Jim Hickey and his team of music professionals are amazing! My son has taken lessons in both the…read morestudio and with Jim at my son's school. He is in his second year of ukulele lessons and has learned so much in a short period of time. Outside of the musical knowledge, my son has also gained confidence and begun to appreciate the enjoyment in music and performing. Outstanding teachers and I would highly recommend Jim Hickey Music.

I found Jim Hickey Music by doing a Google search for guitar lessons for my daughter. She had…read moreplayed around on the guitar some and mentioned she wanted to take lessons. I was worried about not having a referral because I didn't want to get locked into a contract or long term deal if she didn't want to stick with it. I spoke to Jim on the phone and told him want I was looking for and that I wanted my daughter to take the lead. Jim understood and was more than willing to be flexible. I immediately liked Jim and my daughter has enjoyed her lesson time with the studio. There is no pressure and it's a fun environment. My daughter wasn't sure if she wanted to continue her lessons after the first month but after working with Jim - she changed her mind - We've been with Jim since August and are looking forward to having a great time at the holiday concert and many more. Jim has some great students that have also been around a for a long time and I think that says a lot about Jim and his team. Thanks Jim for all you do!

Great hospitality. Doug and Phillip are wonderful and quickly helped me with my guitar issue, as…read morewell as others I didn't even know I had. My guitar sounds better than ever thanks to Phillip!

This is such a great guitar store. The store design is super cool. It's high-end yet really…read morecomfortable and approachable. Love the design of the custom pipe structure that displays guitars in the main showroom. If you're a guitar player, you've got to stop by just to see and experience the place. It's great. The staff is equally amazing. Philip recently set up my white Gretsch 12 string Falcon Rancher and WOW, it plays like a dream now. I didn't think the guitar was too bad off the shelf - but Philip was able to dial it in to where it plays like a dream now. So much better. I'm super thrilled. I chatted with Philip when picking my guitar up and learned he is a true luthier with the schooling and experience to back it up. He actually built guitars professionally for 10 years so he's not just a guy who changes strings. He's a guitar master craftsman who knows how to get the most out of a guitar.

Excellent work on my 74 Les Paul Custom. Will bring more guitars here very soon. Very reasonable…read moreprice for a great job!

I've been an NC Guitar Works customer since moving to CLT in 2015. Nick and his team have…read moreconsistently done an amazing job of setting up and repairing my guitars over the past 10+ years. The pricing is very fair, and turnaround times are reasonable. Though I don't fall into this category, they will often prioritize repairs for working musicians with time constraints. I highly recommend NC Guitar Works!!

I recently rented a pair of 1500w speakers from this GC at Pineville…read more I knocked 2 stars off due to my experience this time. I am a repeat customer (have rented speakers last year and bought a guitar from here). The store is well stocked and there are many musical instruments on the floor that customers can interact with the get a feel for them before deciding to purchase. The issue was with customer service. For most part it was good. I interacted with 4 different customer support people and all were perfectly fine except for one which is why I knocked 2 stars off. Here is what happened during this visit-- I rented the speakers for a function which was to take please in a huge indoor space which is the Indian Land Recreation center. The space is larger than this GC with ceiling hight nearly double that of GC. Both speakers looked a little dinged when I rented them. So I purchased insurance. We tested them in the store itself. Both were functional at normal talking volume. But once we setup the speakers in the huge indoor space and raised the volume to a reasonable level one of the two speakers performed very poorly and started producing thumping noise. So we reduced its gain to a lower decibel level. It was around just 60% of the other speaker. Still I could tell that the sound lacked crispness. So after the function when I returned the speakers to GC. I informed them that one specific speaker performed very poorly & that they should use the insurance I have purchased to replace it. So that they don't put it back into circulation again and some other people who rent it would have a bad experience. Then I requested for a partial refund of the rental value of one speaker. Instead of telling me what is the specific verbiage of the store policy the manager Mr. Dean was giving me a very purely subjective explanation of how in middle of my function I should have called the GC to tell them how the speaker was not performing well! So I asked if the store policy specifically says that if I called earlier like he said he would give a discount of any amount? To which he came up with more off tangent explanation about why insurance is important. So I explained to him that I did buy the insurance but the issue was with the rent I paid for a proper functioning speaker which I did not get (only one speaker functioned well). Again his implication was that we just used perfect speakers but now after the fact want to trick them into giving a refund. I challenged him to test the speakers then and there and raise the volume to the same level in both speakers and then he could tell how one of the speakers failed. He had no answer except that all speakers perform to less than their rated wattage and that's the natural order of things. I am no Audiophile but even I know that fact (since I was not born just yesterday). But there is an expectation of reasonable performance from any equipment that we rent. But that was not there in this case. So in the end they basically said that when you rent Speakers from them it can be a hit or miss and we have to be prepared for that risk. During our function many singers complained about the poor output and lacking the impact they expected. It was disappointing to the singers and the audience. So I have decided to purchase new set of speakers for the next year but definitely not from this GC because then I will be rewarding them for not standing behind their product quality and not showing a willingness to provide a fair customer support!

