had setup there and the low E saddle of the Floyd Rose came loose and the saddle screw fell out and that’s strange as you tighten them down. Well here’s what I discovered. Either dude lost the original saddle screw or he broke it somehow, but sitting in place of the original saddle screw is a too small saddle screw from a different bridge! It had been set in there and the string was tightened until it held the saddle in place! Like magic no screwing required! This guaranteed that as soon as the string tension came loose the saddle and screw would come loose every time NOT like it’s supposed to. Soooo sad service especially since luckily here at home I have many of those saddle screws laying around. It would have been better service to call me/order the correct part than to wait for me to get home figure out that I have the wrong part and have to deal with it myself. Smh.

I’ve been to a lot of music stores, and let me tell ya, avoid the this at all costs. Prices are High, equipment is below average, and the customer service is a joke. If you don’t mind paying top prices for sub standard gear and having to staff look down at you like you owe them something well this is the place for you . Two thumbs down

Took in a brand new bass to get a pickup replaced. Not a scratch on it, never played once. The supposedly simple pickup replacement took a week and a half only for them to give me back my new bass with the back of it covered in scratches and a huge glob of dried glue stuck to the fretboard that won’t come off. They absolutely wrecked my new bass before I even had a chance to play it. Worst possible experience. I am sick to my stomach about how poorly they treated my equipment and would recommend avoiding this place at all costs.

Glad I was told about this place. Great people. Great service. Jordan is extremely knowledgeable in all areas of sound and eletronics. This will be my go to place for any of my guitar or amp repairs or upgrades. Just by talking to him, I could tell he knew his stuff.

Miss mary’s music at chesnut family music..

Great small town family owned business

Great little family shop very friendly and helpful

They didn’t have what I wanted.

Bought mixer and the Employee went out of his way to find some used XLR Cable’s with 1/4 in male ends.

I like Jordon but hes always to busy to get to my stuff needs to hire help

I brought a saxophone in to have cork replaced on the neck. The job was mediocre at best. I redid it myself

Made an online purchase of band shoes for my child… needed them quick. Sent a text message view their website to check how quick they could ship. They responded within minutes, before the store even opened. They told me the shoes were in stock and would ship same day. Awesome service.

I recently purchased a used saxophone. It went very well and I am satisfied with my purchase.
The person (Seth) who helped me was very helpful and patient so I was able to test out the instruments so I know what I am getting at my level.
I am a beginner and this was my first expensive instrument so I had to have lots of questions. He also shared useful tips for handling the saxophone.

Thank you!

The Music Shoppe is a friendly and helpful place to find instruments, music, and accessories. All of the staff are wonderful, but if you or your child plays Saxophone, definitely ask for Seth! He took the time to demonstrate how to use the item before I took it home. From choosing reeds, to neck straps or harnesses, and more, I am grateful to be able to ask an experienced professional at The Music Shoppe for guidance. Thank you for nurturing my young musician!

The Music Shoppe has always provided quality service. We have purchased one instrument from them, but had other instruments serviced. They have knowledgeable staff and I have never been disappointed with any repair or maintenance work they have completed. They bent over backward once to help us in a pinch.
My only complaint is that they are so busy with schools, it is hard to get personal instruments in. (They told me 3 weeks before they could even look at my daughter’s instrument.)
These people are consistently quality professionals. Over the last 5 years I have trusted their service and have not been disappointed.

Last time I came in here I had an employee make fun of me/my instrument because it wasn’t high end (which I knew). Now that I work on my own instruments I know better than to put up with snobby musicians like the one I dealt with here. Three stars because I can’t condemn the entire establishment because of one or two rude employees.

It’s a good place for renting and buying instruments. They repair and provide loaner instruments.

Absolutely the most unprofessional shop around ! Straight garbage

I went in to have my saxophone serviced. The saxophone I play is pretty nice. I mentioned that I played it in marching band and the woman belittled me for playing a nice instrument in marching band. Sorry I don’t have an unlimited supply of saxophones.

I went to get my clarinet fixed and they tried to up sell me on getting all my pads fixed and thought I was a child and were annoyed I came in the store when I came to pick it up. I will not be using these services again because of the horrible service I received from the workers.

i highly recommend this store . have been going there since 2003 . i have bought several guitars and amps along with other accesories etc. . i do not see why anyone would go anywhere else. the prices they charge for everything are so low for everything that you get . the inventory of instruments is astonishing for a store that size. if you want to deal with an honest business for all your music needs go there.

I have taken vocal, cello, bass guitar, and guitar lessons through Midlothian Music. They are fairly priced, but I all depends on your own chemistry between you and your teacher. I think they do a great job helping you find a match with someone that works well with you. They owner and his son are super kind and also very helpful with lesson book recommendations, repairing guitars, etc. Would not recommend bringing band and orchestra instruments in here for repairs, they seem to be better with guitar and bass guitar repairs. That aside, they are a nice little business!

