Carter Vintage Guitars Reviews

I've been coming here for years , and I keep coming back because of all the awesome gear and service. I don't know how they do it, but they always have the coolest used guitars, pedals, and amps. And the staff have always been nothing less than friendly and helpful.

Awesome selection, some of the most lust worthy electrics all in one location. Staff were friendly, managed to park without issue, but I could see it become a problem at times. If you are a guitar player you cannot miss this stop.

Mind-blowing collection of rare and vintage instruments, but a staff that treats every customer exactly the same...with genuine friendliness and courtesy. They will sell a $300,00 guitar to a rock star, but treat a regular guy like me exactly the same. No snootiness whatsoever. Very cool shop that rivals Norm's for sure.

My teen son did not want to leave. It was like he was a little kid in a candy shop. Beautiful instruments and friendly sales staff even on a busy Summer Saturday in Nashville!

Impressive selection, great staff. Be sure to check out the smaller room in the corner for some truly amazing vintage guitars.

Fantastic store with a huge range of famous guitars. Warmth reception.

I felt like a kid on a candy store except the candy was expensive and full of history. I can't really think of an apt candy metaphor for when you get to play one of the guitars...after all, you can't just sample a candy and put it back...

Large inventory. Friendly staff who give space when needed. Used to be super cool before it was on TV but still relatively uncrowded on any given day.

Great selection of string instruments. I love it. Great place to find a guitar, banjo, or mandolin.

Hadn't been to Nashville in years so I researched several shops on the net, visited them all and found Carter Vintage the best. Purchased a PRS from Beau who I found professional, knowledgeable about gear, and friendly. Would recommend to anyone looking for quality instruments and gear!

Great selection! However, I went in to look for a really nice vintage guitar to replace the one I've had for 40 years! However, the high end room there was a Show-Off guy playing a loud ukelele type tool for over an hour! Management doesn't make any effort to stop this! I'll purchase elsewhere!

Great selection of vintage guitars and amps! Always stop by when in Nashville.

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The instrument selection here is without rival! You can play stuff here that you only read about or see posted in some glamour shot on social media. It's almost surreal. My one and only complaint though is that it's always crowded so really studying over an instrument and deciding if it has just the right magic for you is pretty difficult. Oh and the strings are all kinda dead so you have to be able to imagine what it would sound like with fresh, new strings.

I love shopping for instruments in Nashville and there isn t a place I d rather go than Carter s Vintage Guitars. Huge selection of amazing guitars, mandolins and equipment. I love going there any time I m in music city. Check them out.

Guitars guitars guitars... No need to say anything else!!!

Guitar Nirvana in the heart of Nashville. Should be on bucket list of any guitar geek.

Ordered a guitar online that I ended up returning only because it wasn't THE one. However, customer service was excellent. Very knowledgeable, friendly and patient in answering all questions. Dealt mostly with Justin. No hassle to return item and very easy to work with. Will definitely shop there again if I see THE one!

Great experience. 1st time in Nashville. Great service! Will visit again when back in town.

After a recent poor experience at a store local to me, I wanted to leave a review of a truly great store. I was in town for work, and I stopped by CVG on my first night in town. I honestly almost teared up when i saw all the incredible instruments OUT TO PLAY. You have to understand that where I am from this is NOT how the high end store is.

Staff person was helpful and friendly and we chatted about tonewoods and makers for a bit. Most of their super high dollar stuff is in the back, but they have a bunch of nice guitars from collings, santa cruz, martin, gibson etc. well up into the $10,000 range out for you to play. Definitely made me want to come back.

Friendly staff, very helpful. Nice to enjoy all the toys.

I loved the place! Everything is a little on the pricey side, but there are a few once in a life time type items there. Like, for example, there are 5 of the same guitar amp heads, that used to be owned by Brad Paisley. That's pretty cool!

I needed an emergency repair because I m gigging on the road and Seth came through with a very speedy repair and great customer service. Thanks again!

As far as vintage guitar shops go, it doesn't get any better than Carter Vintage. The inventory is incredible and the customer service is second to none. Christie and Walter and the nicest, most knowledgeable folks you'd ever want to meet.

