I would highly recommend Steve Rayborn for any of your special events. He was our DJ for our wedding this past weekend, 10/28, and was blown away by his professionalism and knowledge.
Not only a DJ, he can play several different instruments.
Steve Rayborn is a talented artist with the ability to teach beginners to advanced learners, adjusting the experience to fit the individual needs of his pupils. He has been patient, energetic, and flexible to our schedules. My child loves piano lessons with Mr. Steve. He even DJs weddings and other events!
Great place to learn a musical instrument. Steve is a great person who wants to take care of you or your child’s needs when it comes to music. He even DJs for social events such as weddings across the USA.
2. Redbox
Address: 28716 AL-5, Woodstock, AL 35188 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
Excellent app. Only took me to the wrong spot 2 times in 5 years! Now thats reliable.
Great little place to grab what you need and go…
Cheap price
Convenient on my way home from work.
Only one line always open very junkie
ok place
Place was a bit of a mess. Would not go until after 12pm
Not clean, not stocked well, and only friendly service depending on the employee you get. However, I blame corporate more than the employees. They shouldn’t expect cashiers to stock and take care of customers in line. There is a reason that is two separate jobs in most other stores.
Long line only seen one worker
4. GA Church Music
Address: 7514 Starkey Dr, Bessemer, AL 35022 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
5. Thornton piano studio
Address: Royal Dr, Lake View, AL 35111 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
Miranda loves her students and she puts her heart and soul into teaching each one of them.
Miranda is so sweet and patient with my child. He enjoys going to her because she works at his pace and doesn’t pressure him to learn quickly or a lot of things at one time. She finds just the right pieces that will challenge but not overwhelm him.
Such a great teacher! So good with kids!
6. Art’s Music Shop, Inc
Address: 4647 US-280, Birmingham, AL 35242 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
I can’t say enough about Arts music store. I recently started playing guitar. I purchased a new left handed guitar from Arts only to find out later that just because I am left handed does not mean that I should play a guitar left handed. The awesome staff at Arts became involved and really went above and beyond to help me get a right handed guitar. I want forgot the way you helped me and I will remain a lifetime customer. Thank you very much!!!
Very helpful staff. Selection is a little small but can order what you need. Just a tad pricey however.
Attended a Breedlove Guitar Showcase. Art’s Music Shop in-store acoustic guitar lineup includes Breedlove, Michael Kelly, and Yamaha.
It’s nice that stores like Art’s are still around.
Nice; they’ll order in for u
If you drop your instrument off for an estimate get it in writing with a signature from the manager that they will not work on it.
I walked in to pick up my trombone from an estimate, started walking out and was told I owed money. For what? I did not authorize anything.
It’s too bad this shop is the only option in Birmingham. Check out Bailey Brothers to see if they have what you need first.
Took in my guitar to get set up and to get the fret buzz handled. They told me it would take them three days. I took it to them on a Monday and I called them Thursday. They hadn’t even gotten started on it. (They said it was school season but if you tell me three days then stick by what you say) I told them I needed it by Friday morning and they told me they’d have it ready. I go that Friday morning and it was “set up” apparently. They didn’t even do my intonation and I’m pretty sure they didn’t use the string gauge I requested. To make things worse the fret buzz was horrendous. Like my guitar was unplayable, even more than before. Horrible service to say the least. I absolutely do not recommend getting your guitars set up here. Downright disgusting.
You should think about buying an instrument from another source, this place is a money pit, will find ways to charge you more than you should have to pay. They have in-house repair but will charge alot for any normal wear and tear, when you turn in a rental instrument after just 4 months rental. Ended up spending around $500. Should have bought an instrument elsewhere and would have owned it for that amount. Wish I had listened to my intuition. Lesson learned.
7. ReSound Quartet
Address: 14759 US-11, Coaling, AL 35453 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
Love it here I always get what I need when I need and the hours are pretty convenient and I love satisfaction I get when I buy my clarinet reeds there all in all great place
You will not find nicer people that will go out of their way to help you and staff is knowledgeable and skilled piano teachers
Ok
9. Bailey Brothers Music Company
Address: 4673 US-280 Suite # 7, Birmingham, AL 35242 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
This place is one of the BEST music stores I’ve ever been to. I visited from out of town and was just looking around, but the acoustic guitar guy was amazing and helped me pick out my dream guitar…knowing I wasn’t able to buy that same day. He was so kind and knowledgeable, along with everyone else we came into contact with. I cannot recommend this store enough ❤️
Awesome store, very large diverse selection of fine acoustic and electric guitars. Many other fine instruments. I was just there for the guitars. The sales people here are very helpful and nice!
The people at Bailey Brothers are so nice and helping people
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.
I needed to buy instruments for my Middle School kids. They were very upfront with their prices and seemed to have the best deals.
Don’t answer the phone
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.
Dishonest, and disrespectful. While I’m aware they have an “all sales final” on used gear policy, it is their responsibility to properly inspect the gear they take in and not sell something that is damaged internally (in my case, a guitar amp). Idiot salesman also had a smug grin on his face the whole time my brother and I were having to deal with it (all 5-6 hours) and was making snooty comments back and forth. In a nut shell they sold me a dead amp and then laughed in my face about it. If this is how your business treats customers, don’t expect to be a business for long. I attempted a purchase with Bailey Brothers about 8 years ago. Was not a pleasant experience. This one wasn’t either. Rest assured, that’s it. I will not be back.
