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Back Beat Music
4.7 ★★★★★ 93 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Guitar shop featuring lessons, repairs and a range of brands.
Plan your visit
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (870) 932-7529
- Website backbeatmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I have bought two guitars from them, several effects pedals and have even had their help in getting an amp serviced through an outside source.”
“Have not only the popular stuff but those rare gems.”
“Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a new or used instrument.”
“Great place to shop, However one small issue I had there was when I was wanting to repair my Fender Guitar.”
“I've also taken lessons off-and-on up there for about the same period of time, and I've had nothing but good experiences.”
“Knowledgeable folks and they always fix my instruments right weather it a guitar, mandolin or ukulele and its very reasonable priced.”
“If you are thinking about wanting to learn guitar drums or whatever, they also have several teachers that are top notch.”
Brands they deal
“So great that I walked in with a $200 budget and walked out with a $1,000 limited edition black and gold Fender Stratocaster without even as much as a sales pitch.”
What players say again and again
“As always, the guys at backbeat were very helpful when I brought my guitars in for a restring and setup.”
“Just bought my second guitar from Greg and the guys at Backbeat, you can't beat this place or these guys.”
“Knowledgeable folks and they always fix my instruments right weather it a guitar, mandolin or ukulele and its very reasonable priced.”
“We take all of our guitars to them when we need professional work taken care of, and they have always been fast efficient and affordable.”
From the reviews
This quaint music store in Jonesboro Arkansas is my new choice for all of my musical needs. I was referred to them by my daughter after she had been in the store and made several purchases.
I have been coming here for years as most of the reviewers. I have always had a decent experience. I'm just an amateur guitar player who doesn't practice much and i don't know much about music.
Great place to shop, However one small issue I had there was when I was wanting to repair my Fender Guitar. The guitar was beat up a bit, had no strings, paint was damaged, and the knobs for the tuning were gone and the plate was cracked.
I have been doing business with them off and on for 12 years now. I did more back in the day when I was in a band and playing regularly, but I can tell you the staff here is always helpful and courteous to my wife and I (even tolerant of my two year old).
Selling or trading gear at Back Beat Music
Back Beat Music comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Back Beat Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Back Beat Music. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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