I was in today and Grayson was super nice and helpful! He took time to make sure my son had the perfect set of strings for his acoustic guitar. The store had great atmosphere and a cool selection of guitars and musical equipment! I highly recommend this shop! read more

I've been taking guitar lessons at Fondren Guitars for a couple of months now and couldn't be more pleased. I love the casual vibe of this business. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. My instructor, Jake, is hyper talented and knowledgeable. He's been patient, encouraging and very supportive. My enjoyment of playing has increased and my family tells me that my playing has really improved. Regardless of your playing level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced), Fondren Guitars can help get your playing to a higher level. read more

Needed to get my guitar fixed. Was told it would take 2-3 weeks but the parts would be ordered now. After 6 weeks I asked what the status was and was told it was about to be worked on. 9 weeks later I finally get a call from the repairman asking what parts I want ordered. Horrible service, taking my guitar somewhere else. Not only do I not want to give them my business I can't believe that their repair service is any good. read more

This is such a unique place! Wonderful event venue as well as a great guitar shop! We attended a wedding rehearsal dinner there. It looked amazing and the catering went perfectly. Quite an accomplishment for a non-standard venue location. Loved the guitars!!! read more

I have a love/hate relationship with places that sell used/vintage equipment. 9 times out of 10, you don't get much trade in value for bringing on your used stuff at most places. Luckily I felt I got fair value for my trades. Sure it wasn't as much as I would have liked, but owner Patrick Harkins was very up front, honest, and believe it or not, nice with me. Felt like I was really being taken care of the whole time. If you go, you're probably going to buy, in which case the gist is this; there is a decent selection. It's like being in a guitar museum; each guitar looks like it's been hand-picked and not like it was just some beat up piece of junk. The selection is varied from Fenders to Danos to martins to even your BC Riches for all you metalheads. For me though, the amp selection was pretty choice. There are some decently priced deals. Okay, so maybe a $1500 silverface deluxe reverb is a bit much compared to Craigslist finds, but they're all well taken care of, and look pristine for the most part. Pedals/effects selection is a bit lacking. Decent selection of boutique overdrives, but that's about where it stops. Not much in the way of reverb or analog delay. In fact, I bought the last delay pedal so there might not even be any reverb/delay selection by the time you go. So why should you go here? A multitude of reasons. Awesome collection of vintage guitars. The service is also awesome. I would trust these guys to do guitar work/minor amp work, and Patrick at the very least definitely knew a lot about guitars. There was also no pressure to buy at all unlike big box music stores. Even if you're buying your first guitar (or your little one's first), you'll feel good about buying from here. Take it from a guitar nerd, this place is highly recommended. read more

Nice little shop,they do know guitars.The only downside it seems is they are going down the road of all small guitar shops they website is neglected, i try to always buy local, and i like used gear, I just hate having to call every week to see if anything new has come in and always am told to come in and take a look around.It would be helpfull and drive more sales if used gear was online so i could see if i might want it before driving down (and by the way your used gear will be online soon message on the site has been there for over a year now) read more