Quality instruments and great service by knowledgeable people.
Came here with my girlfriend Leanna to have my guitars truss rod adjusted, what we left with was way more than what we could have asked for. We were greeted by Suzy and Jerry near the register where Jerry was pretty much on the spot was able to look at my red LTD EC-401qm and shared with me his findings, asked me really important questions about my play style and provided his professional advise while making a quick truss rod adjustment that made my guitar feel so much better! After that I poked around the shop and fell in love with one of their Austin S-style guitars some of the telecaster body guitars on display. The guitars felt absolutely great and were very affordable. From the other side of the shop Leanna was playing with a Breedlove Myrtlewood ukulele that sounded absolutely amazing (which we took home + a gig bag). Between me playing with some of their guitars and getting that ukulele for Leanna we were able to meet some local artists and learned about local events. I’m glad I did not take my guitar to Guitar Center to have my truss rod adjusted, otherwise we would have never been able to experience the outstanding level of service Jerry Lee’s Music provides; you can tell that they have a real passion for music. Thank you for everything Jerry and Suzy, we look forward to our next visit.
I have known Jerry Lee since childhood. He was born to be a member sic man!! His products are a reflection of him!!! GREAT products at a good price!!!
Nice people. They also offer classes at reasonable prices for any aspiring musicians.
I just dropped off my daughters trumpet for a stuck valve. I was promptly greeted with a friendly smile. When I get the horn back I will up date my review.
Neat little music shop with some quality products. Not a huge selection, but they have what you need.
If you are into electric guitars, the selection is very limited, and even the ones in stock had problems.
3. Rockys Music
Address: 113 Front St, Sylvester, GA 31791 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
Rocky is from the old school, but he is with the times. He offers competitive pricing, a large selection of items he can get quick, and he knows his stuff. He is very efficient and skilled in modifying, repairing and setting up guitars and basses.
He has always seemed as honest as the day is long and in my decades of knowing him, I have never experienced anything on the contrary. I highly recommend this place!
The absolute best music store! The owners are beyond knowledgeable about any music situation you could have. They are very friendly and very helpful. Rockys Music carrys many name brands and even carry Rockys signature Lyman guitars. Highly recommend this place!
Do not in fact open at 10.
4. Randy Wood Guitars
Address: 1304 US-80, Bloomingdale, GA 31302 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
First time in today, I met with Robert, looked at all the really sweet selection of acoustic guitars, I want the Taylor..js….I’ll be back!! Awesome guitar shop!!
Very helpful. Nice people
Purchased a starter acoustic guitar for my teenager. They were helpful, played multiple guitars to show the difference in sound, and recommended what ended up being the perfect size. Definitely recommend!
A great experience and affordable too.
Nice simple shop with pretty knowledgeable staff who were willing to discuss with the customer intricate details inorder to get the job done also a few beautiful vintage amps
Went to eat at Flacos Tacos.
Terrible service and terrible work.
Would never recommend to anyone.
Stay away!
Had a Gibson SG refinished here and it was terrible. Very patchy and uneven coverage. Worst of all was the headstock. I am a little perplexed though, they have many great reviews and other great pictures. The folks there were nice, decent selection of guitars for sale, no other complaints. I’m not sure why my guitar came out so bad.
5. Megatone Music
Address: 44b Town Sq, Blairsville, GA 30512 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
Super friendly people. Grandson taking lessons with a great instructor. Love guitars and more? This is well worth the visit.
We found this absolute gem of a music store while traveling thru Blairsville.
This store is very clean, very good selection on all gear & the prices are more than fair.
The owner Darryl is very kind & will answer any & every question you have on anything in his store.
It was a real pleasure to do business with him.
I absolutely recommend this store to anyone that wants a great deal with friendly service.
Dealt with these people on reverb. They ignored my messages, refused a refund twice, once before it had shipped out because the dimensions weren’t right to fit on my guitar. Then after no response for months, I posted on their facebook and they deleted my post. These people are scammers and deceivers. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM.
