Great hospitality. Doug and Phillip are wonderful and quickly helped me with my guitar issue, as…read morewell as others I didn't even know I had. My guitar sounds better than ever thanks to Phillip!

This is such a great guitar store. The store design is super cool. It's high-end yet really…read morecomfortable and approachable. Love the design of the custom pipe structure that displays guitars in the main showroom. If you're a guitar player, you've got to stop by just to see and experience the place. It's great. The staff is equally amazing. Philip recently set up my white Gretsch 12 string Falcon Rancher and WOW, it plays like a dream now. I didn't think the guitar was too bad off the shelf - but Philip was able to dial it in to where it plays like a dream now. So much better. I'm super thrilled. I chatted with Philip when picking my guitar up and learned he is a true luthier with the schooling and experience to back it up. He actually built guitars professionally for 10 years so he's not just a guy who changes strings. He's a guitar master craftsman who knows how to get the most out of a guitar.

Excellent work on my 74 Les Paul Custom. Will bring more guitars here very soon. Very reasonable…read moreprice for a great job!

I've been an NC Guitar Works customer since moving to CLT in 2015. Nick and his team have…read moreconsistently done an amazing job of setting up and repairing my guitars over the past 10+ years. The pricing is very fair, and turnaround times are reasonable. Though I don't fall into this category, they will often prioritize repairs for working musicians with time constraints. I highly recommend NC Guitar Works!!

I can't say enough good things about Kevin. I've been playing guitar for 54 years and have been to…read moremy share of luthiers. None of them are Kevin's equal. Precision craftsmanship, timely completion of the work, more than fair pricing, and on top of all that, he's a really nice and caring guy. An absolute pleasure to do business with. He recently did a complete set-up on my Gib​son Firebird, including a new nut, saddle, and body repair. And today he addressed an intonation issue with my Martin. My guitars have never played so well. He's a guitarist's best friend. You and your instrument will be in great hands with Kevin.

The best guitar tech / Luthier in the business. He has resurrected a bunch of my babies that…read morerequired extensive work. If can't repair he'll build you one. A gigging musicians best friend.

You absolutely have to check out J.King Guitar. While Jack carries alot of gear catered to the…read moreexpert guitarist, he didn't forget about newbies like me. Very interesting shop. This isn't your average guitar shop. Everything in it was hand picked by an expert musician who is passionate about his craft. So even a newbie like me can walk out with exactly the right stuff to get the results I wanted. Jack, the owner, knew I was a beginner and took the time to walk me through everything I needed. He carries new and consignment guitars. He does repairs as well. When I told Jack that I had been discouraged trying to learn to play in the past because I didn't have alot of strength in my fingers, he showed me a great guitar that he had made some adjustments to. He said it would make it easier for a beginner to learn on. It's been 5 days since I left his shop with that guitar and I have to say he was right! Much easier to play and has a great tone (makes my beginners struggles sound a whole lot better lol)

Terrific experience with setup for my Gibson 345. Plek and other work to fix buzzing and…read moreintonation. Really fast turnaround. It now plays like a dream and sounds even better. Beautiful store with quality guitars and entry level, lessons, and great customer support.

Hands down the best guitar store in/around Charlotte. Excellent customer service and prices…read morecombined with the only PLEK machine in the area. A Plek setup made my (previously set up) esp and Jackson play better than ever. I also had a 20 year old Epiphone set up for the first time and it rivals the others despite its age. Don't even bother with other stores if you're in the 704 area code.

I've been in twice in the last month hoping to buy an electric drum set. The first time none of the…read morekits on the floor were playable. (No power supply, rack folded in an unusable manner, etc..) When I asked about it, the sales associate said "yeah we usually don't bother keeping the low-end kits set up." I was looking at either an Alesis Strata Prime or Roland TD516. Both are about $3500. He told me to come back another day and they should be working. I went back today (ready to buy) and the Alesis is still missing the power supply. The same sales rep said, "yeah they keep disappearing." No offer to look for one or any sort of real assistance. Overall pretty disappointing.

I went in today to purchase a new digital keyboard. I was helped by a gentleman named Jon St Pierre…read more(I think that's how you spell his name). He was very kind and very helpful. The specific keyboard I wanted was not in stock, but he ordered it for me to be delivered to my house. It's been quite some time since I've made a purchase at guitar center and the last time I was there buying a midi controller the lady helping me seemed pretty unmotivated and didn't seem to know anything about what I was looking to purchase. I'm really glad to say Jon St Pierre was very knowledgeable, very fast to help us and provide us with good customer service, and he had a great attitude. In my opinion he is a shining example of what customer service should be especially when spending hundreds of dollars on an instrument you hope will last for a long time.

Horrible experience. I came in on Sunday, 8/30 to rent a speaker and mic for a not-for-profit event…read moreplanned for that evening. The speaker worked for approximately 4 minutes before emitting a loud tapping sound. Repeated attempts to fix, but no luck. We paused the event while locating/ setting up a new speaker. It was late and Guitar Center was already closed. I bring back the speaker on Monday, yesterday, explain what had happened, and ask about a refund. The associate seems annoyed and says the "acting store manager" will need to talk to me, who is standing behind him. Eventually the "acting store manager" half turns to me and says "my store manager will have to make that call" and says "You should have called when something went wrong." I explained that this happened after Guitar Center was closed. He repeats himself and tells me the "store manager will be in tomorrow" and that I'll have to call in then. Nobody says "sorry for the inconvenience" or anything like that. Guitar Center opens at 11, so I called today, 9/1, at 11:30 to speak with Store Manager Michael Rismiller. I was told he had left for the day. I then ask if there's anyone I can speak with about a refund on my rental equipment. I'm put on hold for 10 minutes, after which the phone redials the number and I speak to a Jason S. I am then put on hold again, and after another 5-7 minutes of waiting, Jason gets back on to say his "system is down" and he'll try to call me back in 30 minutes, "hopefully." As of this writing, still no call. Obvious runaround, tons of apathy, rude demeanors, the works. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! UPDATE 1: Jason S reached back out, denied the speaker was malfunctioning, and said "the best we can do would be like a 50% refund." Jason S said they played music through the speaker to test it. I explained that we were using a mic. Jason S cut me off and said "actually music is the more reliable test." Fortunately, I have video evidence of the speaker malfunctioning. Jason S requested that I send that to him at his email address, which I will be doing. I will also send to Michael Rismiller and the District Manager Dutch Wermuth. UPDATE 2: I emailed the store associate Jason S the video evidence that he required in order to process a refund on my faulty equipment rental. I've not heard back. I called the store to follow up but the phone rang repeatedly without anyone picking up. UPDATE 3: I called again and Jason agreed to the full refund. Updating to two stars. I also heard back from Dutch Wermuth today.

These representatives seems to be thieves in my opinion--take money fast, but don't correct…read moreproblems fast . . . a bit racist.

Love the music lessons and guitar repairs they offer. Such nice staff and always accommodating.read more

Beware of this guy at ALL costs! This is not his only…read morebusiness and he will absolutely rip you off! Takes his time on custom projects making them fit HIS build and not the customers yet STILL CHARGING THEM FOR IT! He doesn't realize he is working for other people and will cuss you out if you don't agree that his work is the best you've ever seen! Please, stay away from this guy!