Friendly and knowledgeable people. Great selections. Honest recommendations. Fair prices.read more

Been doing business with Music Traders since they opened for business in Shallotte. Large selection…read moreof instruments, service & accessories. Very down home music shop with a musician friendly, knowledgeable owner willing to help musicians of all skill levels. Very pleased with Music Traders.

I have been in this store many of times, looking for a certain guitar that I never find. That is…read morenot the point of this comment. The point is, these workers never even speak to you if you walk in or help you unless you have a 3 piece suit on. They must associate clothing with money. Even though I own most of the Gibsons and Martins they have in the store. I've learned and spoke to others as well. I will NEVER buy a guitar or anything small to a pick from this store. Horrible customer service, and to be honest just disrespectful to people who would buy something from them.

I had an experience similar to MuddyH20. I live in NC about 2 hours from Casino guitars. I drove…read moredown to see what they had. I didn't see Baxter or Johnathan, but I did meet Shawn. He was a very nice and personable guy. I'm an older guy now approaching 70 yrs old. I been playing guitar for 58 of those years. If I Wanted I could purchase any of the guitars in the shop. After returning home I sent an email inquiring about trading a guitar(nice high end guitar). They did a whole youtube video about taking trades. The response I received was a BLANK email. I thought this may have been sent by mistake so I resent it. Again a blank email response. I felt this was rude and disrespectful. I'm a big boy and could take if they didn't want my trade, but the no response thing was not cool. Maybe 2yrs. later I sent an email about a custom shop Gretsch. Since they are part of Fender I thought they may be able to help. In this case I receive no response at all. I seems a lot of people have had great experiences there, but this has been my experience. I've chased them about as far as I am willing. I wish them the best and Shawn as I said came across as a nice guy, but I have since bought 3 nice guitars and they did not come from Casino. I would rather support a local shop. There aren't many left, but a written response would have garnered more respect than a Blank email or no response at all. Just my experiece.

I could not have been happier with the selection of acoustic guitars, the friendliness of the…read morestaff, the competence of the staff, and the care and generosity of the salesman. He was able to find me exactly what I wanted at a price I was comfortable with and then he threw in a bunch of extras. I was SO happy to find Edwards music (FYI I first went to guitar center and was disappointed). I'll definitely be going back.

No complaints yet but we just started renting a violin. The cost is great and the insurance…read moreincludes broken strings which is awesome! Hoping it continues to be smooth sailing.

Hands down this is THE best place for any type of guitar repair, guitar knowledge, or guitar sales…read moreI have come across in the last 30 years. T, the owner is super friendly, knowledgable, and his prices are unbeatable. I brought my guitar in for a repair that was a very delicate issue to the neck of the guitar and his repair was beyond words. The fix was solid and very low priced. I was blown away. I'm blown away by Guitarzan and am so lucky to live near this shop. ANY QUESTIONS, REPAIRS, or SALES...GO HERE!!! I can't say enough nice, great things about this place.

The best guitar shop on the Grand Strand. This guy knows what he's doing better than some old fart…read moreat that store in the mall. And he's inexpensive as well! I took my guitar to in to get set up and didn't break the bank like I would have with the other two music stores in town. He also has a sweet selection of guitars that you can rent to own! And a chill dog just hanging out dogging around! Go here before you you spend too much money to not get your gear back for a week. I think he even has jam sessions but I've yet to make it to one because I'm terrible at music. But he does give lessons which I might try to get into. All in all kick butt place. Highly recommended if you're a guitar or bass player.

I have been pleased EVERY time I have taken my guitars in to these guys. They are knowledgeable,…read moreeasy to work with, fairly priced, and considerate. I plan on continuing to take my instruments to them whenever I have issues.

Luthier's at Carolina Fretworks have always done excellent work for me. I have broken off a…read moreheadstock on a Gibson, have numerous sets of pick ups replaced in my Strat, had them chase down hard to find rattles in a semi-hollow body, and they have corrected the set up on several used guitars I bought. I even had them do final assembly on my barncaster, and they did a fantastic job. It looks and plays just how I wanted it. I'm happy to give them a five star review. They earned it.

Robert repaired a bass that suffered extensive damage from a fall. . Two years later, it is still…read moreplaying beautifully! !Thanks to Robert!!

When this shop first opened up, I brought in a guitar for a quick pickup swap. It didn't work when…read moreI got it back. I put the original pickups back in it and it worked fine. They didn't even tell me that they had problems. Recently, after saying I'd be taken care of over the phone and shaking my hand when I arrived to the store, he handed my amp over to a new hire who gave me a laughable quote for the sell. Caleb was his name, I'm pretty sure. Good luck to anyone visiting this spot. (I've never had a problem dealing with Juan though).

Worst customer service I have ever experienced in my life .. I walked in with my 9 yr old daughter…read morethis evening after work about 6pm 7/30/25 Not one person greeted me in any way, I walked around looking for a 1st guitar for my daughter, thinking surely someone will walk up and ask if I need help.. nope As I walk past an employee I say "hey how you doing sir " Nothing .. nope response at all.. I'm like ok maybe he's having a bad day.. no worries ! Then after 20 min or so I find a guitar for her, on my own. I'm carrying it around looking for a strap for the guitar.. I ask the employee cause I see no prices.. "are all these straps the same price ?" He chuckles and says "oh no not at all" and walks away.. so I find the price on my own.. pick one out and grab some picks.. I'm headed to the counter and the same guy who said Oh No and walked off approaches me and says " hey is that a used Yamaha? " I say "yes " he says "oh I have some terrible news" I say oh yea what's that? He says "it just sold on line " smfh I just handed him everything in my hands and walked the fuck out steaming mad.. I would have been out of here if anyone would have helped me.. I'll never return .. I'll share my experience with everyone I can .. and I'll never recommend this place to anyone ever.. I wish I had 2 more hands to give this place 4

Everything about the store is amazing! Service personnel are very knowledgeable and friendly. I…read morewould highly recommend this business for your musical requirements. This music store has an excellent selection of guitars at reasonable prices with great selection of accessories.

This place is so amazing. Great service, great everything. The prices are fair for the instruments…read moreand they never fail to surprise me in general. They have a variety of instruments too. They also offer great private lessons that are affordable. 10/10 place, I really recommend coming here.