Even a simple order of a single item can turn into an issue with this place. Save yourself the hassle and do not associate with this business.
So, I brought my project guitar to Ruth Guitars that I’ve been holding onto for years. I asked him to build it how he would like it. Oops! Turned out way better than I had ever thought! He was able to install the neck, wire in a crazy cool pick up, added strings and locking bar for the tuners. Superb work! I’ve played several of his guitars and they all have great action and are super comfortable! Highly recommended!
Chris at Ruth Guitars is pretty much the only person I trust w my gtrs. I play over 200 shows a year, and trust Chris w all my electronic work, set ups, he’s even lent me a couple custom made LG Series guitars for high profile gigs. His custom builds come standard w superior hardware including premium handwired pickups. From repairs to tone-shaping and beyond, Chris at Ruth Guitars always goes above expectations and over-delivers a product that is eye-catching, fun to play, sounds impossibly good, custom made to your specs, and affordable. Call him TODAY for any repair or maintenance, its getting cold out! You’ll want to get your hands on one of his numerous custom builds (If you can get it off his wall long enough I recommend the black LG model) and start spec’ing YOUR handmade custom model. Pictured below is the TC model w literally too many tonal options to list here. Your tonal palette is only limited by your own imagination. Chris can bring your dream sound to your hands! I wish I could give more than 5-stars!
7. Music & Arts
Address: 5236 Stone Mountain Hwy, Stone Mountain, GA 30087 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
Mike and the team here do great work. Set up and tuned up an old strat copy that now sings without rattling E or crackling jack, switch and pots.
Highly recommend.
I have an antique Japanese shamisen (looks like a skinny banjo) that needed refurbishing — new skins, new strings, tightening of joints, etc. I brought it to Mike at Atlanta Musicians Exchange, and he found a specialist to work on it. The results were amazing! The piece is now beautiful again, and I will display it proudly. Happy to recommend this shop for repairs of even exotic instruments!
My Son takes Drum lessons with Bill Shirk and loves it. Friends and neighbors notices the improvement. We also purchases a nice set from Mike. Great price and service.
Horrible Customer service and NOT HELPFUL!! Instead of helping we with appropriate prices for my gear, I was ridiculed by the prices I thought might be appropriate. A ‘good luck with selling your stuff at those prices’ is all I got. I don’t appreciate the attitude and lack of consideration. All they could have said was ‘those prices are higher than market currently…have you thought of selling them for $$$$?’. Unfortunately the response I got causes me to NEVER want to shop at this place. Sellers BEWARE.
Do not email these people. I emailed them about a guitar to trade. They responded a week and a half later with a rude email from someone named Mike saying they couldn’t view my link (by this time, I had already traded the guitar to someone). I told them I had traded the guitar already because they took a week and a half to respond. Mike then responded with an even ruder email implying that my guitar was probably junk anyway (it was actually a nice vintage copy of an ES-335). Absolutely atrocious customer service; should be avoided at all costs. I was looking forward to shopping there whether they wanted the guitar or not; I am now taking my business to Guitar Center and Music-Go-Round.
I found the owner to be very unfriendly. I will shop elsewhere. I don’t like to feel like I am bothering someone when I’m spending my money.
9. Music & Arts
Address: 5213 Memorial Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
I brought my daughter here to see about getting the lower half of her clarinet fixed. The two gentleman working were very helpful and professional. We left our clarinet there to get sent off for repairs and while we wait we got a rental clarinet. The process was headache free and quick!
Very nice staff and instructors. I’m taking lessons there and everyone had been very helpful.
#truereview store looks out of place considering its location.. walk in and you will live the layout and awesome folks there to help.
It had what I needed, so that was good. However, the staff seemed like they would’ve loved to be anywhere but at work.
Great employees and all around best store in Albany.
Helpful staff, had a great selection of things in the store. Prices were great as well.
