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Middle Man Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 92 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Charlotte, North Carolina
Friendly shop offering guitar lessons, sales, repairs and service, plus set-ups.
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 (980) 705-2971
- Website middlemanguitars.blogspot.com
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–6 PM |
What's on the wall
“Wes did such an amazing job setting up my acoustic guitar, he spent about 45min talking to me about my playstyle so he could dial in a setup that best suits me.”
“Had a great experience getting my left-handed 5-string bass guitar set up.”
“Had some pedal issues and he has helped me a great deal in the last few days.”
“Wes did such an amazing job setting up my acoustic guitar, he spent about 45min talking to me about my playstyle so he could dial in a setup that best suits me.”
“Very helpful and both my guitar and mandolin sound and feel like new instruments.”
Brands they deal
“I brought in a new guitar (Fender Acoustasonic) for a setup and restringing.”
What players say again and again
“Wes did such an amazing job setting up my acoustic guitar, he spent about 45min talking to me about my playstyle so he could dial in a setup that best suits me.”
“We are both appreciative of Wes and his gifts, talents, and knowledge and love of music and musical instruments.”
“He was very responsive, quoted me a very reasonable price, and he took care of the repair & set up in exactly the amount of time he said it would take.”
From the reviews
I was referred to Wes to help repair an older acoustic guitar that had a bridge lift (the bridge was separating from the body of the guitar). He did a fantastic job! He was very responsive, quoted me a very reasonable price, and he took care of the repair & set up in exactly the amount of time he said it would take.
Wes performed a refurbishing miracle on my beloved, deceased cousin's ancient acoustic guitar. He inspired my cousin's daughter to learn to play, which brings her peace and joy. We are both appreciative of Wes and his gifts, talents, and knowledge and love of music and musical instruments.
Middle man guitars is the best around if you’re looking for an excellent guitar luthier experience. Extremely personal and in depth with a lot of care and expertise put into the work they do for their customers!
Wes is awesome! Had a great experience getting my left-handed 5-string bass guitar set up. Wes was friendly, and explained things really well. He was also able to get me in the day after I called. In addition to all the usual setup things, he went above and beyond and smoothed down the edges of my frets.
Selling or trading gear at Middle Man Guitars
Middle Man Guitars 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 Middle Man Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Middle Man Guitars. 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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