Gregor is a top notch engineer who creates a great atmosphere in the studio. Highly recommended for…read morea very satisfactory end result for your recordings

Just finished a fab recording session with the lovely Gregor who is an absolute doll!…read more Backstory: my Dad entered a Fanta competition to win an "experience" which could have been something like feeding a lion, driving a sports car and other such things. Instead, my poor wee da won a "Popstar for a Day" experience - funnily enough he wasn't up for that so I got to do it! After getting the thing rescheduled at various studios throughout Glasgow (Songmaker were the organisers so that was nothing to do with HQ) I finally got a session with HQ today to record a couple of songs and I'm actually really glad it turned out this way. I used to sing a bit in school and I've always liked singing, but I'd never done any sort of recording like this before, so I was really pretty nervous but Gregor absolutely put me at ease right away! After a few practice goes at my first chosen song (Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac for those wondering, he even got the backing track with backing vocals for me cause he'd been sent the one without them, sounded weird without the harmonies!) we had a proper run through and after a couple of takes he was already pretty happy with it so let me have a wee listen. I sounded much better than I expected to (no autotune I should add!) which was great and he quickly got it mixed together - taking the best bits from my takes, nobody's perfect right? - so I could have a wee break before moving on to my second song (White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane.) This was a bit more challenging but he let me have a few goes at bits I was struggling with til I was happy with how they sounded. I am now in possession of two brilliant-sounding tracks and the whole thing only took a couple of hours! I was also offered tea, coffee, water and stuff while I was there and it was dead easy to chat to Gregor, I was expecting the experience to be really scary but it was great. Highly recommended if you're looking to get any recordings done, the dude knows his stuff!

Lofi Rehearsals is a popular and busy studio just off George Square…read more The quality of the rooms and equipment are brilliant no matter the size. I probably wouldn't rehearse in here all the time but if you have a gig coming up and want to rehearse somewhere with no hassle, working equipment and staff who know their stuff when it comes to sound then it's ideal. The downside is that it can be quite hard to get a booking, but, well, I guess that's what happens when a studio is made to this standard!

Lofi. Overpriced and below par. £30 for three hours in a room with a knackered bass cab, crackling…read moreknobs on the bass head, poorly maintained drums, inadequate P.A., temperamental guitar amps and hissy monitors. The whole place is filthy. The free coffee and tea comes with added botulism, vending machine is poorly stocked. Just an overall poor experience. Only gave it one star because zero wasn't available.

Great place. Friendly staff and top Notch equipment. Large…read morespacious rooms with well lit and an fairly nice acoustics with some really great mixing desks with a powerful EQing function.

I've started frequenting this rehearsal space for 3 hours every Tuesday night, and I do really like…read moreit! I might as well get my only complaint out of the way - the loos are a bit gross, although I did find one the other week a bit further into the studio which was a bit nicer. But considering the amount of people using the place on a daily basis, it definitely could be worse. The rooms have a good set-up, with everything you could possibly need to practice, even if you're a 7-piece like my band which includes keyboard, accordion and saxophone! The staff running the place are fab and always make sure you've got everything you need and if the temperature, etc. in the room is ok. As well as making sure everyone gets in and out of the rooms at the right time. Besides that, they just let you get on with it which is ideal. There are vending machines with your usual snacky foods and drinks (very helpful when you're rehearsing from 9pm-midnight and chocolate/some form of energy is needed) as well as a hot drink machine which I've yet to use, but given its popularity with the rest of my bandmates I'm gonna guess that it's at least decent! (Maybe you'll get an update when I finally try the coffee/hot chocolate!) I do believe it's about £30 for 3 hours which, for the quality of the premises and everything, seems really decent! (I don't know the exact figure, we pay £4 each a week and as mentioned, there are 7 of us so I'm guessing it's about that.) I hear from more experienced band-type musicians that it is the rehearsal space of choice (I used to play in a concert band and we got to rehearse in a school for free, so I don't really have any previously knowledge in this area) so yep, highly recommend it!!

This place used to be called Sound Control and is now under the name Reverb…read more It's in a decent location near Central Station and walking distance to some rehearsal studios if you need to grab some strings ahead of a 6-9 practice. I only really dive in for accessories, but bought my electric out of here some years ago under the old name. Managed to get it down to £250 from £320 or thereabouts. It's got a good selection of products including amplifiers and pedals. I know a few people who have got bad service from here with regards to employees recommending a certain sort of guitar strings 'as a beginner' etc. A decent enough music store with a good selection but there are a few other big ones in Glasgow that will always get my business on big purchases ahead of this one. Recommendation: shop around.

Good, friendly staff, plenty of products, always a good deal or two knocking around: Reverb seems…read moreto be able to be a serious music shop without becoming hell for the casual shopper. The guitar and amp offers aimed at the beginner are good value, but most of the stock is aimed at the semiprofessional. The staff are always happy to help and will, at the merest request, unlock cabinets and show you whatever it is that you asked about. This can get a bit much: I asked for a price on a microphone and they handed one to me to inspect, pointed out the features and explained how it worked. I had no idea what they were talking about, due to my own ignorance... I think this sort of quality service is wasted on me.

for solo drum practice, it cannot be beat. Two hours w/ a kit & cymbals was just £5. This is a new…read moresolo rate for daytime as of this 2016 visit and honestly they should charge more like £10. If it were 1/2 cost of the "going" rate, I'd be fine. I went to a different place & the same experience cost £25! And I had soup & a sandwich for £3! top it off, staff were lovely.

Carlton Studios was the first place I ever rehearsed. We played metal, were loud, overbearing and…read moreobnoxious. I cringe thinking about it. In the ten or so years I've been coming here , the studio hasn't changed much at all. I think that if you're starting out and weren't paying much attention to the quality of gear and sound of the rooms then this is a nice wee place to come. The quality of rehearsal rooms in Glasgow has gone up quite considerably and I can't imagine coming here over anywhere else unless I was desperate to find a room during a busy spell.