This shop is a real haven for guitar players and drummers. Electric guitars and bass guitars in one…read morearea, a beautifully relaxed acoustic instrument area where you can have a sample play of a range of hollow bodied instruments, and as for the stock of percussion: I've never seen anything like it. There are drum shells, cymbals, drum sticks, cahons, TRAVEL cahons, studio, live and stadium shakers, and a section dedicated to Brazilian percussion. My eyes are on a Squire Jazz bass and a beeeee-yoo-tee-ful mango scented Eddy Finn tenor ukelele with the warmest sound ever. My hands are all aver the percussion, banging this, twanging that, and shaking everything. My companion leaves with a guitar bag, a Shubb capo, and a guitar stand, all at good prices. I manage to resist the huge temptation of buying the tenor ukelele, even on the second visit to the shop later that day. And it's a regret, as the shop price is cheaper than any price I can find on the internet. Smiley, knowledgeable and freindly staff mean I'll be back here soon when I'm next in Nottingham.

From the owner: Welcome to Drum and Guitar , the online store of Nottingham Drum and Guitar centre. We are one of…read morethe UKs largest independent musical instrument superstores, offering a huge selection of top brand instruments at discount prices. Buy with confidence! We are a long established and highly respected company (and indeed were the proud winners of the MIA / Arts councils "musical instrument retailer of the year" award 2008). We are the largest guitar shop in Nottingham and have one of the biggest displays of drums and percussion in the midlands. We are main UK dealers for many of the music world's most well known brands, and all our stock is brand new, boxed and supplied with a full 12 month warranty (unless otherwise stated). We have many thousands of satisfied customers, including professional musicians, recording studios, music schools and many of the UKs prestigious military bands. Please take a look at our Testimonials page for details. For those of you in the midlands, we would like to

Really top staff always willing to help. They know their stuff as well. The shop used to be just…read moredrums but now they have moved premises and now occupy the old Sound Control shop. A local store worth supporting.

Expensive and arsey staff.read more

BUYER BEWARE WITH PRICE TAGS ON GUITARS IN STORE…read more Store had a guitar tagged with a £299 price tag, didn't notice at the till that one of the 3 guitars we bought in one visit price changed to £372 with a £27 discount on the now new price of £399!!! Now I know why the guy did say "oh no this has happened again" as he glanced at the till to his colleague but failed to just be honest to the customer if the price wasn't right. This just added insult into injury as 2 members of staff couldn't have the balls to say something to us which would have been less awkward as eventually we did afterwards realise and this left the feeling that in fact this establishment is really staffed by the sort of charlatan you'd be better avoiding. That would have been too professional and beyond this lot. It is very poor if a shop has to rely on such tactics anyone can tag up a cheaper price to get a sale then do the whole switch of price without being up front honest. The fact they can't even afford a till which has a customer facing display says a lot and no wonder as it means they can make it harder for a customer to see when an item is scanned or added to their bill what it actually has gone through price wise as. Maybe this is a company marketing tactic of their version of bait and switch?!? Lure customers in with incredible online prices to then at the point of sale add a £100 quid or whatever and be hopeful customers won't notice... They also did something similar 4 years ago to another customer who left a review but never got a reply. We all know the story of how Sound Control ended so you would think an owner and employees of guitargutar would get a grip and control over providing good old fashioned honest practice. Maybe its something to do with the deep roots of this place. Also please have customers able to use the sound proofed demo rooms that are currently filled with stacks of guitar cases. It's not great hearing other customers attempt to play their best rendition of strangling a cat mid shop floor! Clearly screwing a customer over with dishonesty for £50 is worth getting a 1* review... the offer of meeting half way was a poxy compromise and left bad feeling which is why this review has been left. Won't be visiting or purchasing anything from guitarguitar ever again and would strongly suggest anyone finely check their till receipt before leaving store. I've had less hassle buying guitars from Japan and they've offered more honest better service... even Amazon are honest with prices?!? Can't say that about guitarguitar. Good luck listening to the customers strangling many cats in store.

guitarguitar have been open for a couple of years now, but as they are a little way out of the city…read morecentre, many guitar buyers haven't cottoned onto yet to their presence. And what a treat is in store for them when they do. The selection of guitars that they have on show inside this clean box of a shop is truly breathtaking. This is a pro store-Lots of well displayed high-end guitars including signature models such as the Mark Hoppus (Blink 182) Bass and Kurt Cobain Mustangs and Jaguars. (Both by Fender). I'm not really an electric guitar player, I certainly didn't need an electric guitar, but I wanted about 3 of the beauties they had on show. There are sound-proofed isolation booths in the shop so you can try out different guitar and amp combinations without the risk of annoying other shoppers. The shop also sell pre-owned stock for those who prefer to buy an instrument that is already broken in. If you are looking a buying a guitar to add to your arsenal you just have to go to guitarguitar.