Hello ..lo...lo....anybody here here here ...????!!!!!…read more EMPTY! Only one person working at the store that I could see ....no-one available to unlock the acoustic guitars I was wanting to try out (the better ones are locked to their holders ....understandable, but then someone should be available to unlock them for customers!) And even if I had gotten to try the Martin model I wanted ( an upgrade from my current model), the strings were so tarnished from age that I couldn't have trusted the sound. Clearly no one was periodically changing and updating the strings. :-( Overall a very disappointing experience.

I can't say enough good things about Kevin. I've been playing guitar for 54 years and have been to…read moremy share of luthiers. None of them are Kevin's equal. Precision craftsmanship, timely completion of the work, more than fair pricing, and on top of all that, he's a really nice and caring guy. An absolute pleasure to do business with. He recently did a complete set-up on my Gib​son Firebird, including a new nut, saddle, and body repair. And today he addressed an intonation issue with my Martin. My guitars have never played so well. He's a guitarist's best friend. You and your instrument will be in great hands with Kevin.

The best guitar tech / Luthier in the business. He has resurrected a bunch of my babies that…read morerequired extensive work. If can't repair he'll build you one. A gigging musicians best friend.

Best value for music lessons. Look no further - they even set up concerts throughout the year!…read more Best approach to learning a musical instrument and vocals.

My son and daughter both did a fantastic piano summer camp with Brittani and Alex. Both kids…read morefostered an immediate bond with the instructors. They used each session with a nurturing, yet intense learning approach. There was no time wasted. Here is my son with a practice session, after learning his "fun" song...Drake's "God's Plan" with his instructor, Alex. I can only post a pic, rather than video, but it was spectacular to hear a 9 year play a pop song, with accurate speed and rhythm.

Super cool spot full of guitars, amps, and new and used records for great prices! I talked to the…read moreguys working and they were wonderful, kind, and answered all questions! Will have to visit again soon with my sister who loves her electric guitar and a good record.

These guys are the real deal! Connected in the industry! You…read morefeel like you are in a museum! Very knowledgeable. Even have a trade program and connected to a studio.

Had a great visit to a great store. First time but not the last. Good to see a real music store in…read morebusiness these days. I wasn't shopping for a guitar this time but just a nice little practice amp. The sales staff was very helpful and not very pushy at all. Purchased exactly what I wanted and walked out one happy customer with my Blackstar amp. These days it's so easy to just figure out what you want and just order it online. Nice to know this store exists for the music making and learning community. I think their prices are competitive with those online. They have one of the best guitar selections I've seen in some time. All accessories and knowledgeable staff to back what they sell. You bet I'll be back to purchase whatever guitar related item I need in the future! Great job guys keep up the good work. Rock on!