The place is great, the staff has always been friendly, courteous and wicked professional. I've bought 3 guitars from them for myself and my kids, and all three of us have taken lesson through them too (Shout out to Carleton - who's the best). I've also had the privilege of having one of them restrung for playing slide by Eric Hodgson who is an amazing luthier. Every time I go I am always impressed by their patience in dealing with complete nubes like me, and I can honestly say that they are the #1 reason I've re-discovered a passion for music I can't speak to anyone else's experience, but I'll never go anywhere else. read more

This shop is awesome and has become my go to music store. Super helpful and friendly staff, you can tell they all genuinely love music. I brought my gibson and taylor in for a set up, not only was it a great price but they play and sound so much better. I plan on starting up lessons here pretty soon and have no hesitations that this is the right place for me to learn. Can't recommend more and very glad/appreciative to have a music shop like Strings and Things close by! read more

Not sure where all of the previous, less than excellent ratings come from. I went today and the owner was quite helpful and extremely knowledgeable. They had excellent selection of acoustic guitars and he was more than willing to let me try any that I wanted. Understandably, he wanted to take them off the wall for me. It was early so the owner was helping out with electric guitars also and I know that he set up a customer with a demo. I was able to find a beautiful new Martin at a reasonable price. I am sure that Strings and Things will be my go to for guitar related goodies! read more

Took my Telecaster to Blue Mountain in West Lebanon to have the tone pot replaced. They totally effed up the repair: pickups were rewired out of phase, amateur soldering, lost an original knob. What an abortion. Brought it to Strings. It now sounds as perfect as the day I bought it. Thank you so much!!! read more

On my bucket list l wanted to go to Strings & Things Music Store its a typical Mom and Pop's music store. The two guys that work there Okay not great or excellent. There Electric Guitar's they had Displayed we're blocked off so you could only see them you couldn't play one to see if like it or not. Maybe if you showed them some green maybe. Waste of my time. Its not like I was teenager with no money. read more

For anyone looking for a review of this place, please disregard the other two comments on here. Any "set up" can sound good, you just need to know how to use equipment, if something looks shiny and you want to try it out, where you're expecting the amp to make you sound like a god, you're going to have a bad time with any amp. To avoid feedback, they set every amp at 0 Gain, and all EQ and Effects settings to null. If you're a knowledgable musician, adjusting any amp to your liking isn't a difficult process. If you're an arrogant individual who doesn't like taking the suggestion that maybe the amp you're trying to play a Jackson through is a Fender Blues Deluxe, and not a Marshal JVM410H, that you're probably not playing the right amp for the sound you're looking for. I started taking lessons at Strings & Things when I was in high school. I've purchased every guitar I own from this place, and not once have the told me "I'm not allowed to play said instrument unless I was going to buy it". Before you assume that was probably because they "know me", I can assure you that isn't the case. I had bought two guitars from here before I had even started taking lessons and they were nothing but helpful throughout the whole endeavor. You're alway greeted with a friendly "hello" when you walk in, and they are very knowledgable when it comes to any instrument you have questions about. I had just recently purchased a guitar, and before I had done so, they allowed me to stay in the acoustic room for as long as I liked, let me try any guitar I was interested, explained the design, what it's strengths are and what style the guitar would be better suited for. I don't claim to know everything about guitars despite the fact that I have been playing for awhile, but the owners have been in the music business for a very long time. It's their life, and they are very good at it. If they don't have the guitar you were looking at online, or the color of guitar they have isn't your favorite, they will order any guitar for you and have it shipped right to the store ready for you to pick up. The teachers are amazing. Some come up from other states just to come here and teach you how to play guitar, they are not pushy unless you want them to be, and they are extremely kind. The teachers are some of the best musicians I've ever heard, and they are some of the most modest individuals I've ever met. If these guys are as bad as what these two individuals say they are, they wouldn't be open as long as they have been. I highly suggest going to Strings & Things to see for yourself. read more

I purchased a Taylor T5z online from Eric of Strings and Things in New Hampshire (there are other Strings and Things). Generally I like to play a guitar before buying but couldn't find any T5z customs in my area. The guitar was priced really well, set perfectly and communication was fast and clear. I was concerned about the guitar's condition (it was listed as mint) but this guitar really is mint. Absolutely like new! I couldn't be happier and would not hesitate to buy again from Strings and Things. read more