Update: Hey the owner called me just to prove they really do not care about customers. Tried to minimize what happened, and basically acted exactly like Keith did. Also a robotic “I apologize but we’re not going to do anything to fix it” does not count as rectifying anything. Gee wonder why the Southside store closed! Oh yeah and if you have a bad experience with them and they don’t own up to it they’ll do like any typical teenager does and tries to badmouth you on Facebook, then stalk your page. Very mature. Screenshots are great though aren’t they?
PS: Oh and buddy, if I were mad and desperate to pay my rent, then why in the heck did I buy a $700 amp from you? Nice try.
10. Guitars and More LLC Gardendale
Address: 1128 Main St, Gardendale, AL 35071 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
I haven’t bought a guitar here yet, but the staff has been very courteous and knowledgeable. I have visited several times and the most I’ve spent is $60. Even though I haven’t laid down a lot of cash, the salesman recognizes me and greets me with a smile when I walk in.
Great people to deal with!!!
Great place for gear and strings.
Nice small business. Very helpful.
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 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.
11. Highland Music
Address: 3000 Clairmont Ave, Birmingham, AL 35205 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
I came in with a Martin acoustic and was given a very fair and greater-than-Guitar-Center trade-in price. I was able to pick up a Korean-made Epiphone Les Paul with DiMarzio pickups. I played it for ten minutes and knew I needed to take it home. Don hooked me up with a set of strings and 1/4″ cable.
A few days later, I came in with some humbuckers I bought. Due to a physical disability, I could not screw in the humbuckers to the housing rings. Harold, the tech, connected them for me and I was on my way to installing them into the Les Paul.
I will be doing all of my guitar shopping here when I can. The used gear is plentiful, fairly priced, and in great shape. I SUGGEST YOU DO THE SAME!
Harold Has been working on my guitars for years. Always get a great deal.
lurking in one of the side rooms of this place is a master les paul luthier.
I had a gibson gold top lp pro p90 that i was about to sell because i just didnt think i liked p90s. After Harold got ahold of it i can now say i love p90s and this lp isnt going anywhere. setup was flawless. Harold is the man! highly recommend
If you love music and you need an instrument repair this place is a definite gem.
Owner was very helpful. I was looking for a pair of drum sticks. He was kind and explained that this was a shop. Occasionally may acquire drumming items. I appreciated his honesty and kindness. Purchased 2 pairs.
Great selection of guitars. Staff is knowledgeable !!!
Tried to get my guitars worked on here multiple times. First time was an 8 string, guy said “I don’t like black guitars they scratch too easily” and then rubbed a cloth with steel wool fibers over it and scratched the guitar. GEE I wonder why! Had a pickup swap done on another guitar, put a scratch on it that went through the paint. Not only that, but he took it upon himself to do a full “set up” when I did not ask him to now I have buzz everywhere and it plays worse than it did before, then charged me for it. Oh and the pickups are also out of phase. Sorry, but that’s it. No more chances. Goodbye.
About what you’d expect. Pretentious, unhelpful, and offended that you’d dare shop in their overpriced thrift store. But they’ve been in business forever and they ain’t changing.
Won’t ever visit again! No greetings, no nothing. I was in the store about ten minutes and no one ever acknowledge it. I was referred to this place by the guy in Homewood music shop but he could’ve saved the breath he use cause nothing was worth driving to this store for!!
12. Homewood Musical Instrument Co
Address: 1712 28th Ave S, Homewood, AL 35209 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
Nice people work here I’m a traveler and came in with little funds and they made sure I had something worth my time and money before I walked out their door
Nobody better in the business. Just took my double neck to Jason and he did a fantastic job on setting it up!!!
Best experience, they are very hands on and help you for what you are looking for and figuring out what you are looking for if you have no clue about stringed instruments and wanting to start, I have been going to this shop for a while now and I can’t help but wonder what inspired this small group of people to carry out such a remarkable business carried down from father to son. This company, let me rephrase that, this family of people related or unrelated, have made a truly inspired mark on many people’s lives by touching them with the art of music.
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.
13. Jerry’s Music
Address: 1003 US-43, Winfield, AL 35594 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
Great store, competitive, and all friends .. nothing like the local music store!!
Amazing Place to go!!!
Good
Ok
It was fair, it was very crowded you had to be careful not to knock something over. And most of the things were very expensive.
If you are looking for music instruments, and accessories, i promise you, you will pay FULL retail price. No discounts there. It dosen’t matter that accessories have a 70% mark up. The best thing to do is buy it online.
The staff was completely rude
My son’s band director recommended this place. Staff was nice, and allowed my son to try out a couple of instruments. However, when I mentioned we wanted to do rent to own, they said they no longer do that. We could essentially only purchase outright or finance. When I asked about discounts, I was told they don’t do discounts, but it would be cheaper to just buy the instrument outright. As of today, they still have the rent to own program advertised on their website, along with discounts and advantages of the program, which is the main reason we made the 1.5 hour drive. I also found the exact same instrument for over $200 cheaper somewhere else. People seem nice, but this was really disappointing. Please don’t advertise if you can’t offer it.
15. Beanstalk Music & Custom Tees
Address: 13097 Springdale Dr, McCalla, AL 35111 , North Bibb , Alabama , United States
