Great experience. Drove down from Notts to Stratford to try out some acoustics and had a number of electro acoustics ready to go on arrival. Jon was very knowledgeable and more than happy... See more
While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more
To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more
See what reviewers are saying
Excellent First Class Service. Friendly Knowledgeable and Experienced Staff Team.I purchased an Eastman AC330e 12,string Acoustic. Perfect Setup, Packaging and Delivery and the Guitar is Awesome! The... See more
I watched Richards YouTube video about using loop pedals as a practice tool, and as a long time acoustic guitarist who plateaued a while back I thought I’d give the jam pal a whirl with my little Squ... See more
The delivery was little late but that's understandable in the current situation.There was a problem regarding colour but Sally at customer services sorted things out.The guitar wasn't an expensive... See more
Company details
- Guitar Store
- Guitar Instructor
- Musical Instrument Repair Shop
- Musical Instrument Store
- Used Musical Instrument Store
Written by the company
We have 3500 5 star reviews on our main review platform here https://rguitars.co.uk/pages/richards-guitars-review (using Yotpo). We use Yotpo because it enables our customers to review specific products along with the service received. Sadly -we cannot pay for both systems and therefore we find, although customers are sometimes kind enough to post TWO reviews - one on our site and one here, most customers tend to only resort to posting on here when they have had a problem which is naturally distressing but unavoidable. The result is a very unfair representation of how many unhappy customers we actually have. I (Richard) am fanatical about providing a unique level of service and if anyone ever has a problem I will contact them in person to help resolve their issue. Richards Guitars provides a bespoke service for anyone requiring a quality acoustic or electric guitar. Live Help is available throughout the day and night via our website, we have a growing Youtube video library and of course you are welcome to visit in person and chat to me - Richard who has specialised in Guitar retail for 27 years - or one of my lovely team :) Every guitar sold is set up to perfection in our workshop and play tested before dispatch to ensure your guitar feels like "your" guitar on arrival and not just "a" guitar. Hope to hear from you soon.
Contact info
5 Tiddington Road, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 7AE, United Kingdom
- 01789263333
- richard@rguitars.co.uk
- rguitars.co.uk
No history of asking for reviews
This company hasn't invited their customers, so reviews may not be representative
How this company uses Trustpilot
See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.
Excellent from start to finish
Excellent from start to finish. Richard and his team are brilliant. I have had several guitars from Richards Guitars and they are very professional. My guitar arrived in Spain from the UK yesterday 14th April. Packaging was excellent and the guitar was perfect. Big thank you. Regards John
Beautiful job on the guitar, great service
Beautiful job on the guitar only thing wrong was a knob a tad too low, but easy fix, plays amazingly, with amazing customer service, don’t think I’m ever going to buy a guitar from any other store if I can help it :))
perfection
Very professional and helpful staff, will always purchase from here when possible. Great as always
I bought a guitar sight unseen purely…
I bought a guitar sight unseen purely on the strength of Richard's enthusiasm. So glad I did, it's wonderful. Cannot speak highly enough of the service and the quality of the product.
Livening up the lockdown
Good service ,quality equipment, and well informed sales.
If Carlsberg did music shops.
The most amazing guitar
The most amazing guitar I have ever played. Completely convinced it wouldn't have been this great from any other store. The guitar is in absolute perfect condition, superbly set-up. Shipped from UK to Spain without any inconvenience. 100% recommend Richards Guitars!
Great service
Richards Guitars has YouTube chanel reviewing the guitars they sell which is very helpful. The service was great would definitely recommend!
slight prob getting the website to …
slight prob getting the website to understand that I would not pay at the shop. everything else good
I'm delighted with this guitar-as…
I'm delighted with this guitar-as Richard has said, it's a "tone monster"! I found Richard to be extremely helpful and informative-he even made a 14 minute video to illustrate the differences between the G CM model and the G OM, which I found immensely helpful. As I live in N Ireland and couldn't travel to Stratford, I was totally dependent on Richard's advice and of course was somewhat nervous at the prospect of ordering a guitar I hadn't played. I'm so glad that I took the plunge, this Furch Blue series G CM is a revelation, and at about £850, it is astonishingly good value. Thanks to Richard and everyone else at Richard's Guitars for their unfailing helpfulness and courtesy at a highly stressful time for us all (the pandemic.) I hope to buy another Furch before too, and will certainly be shopping at Richard's.
Pleased with the outcome.
After some initial hiccups due to communication over webchat/emails, Richard and team did a good job to select a guitar, expedite set up and dispatch to me; all during the hight of this pandemic.
Thanks all.
I would definitely recommend Richard…
I would definitely recommend Richard guitars, I asked for his recommendation on which guitar to buy, being an absolute beginner, not convinced he understood my needs.
A electric Acoustic was recommended, which I’m sure would have been wonderful, but i didn’t want to get into amps etc. Choose an Eastman, very pleased with it. And the service provided by Richard Guitars.
vintage v 130CRS
The delivery was little late but that's understandable in the current
situation.There was a problem regarding colour but Sally at customer
services sorted things out.The guitar wasn't an expensive model and apart from being well out of tune the fretwork was first class the action was just right and the guitars playability very good.The tone and volume control are very responsive giving good range of sounds.
If your looking for a guitar in this price bracket £259 Iwould recommend you try out this one.
Fantastic
Guitar arrived perfectly set up in immaculate condition and sounds wonderful. Great service!
Faith FNCEBMB
Faith FNCEBMB. A little nervous about buying a used guitar unseen but shouldn't have worried. Guitar looks and plays like new and is really well set up. I wanted the guitar in a hurry - the team at Rguitars couldn't have been more helpful. No hesitation in giving Richard, Sally and the team 5*****
Not happy expected a much better quality guitar
My girlfriend definitely bought me this from Richards Guitars on line. I received vintage guitar. To be honest I was expecting it to be much better quality for the money. Also I have some issues higher up the neck. Not happy , We will not use again for sure. Lacking in comparison to other purchases elsewhere. Best to go to store first if you can, honestly can’t be bothered as it wasn’t an expensive guitar

Reply from Rguitars
Sale fell through
Sale fell through, no fault of the shop, but dilly-dallied over refunding my money, four days of unanswered calls and messages, I claimed through PayPal in the end which refunded within 2 days.
I put the review on Facebook and then Richard decided to insult me, which he then deleted his messages and insulted me through private email instead!
He's a bit of a nob.

Reply from Rguitars
Five stars and no reservations.
That I have now bought three guitars from Richard says it all. This time I wanted advice on a suitable parlour guitar and Richard guided me towards an Auden - a brand I would probably not have considered in my big name driven youth. Buying online can be daunting but Richard is passionate about guitars and his reputation for honesty and straight talking. If you're thinking about buying a Martin, Taylor, Gibson, Fender etc. please first take a look at Rguitars for alternatives. You will be surprised, probably save a whole heap of money and end up with better sound and build quality. You'll get great,informed personal service to boot.
11/10
Richard was very responsive and lead me down the path of buying the right guitar for the right price. Very honest and truly helpful. I asked him for advice and he went home and made a YouTube video for me! I will definitely buy my next guitar from him!
11/10
The Trustpilot Experience
Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.
Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.
Learn more about other kinds of reviews.
We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.
Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.
Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.
Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.
Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.







