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Sims Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 222 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Columbia, South Carolina
Store offering a variety of musical instruments and equipment, plus repairs and rentals.
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 (803) 772-1185
- Website simsmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I highly appreciated the insight from Mia when I was looking into purchasing a new acoustic (she definitely helped me pull the trigger!”
“I brought in two of my electric guitars for some work with a clean up/tuning and Jon did a fantastic job, especially with the action!”
“One of the first music stores I have walked into lately that actually had a great inventory, friendly staff and had the overdrive pedal I was looking for.”
“Their tech set up the guitar perfectly and I dealt with Justin personally.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Their tech set up the guitar perfectly and I dealt with Justin personally.”
“Ordered a Martin HD-28 online from Sims, it came expertly packaged, they even gave me a shirt, guitar picks and a polishing cloth!”
“I came in with a beginner guitar and I didn’t feel no judgement because I didn’t have a fancy expensive guitar.”
From the reviews
Not sure how this place doesn’t have a 5-star average!! You will be hard-pressed to find better folks especially when this store is helmed by the amazing Jerry Sims!! I don’t live in Columbia anymore. I called no less than 5 times prior to visiting the shop to make my purchase.
I recently purchased a new Gibson ES-335 from Sims. They had the best price I could find anywhere in the US. Their tech set up the guitar perfectly and I dealt with Justin personally. It shipped the same day I ordered and arrived on time in perfect condition.
Found myself in this awesome guitar shop just a few days ago. The techs were awesome. Wonderful shopping experience altogether. My only regret is not falling in love with a more expensive guitar. They have some beauties. Best strat selection I've found within driving distance of me.
Came in thinking it was gonna be an average snobby guitar center experience, but honestly good group of staff. Great selection. Luke was extremely helpful finding my wife a Christmas guitar. He was thoughtful from the sound/build quality to the price so highly recommend stopping by!
Selling or trading gear at Sims Music
Sims 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 Sims Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Sims 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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