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Musician's Friend, Inc. has 13 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforMusician's Friend, Inc.

    Music Instrument Store
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.41/5stars

    Average of 63 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    98 complaints closed in last 3 years

    22 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 10/26/2013

    Years in Business: 41

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    Overview

    Musician’s Friend is a destination for musical instruments, exclusive content, and helpful information on how to get the sound you’re after. You’ll find a huge selection of new and used guitars, bass, keyboards, drums and percussion, live sound equipment, DJ Equipment, music software, studio equipment, and more. In addition, they have product reviews, video interviews, informative articles and an experienced customer service team standing by to help you with your choice. If you are looking for a great gift, they have guitar value packs, drum sets, ukuleles, guitar tuners, headphones, as well as top selling guitars from Gibson and Fender such as the Fender Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Gibson Les Paul. Their team is made up of industry pros who live and breathe the musical craft and use their expertise to offer you a wide selection of music instruments and music gear.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

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    Musician's Friend, Inc. has 13 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      P.O. Box 7479, Westlake Village, CA 91359
      BBB File Opened:
      12/9/2011
      Years in Business:
      41
      Business Started:
      1/1/1983
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1983
      Accredited Since:
      10/26/2013
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. Brant Miller, Customer Service Manager
      • Mr. Kyle Trittipo, Customer Service Representative
      • Mr. Durran Mix, Operations Supervisor, Contact Centers
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Durran Mix, Operations Supervisor, Contact Centers
      Additional Contact Information

      Email Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      98 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/05/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Delivery Issues
      Status:
      Answered

      I’m an inmate at the D.O.C. in Pennsylvania. I recently ordered an outside purchase from Musician Friend’s in May of 2024.

      I ordered an Aux cord and Yamaha electronic drum set from. So, I waited a couple of weeks and put in a grievance in May of 2024. So, I was informed by the facility that the order had the wrong address on it so they sent the drum set back and not the aux cord. Which makes no since, because I ordered both at the same time, and why would you let one in and not the other? So, they said that my issue is with Musician Friend. I had a family member call them and let them know the correct address to send it. Musician Friend never contacted my family to let them know they were sending or acknowledge that they even have it. I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do, I wrote them myself and let them know what was going on and where to send it. They never wrote back. Now, I have $311.00 that’s not accounted for no response to where or when I will received either the product or my money back. So, I ‘m asking you all for some help in finding out what’s going on with this issue. Because I don’t know if the facility is lying about or Musician Friend’s, but I need some answers because I can only do so much.

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      63 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Michael H

      1 star

      05/22/2024

      I have purchased tens of thousands of dollars at Musiciansfriend over the years. But never again. Recent order. I ordered over $2000 in equipment including a $1200 mixer.. Website indicated that the mixer was in stock and ready to ship. A day later all items except the mixer indicated "shipped." After a few days, I contacted MF. After 15 minutes of communication, the rep, Daniel, reported that the mixer was on back-order and would not be shipped until it was received. If I would not have called, they would have not informed me. Daniel reported that they don't send out notices of backordered items. I canceled the order for the mixer. One of the other items that I purchased was a cranking sub pole for over $100. The item description indicated that it was a level 1 open box. Level 1 is supposed to be "mint" condition. I opened the box immediately upon receipt, and observed that the item was obviously not in mint condition. Even worse, it was broken. The crank would not work. I called MF and the rep reported that finding good staff is difficult and they don't always inspect the items. Someone obvious broke the crank and returned it. MF sold it to me. Now I have to spend time and money returning the product and wait to get my money back.

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