In 1970 George Gruhn established Gruhn Guitars, which is one of the largest dealers of vintage and…read moreused instruments in the world. The "guitar guru" also plays with some curious new equipment as well. This shop is basically George. The first floor is available to everyone. If you ever get a chance to follow someone who invites you to the upper levels, go do it no matter how not into guitars you might be. Up there you will see the collection only extremely serious buyers and collectors are interested in. This also includes George's personal collection. (and most likely George himself) Beyond that there is also the shop where people with immeasurable talent turn broken guitars into back to life masterpieces.

Gruhn's Guitars is one of my favorite guitar stores. I travel through Nashville yearly on vacation…read moreand have been spending an extra night in town just so I can visit Gruhn's. Their selection of new guitars is the best I've seen. Besides the normal Taylor and Martin standard models, they have some amazing "Gruhn Spec" Martin guitars. My personal favorite is the Custom 0 Kenneth Pattengale Special. A few years ago I was trying one out, and George Gruhn himself came up to me and we had a conversation about the guitar. They have a wide variety of instruments, from standard flat top acoustics, to resonators, electrics, classical guitars, and even ukuleles. The staff has always been excellent, encouraging me to try anything I wanted, and leaving me alone to do so. But being available when I had questions. They have a good selection of guitar accessories (strings, capos, etc.) and a wide selection of Gruhn Guitar swag. I've bought Gruhn t-shirts every time I've visited and now have a wide variety. Parking in Nashville can be an expensive nightmare, but Gruhn's has the luxury of a private parking lot!

Inventory is delusionally overpriced. And forget bringing in a consignment, they stick it you ya…read morewith a high fee PLUS you have to pay them to set up your guitar so it's up to their " wall standards". And the WORST thing of all is the insulting offer you get for trade in , pawn shops and Guitar center offers more. Save your time and money and skip this place, it's not the Eastside of old when they use to be worth doing business with. 1/2 star rating .

Incredible music store filled with great people working there. Lots of heart. Brings me back to the…read moredays of my youth when mom & pop music shops were plentiful. Eastside is TOP tier in the entire USA. Support this business. They deserve to thrive, especially in a special place like Nashville.

The best Strat model I've ever played. Mine is the 4th American Legends prototype made, and she's…read moreheld up beautifully. The guys are very helpful answering questions. If you find one, you better grab it while you can. These are more rare than hen's teeth.

TNAG, as they are called, is the successor to Cotten Music Center, a Nashville iconic hangout for…read moregreat musicians and aspiring greats. When Kim Sherman took the reigns in 1998, she raised the bar from Richard Cotten's little corner hideaway into a world class guitar shop. Her warmth and Kentucky charm was blended with her vast knowledge of guitars, artists and the know how to suite every player's needs at any price range. That's no small fete. But, she did it by treating every buyer as special regardless of the size of their pocketbook. Placing goodness and honesty over the value of the dollar, her adoring fandom grew. This year, she was able to expand her inventory to include rare masterpieces from boutique makers from the world over by her partnership with London-based The North American Guitar. And, rather than losing the identity of her great shop where genuine warmth and Nashville courtesy always reigned supreme, she carefully chose her expanded staff to ensure her philosophy was not lost. Her inventory is now world class. But, you still feel like a valued guest and a member of her guitar family. Sound corny? Check it out for yourself. Her shop is a gem by any name. It's still Kim's fabulous corner of the guitar universe, but, bigger and better. To quote Kim, her single goal is "to just do right by my customers." And, that she does, as she has for 22 years, and will likely continue to do as long as there are guitars and players who need them.

Just had an experience with Rumble Seat that made me question which year it was…read more Saw a guitar listed online that interested me, and then saw that it was not too far from me -- right here in Nashville. Called the store. A human answered, pretty quickly. I mentioned the guitar and my interest. He went and physically found the guitar, so that we could talk about it. My budget only allowed for a certain amount, so I made him an offer. He said yes, if I came in today, we could do that. When I came in, I found the guitar needed some work. Nothing too bad, but above my skill set to make it really shine. As I left, I thanked him. He thanked me also, and said, "Now you don't have to wonder about it!" The rest of the world may be somewhere between 2026 and 2097, but Rumble Seat Music is a portal back to my first music store experiences in the early 1990s.

This guy is a total liar, says he sets up all the guitars sold, and everything is made to work…read morebefore listing. He also evades taking photos of the problem areas and doesn't even mention the major issues that would make a guitar a deal breaker. He waits for you to get it after you pay 175.00 shipping on a 10k guitar. Steer clear of this tacky ass.

I traded in a guitar that was damaged on delivery. My heart was sunk. But though the professional…read morenever say die...we got this attitude of the staff at carter vintage especially Patrick and Nick. They made it happen. Helped me to feel ok about the whole ordeal and made sure I got the guitar I wanted and that it was the right fit for me. They have my business for life. Can't wait to go there and shake their hands in person!

Carter Vintage was so easy to work with in consigning and selling my Gibson '57 Les Paul R7 Custom…read moreReissue for the exact price we put on it. It took about 8 months to sell, which is a little longer than I thought it would take, but I am thrilled with the result. During that time they assured me that my guitar would be insured and taken good care of while it was in their showroom, and it was! To me it was well worth their reasonable commission to have my guitar professionally photographed and catalogued among the other fine instruments under their sales management. Carter Vintage is only getting bigger and more reputable.

