This is the best music shop in Nottingham. A family business I have relied on for 40 years. Great…read moreservice, advice, prices and stock, especially second-hand. Excellent for repairs.

I was in Nottingham overnight during a tour stop. the Floyd Rose bridge on my guitar was acting up,…read moreas you may know they are tricky beasts. I brought it to Music Inn, a scant half mile from the hotel, where Dan sorted it for me promptly and cheerfully, and at a very decent price. the proprietress even charged my phone in her office while I waited!

I was in town and needed a acoustic-electric guitar. I was very happy to find the store right in…read moreLeicester. The guys (Alex and Lloyd?) were a great help in finding me the right guitar that the right price. Seemed to be a family-owned place where they took pride in their shop. I will definitely go to them again the next time I'm in town. I've been playing the guitar since I got home and I'm even happier with it, now! Thanks guys!

From the owner: Intasound is a family run music store that has been serving Leicester for over 35 years…read more Specialising in Digital Pianos, Keyboards, Guitars, Amplifiers, P.A Systems, Disco Lights and much much more.

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.

I bought a few things through the years and it was always fine, until something went wrong, I…read morebought a few things through the years and it was always fine, until something went wrong, and I found out these people are MALICIOUS FRAUDSTERS, as DISHONEST and DISHONOURABLE as it can be. If you are thinking of buying valves from them, please think again. Go and read their terms and conditions. These shameless people make the GROTESQUE claim that valves are "perishable" and therefore non-returnable. The law does say that perishable items are non-returnable, but "perishables" are things like food, or fresh flowers. Not valves. Hotrox was forced to refund me by Paypal. Yet, they did not change their terms and conditions after that. Shame on them, these are FRAUDSTERS.

I had some valves bought for me as a Xmas gift from Hotrox Uk - one of them failed in the first…read morehour of use. After a number of phone calls and email exchanges I returned the valves and this was the reply I received from Hotrox customer services: "We have further inspected the valves returned. Unfortunately the faulty/cracked valve has been received in completely broken condition which makes any further inspection impossible. There is no other way forward with this issue other than to offer you once again the opportunity to purchase one single valve to make up the pair again. We DO NOT sell these as singles so I hope you will receive this as the final gesture of good will that it is intended to be. I will await your further instructions. Kind regards Toni" So their alleged 90 day 'no fuss' guarantee is utterly worthless - save your money, buy valves direct from China - at least you know you are gonna get shafted if there is a problem and at much less cost. Sincerely Dissapointed

Blessed with incredibly helpful, knowledgeable staff, this friendly, family-run music store offers…read morea great selection of instruments and musical equipment. Nick, the shop assistant is very helpful and always willing to offer advice and recommendations based on customer needs and requirements. Colbecks pride themselves on offering high quality equipment and in my experience, their long-lasting products never seem to disappoint. The store is right next to a large PC World and very easy to park close to when collecting large instruments. Its showroom is a little cramped, yet remains inviting and well laid out, and the Colbecks team are friendly, welcoming and easy to talk to.

I've been relying on Colbecks to help me out with all things musical for a number of years. I…read morebought my latest piece of equipment from Colbecks, a keyboard, complete with instruction book on how to get started. The staff member was very helpful and took me through an extensive range on offer. I settled on the Yamaha 450. It's an excellent piece of equipment. It came with a guarantee and I was assured if I had any problems or found it wasn't to my liking I could return it for a full refund. I noticed the shop also offered other services such as repairs, restrings for guitars, tuning and even music lessons. If you're in the market for musical equipment give them a try I'm sure you'll be as pleased with the service as I have been time and time again. As for my piano playing, well it's just not as good as the store.

I used to have lessons there and i loved it! All the staff are really nice and the lesson prices…read moreare fair. Also they were very fair on trade ins

a good little shop a bit overpriced though but there are some good guitars here. the owner of the…read moreshop can also teach you guitar, bass and drums. the guys there are really nice and feindly. the place isnt overall clean but its good and id recomend it to any good guitarist, bassist and drummer.