Lipham Music

When I went to purchase an electric guitar, I started off by saying, "I have two acoustic guitars brand X, that I bought online for my kids. I didn't spend much on them, and they are trash. I would like to get an inexpensive quality instrument, nothing consumer/student grade." They gave me three different options. In the end, I selected an ESP LTD, H-101FM.

The price was the same from the big name internet stores. For about a year now it has been a great investment in myself. I continue to purchase strings, straps, cases, picks, etc. from them. If local is fair, I go with local

Lipham's is the place in Gainesville for sales and service of guitars and equipment. The staff is knowledgable and experienced. We won't go anywhere else!

Horrible, I brought in my brand new guitar to have them put strings on it and ask them questions. They made fun of my guitar and were very snobbish and obnoxious about it. I am looking to buy another acoustic now but will never go back there.

Excellent staff, very helpful when looking at pianos. They helped us understand the difference between the models we were looking into and took the extra time to point out key features. Excellent and will recommend. :

TL/DR: Everything is too expensive. Everything in this store is way more expensive as it would cost you for the same instrument online. Its nice to be able to play with it first, and I want to support local business, but twice as much is way too much. An example: I wanted to buy a set of bongos for my friend for his birthday. At lipham, the cheapest set was a non adjustable, ugly set of bongos for 60$, and an adjustable reasonable looking set for 120$. Checking prices at amazon revealed that for 60$ I could get something that was on par with the 120$ lipham set and get a book with it. So half price for more kit.