I wanted to know is this the type of music store that gives singing lessons. I’m trying to find a vocal coach
Portman’s music in Albany was great helpful and friendly. This is the second school term with me renting my daughters flute. I have been having trouble with the RUDENESS when I call in inquiring about my bill through the Savannah number. When I kept asking questions it always ends with “you can just return the instrument.” I called Wednesday to make a payment and ended up getting hung up on because I was told the same thing and guess what today they called my daughter school saying call them immediately! (Mr Rogers) why call my child school she doesn’t make the payment even the school was upset about the message when clearly they have my number and I answer and return calls when they try to debit my card and it’s locked I unlock it and make the payment but lately no calls just $100 payments taken off when I pay $33 a month.
Cannot say much. Open late close early and Sunday. There are few music supply stores in this part of central and south Georgia and none seem to try to cater to people who have regular jobs and cannot get there early to buy their stuff.
12. Righteous Guitars
Address: 1455 Hembree Rd, Roswell, GA 30076 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
I purchased used gear from another state and they were outstanding to work with, would highly recommend.
Excellent service and attention to detail. I purchased in the store and had a guitar shipped. The guitar was PLEK’d, restrung, and set up when it arrived only a few days afterwards. It arrived expertly packed, with a personal note of thanks and a quality check list. The guitar was 16 years old but arrived like it was brand new. These guys are great. I don’t normally do reviews but felt compelled to do so because the entire experience was as good as it gets.
Unbeatable selection of guitars, amplifiers, and boutique pedals, with amazing service. The staff was extremely knowledgeable about everything in the store, and very helpful with demoing it. It was hard not to lose track of time checking out all the cool gear. Definitely the best experience I’ve had with a guitar store, and will definitely be back again.
Prices are a little high, outstanding selection of guitars. Very knowledgeable and polite staff.
Have not been there but looks like six string heaven!
This is a beautiful store with a magnificent display of guitars. I was never ask if I would like to play one through an amp.
The salesman at Guitar Center did ask if I would like to go into a private room and try out a few guitars.
I love my new PRS from Guitar Center.
I would never bring any Guitars to Righteous again would never recommend to anyone!
Had pickups installed and had to drive back to the shop 3 to 4 times do to various electrical issues due from the bad installation job not to mention damage that was done to the body of the Guitar from one of the DiMarzio set screws ,which they were honest and told me what happened when I went to pick up the Guitar for the first round .
This establishment should just keep to selling Guitars to the Upper Crust instead of disguising there self as Luthiers and tooling others like myself around!
No greeting. Vague responses to questions. Retail prices. Sterile.
CAUTION!!! Ben Calhoun tries to swindle customers into making unnecessary repairs or modifications for his personal financial gain with his bogus guitar “appraisal” service.
13. Firehouse Guitars & Music
Address: 612 Medlock Rd, Decatur, GA 30033 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
Good deals and people but the restrooms are nasty….
My son bought a guitar from this guitar center and he is over the moon! He loves the guitar that Brian suggested! He (brian) was so helpful with all the added amps and cords i needed for my little budding performers debut! My son even has his own little band at school! Thanks Guitar Center! YOU ROCK!
Excellent service
If you’re coming in to buy something then this place isn’t bad. But if you want to sell/trade something this is NOT the place to go. Find a local store that will give you a better deal. Some staff here is helpful and not trying to make a commission off of every piece of meat that walks through the door, while others will stop caring the second they know you’re not buying anything.
Great place to hang out. The staff are friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend this store.
