GigGear Reviews 

340
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Review summary

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Looking at 76 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently point out that orders are shipped promptly and arrive safely thanks to extremely secure packaging. Many people appreciate the efficient next-day delivery options and clear tracking details provided throughout the entire purchasing process. Buyers are especially happy with the competitive pricing and the wide selection of musical equipment available online. Shoppers frequently describe the website as very easy to navigate and praise the knowledgeable staff for providing professional setup services. Consumers find the overall shopping journey remarkably smooth and confidently mention they will gladly use the store again soon.

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Delivery service

Consumers find delivery service to be consistently fast, with many items arriving the very next day in... See more

Service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased a Peavey VYPYR X2 60w Guitar Modeling Amp. Wonderful amp and great service. Easy web page navigation, great description and price. The amp was shipped immediately and packaged securel... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Seymour Duncan JB 4-SH After receiving my Seymour Duncan and installing it to my Hamer Flying V it has transformed it and given me exactly the boost and clarity I was looking for. I will certainly... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Looked for this amp online and GigGear was £80 cheaper than all the other mainstream outlets so checked them out, had the option of next day delivery so took the plunge. Had email confirmation... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wanted a drum set for 9 year old and the salesperson was so helpful and recommended a drum set and explained about the bundle deals available. We bought a complete bundle as it was excellent value... See more


Company details

  1. Musical Instrument Store
  2. Fashion Accessories Store
  3. Music Store

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Huge music shop based in Harlow, Essex in easy reach of Hertford, Ware, Bishops Stortford, Chelmsford, Cambridge, London, Hatfield, St Albans selling Guitars, Drums, Cymbals, Amplifiers, PA Systems, Digital Pianos, Keyboards, Recording Equipment and accessories with the best deals in store and online.


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4.8

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

340 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

EXCELLENT 20 out of 10!!!

First time dealing with these guys through purchasing Ashdown equipment.
Excellent customer service, excellent!
Items arrived on time and extremely well packaged.
Will definitely be using again and would highly recommend, and they happen to be reasonably close, next county in fact!
Brilliant, and a big thank you. A mention in particular to Keith. 👏👏👏

May 23, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super fast delivery

Had the best price, I ordered online and it arrived the next day! Very well packed, couldn't be happier and will use again

May 13, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb Guitar - Bargain Price

The PRS SE Paul's Guitar I purchased from Gig-Gear is superb. It is completely flawless, plays like a dream and despite being 6 yrs old looks like it was made yesterday.

Add to that the bargain price of £499 and all in all that makes me one very happy chappy indeed.

I am REALLY pleased with the exemplary standard of service provided by Gig-Gear.

My order was very well packaged, shipping updates were frequent, it was delivered promptly and above all arrived completely intact !

100% recommended without the slightest hesitation.

May 8, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent to Deal With

Very easy to deal with. A great website and the item I bought was competitively priced. I had to give them a call about my order and they were very helpful and kept me updated with the order status.

May 8, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Excellent company - the item I ordered was only in stock with their supplier but they contacted me immediately and found a great replacement. Very quick response and delivery. Will definitely use again.

April 16, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super range of products, competitive prices, great customer service

I can’t say enough good things about my experience with GigGear! The delivery was lightning-fast, and arrived as promised, on the next working day. Their customer service team was super helpful and friendly, answering my questions in no time. Plus, the product range is incredible—so many great options to choose from. Everything about this purchase was top-notch. Highly recommend GigGear to anyone looking for quality and reliability! 5 stars all the way!
Let me know if you'd like any tweaks!

April 10, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from GigGear

I have just received my Trace Elliot amp from GigGear. The website was easy to use with great prices. The staff were really helpful and super efficient. I was really impressed and will definitely be ordering from them again.

April 9, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good old fashioned personal service and…

Good old fashioned personal service and help. I couldn't ask for more.
In this day and age of online sales
and buying an instrument sight unseen, the fact that they do a checkover and setup on every instrument is absolutely invaluable and greatly appreciated....Keith even sent me a photograph of the actual instrument to confirm the colour.

April 3, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The time and stock management terrible

When you place an order you don't know when you will receive it. Recently placed an order and they didn't have it in stock only to be notified that I have to wait 1 and half months to receive the product. It's frustrating and can kill the excitement of getting the product.

