I feel I can no longer keep this to myself. This is a 5-star hidden gem music school. I am an older…read moreguitar student, and taught myself to play guitar on YT, before taking lessons at Marchwood Music little less than a year ago. I experienced accelerated growth through the program by Rick Snow. He truly cares about his students. The program structure and direct feedback helped me tremendously. I can't believe I played my first gig last weekend! The school for all ages and is a fun environment, very conducive for learning any type of music. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.

Guitar Rick! What can I say? My daughter has been taking weekly lessons with Rick for over two…read moreyears now and our experience has been exceptional. She started with zero experience on a guitar and is now occasionally playing live gigs with Rick in restaurants and the like. Rick and his process have been fabulous for our daughter's growth not only on the guitar but as a person. When we started she would have been mortified to get up in front of a restaurant full of people and do anything. Rick has helped her get over that anxiety and find her inner confidence. We would most definitely recommend Rick to anyone who is looking to start learning to play the guitar or anyone who is looking to take their skills to the next level. Rick is a truly genuine and caring person who is wonderful to work with.

I will 100% be recommending this guitar spot to everyone I know!…read more When I contacted George's Music, they were incredibly responsive to text messages. When I went in, I was immediately greeted and felt welcome. I recently pulled my guitar out of storage and was looking to just get the strings changed. They not only changed the strings, they also tested all of the electronics & they refreshed the fret board and cleaned up my guitar. Will be back soon for sure!

The team here is great. All of them are very knowledgeable and willing to help in any way possible…read more Tom is a rockstar. He helped to fix my guitar without any question and spent the time to make sure everything was perfect before sending me on my way. Highly recommend heading in here if you ever get the chance.

I got fantastic service at West Chester Music Store…read more I brought my Ernie Ball bass in this had an electronic issue. I first took it to Guitar Center where they misdiagnosed the issue as a bad preamp. The guys at West Chester Music correctly diagnosed the issue as a disconnected battery terminal and had it fixed within 24 hours. This was huge as I was on a time crunch getting the bass back The price was fair, the service was done well, and the turnaround time was absolutely amazing. I will be getting any future work done here

I recently moved back to the area and needed a store for supplies and repairs. Took one of my…read morebasses in for evaluation and repair. Got a little delayed because of the snow storm, but they got it done. Didn't test it out at the store because I was short on time, but got home and hooked it up... sounded great. Before picking it up the technician (luthier) gave me a call and explained the issue he found. Was honest - he told me that there was a loose connection on the preamp board which is potted. He said he drilled out the connection but could not re-solder the wire. He said that the bass will need to have the board replaced at some point. Maybe years or maybe weeks.... but it is working. I know that intermittent issues in any electronics are hard to find, especially when potted under epoxy. The store is a little quirky and crowded with product, but they did a great job. Looked around a bit - they have a huge selection of guitar strings, amps and pedals... new and used. Al, I'm guessing, took the time to walk around with me, pointing out product, talking with me about the basses he had, the email group they managed. They gained a customer.

I left my instrument at Music & Arts for cleaning and a minor repair. I was told to expect a call…read morewith an estimate to approve for the repair. I had already agreed to the cleaning cost when I dropped the instrument off. After waiting 16 days and hearing nothing from Music & Arts, I called them. The employee I spoke with claimed that they had made multiple attempts to contact me with a repair estimate for me to approve. When I later spoke directly to the repair technician, he admitted only having called once, 10 days earlier. There was no message left. The employee I originally spoke with said that my voicemail box must have been full. It clearly was not. To top it off, there was no estimate given other than the original cleaning cost, which I had already agreed to when I dropped off the instrument. I was now told that it would take still an additional week to do the cleaning and repair, neither which had been started after 16 days. I had no confidence in this time estimate. I drove to the store and retrieved my instrument, which had not been worked on at all. After I returned home from picking up my instrument, the service technician texted me a screenshot of his computer application "proving" that he had left a message for me with an estimate, 10 days before I had retrieved the unserviced instrument. I replied to his text with a screenshot of Verizon's call records for my phone, showing no calls had come from either him or Music & Arts ever since I first brought the instrument to be serviced. Despite Verizon's documented call records, the technician still continued to insist that he had left a message with an estimate and was waiting for me to return his call (which he never made). And that is supposedly why he had not done any work on the instrument. What a waste of my time.