HIGHLY recommended!

Very friendly staff and great service. I love my new guitar from there. Thanks Kim.

Recently spent a few hours browsing. They have an excellent selection of uncommon guitars.

Great selection of vintage guitars, pedal steels, mandolins, amps etc. Was much more impressed by the inventory here at Carter than at George Gruhn's, though that may partly be luck

Best stringed instrument assortment I've ever seen! Check out the high end room!

How can you not give up 5 stars? Knowledgeable staff, Great service, beautiful selection!

Best Nashville vintage guitar stores. Prices are somewhat inflated, but it compensates with a large catalog in stock. Very attentive staff. Very central place (10-15 minutes from Broadway). Take the opportunity to visit ThirdMan Records (it is only 5 minutes from there).

A must visit when in Nashville..
Great selection of new and pre owned vintage guitars and amps.. very knowledgeable and friendly staff.. Excellent repairs of all equipment

Wide selection of very interesting and unique guitars and other instruments. Very fun to visit and shop for some unique pieces, or just to see what they have in inventory at any given time

5 STAR for Carter Vintage Guitars. Awesome shop, and great staff! The place has probably the best selection of pedals anywhere in town. Friendly, patient and just a truckload of great vintage guitars. Christie, Walter and the rest of the staff were extremely helpful, knowledgeable and hospitable.

HIGHLY recommended!

Cool people, cool guitars, great energy, little over priced, but ....

Friendly, patient and just a truckload of great vintage guitars. A but too pleasing though, when waiting for them too build in a pickup in an acoustic guitar, they said it would take about 30 minutes, which was more like two hours. Not a real problem, but some realism may contribute to the experience.

As a former employee I will give it to you straight up. You cant find better instruments and better customer service than provided there. Christie and Walter Carter are two of the smartest and nicest people you will meet in the world. Christie has tons of experience and connections on finding the guitar or any other instrument for you the player, the parent, the student, the collect, and the average day Joe. This is also a place to go listen to different kinds of acoustic music and alternative rock. they have a stage and a sound system, and when christie wants to throw a party she throws it! Go in or call and be happy with your next purchase and investment.

Amazing place! You must go there if you are in the Music City, Nashville. I just bought a strap and peaks. It's very hard to manage myself not to buy a guitar because I have to get back home Korea. Too far to take the beauty.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I seriously put this at a 10. The selection is remarkable, gorgeous pieces, wonderful people. I will be back to visit this musicians paradise very soon! Greetings from Houston!!!

Great place, but bring money...lots & lots of money

What can I say..It is Disneyland for guitar players! Amazing collection!

An Amazing emporium. They re the nicest folks that are so helpful.

Incredible selection of new and vintage instruments. Very friendly staff

Was here during a weekend in April before heading home. Great selection, the staff was awesome and very helpful. Looking forward to coming back again when I'm in town.

Lots of really nice stuff and decent priced strings, the younger workers are friendly and helpful but the old man (owner i think) is a classist jerk. If you're a traveler have someone watch gear and or dogs somewhere else or he'll kick out the person watching gear outside the store while you're buying strings, seriously I was in there 5 minutes before he gave my girlfriend and dogs the boot, we were gonna buy more but not after being treated so rude. Great place to go if you're a yuppie with a few grand to blow

A place every guitarist needs to visit at least once. A chance to play some incredible instruments you've only heard about but never held. Great prices, too.

Nice folks. Knowledgeable staff. Fast repair service. Great experience!

Love my vintage Gibson guitar, my main guitar now... Walter & Kristi and everyone who works for them are very kind and knowledgeable, laid back... Authentic music loving vibes abound.

And impressive, almost daunting collection of acoustics and electrics. Prices range from beginner axe to straight-up collector status, but it's all out there on the floor side by side. Very inviting and friendly place.

Large selection of CS guitars, large selection of high-end amps and boutique pedals. You can try in peace what is appreciable.