An older store, this place has been around since 1976 & has long served the Nashville area & many…read moremusicians. We stopped in & took a look around. My boyfriend knew one of the guys working there so they caught up while we were browsing. Decent selection of instruments for the value. Pretty cool place!

I purchased a semi-hollow guitar that I thoroughly enjoyed, but that needed work. Playing…read moreacoustically the guitars action and sound were perfect. Plugged in the electronics didn't work. Well, the pots were supposed to be push/pull, that didn't work, so the tech was going to replace them and redo the wiring. I was visiting Nashville and leaving about a week after. I was told it would take a bit to get the parts because it wasn't an American-made guitar, and I was fine with that. As long as the work was done correctly, and it was shipped to me. I asked for a guarantee or warranty, and did not receive one other than, "well, you could ship it back". My daughter lives in the area so I could bring it with me, but I reasoned that they've been in business for a long time and shoddy work wouldn't allow for this. I told the sales person, Alex, this exact reasoning. Again, I was fine with the handshake deal if the work would be done, and done correctly and I wouldn't have issues down the road--if it was a installation or parts failure issue. All of this happened around the weekend so people weren't in, there were some other issues with the management being out for a few days, etc. I'm fine with all of that. But, I went back to play the guitar before I left. Found the tech changed the strings to a thicker gauge and raised the action to where it was nowhere close to the guitar that I enjoyed initially. I even told Alex that he could leave the thicker strings on just lower the action to where it was before. And, I was supposed to get a phone call the day after I left, because I wanted to know why he did those things. Nothing. I called about four days later and talk with the gentleman who said the guitar was shipped and on the way to me, which was odd considering the tech wasn't supposed to have the parts. I received the guitar. It was packed extremely well, A+ for that. But the tech put on the lighter strings, and instead of adjusting guitar, just lowered the action as far down as it possibly could go, I don't know what his issue is. The strings were horribly out of tune as you could imagine, and once I got them to where I could play at them, all I heard was fret buzz because the action was quite literally on the neck. This was not what I asked. I raised the action myself. I changed the strings again, played we'll acoustically, but the output from the pickups seemed off. It was extremely high output and every sound that came no matter what setting I had on my amp was distorted and overdriven--not in a good way. The knobs didn't work, volume didn't work, tone didn't work, the pick up selector switch sometimes worked, and it sounds horrible through an amp. Just shoddy work. Exactly what I was afraid of, exactly what I asked not to have done, exactly what I wanted assurances that would not happen. I received no follow up, Alex has still never talked to me after he took my money, and I'll be seeing my local guitar tech to switch out the pots correctly or at least look at the wiring because that doesn't seem to be right either. What was an average deal on this guitar will cost me maybe $150-200 more to have it fixed. Had I lived in the area, I would be there until it was done right. I do not recommend this shop, while the folks seem nice, you want to have a nice guitar, and I have one I can't play. If I hadn't said anything, it'd totally be on me. But I did, and there's no excuse. Am still waiting on a follow up, and if anyone wants to contact me, they may.

Quality pre-owned pro-level instruments of all types available. Didn't find it? Shop regularly as…read morethe available products change often. You can try out a dozen high-quality guitars, basses, and amps right in the store. Friendly staff are proud to help or allow you to roam. Hard to miss converted house in east nasty. Check the map to be sure. Just off Shelby Ave. a few blocks.

I saw a cool vintage acoustic guitar on Fanny's website, and bought it over the phone. It's a 1964…read moreHarmony made from now-rare Honduran mahogany and Brazilian rosewood, beautifully restored to better than new condition. A unique instrument, I jumped on it at this price, and it sounds amazing. It was a pleasure doing business with Fanny's House of Music over the phone, and I couldn't be more satisfied with the experience.

I have played music since I was a child and always loved a local music shop. We love that Zack's…read moreis not a big box store. They order anything we need. They helped set up my daughters guitar with light gauge strings and lowered them so she had an easier time pressing them as she is 5. Also as my daughter is so small Zack recommended she should try a Ukulele and it has opened her up as it is easier for her to play. We love going in for lessons. Side note they have a lot of records to look through if you are into vinyl! Thanks Zack and your team!

I went there to buy some guitar strings. I just moved to the area from downtown Nashville and was…read moreso happy to have a local music shop I could get strings, picks, chords etc. I expected to pay a little bit more because it is a local owned shop and not the big giant downtown Nashville. With that in mind don't expect to go here and find a Les Paul hanging on the wall brand new or your favorite marshal amp brand new. They made it very clear they could order anything you wanted. Again, this is a local small music place and I like supporting local places. They also told me they can do guitar and amp work I think they have someone who they send it out to on their behalf. I gave them five stars for being exactly what it is a nice clean place, small locally owned where I can go pick up some simple things for some music and if I need something big I'll ask him them to order and see what the price will be.

I bought a piano yesterday and had an exceptional experience! One of the experts, Ben, was very…read moreknowledgeable and helped walk me through my options. He also gave me discounts to keep me within my personal budget which I greatly appreciated. All the workers were in good spirits and super friendly. If anyone mentions they want to buy a piano I'm sending them to Lane Music!

Lane Music was so great to work with! We rented a saxophone for 2 days to film a fun video of one…read moreof our executives playing the sax. Not only was pick up and drop off easy, the team at Lane Music was very accommodating and made the rental process stress-free. Our executive said the saxophone was in excellent condition and a joy to play. Thank you!