I’m building a studio and this place has everything I need. Sweetwater has a better online selection in my opinion, but you can’t go wrong with the physical atmosphere GC provides. Personal help is nice and most employees love what they do. I’ll take pics next time I go
This store is poor in so many ways. I haven’t been inside this particular store for almost 6 years and BOY has it gone down hill. It’s very dilapidated, dirty, actually smells, and seems as if it’s being dismantled from the inside out. I understand that the pleasant hill area has tanked the last few years and become a dangerous crime ridden cesspool, so why not just shutter the store? Instead, there are absolutely zero high end guitars in this store. No EBMM, high end Ibanez, not even any real fanboy Gibson lawyer guitars. Just a wall of entry level instruments. The literal only saving grace of guitar center is checking out guitars in person before I order them from Sweetwater, but this location can’t even do that for me. Their strings were mostly unstocked, and they don’t even have the flow picks I use in stock, a very popular Dunlop brand. Save your time and go to druid hills if you must use GC for something.
Their sheet music section is very limited.
Very disappointing.
I came in the store for the vsx head phones because it said you guys had it in stock I waited 40mins for someone to tell me they can’t find them anywhere it’s stuff all over the place??? that’s why I haven’t shopped at guitar center in years and this will be my last time for good I’ll order them from sweetwater instead you guys suck.
15. Vintage Musical Instruments
Address: 42 Public Square S, Dahlonega, GA 30533 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
A little store with a lot of great instruments! John, the proprietor, is a musician in his own right, is very helpful with advice on all instruments for all styles.
An awesome spot! The dude that runs the place knows his stuff when it comes to acoustic instruments! A nice little selection in an upstairs nook make this a very unique place to go!
Very cool spot with a great selection
I was disappointed with the repair work done on my guitar. It wasn’t a horrible job but it wasn’t a good job either.
The luthier wasn’t able to polish the frets because they didn’t have any high grit sandpaper so, I had to “polish” the frets with my strings from play wear and now my frets are “polished” very unevenly.
He seemed to do an okay job with the fret leveling and crowning but there are still some noticeable corners on about half of the fret edges and especially on the higher frets where people usually don’t play. (You can tell how he had it laid on the table because one side is relatively smooth and the other looks like it barely got any attention along with the nut which is just as sharp as before)
He also got multiple dings and scratches on my guitar neck. Which I personally don’t mind on the specific guitar I sent in, but I would be quite irritated if it happened to a higher end guitar. (It’s named ‘Rawhide’ which explains the guitar well)
So, pretty much I paid for an incomplete job where if I had the proper tools I could have done it myself and probably much better.
I’m not trying to start anything and I don’t want to get the Luthier in trouble, I just want to see quality work from the Luthier so *if* I ever bring in a higher end guitar I won’t have to sleep in fear worrying about possible damage.
My recommendation for the Luthier is if someone pays you to level, crown and polish frets, make sure you have ALL of the necessary tools and really take the time to do a good job on ALL of the frets. Also make sure to keep the guitar safe in the process.
If I had known what to expect for what I paid for, I would have pressed the Luthier to finish the job, but at the time I didn’t know what high quality frets were like.
Lastly, on an unrelated topic that really goes to personal preference, they require masks to enter the store, no exceptions. I don’t support being muzzled for a virus with a 99%+ survival rate and even 95%+ if you’re over the age of 70, where it’s so “deadly” you require a medical test just to see if you have it, and asymptomatic spread has been proven to be extremely rare, if not just another myth to keep us living in fear.
But to each their own.
Went to store this morning at ten after 11 and no one was there.
I’m very disappointed in this “business” we had taken a family heirloom to him to be repaired, he said it would take two weeks. Hey, great you got a deal. Let’s go ahead and pay for it so you will have the money on hand to pay for the parts and your time. Three weeks later we have to call and the guitar still isn’t finished. Four weeks later we call once again it’s still not done. I go to the “business” to see if it’s even been touched, and low and behold it had not. He had already told us that sales from other people come first with it being around the holidays. Wait wait so a sale that was already made gets placed last?! That was my daughter’s Christmas present as well to hear the guitar play once again that her papa had gave to her 10 years ago, then he pasted away. I will never trust this place again repairs or to buy from!