March 17, 2025
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Reply from GigGear

Hello and thanks for the review. The item you ordered had a stock status of "Awaiting Stock" with an explanation of "This item is on order with our supplier. When you have placed your order our team will be in touch to let you know a delivery time".
At our checkout this information is repeated with a message of "When you have placed your order our team will be in touch to let you know a delivery time."
We allow customers to place orders for items that are not in stock but always give clear stock statuses.
All the best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I bought a second hand Gibson SG…

I bought a second hand Gibson SG standard from this shop.
What can I say. It was done through PayPal so easy to pay for. The guitar was posted straight away. They sent me up to date emails telling me it was payed for, package and the sent. I got a email telling me when it was going to be delivered. This shops comms are on point.
When the guitar arrived, I was blown away. It was amazing. The packaging was solid, and well done, so no worries of breakage. Gig Gear do a guitar set up before sending out, so it was ready to play. Great set up for me.
I can’t say enough of how good this shop has been and how good my new squeeze is. 100% recommend this shop.
Thanks guys.

February 18, 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Censure des avis peu élogieux ?

J'aurai apprécié que mon avis sur la guitare que j'ai acheté soit publié.
Soit c'est parce que j'ai été trop critique ? Soit parce que c'était en français ? Soit parce que, en réalité ils ne veulent pas traiter les avis ?
Édit (suite à la réponse du magasin), in English : I gave my opinion again, directly in English, and I see that it is online. Also, I give you one more star. But, this guitar is eligible for the "multi-point setup", if this check had been done seriously, the problem with the middle pickup and the bad connection of the bass-cut would have been spotted. You sent it quickly, perhaps a little too quickly. It didn't take me long to find the problems! Sorry, but I'm going to stick with this average rating of 3 stars, the same as for the guitar.

December 2, 2024
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Reply from GigGear

Hello. There is no review for your purchase on your account. If you would like to re-post to our site it should be added. (note that this process is automated and not instant).
Reviews are auto translated and may not be posted if translation is unsuccessful.

Please consider your 2 star review as I see your order was quickly dispatched and well received.

Many thanks

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

sent my classical guitar for a refret...

sent my classical guitar for a refret, received it back, the frets weren't levelled properly as I was expecting a level of 1/100th, when I checked with my tools they weren't level. Long story short, the luthier sorted it, but the experience with the staff was abysmal. After I voiced my concerns in a reasonable way, I was told that 'they could not understand how every other customer was happy, but I wasn't' which implied that all their other customers mattered, but I didn't. I started to get annoyed by the unprofessional response, but did not say anything rude or abusive, but the staff (don't remember his name, nor I wish to) started to accuse me of being 'rude', which annoyed me more. I mean, if I have to spend £ 220 to get unlevel frets, I can do it myself. This is not a bad review about the luthier, again he totally sorted it out 100 per cent. This is a negative review about the staff. That was my first and last time at Gig Gear. I'll 'gig my gear' elsewhere. Thumbs down.

December 20, 2024
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Reply from GigGear

Hello (again). This is now the fifth time you have posted this review for a transaction that took place in 2016. So I’ll re-post the reply I have saved.
I still have the original email chain which spans weeks and weeks of us answering your many, many questions and changing the scope of the works several times.
There were questions such as can we install a truss rod or a graphite strip in the neck to make it more rigid.
On 23/09/16 and while the job was well underway, you asked us to apply lacquer to your guitar which is not something we offer as a service and was not part of the original scope of the job. You asked us why we couldn't do this. We obliged with answers.

You then wanted to supply your own top nut and strings for which we waited patiently.

Even through all the new requests and changes to scope, you were never accused of anything by any team member and we were polite and open at all times.

Regarding your statement 'they could not understand how every other customer was happy, but I wasn't' - we never said this.

As this happened nearly eight years ago (Edit nine years ago!) I could make full transcript of our communications available if that would help?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great product, great price, fast delivery

Great product at a great price and fast delivery. Follow up customer service was brilliant too as they informed me of a manufacturer cashback offer I was not aware of after the purchase - they did not have to but I will now always go back there as that type of service is rare these days!! Thank you!!

November 29, 2024
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