Arena Music, Mill Road, Cambridge, is a highly satisfactory store which sells musical instruments,…read morehowever mainly specifying in acoustic and electric guitars, as well as acoustic and electric bass guitars, to appeal to those musicians who consider 'Rock 'n' Roll' as one of their aspirations, or perhaps just as a pastime. The business is a small, friendly company which takes upon instrumental contracts for the sale of instruments, for those musicians who aspire to purchase very high-quality instruments at very reasonable prices, in addition to trying out many instruments at their hearts' content, to find the right one for them.

Ken Stevens / Miller's Music Centre, Cambridge, is a great music shop with a wide variety of…read moremusical instruments of a variety of prices, ranging from top quality, highly-expensive Gibson Guitars, to cheap, small, plastic harmonicas for children. It offers a very high-standard service, as most of the products over a hundred pounds have a year, five-year, or lifetime guarantee, in addition to refunding any broken / damaged, or even unwanted purchases, out of goodwill. Overall, the store is a friendly, knowledgeable musical instrument business, that give a great service, in addition to selling high quality instruments of all kinds, from stringed to woodwind.

I think this and Digital Village are the only guitar shops in Cambridge now. Quite a good range.read more

Lucky Fret is the largest independent guitar shop in London, and it's pretty damn great. If it…read morelooks small to you, then don't... fret. Because there's a downstairs as well, with a ton of Fender gear. They sell mostly electrics, but have a handful of basses and acoustics as well. Good selection of Gretsch and Guilds as well.

Rude, grumpy and unhelpful. I wanted some advice about acoustic guitar strings, they basically made…read morereally unhelpful comments, made me feel like i was wasting their time, when all i wanted was help about the kind of strings to buy. Wish I'd gone somewhere else on the street and wont be returning the shop.

I would look elsewhere if I was you…read more TLDR: Guitar sold under false pretences, stops working because it hasn't been set-up in probably 15 years, they refuse to take it back though they said they'd take it back, had to go there 4 or 5 times and eventually they took it back at a cost, for me, of 500 pounds - 3 days in still haven't got my money back even though they have the guitar. Extremely shady business, I have not encountered this kind of trickery and blatant, obvious lying before, and I used to work in telemarketing sales years ago. So I was sold this 2000 Martin D18 I was told had been setup and everything was fine, all sunshine no rain. Except for it didn't have its original case, but instead came with this case with a big gaping hole in it that made my house smell like old mans testicles for a week so I returned it for a gig bag. 2295 I paid for this D18, turns out a new one with case and everything is just 2595.. Okay, local businesses need to make money. But then I changed strings, I noticed the old strings were really rusty, like actual rust - and after getting the new strings on there (11's, that they gave me after they told me there was 11's on the guitar since before) every fret was buzzing, unplayable. I tried to adjust the truss rod but it didn't move which I told the shop and the manager went crazy over me trying to adjust it - to the point where he thought I had said I actually adjusted it which isn't true - and even if I had adjusted it, its made for adjusting, that's why its there, if you're scared of a truss rod then I don't know, its a guitar shop. The owner of the store promised me I could return or exchange it, via Facebook messenger, but the store manager refused. Then the guy (manager) says I must have done something to the guitar - I tell him that since the strings have been on for so long and probably heavier gauge then when you change strings that changes the tension in the neck which can lead to these kinds of problems because the wood is moving (this is stated on Martin, Taylor, Gibson, Fender, everyone's websites and ask any hobby-luthier and above and they'll tell you the same thing) - but he tells me that "no, that's not a thing, tension affecting the neck? no no" Long story less long; I went back 3 times trying to return it, on the fourth time he (manager) still refused to take it back and refund me the money until I said he could keep 500 of it, I just wanted out of this place asap and I know it was a really bad deal for me but I couldn't stand being there and dealing with this crap. Now 3 days later I still haven't got my money - they have the guitar obviously, and my 500 pounds that they got from using fraudulent sales tactics lying about the guitar, but of course still no refund. Now I tried to contact them on Facebook about this but im guessing they're withholding the whole refund now because they've just blocked me on Facebook so I can't ask them where my money is. I feel pretty helpless against this place, they've been abusive since right after they swiped my card but at the same time its developing into a funny story, guitar store manager scared of truss rods and denies any knowledge of neck tension in guitars. Its pretty comedic in a pathetic way, they must be desperate for money but I don't think they realise that these scumbag tactics are just going to cost them more - im going to tell every living soul I know about this now who in turn will tell some of their friends and never recommend anyone go to this place. Nevertheless if I don't get my money back (-500 of course) im not sure how to deal with it, call the police? Go in there and repossess my 1799 in form of equipment which I believe I can sell quickly to get that money back? Of course that's not going to happen, but sometimes I feel a little itch to go and treat them how they treated me. Real pieces of........ fish.

Nice Building, nice stock, nice vibe. If you like guitars and gear, you will enjoy a trip here!read more

If you like guitars you'll be amazed when you first visit Farnham's Guitar Village. For such a…read moresmall town to find a store like this gem is a real find. Even if you're no musician, you almost want a guitar everytime you walk past and now the store has doubled it's size by taking over the building next door it provides an Aladdin's Cave for the guitar enthusiast. You about every guitar you can imagine and a reasonable selction of amplifiers and accessories.

Took a look at this place today as RDC likes playing his guitars and commuting does not make…read morelooking easy. The shop is pretty small but deep and also quite dark. Do guitars have to be kept in the dark? Is it a rock n roll rule or to stop damage like ancient documents? :) Well there were a LOT of guitars ranging from around £60 to a couple of grand or more (RDC would want the latter..has the latter?) They also have pedals and bridges and footpedals. Saw some keyboards..good for composing. Amplifiers, strings and some second hand stuff. They also do mail order. http://www.coda-music.com/catalog/index.php A specialist shop but well worth it if you are into guitars.

An excellent stock of high-end instruments. In particular Fender Custom Shop guitars and boutique…read morebuilders/companies. That said the sales service or rather the lack of left me feeling unwelcome. I was in there for at least 30 minutes without any staff striking up any conversation. I realise it's a difficult balance between bothering someone and letting them browse. On my way out I mentioned to the the most senior looking member of staff that they have the best selection of Fender Custom Shop guitars that I've seen in the U.K. After a pregnant pause he looked up from the computer screen and said "thanks" and quickly resumed the screen. At which point I shrugged and left. I was one of 2 customers in the store that afternoon and there were at least 3 staff on so it was far from busy. Maybe the staff thought I was just another tyre kicker or a dreamer looking at guitars I can't afford.. Either of which I'm entitled to be. I was a little dishevelled after driving 3 hours out of my way to get there. Maybe Coda Music didn't see me as a possible customer.. or maybe I was seriously considering adding a PW MB to my 5 JE's, 1 GF and 1 DG . Who knows..? Not Coda Music that's for sure. The fact is if you want to sell guitars you need to engage with all customers in some way.

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!