Owner is a complete jerk! Wanted to come in try out a few guitars and bring a smaller business my revenue. Without a second to lose this jerk of an owner comes up and tells me I'm not allowed to play said instrument unless i was going to buy it. I guess sound, tone, weight, ease, etc none of this comes into play when wanting to invest in an instrument ( sarcasm ) Ill take my business elsewhere and hope for future buyers in the concord market to take their money somewhere else. read more

Avoid, if you can. I really wanted to support the local music joint but as the bad experiences started adding up I started going elsewhere. The staff is arrogant but otherwise helpful. What really turned me off was the guitar tech. After paying a considerable amount for two abysmal set-ups I gave up. The tech's responses to my concerns were always "I'd play it like it is..." or "I've got a strat that is in way worse shape." For an expensive ltd and a $900+ Jackson those are phrases I should never hear. read more

I like this place. I used to take guitar lessons there with Carleton Page. I buy my strings, cables, pedals, etc. there. Prices are competitive. I recently bought a Baby Taylor there and Mike (?) was very helpful. He let me play about 10 of them before buying one and answered all of my questions. I did have one experience that wasn't so great with the younger guy who works there. I was interested in checking out drum machines. He basically just took it out of the box and said "here you go". He didn't seem to know how to use it and wasn't very approachable. Otherwise, great experiences. I had Eric set up one guitar and he did an awesome job. read more

Don't Bother! My husband and I went in to purchase a banjo and a violin. Between us we would have spent at least $500 and probably more. We walked in and the man behind the counter asked what we were looking for and we said violins and banjos and he pointed us to the respective areas of the shop. That was when any form of customer service ended. There was a sales guy there near the violins but he decided chatting to the guy who came in to the shop to hang out was a better use of his time then helping a new customer who couldn't reach the violins as they were displayed out of my reach. After waiting to see if he would actually help me I decided that wasn't going to happen and went to find my husband. He was in the acoustic guitar room attemping to try out a banjo with a tag that said $299 and allegedly was new but was scratched and chipped and wouldn't stay tuned. Again no help available because the guy that initially welcomed us thought pricing up merchandise was a more cost effective use of his time than making two sales that would have earned him at least £500. The selection of instruments is wide as are all the gear to go with them but if you need advise I would go somewhere else and don't expect a warm welcome as you will be seen as a nuisence rather than a potential loyal customer. read more

If you want to try ANYTHING all you have to do is ask. The staff are extremely laid back. This can be misinterpreted as not caring. In reality they are just the opposite of pushy. I appreciate the fact that the guitars are out of reach. It means that they haven't all been mauled like at other stores. This is one of the best music stores that I've been to in the forty years that I've been playing. read more

I had a very good experience here. Both staff members were friendly and helpful. I would rather support the "mom and pop" businesses than online or the big corporate places. It was much nicer talking in person than "hitting a button" then waiting for your item to be delivered. read more

Because of some not so nice reviews, I hesitated going into Strings & Things. What a lot of time I wasted! Mikey G. was my first experience on the phone and just knew he'd be a perfect teacher for me. He is so talented and patient. Eric, the owner, worked on my Seagull for me, and now it sounds better than ever. He was extremely friendly, readily answered any questions I had and had my guitar ready the very next day and for very reasonable $$. In my humble opinion, these guys trip over themselves to help you out. They do ask that if you want to play an instrument, to have a staff member get it for you - I get that, they are home to many fine and very expensive guitars - I respect and understand their policy without question. I say, don't hesitate to go into Strings & Things, it's an impressive store with friendly and knowledgeable people. When I grow up I'm gonna get me a brandy new Taylor from them! read more

They have a small selection of instruments, but unlike the Music Mill in manchester, the quality of all is very good. If you are looking for something specific, youre in luck. Its a hard place to "shop" because you only get 20 minutes to test an instrument if youre not there right after they open. I was told "i cant sell a guitar as new if its been played too much" i shouldve asked him what the used price was. I have the guitar on layaway. Only going back if desperate after the guitar is mine. read more

Best music store in NH of any size. Been coming in since the 80's. Owner and staff friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.