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.

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.

Oh whoops, I thought this had closed! It hasnt , I should not listen to others!…read moreThere is a notice for more staff, so it must be still trading.

Very friendly & reliable service, great selection of guitars & gear, and overall just a great…read moreguitar store!

I trust Feline Guitars with my instruments…read more A great place to have instruments maintained, fixed if broken and customised as well as ordering custom guitars and basses built from scratch. This place is where awesome visions come to fruition.

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.

I'm a fairly typical London gigging musician. I've been around since the mid-1960s, I've owned just…read moreabout every 'classic' guitar at some time or other and, like most Londoners, I really resent the idea of being 'sold' something. I have dealt with Chandler Guitars (UK) since they first started in a tiny little shop the other end of Sandycombe Lane and I have NEVER, EVER had a bad deal from them. Doug, Paula and Charlie (who now has his own store) treat all their customers with honesty, integrity and professionalism. (Check out their client list). Their prices are fair, their repairs and upgrades are the best in town and their attitude to their customers suits this Londoner down to the ground. No schmalz, no condescenscion and no supersize pricing. Just straight, honest business.

They stock brand new Gibson VOS Les Paul Standards and Orange amps and they let you try them! A…read morewall of sex is what I can describe Macari's hanging collection of Gibson VOS Les Paul Standards; make no mistake about it; those guitars play like sex - With price tags between the £5, 500 - £7, 000 mark; those guitars are worth every penny... Love Macari's for this!

Marino fixed a very nasty neck on my Gretsch G9200. After making a few phone calls to local repair…read moreshops I was drawn to Marino because of his very friendly and personable approach. The fact he works out of his own worksop in the back on his house means his rates were also the most affordable. But don't let that fool you because he is someone with immense knowledge and skill. Not only carrying out a faultless repair as swiftly as possible but also giving me a valuable education and expanding my own knowledge on the craftsmanship behind guitars and the work he was carrying out. To top it all off upon collection he had given the guitar a clean and polish (the g9200 is a resonator and the metal plate really needed a good clean). The neck break was fixed perfectly and is now stronger than ever. And he also re aligned the height of my strings, sitting patiently and re positioning them until they sat perfectly for my own taste. So much care and attention delivered in a manner that made it feel like he was a friend I had known for years, for such a reasonable cost. I couldn't recommend his services highly enough to anyone in the local area or even much further a field who requires any guitar repair or maintenance.

I recently had to get two guitars repaired. I found Guitar Cabin from a Google search and I am very…read more happy with the results. The first guitar needed a clean, new tuning heads and then a tune up. Fairly simple, but very easy to get wrong. I wanted to see if it could be steel strung, but was advised against as it was possible to warp the neck over time as it did not have a brace inside. The second guitar (steel strung) needed significant work to the body as it had been dropped from a height. The advice received was clear and the price quoted was also reasonable. The work on the second guitar took a little time but it was about ensuring the best possible repair and finish. I am so happy with the work and finish, given the damage. The care and attention to detail given was exceptional and overall the sound produced from this repaired guitar is virtually identical to before the accident. Very grateful to Marino for all his help, care, attention and honesty. He checked in with me on any changes in cost and made sure I was comfortable with all aspects of the repairs before proceeding. Thank-you so much. I have young learner who's very happy with his 'new' guitar and as for the repair to my damaged guitar, well it's like it never happened!