I've taken all my guitars here for setups, pickup work, lessons, amp repair--and sometimes just to stop in for a good conversation. The team at Shiloh Music is fantastic to work with: honest, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable. They also have a serious selection of guitars, amps, and accessories--pretty much everything you could ever need in one place. While many players make the trip to Gruhn's in Nashville, in my experience the folks at Shiloh are a step above in both personality and quality. If you get the chance or need any work done, this is the place to go! read more

this place is awesome. any time i've had an issue with an instrument i've taken here and they've fixed it for a very good price. staff is also very nice. this is my go-to music store in the middle-tn area. read more

Took in my Ibanez acoustic/electric in an effort to make a trade. After about ten minutes, and while testing out one of their new guitars, I was approached by an employee who said, "I think we're gonna pass on this one. The battery compartment is all corroded and looks like something kind of blew up in there. Not sure if a replacement part is even available anymore." I honestly had no prior knowledge of this, and told him it was "not what I was expecting to hear." My guitar was placed back in its case, so I picked it up, said "thanks anyway", and walked out. When I brought it back home, I opened the battery compartment, removed the two AA batteries, removed the entire assembly, and what I found was one battery that looks like it had leaked something that had sort of crystallized, and a slight amount of it inside the compartment. No corrosion. No explosion. Nothing on the circuit board, wires, or around the opening of the guitar. Something I should have checked beforehand and fixed, but overlooked? Yes. Something that was a reason to refuse to trade in? In my opinion, absolutely not. So what is the real reason? Very disappointed with my experience. read more

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After calling around several big box music stores in an attempt to have a ground-issue fixed on my guitar, to no avail----I was referred to Shiloh. The issue was fixed on the spot. Excellent service. Highly recommend. read more

Great prices, great instruments, great repairs, great lessons. I got two guitars from Shiloh and they actually set up the guitar before they sell it to you unlike guitar center. 10/10 read more

Shop local in Mount Juliet! It's great to have an old-time music store close to home. If you don't see what you are looking for, they will order it for you. We personally go there for guitar lessons, and we like that the instructors are highly skilled in their areas. In addition to acoustic and electric guitar, they offer several other lessons: Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Drums, Violin, Piano, Woodwind and Voice. http://www.shilohmusiccenter.com/#!lessons/c7sh They also repair instruments "from regular guitar set ups, pickup installations, restrings, bracing issues, amp problems, and almost any other issues you may have." They also rent equipment. read more

Shiloh Music Center - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Mount Juliet, Tennessee

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Everybody here is super helpful. From the super talented teachers to the knowledgeable salespeople. Never had a bad experience. Very friendly. read more

Q: How do you screw up brand new a $2,000 acoustic guitar. A: Take it to Shiloh Music and let them set it up for you. They shaved too much off the bridge pieces (it's a split bridge) leaving the guitar sounding thin and lifeless with fret buzz all the way up and down the neck. After they butchered my brand new Tak so badly, there was no way I was going to take it back for them to fix it. I finally found a luthier I could trust and it cost me an additional $135.00 to fix Shiloh's mistakes. I also brought in a Strat that was in dire need of some TLC. When I got it back, it was somewhat setup but the intonation was still off on each string. There was an adjustment screw for one of the saddles that was stripped and need to be replace. The tech didn't even do that. It looked like he tried to fill it with something so he could get his screwdriver to work. Both instances are signs of incompetence and/or shear laziness. I've been going to Shiloh on and off, depending where I lived, for over 30 years. I've purchased guitars from them and had them repair and setup others. I've never had an issue with them until now. But whatever the case, the trust is broken and I can never take another one of my guitars here. So long, Shiloh. read more

There was a lot of apprehension when we moved from Murfreesboro to Mount Juliet about finding a place that would provide quality guitar lessons for my 10 year old. His music lessons were going so well that I didn't want him to skip a beat. And he sure did not when we chose to give him music lessons at Shiloh Music Center. My son takes guitar lessons with Jules and he always walks out of there with so much excitement about what he's learned. It's a nice cross of theory and playing the music he wants to play. He walked out of his last session saying,"Lessons were so fun today! I literally got to jam with Jules!" As a parent, you trust a lot of your child's growth and creativity to their instructors. Not only have I seen continued development, but his passion continues to grow and grow. My 8 year old daughter wanted to take vocal lessons and there was no doubt that we would stay with Shiloh. Her lessons start next week and I can't wait to see her growth as well. Additionally, my son has had an interest in playing multiple guitars in the store. And he will come 30 minutes early or 30 minutes after his lessons to play the guitars that are displayed in the store. Paul and Davey have never given us any trouble. They've also been able to answer any questions about accessories and equipment without the pressures of up-selling. Thank y'all for your exceptional care! Such a well-rounded music store. This will be our go-to for everything music for years and years to come! read more

I've never purchased more than guitar strings and other misc guitar items from them. However, their repairs and guitar setups are FIRST CLASS. I'd prefer to use them before anywhere else in town. Glad to have these guys on the east-side of town. read more

Just wanted to say Thank you to everyone at shiloh! I have always taken my guitars in there to have them worked on and I buy my strings there as well. But I walked in there a few days ago and had lots of questions about Mandolins. They were very patience with me and helped me thur getting what I wanted. I walked away with my newest baby and couldn't be happier. I would recommend any and all of my musician friends to shop here. Thank you guys again for answering my questions and helping me!! Cheri H. read more

Shiloh Music Center is my local store. Jay Miller their main repair tech has done great work on my instruments. He recently installed duel GMF round transducer pickups in my 1962 Harmony Sovereign. The sound is amazing. He has also installed single round GMF transducers in my mandola and banjo with same results. I highly recommend Shiloh Music Center's repair and set up department Lawson Peets aka as Rowdy Pickers read more

Great place! My child recently started taking guitar lessons here. Any type of lessons and instruments is sure to be expensive and as a parent unfamiliar with music lessons, they were great with walking me through everything and explaining the differences between different types of guitars....all while being super friendly and patient! We were set up with lessons with Andy May and couldn't be happier. My son loves coming for his lessons and we are seeing him light up through music! I also love coming to sit in the waiting room during his lessons and here all the other students practice. It's such a great atmosphere! Everyone is knowledgeable and friendly! read more

Love my child's music teacher but trying to call into the store is a circus. I have had multiple experiences of having to call every few seconds for 45 minutes straight just to get through. This last time I had to call 43 times over a 47 minute window in order to catch the line open and cancel my child's lesson. It is an old fashioned music store with 1 telephone line, with employees sitting on the phone chatting with peeps with long periods of time. Not run like a business but more like a hang out. read more

I took my Tele in to have the fret edges dressed. The guitar came back with a high fret when there were no high frets before he worked on it. It was obvious to me that he'd done something to cause this problem: Perhaps he accidentally raised that fret a hair during filing? but when I told him about it he wouldn't even discuss the possibility that he could have caused the problem, much less offer to correct it at their expense. Another time I took my Strat in for a simple setup. I got it back and my Wilkinson floating tremolo was locked up. No upward motion at all. What he'd done was tighten the springs so much that the tremolo block was pressed right up against the body. Why he did that I don't know. It wasn't necessary to any part of the setup. the fix was easy (loosen the springs a bit), but the sort of oversight in this example, as well as the lack of responsibility in the previous example, has made me decide to take my guitars elsewhere in the future. Bottom line: I would NOT recommend Shilo for guitar repairs. read more