Great experience, friendly, relaxed, highly knowledgeable in instruments in the store. Clean. Nice…read moreselection. Stop in!

Pretty awesome little store, they've got a nice selection of picks and strings for how small the…read morebusiness is. This will definitely be my go-to shop from now on

My husband and I visited Pecknel looking for a guitar for our grandson. My husband had some…read moreknowledge and I had none. The young man who helped us was very knowledgeable and good at sizing up what we needed, as opposed to what we thought we wanted, immediately. We felt that we paid good prices and just bought what we needed. There were no high pressure sales tactics. The "salesman" was also quite adept at balancing customers as several came in and out while we were there and everyone left happy, yet we never felt neglected. High praise for Pecknel. We definitely recommend them!

I stopped in here after running all over town trying to get an amp repaired. I needed it done same…read moreday since I was on tour. They didn't have the parts in, but called up a guy for me who repairs stuff out of his house and talked him into letting me bring it by. FInally got my amp fixed after a morning of driving all over to no avail--it was a huge relief! The guys at Pecknel did this at zero benefit to them, just to help me out. They seem like very honest guys. The store was nice and well stocked as well.

Great service provided! Setups, fret work and electronics. Zach and Jeff make it all better!read more

This business is pretty much strictly for repairs, and the owner/operator is very professional and…read moreknowledgeable. Strings Attached specializes in luthier services, repairs, set-ups, etc. They definitely work on acoustic instruments, but I took my electric Fender Mustang bass in to have some wires soldered, the truss rod in the neck adjusted, as well as general cleaning, set-up and replacing the strings. Good prices, good customer service.

Perfect experience! I bought a guitar at this location, staff was friendly, knowledgeable. I would…read moredefinitely buy a guitar at this location again. Special thank you to Mr Mangleione staff member for all your help. They have a nice selection of new and used gear, worth the trip from sumter to shop this store..

I want to thank Ken and Ronald from Guitar Center along with the manager of the store. This is the…read more3rd time I've tried to update this review so I'm going to keep it short. There was a mistake made with my order and because of my schedule it took some extra time to get everyone on the same page, but once I was able to explain to the manager what was going on and what had happened he was professional, empathetic, and gracious even when I was aggravated. We all make mistakes and there is zero doubt that this was an honest one....what we do to fix the mistakes is what shows character and in this case customer service and appreciation and they get a 5 star rating from me. Guitar Center is unique in that it is a major chain, but it's a really niche franchise in a pretty specific market and it's threatened by online retailers who will just send you a box with a thing in it at a fixed price. Being able to go to a local store and talk to people who know the gear, but also to be able to buy used gear from a knowledgeable seller who you can trust is an important resource to have in my opinion.

A big shoutout to Star Music and especially to manager Jeanmarie! Our first encounter with Star and…read moreJeanMarie waswhen we were new in the area and went to Star Music to rent our daughter's school French Horn. Everything was smooth ! As my daughter and I chatted, Jeanmarie noted from our conversation that we had recently moved and welcomed us to South Carolina and to Columbia. She's easy to talk to and so affable . And her knowledge of instruments and music is astounding. She answered the thousand questions that I had about the city and services and restaurants and my neighborhood. My daughter and I felt as though we were chatting with a long-time friend. So impressed with Star Music and JeanMarie, we went back to purchase a guitar for my husband for his 50th birthday. I'm embarrassed that I don't recall the name of the salesman who assisted us, but JeanMarie saw us and remembered our names, made sure that all was going well . And we ended up going back AGAIN for a ukulele!! Our family cannot more highly recommend Star Music. They care so much about the school instrument program , they are incredibly knowledgeable about all things instrument and the service is fast, friendly and actually fun. Thank you, Star Music , for making our transition to Columbia so smooth. You have customers for life!! Katie and Fam

I dropped several bass clarinets off to Star on December 5th, 2025. At the time, the tech was not…read moreavailable, and I was not quoted a price or a timeframe, but left them there knowing it would be a while before I got the instruments. On December 12th, I called Star and asked for an update, and I was told the tech would start on it in January as they have a large school instrument backlog and was quoted a price. On January 12th, I called and asked for an update and they told me it would be 2 weeks, as they still have a large school instrument backlog. Today, January 26th, two weeks later, I called twice. At 1pm when I called, they said they had no info and would call the tech for me and call me back. At 5:14pm, I called again as they had not returned my call, and they said it would be another two weeks before they would even start on my instrument, still citing a large backlog, saying that there were 10 instruments in front of mine. At this point it has been too long, and I am ready to pick up my instrument and take it somewhere else, so I offer to head down there before they close, only to be told I can't pick it up today, because my instruments are at their shop. So I offer to just drive over to their shop instead to save them the trip, and they say that I cannot go to their shop, without providing a reason why. I would not recommend that anyone go to star music to get their own personal instruments repaired, they clearly do not have the staffing nor the organizational skills to handle their business, and they get defensive and rude when you call them out for poor business practices. I simply do not trust a business that has a backlog of school instruments after the school year is a month in. They either need to hire more people, or stop accepting such a high volume of repair work, it is simply unacceptable that a customer should have to wait almost two months with no proactive communication from Star. I've tried multiple technicians in the area and have found that only Pecknel music in Greeneville is capable of delivering timely, quality work with an accurate upfront quoted price. I have never had any of my instruments take longer than two weeks at Pecknel. I hope not to have to deal with Star Music ever again