I was looking for a Telecaster, made in the US. Paul looked at me 2 seconds and picked out the perfect guitar for me. Thank you for the great service and advice!

I needed a minor repair on my guitar and I was met by an enthusiastic tech named Dave. He went above and beyond with an assessment and a spontaneous repair of my old Yamaha acoustic. I am new to town, and after a bad repair experience in Old Hickory, I m delighted. Thank you!!

Wow! This place is any music lover's paradise. The staff are all very warm and friendly, happy to tell you all about any of their gorgeous instruments. Each one seems to have its own unique story, many with quite a bit of history to tell. The place feels very relaxed, beckoning you to sit and play a while to really get a good feel for your next purchase. They also have a great staff of repair specialists on site.

I love this place becasue they treat me like a person.. dont try to sell me anything and have top notch guitars and amps as well as a grear repair staff. If i could afford a real job i would choose this place. Even though i was taking my guitar back to the Heritage factory in Michigan to get the tailpiece replaced they were extremely helpful in helping me sort out my options.

The best guitar shop I've ever been too. Normans better watch out

Can't beat the high end selection. Lots of cool gear. Customer service is ok. Depends on whose working.

The fact they have an incredible selection of acoustic and electric guitars and its pedal Nirvana is just the start here. Above and beyond that they have the nicest nicest group of people working there. I've bought 2 pedals from them and they've treated a middle age Dad Rocker like I was touring musician. The best.

This place is great, nice people and the coolest gear.

Amazing store along with amazing staff! Very low key with the best collection of guitars I have ever seen.

Fantastic buying experience from the internet. Personal service, questions quickly answered, speedy shipping and the best packing, bar none, that I have ever seen on a guitar purchase. A pro operation, with a personal touch.

After two days of playing and putting down a 99 Taylor510, I waited to the final possible minute to make the buy decision. The staff was like this is totally a normal occurrence and made the purchasing experience special. Especially Brandon(?) sorry, he played left handed and was really helpful.

One week later I love my new setup.

holy cow. This place was everything that i dreamed it would be. Just the fact that i was able to plat a 1956 fender worth $27,000 blew my mind

Pulled up into Nashville after a 10 hour car drive from Washington D.C. with the dire need to shred, baby. Walked in, first dude I talked to has the same name as me: Drew. Gnarly.

Beautiful instruments, friendly staff, a fascinating place to stop if you re in Nashville. They ll let you play anything. Great guitars. Well worth a stop!

I absolutely loved my expierence here. Buy something if it jumps out at you. I made the mistake of not doing so and the guitar was priced well below fair market value and played great. If reccomend this place to anybody that's into stringed instruments.

Great selections, great service. Very accommodating.

If you're a guitar maniac as I am, this is one shop you won't wanna miss. From vintage quality stuff to modified old axes and new high end product, this shop got it all (Fender, Airline, Gibson, Nash, Yamaha, etc.).
Plenty of well sound proofed room filled with an assortment of amplifiers (5, 15, 30, 100 Watt) to try out guitars. Welcoming knowledgeable staff and prices in tune with the market. A must if you are a guitar player visiting Nashville.

I love this place. What an amazing Selection of Vintage Guitars.

E verything you would ever want in a guitar shop. Great staff!

Great Piece of demonstration on the instruments which personaly impressive!!!!!!!!!!! !#wonder

A very friendly and accommodating group of professionals. They made buying my dream guitar in Nashville so easy that I can't recommend Carters highly enough. They let me have all the time I wanted with my baby and a large selection of amps to audition it through.

Thanks for a great memory!

Very cool place. I would give it 5 stars, but I was hoping to run into Peter Frampton there and I didn't. Awesome stuff. New and vintage.

When you enter the store it is overwhelming... But, in a fantastic way! It was my first time there. It is worth checking out even if you don't need anything

This place is incredible. Never have i been to a store with such an incredible selection. Staff is knowledgable and pleasant. The selection can stem from an inexpensive tele for $300 to $40k for a Martin acoustic. Amps are a slice from heaven. Pedal selection is also impressive. Bravo to Mr Carter!