One of Congleton's hidden gems. Perfect for all your musical needs.read more

From the owner: General purpose Music Shop selling CD, DVD, Guitars, Music Books, Accessories - Strings, Reeds,…read moreDrum Sticks etc.

Not only do I adore the name of this place (I mean come on, it's clever and it's catchy) but I am…read morein love with the actual concept: guitar-shop-come-vintage-treasure-box. It's individual and it's genius. Now that I've got all those adjectives out of the way, I guess I should start telling you why... The front of the shop offers you a neat little collection of guitars. Now I'm no guitar buff, but there did seem to be a decent selection, and the guy behind the counter seemed to know his stuff. Plus they specialise in guitars only, so they're likely to be more expert than general music shops. The back of the shop was far more up my street. Another neat little selection, this time of vintage goodies. There wasn't a very good selection of shoes or accessories, but I thought the clothing selection was pretty impressive. This was one of what could be called 'real' vintage shops, i.e. the garments have been left exactly as they are, and not reworked to adhere to modern fashion. They are 'raw' and therefore to the taste of the more daring/eclectic/quirky dresser. The clothes are helpfully categorised by type: dresses on this rail, trousers on that rail, jackets over there in the corner etc. I was most impressed with the range of trousers, of which there were many stylish shapes in a variety of colours. I mention this because finding good vintage trousers can be something of a difficulty sometimes. A final pro and con...the air conditioning was most gratefully received after an afternoon's shopping in overheated and stuffy shops. However there is only one fitting room, which can get a little problematic when a large group of girls traipse into the shop after you, wanting to try on everything in the shop. All in all, it gets my thumbs up, and it's definitely worth a gander should you be in the area.

Guitars & Gladrags was my next port of call after being a little disappointed by Revamp. I could…read moretell before I even crossed the road that I was going to leave happy! The principle behind the shop is that it covers more ground, more life than your average vintage place. The front room is dedicated to guitars - acoustic, electric, bass, even a couple of ukuleles - and their accessories, like strings and amps. They even have tiny little amps (no bigger than your average alarm clock) and their own custom plectrums. The range is really good, and the staff know their stuff - they even do lessons! - although if you're a leftie, there is only one left-handed guitar, an acoustic Fairclough. Their brands are all good stuff (as it was put to me: guitars they can shift and not have to worry about getting back!), from Fender (~£450) to Vintage (~£200) and Fairclough (~£160 for the LH I was looking at). Most of them are in-keeping with the vintage aesthetic - soft colours, specific retro designs from Fender and all classic shapes. Their electrics selection is delicious - lots of smooth shapes and glossy colours here. I got loads of help, too - I haven't bought a guitar, but I'm definitely looking to G&G if I get one when I'm in the Midlands. The second half is the clothing. You can see as soon as you glimpse the front window that it's going to be vibrant, truly distinctive clothing - and it is. Lots of colour, lots of details, but subtle enough to be able to wear most of it and not feel like you're dressing as an old person. There are some heart-flutteringly romantic gothy pieces - a satin brocade bustle skirt, a gauzy, rich black and plum prom dress, milky-white, ruffly blouses - as well as leopard pattern faux-fur coats, a bizarre pastel patchwork dressing-gown coat, teddy bear applique culottes... What's more is that they have modern-made candles, tins of plasters, ha;f-aprons and little knick-knacks to make the average room a little kitschier. The pricing isn't bad. Again, things are a little pricier - £12 for a simple skirt? - but we are talking about a bricks-and-mortar shop in a middle-class market town, so I can deal! I left the shop with a grey pleated skirt, a little handmade zine, "Cut Grass" and a head swimming with ambitions of my own dreamy, curvy toffee-coloured bass. Definitely a memorable place.

Despite the shop's floor size they must have Aladdin's cave as a stock room. I know this because…read morewhen I asked the owner of the company, Julian Richer, why his stores were so small he wrote back in person to inform me that it is in order to keep overheads down and ultimately deliver low prices to the customer. Anyway this personal approach from the director of the company is echoed all the way to the salesmen who, unlike larger chains of electrical stores, actually know what they are talking about. Even more to their credit, the salesmen will tell you if the products they have are not going to be suitable for your needs. Something you don't see all that much these days. The store is not located in the centre of Nottingham and is not situated well for any of the multi storey car parks. However this is not a problem as there are parking slots outside the store and the staff will pay for the parking meter.