Brought in a finicky Martin guitar that had dried and was frustrating to play. John and Dan restored the guitar in a way I did not think possible. We could not be more pleased. Excellent and very professional job. Thx cp

I love all the products but at times the service was bad, other visits there were good service. Thanks!

The owner was outraged when i returned a crappy guitar I bought. He even started yelling when i did not purchase a different one….

Short Version: Came in to try out guitars just like any normal, decent person would but ended up being treated like a careless kid

Every time I’ve visited Midlothian Music I’ve had wonderful experiences, but my last visit left me disappointed.

I came in to see how a few of their guitars compare to my guitar that I already own (which I brought in with me.) The associate I approached was very kind and asked a few questions to make sure he was grabbing exactly what I was looking for from the back. He brought a guitar out and tuned it for me.

I thanked him and asked him if I could have a guitar stand to place next the amp so that I could swap between my own and the one he brought me.

He told me he could just hold onto mine while I played the new one. I thought of that as being a strange solution, but I haven’t been to a lot of music shops and figured it was normal or something. I appreciated it.

I was a little bit uncomfortable with how he stood there the whole time watching me as I played (I was playing for a decent amount of time) but I just took it as him doing me a kindness, standing by in case I needed help. But then I realized he was watching me to make sure I didn’t scratch or damage the guitar.

I have a bag that I wear across my shoulder that sits at my waist, and he asked me if I could make sure that the zipper doesn’t scratch it. Which is understandable, I understand how guitar shops are about zippers. I look over at my hip and see that it’s a good distance away, nod and tell him “I gotcha.” afterwards I could still tell he was uneasy with how I was handling the guitar which I feel was very normally and with respect.

He then asks me “oh, could you make sure you don’t pick too hard?” which is a question I’ve never been asked in any guitar store I’ve visited. I didn’t really know what to say so I just looked at him and then he asked me to watch out for my zipper again. At this point my thoughts of “Oh, he’s standing by to help me” turned to thoughts of “Oh, he was watching me this whole time to make sure I don’t tear anything up”

At that point I (regretfully) respond sarcastically and ask “Would you like to just move my bag for me? Would you also like to pick the guitar for me as well?”

We begin to explain to each other where we were both coming from with our statements. In trying to get my point across that I’ve never been watched so closely or felt like I was made out to be such an untrustworthy individual nor watched the whole time in any other music shop I’ve visited, I became very frustrated and the tone of my voice took a similar turn.

A manager comes over and asks what’s going on. I apologize for my tone and as I attempt to explain what happened and how I felt I was treated, he interrupts me and explains to me the reason behind the employee’s actions. He then asks what he can do for me and how the guitar played.

As I tried to continue my explanation two more times, I was interrupted two more times and was told by the manager that the employee was just trying to stand by and give me good business which is rare these days and that he didn’t mean it that way.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe the employee had any malicious intent directed towards me at all, he apologized to me multiple times. It’s just that the following things left a bad taste in my mouth:

– He apologized to me which I really appreciate, but immediately afterwards he would go on to tell me why he treated me the way that he did, which was to ensure the guitar stays in good condition

– I understood that aspect of what he was saying, keeping the merchandise in perfect condition. I was just unhappy with the way he went about it

– When I tried to explain this to the manager, I felt like he wasn’t willing to see my side, especially with how I was interrupted midway twice while trying to explain my issue to both of them.

Two kind words folks….

STAY AWAY!!!

If I could give it less than a one star rating I most definitely would!
Take your hard earned money somewhere else people.
RUDE sales personel and there’s no such thing as “sale prices”.
They aren’t sale prices AT ALL, they are the FULL PRICES.
No discounted sales… STAY AWAY!!!
Find yourselves A REAL mom and pop shop.
All that glitters isn’t gold. Salt and sugar both LOOK the same at first glance.

I remember looking at a bass guitar they had on display there. Seriously looking to buy this particular one.
I remember gently taking it off of the stand to see how it felt. IMMEDIATELY, and I mean in a matter of what seemed like 3 nano seconds one of the sales person working there ran over to me and literally snatched the instrument out of my hands and looked at me as if I was trying to steal the bloody thing, and I am NOT exaggerating. Honestly. I was like, “WOAH!!!”
They was no explanation of any kind just a stern look as he put the bass back on the stand. It’s not that the instrument was a”one of a kind” either. I simply sat there flabbergasted and wondered, “exactly HOW do they make ANY money in this store?” I quietly stood up, left the store and have NEVER RETURNED. Now to be fair maybe the person was having a very rotten day OR was intoxicated in some way, OR BOTH!
But still….

I’m sure that there (((EVOLUTION))) are other stores in the (((MUSIC))) area.

Actually I am CERTAIN that there is!