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Counts Brothers Music Inc
4.8 ★★★★★ 299 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Family-owned shop offering electric and acoustic guitars, basses, keyboards and drums, as well as lessons.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- 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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (256) 383-7454
- Website countsbrothers.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Offering in-house teachers that specialize in guitar, bass, violin, piano, and drum.”
“I even had some issues with my equipment and I freaked out because all my stuff is mostly second hand, and they helped me figure it out.”
“Got set up with a new drum kit for the first time I was since I was 14.”
“Offering in-house teachers that specialize in guitar, bass, violin, piano, and drum.”
“Offering in-house teachers that specialize in guitar, bass, violin, piano, and drum.”
What players say again and again
“His knowledge, courtesy, and willingness to help made a stressful situation much easier.”
From the reviews
Counts Brothers Music is located in the heart of Muscle Shoals, and they are there for all your musical needs. They have a fine selection of records and beautiful instruments. They provide a range of musical instrument lessons. Offering in-house teachers that specialize in guitar, bass, violin, piano, and drum.
My son and I reside in Houston, TX. Visiting family on Memorial Day weekend for a wedding. Mr James let us hang out at his store and play some of the guitars. This store has a really good selection of acoustic and electric guitars along with all kinds of various gear. Good fair prices. Really enjoyed our visit.
Wonderful and educated staff. Quick to the point. They don’t drag you around for things you don’t need. Got set up with a new drum kit for the first time I was since I was 14. You are worth the time it takes to learn a new skill. Go grab an instrument and start learning :)
There are so many beautiful instruments!!! I was obsessed with this particular bass guitar... First experience at Counts Brothers and I'm itching to go back!!! 🤘🏻
Selling or trading gear at Counts Brothers Music Inc
Counts Brothers Music Inc 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 Counts Brothers Music Inc
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Counts Brothers Music Inc. 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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