I just want to say I am Big on CUSTOMER SERVICE! From the time we walked in we were greeted! Every…read morequestion was answered to the max! The Experience was amazing from start to finish! It felt good to walk into a store and the Associates Representing this store knew what they were talking about! Very Knowledgeable and not trying to make us pay a lot of money for what we needed! Thanks Matt and Dan! I will be referring my colleagues!

Dave Sumner, the owner of DS Music is such a great axe repair dude! He can fix any stringed…read moreinstrument! I can always rely on him for excellent work on my guitars and basses, and the prices are always reasonable. I wouldn't go anywhere else! You rock Dave!

These are real guitar guys. I have a 1956 Martin that my dad bought. He brought it to D'Angelico in…read moreNYC to set it up, back in the day. The only other guitar tech I've let touch my Martin is Dave Sumner. He's also worked on my Fender Strat, Jazz Bass, P Bass, and Gibson ES-175. He's that good...plus, a joy to do business with. And his associate, Stevie LaRocca, knows his way around a guitar. He taught my son, in fact. I can't say enough good things about DS Music. I send all my friends there. And you too!

Rocky is a rare breed. I was pleasantly shocked six or seven years ago at how well he handled a…read morenot-so-happy situation. I drove quite a distance to check out a used Guild. I'd called before leaving to ensure the guitar was still there. When I got there, it was wrapped up and being prepped for shipment. I didn't even have time to look shocked. He said, "Don't worry. I'm going to take care of you." And he did. Far better than I could have imagined, offering a far better guitar at the same price. I'm still shocked to this day that he was so incredibly honest and professional. I still have the Guild and it is by far the best guitar I've ever owned. Thanks, Rocky!

Talk about dedication to local music! South Street Sounds sell all kinds of reasonably priced…read moreinstruments. they have a widespread selection and are able to help you with any questions you may have. Not Only that, But it has an incredible recording studio/practice space downstairs. It offers some of the most reasonable prices in town, and is a damn good place for any band who is looking to work on a demo to go. If that's not enough, South Street Sounds puts on a local music showcase called Buddhafest. it goes on every other month at Tritone and showcases at least 12 diverse acts in one day. the next one is August 18th.

The staff here are great! I went in a few weeks ago as a raw beginner. Michael was a tremendous…read morehelp for choosing a guitar, he guided me and recommended the minimum of accessories to get started. I already knew I wanted lessons, and Mike and Matt helped me schedule a free trial. Today I got started with Jason, and he was very patient, positive, and thorough. I will be going back, highly recommended!

Love George's. Great staff, helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. Their stock of instruments is…read moresolid. Atmosphere is laid back- no pressure and accommodating. I take lessons there also and recommend them.

This place is very quaint, almost feels like a museum of music artifacts. Instructors are nice and…read moreaccommodating

I've really enjoyed my time at SHJA. It's a tight knit and welcoming community. The teachers are…read moreall great at what they do. They are all friendly and the bands they are in are a lot of fun to go see live! I started taking guitar lessons with Nick in January of 2023. He has been helpful, informative, and encouraging. Taking these lessons has helped me fall in love with playing guitar and kept me engaged. It's a tough thing to learn and just going every week helped me not quit. I recommend the Stone House to anyone looking to learn an instrument.

Top notch all the way. Good numbers on virtually everything especially considering the service…read more And, remember that this is a music store, no attitude at all except maybe a wicked sense of humor. Love these guys.

The big music store chains may have a larger selection but you cannot beat this gem of a misc store…read morefor knowledge, service and overall quality. They've got all of the bases covered for maintaining your instrument and they even do lessons if you want to learn to play. I'll be sure to always come here for my instrument supplies and you should too.