Professional and knowledgeable staff. Inventory is extraordinary. If you are in the market for a…read morehigh quality used guitar or anything else, this is the place. They know their stuff and have some very unique items.

Brian's Guitars is a boutique guitar shop that opened in Hamden, Connecticut in September 2010. It…read morewas founded by guitarist Brian Giampietro. An avid guitar player since age 12, Giampietro eventually enrolled in the Jazz Studies program at Western Connecticut State University. After graduating with a degree in Jazz Guitar Performance, Giampietro began working at G Guitars: a guitar shop in New Haven that was owned by his uncle. Before long, Giampietro was practically running the store himself. Eventually he opened his own shop, Brian's Guitars, at a strip mall in Hamden. In 2017, after seven successful years, Giampietro relocated the shop to a larger space in his hometown of Cheshire. That same year, he and his wife Katie also opened West Main Music Academy: a multi-room music lessons studio across the street. Brian's Guitars carries a wide variety of electric and acoustic guitars, basses, amplifiers, effects pedals, and accessories. They are an authorized dealer Paul Reed Smith, Fender, Taylor Acoustics, Swart Amps, PRS Acoustics, Dr. Z, Victoria Amps, and more. In addition to the aforementioned brands, the shop also carries several used guitars and equipment from brands like Gibson, Gretsch, Suhr, Mesa Boogie, and more. It just so happens that I know Brian Giampietro pretty well because we were both music students at WCSU during the same time. We even performed in a few jazz ensembles together. In recent years, both of my young sons have shown an interest in music as well. My older son takes after me; he likes drums and percussion. However, my younger son has shown an interest in guitars. I told my wife, "I know just the place where we can show our son some serious guitars." Although I've known about the store since it opened, my recent visit was actually my first. My family and I were blown away by the selection. My son's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw all of the different colors and body types. My whole family and I were very impressed with the selection. Unfortunately Brian wasn't there when we stopped in, but his staff were helpful, knowledgeable and very friendly. If my son still shows interest in guitars when he is a little older, I know that we'll be coming back.

Bob did a great job on my 1968 les paul. oh…read moreyeah............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Brought my guitar in for a much needed re-string and tune up. Bob was professional, informative,…read moreand high knowledgable. Hard to fine quality technicians these days and bob is definitely a quality craftsman. I highly recommend bringing your beloved guitars to Bob and have the confidence knowing that your electric twanger is in great hands.

Unprofessional staff Including owner…read more Don't be fooled by the stores look. And end up with a bad purchase. After I purchased a guitar from this store. It was supposed to be shipped to my home. And shipped out a defective guitar Which took over a week to arrive. They respond only to the bad review. Owner won't call me. Dan is rude and disrespectful The only thing he says it's just needs an adjustment. I've taken it to a Luthier to check it out and found what I tried to explain to Dan Who thinks he knows everything. He refused to speak with the Luthier and said she doesn't know what she is doing. What? Just because she's a woman? She's the best in her profession and has a 5+ star reputation!! I've took a video of her doing her evaluation and found what I tried to explain to Dan Plus more!! Both Dan and owner never responded to see the video This place took the pleasure of Playing music away knowing that they don't care about anything after a sale. They don't even deserve a star ! I'm just sorry that i was cheated out of what was to be a good guitar! don't listen to there response!! it's all BS. .

A great little shop in Chester village! I have known the owner for decades and after many years of…read morehand-wringing about buying an US made acoustic guitar, I made a purchase after trying all sorts of models in different price ranges. Every guitar in the shop is tuned, ready to play and the atmosphere is relaxed and absolutely NO pressure. I didn't find what I wanted in the shop, but they ordered the model that I wanted to try. It was in the shop in two days, and I tried the ordered guitar and other alternate models again. I didn't end up exactly where I thought I would when I started, but AM helped guide me to the guitar that was right for me at a very fair price. Many thanks--excellent experience.

Went in and was over charged for a item ticketed as one price. All the items were ticketed the…read moresame. The counter person knew without looking that the item saxophone reeds were more than advertised. They were an additional $6. No explanation or offer to honor the price on the item.

Jim at middlesex music was amazing!!! I came here yesterday…read moreto get a music book for my 5th grader. Jim knew I was going to need to rent a snare drum kit for him but I was unsure of it so I left without it . he jokingly said see you tomorrow. well guess what he was right! I went back today to get the snare drum kit that my son conveniently forgot to tell me I needed . Jim set me up with everything I needed we had a quick laugh and I was on my way . Thank you for the awesome customer service

I bought my current cello from Kevin; it's wonderful. He takes great care of his instruments and…read morehis customers. Because he builds instruments he understands them. He is an artist, and he's right here in New Haven! No need to travel to get the best instruments and service.

I had the pleasure of utilizing K h Chapin Fine violins shop service. Renting a decent cello, I had…read morevisited the shop and was very impressed. Although the name is Violin shop, he is currently making and repairing cellos as well! Aside from its coziness, Kevin's shop offers a unique experience. Personalized set up of rental instrument was almost a shock as rental price is very competitive. I was renting from a big company before but have decides to rent from this shop for acute set up and customer service. I do not regret. Should you are a beginner music student like me, please consider this shop! Kevin will walk you through what instrument to look for as well as personalized set up of your instrument.

A terrific experience! Henry is very experienced, knowledgable, and generous. I came in with a…read moreloose strap button that I was unable to access inside through the sound hole and left with it firmly secured, a new bridge saddle, 6 new rosewood string pins, a pin puller, a new tuner, and instructions on how to properly restring the guitar. A truly rewarding visit!

Acoustic Guitar Solutions has worked on five of my guitars- my Taylor 322 and 522e, my Takamine H-5…read moreclassical, and my Yamaha A1R and A5R. He did a thorough examination of each guitar discussing possible improvements with me, including adjusting string heights and neck relief, fashioning custom bone nuts and compensated saddles, lowering the bridge on the Takamine, and doing a full fret leveling and recrowning in two cases. He also fixed one of my guitar cases and offered detailed suggestions about strings... all this in a timely fashion at very reasonable rates compared to the big guitar shops. I highly recommend this business, particularly if you want to deal directly with the person performing the work about improving the playability of your guitars.

Tom was so prompt getting back to me right away and recommending Greg Cole to do the timing as I…read morethought I needed a big repair done from a recent move before I had the piano tuned. Greg was also prompt-fit me right into his schedule and even showed up early at my request. He quickly and easily fixed what I feared would be a big job and then expertly tuned the piano back to perfect pitch!

The best. Tom is not only an excellent tuner - highly skilled, precise, thorough, and efficient -…read morebut also deeply knowledgeable about piano mechanics, construction, and history. I greatly enjoyed our conversation as he set to work. He completed his standard twice-over tuning in good time. Our piano sounds better than ever.

Tangredi Music has been great for our family! While not initially musically-included, our son…read moreadmired his uncle's drum skills and decided he'd give it a try. Andre was teaching the uncle already, so it was an easy decision to ask him to teach our son too. Within weeks we had a second drummer in the family! Now a couple years into it and our son is still at it and learning more every week. Andre always brings enthusiasm to the instruction and encouragement after each session too. He's been fun for us to work with, always flexible when we need that, and 100% positive experience all-around! I'd highly recommend giving a lesson a try.