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- #49 of 62 best companies in Music shop
- #33 of 45 best companies in Musical instrument shop
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Launched in 2003 and now with over 1,500,000 customers, Gear4music is a leading retailer of musical instruments and music equipment. You can buy music gear from orchestral instruments to rock 'n' roll, including guitars, drum kits, digital pianos, saxophones and cellos, plus leading recording and studio equipment. From starter guitars to pro microphones and amps, the Gear4music online music shop has a huge range of music equipment available. Whether you're looking for a violin, keyboard, electronic drum kit or PA system, we can help. We've got some of the biggest brands in stock, including Yamaha, Roland, Casio, Fender, Ibanez, Alesis, Behringer & Gibson, as well as our own great value Gear4music music product range. We continue to develop and improve our customer proposition in each of the territories we operate by opening distribution centres to improve delivery options and cut delivery times.
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- Is Gear4music a good company?
- Gear4music has a consumer rating of 4.6 stars from over 100,000 reviews indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Consumers talking about Gear4music most frequently mention customer service as excellent.
- Choose Your Own Delivery Date
- You can select your own delivery date using the calendar in your shopping basket. Have your order delivered on a day that suits you - we offer a wide range of delivery options to suit every budget.
- Great Prices and Excellent Service
- We want to make purchasing and owning musical instruments and equipment easy for everyone, by providing great prices and excellent service, regardless of where you live, or how you buy from us. We supply musical instruments and equipment manufactured by many of the industry's best known brands, at very competitive prices. We also produce a range of fantastic value, high quality own-brand music products.
- Over 1,500,000 Registered Customers
- Gear4music has become one of the largest retailers of musical instruments and equipment in the UK, now having over 1,500,000 registered customers. In 2012 we also launched Gear4music in 19 different languages, and we are now one of the fastest growing music companies in Europe.
- No Fuss Returns
- You can purchase from Gear4music with complete confidence and peace of mind. As standard we provide a 30 day money back guarantee which can be extended up to 180 days for a small charge. This is in addition to our product warranties, which provide protection against product fault or defect for between one and six years. Our 'money back' guarantee is in addition to your statutory rights and deviates from many other sellers' offerings as our refund period is 30 days instead of the European standard of 14 days. It is also easy to return something via our online returns centre on our website.
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Kettlestring Lane, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4XF, York, United Kingdom
- 0330 365 4444
- info@gear4music.com
- www.gear4music.com
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All good
All good. External box was crushed a bit in transit but items box and items were fine.
I knew what I wanted...
I knew what I wanted...a decent, playable, yet budget bass guitar for occasional use. I didn't have the time or the inclination to travel 30 miles round-trip to "try-out" ten basses in a music shop scenario. Mail order was an obvious choice; and the best at it, in my experience, is Gear4Music.
A wide variety of instruments at all price points, well curated & delivered to your door. Nice.
Incidentally, I never give "5" stars - 4 is as high as I go...99% of all germs'n'that.
Great Service
The bass arrived quickly and was much better than I was expecting. Great first bass, light and well made.
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Speaker failure
Bought speakers and suddenly stopped working, contacted customer services and im arranging to get them looked at. Yes I have to repackage and pay postage as expected but can take a few weeks. Just happy to get them fixed.

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Lovely case
Lovely case, light and well cushioned. I have a 5 string Sire V5 jazz and it’s a tiny bit on the tight side hence 4 stars.
The choices avavilable are great with…
The choices avavilable are great with great prices too.
Easy to order with fast delivery with brilliant delivery options to suit you.
Defo recommend this company, excellent service.
Poor Trade In Experience
I submitted an request for trade in on 12th August and listed the item incorrectly in the request. Gear4Music received the item on 19th August, contacted me with instructions to correct my mistake and resubmit the trade in request, which I did the same day.
Its now 28th August and the trade in has still not been processed. The status is listed as 'Our team is currently waiting to receive your trade-in from the courier.' even though G4M have had the item since 19th August.
I contacted Customer Service on 26th August who told me that there had been a mistake in processing my amended request but that it would be corrected and the trade in completed by the end of the week.
I contacted Customer Services again today who have just informed me that it takes 3 - 5 working days to process a trade in after an amendment and my trade in will not be completed until Tuesday 1st September earliest. They are using my query to Customer Services on 26th August as the amendment date and not the actual amendment date of 19th August.
The mistakes that happened after 19th August are down to Gear 4 Music and putting the blame for G4Ms mistakes on the customer is not a good customer experience.

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handed to me personally (important to…
handed to me personally (important to me) on time as always with gear 4 music installed last night "easily" Ive not fully configured it yet but looks very easy to do very pleased with it and thank you gear4me
Goods good quality and arrived quickly
Always easy to find what you need
Always easy to find what you need. Ordering is easy and delivery super prompt. Prices are great.
Great service and value.
Always great service at a fantastic price. Bought the guitar for my son’s 18th, he was super happy and has been practicing for hours at a time. So nice to hear him and we can hear the progress already. The item is great quality and we’re pleased we took some advice and spent a bit more on buying a guitar that would be easier to play. The package was great and has everything he needs to get started. Only slight bit of confusion was around the inclusion of a jack lead, but with no pick-up or anywhere to plug it in? Seems a bit strange.
Ordering, shipping and delivery was super easy. Keep up the great work!
Having recently bought quite a lot of…
Having recently bought quite a lot of products from gear 4 music, unfortunately some were sent damaged. Although i was naturally disappointed, i couldn’t have been dealt with any better to resolve the issues. Customer service is no 1 priority in my experience and the staff didn’t disappoint. I will continue to purchase from Gear 4 Music because of the service. Oh! and the price of the products are very competitive too, in fact the least expensive in the majority of cases.
D shape Tambourines
I have bought items from Gear4music before and have always been very satisfied with the level of service I have received. I recently bough two Tambourines one blue and one green for the Nursing home that my wife lives in because the Lifestyle Manger arrangers for singers to come to the home to entertain the residents. I thought it would be grate for the residents to add a bit of percussion for the singer. This has gone down well the singers.I also play my percussion instruments as well. These plastic Tambourine's are grate becouse they make a good sound and will not brake Easley. and for the price you can't go wrong.
Prompt delivery
Found what I wanted easily on the website and the items arrived very promptly.
I’m not a piper
I’m not a piper, nor do I play the pipes or chanter, I only bought the chanter so as to use it when making a chanter stand for a friend…. However , it was dispatched quickly and sent out in decent strong packaging.
And by all accounts was well made and served its purpose.
Excellent customer service for quick…
Excellent customer service for quick resolution of faulty guitar. I wish they tested guitar for shipping internationally to avoid refund etc.
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