Always a great experience there, I love the customer service. I never have any problems or complaints
Nunca desepsiona
Lots of inventory and nice people
The staff was friendly and the manager Josh waa especially helpful!
Had a great experience buying a drum set at Guitar Center. Josh was very helpful and knowledgable about the drum equipment and helped me pick out the best set for our needs. Would definitely recommend!
So today their “financial system” was down. But ironically they were able to take money from my account but weren’t able to give me the item that I purchased or a refund. One of the managers named Jared seem to be really bothered by the fact that I wanted a refund or my item. As I am writing this review I have yet to receive my item or a refund. I will not be purchasing anything from this place any more. I will be dealing primarily through Amazon. At least I won’t have to deal with frustrated employees. There was a time when customer satisfaction meant something but that is no longer. The idea that I am forced to shoulder the burden of a big corporation’s failure just doesn’t sit well with me. R.I.P brick and mortar stores.
No bass strings
Mal porqué no encontre lo que buscaba una guitarra Takamine P3DC-12
18. Town Center Music
Address: 4072 Suwanee Dam Rd NW, Suwanee, GA 30024 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
Amazing place, very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Loved it.
As a young beginner to guitars, this is the place to go. I got my Breedlove acoustic, Finger Slide, Soft Case, and Strap from here. Great prices, Great People, and Great Products.
Aaron was very helpful both over the phone and in person. He made great recommendations for how to store my vintage ukulele and had a keen interest in providing a meaningful service. Plus, his prices were better than what I could find online.
Good
Much better store I not been here in a while the past manager was not a music guy or a manger known as a air head I will be back
Taught my kids to play guitar
Went in there a couple days ago. Not a huge fan. Workers aren’t very pleasant people and they come up to you every 10 minutes kind of giving you the hint to leave if you’re not gonna buy anything like you’re in there too long.
Great for beginners I guess. Don’t come in here expecting higher quality equipment and experience. Name of their game is to hook beginners onto cheap equipment (which is totally fine) and get you out. No hanging out in there jamming for an extended time.
Maybe I came in on a bad day.
Not where u want to shop you find poorly trained staff and not music people I shopped here off and on for years . just not good pepole
Wow. Just called Town Center Music. Someone answered. I started asking about a guitar I’m looking for and got cut off mid-sentence by the guy talking loudly to a co-worker. When he stopped talking I said hello? Hello? Nothing. A few seconds later he hangs up.
19. Southern Music Company
Address: 1102 16th Ave E, Cordele, GA 31015 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
Very friendly and professional services. They are reasonable on prices. All around great store very clean. Very good items to choose from.
Great guys. Stopped in off the interstate and they fixed up some minor issues with my steel guitar, no charge. So helpful and friendly that I bought some things anyway.
Cool
This is a nice locally owned music store. Very good selection of guitars and other musical instruments. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. Stop by and support a small business!
20. Hootenanny’s Music
Address: 572 Maddox Dr, East Ellijay, GA 30540 , Guirim , Georgia , United States
Great prices on guitars. New used and offer lay away ! Lovely staff and owners
Very honest and respectful people
They are great to do business with
Ran by a very nice lady. Spacious and well organized.
Went here purely to find an acoustic to put my fingers on while I was on vacation… had 3 electrics because I’m recording on the way back home… but wanted an acoustix… but tbh I had a hard time finding something I could justify. I was looking for a throwaway type instrument but one that didn’t lose intonation when fretting an 11th fret for example, due to string action. Found one I almost bought but decided not to… the only section I was semi into was the very few in the back right side of the building where there was a strat, tele, LP (cant Remember), Martin acoustic….all of which were appropriately priced. None of which were at such a deal I just had to get it… was easy to walk away.
Shop had a good selection of guitars with decent prices. Staff was very nice and helpful.
Great store for instruments. Variety from guitars, to ukuleles, to drums, plus amps and band instruments. They also have pianos. The staff is super friendly and helpful.
