The Guitar Marketplace Reviews 833

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Review summary

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Looking at 97 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the products, highlighting the excellent condition of the items received and the wide selection of unique and high-quality guitars available. Many appreciate the competitive pricing of entry tickets and the favorable odds of winning, making it an accessible way to acquire dream guitars. The website is consistently described as trustworthy and easy to use, enhancing the overall positive experience. However, some people were dissatisfied with the delivery service, mentioning significant delays in receiving their prizes, with some waiting weeks or even months without clear communication. A few customers also reported issues with prizes not arriving at all or difficulties in getting responses from the company regarding these delays.

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Product

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Delivery service

Customers had ambiguous experiences with delivery service. While many reviewers praised the quick delivery,... See more

Website

Customers consistently note positive experiences with the website. Many reviewers describe it as a "great... See more

Competition

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Price

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

This was originally an angry review as I had been waiting a long time for a prize and had received no contacts or updates. Today a member of the company has reached out to rectify the situation. He se... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It does what it says on the tin. My mate won a les Paul on the guitar marketplace and it was delivered the next day by Royal Mail ( because we live too far from you) and it was all set up ready to go,... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It's an ok site but can cost you a small fortune buying tickets to win a Les paul or a Martin guitar. Been trying for months, but gave up. They do keep you sweet by letting you win £5 credit to spend... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Entered on a whim a few hours before the comp ended, bought 10 tickets. Woke up next morning to find I had won, fantastic! Matt emailed to confirm everything and sort delivery. Arrived very well pac... See more


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  1. Musical Instrument Store

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Guitar Competitions & Giveaways in the UK!


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4.4

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

833 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In the condition as advertised and then some

I received the guitar in the very good condition as it was described on the site.

Upon arrival, I was pleasantly surprised to see an upgrade of locking tuners and that the nut had been filed to accomodate higher gauge strings than the stock string gauge.

It was set up nicely, comfortable to play and sounded good.

August 28, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and great competitions

I was notified I'd won on the Friday and my guitar arrived on the follow Tuesday in great condition. The parcel was well packed and safely padded.
They always have a good selection of guitars in the competitions.

August 16, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not impressed

Recently come across these guys.. checked them out and all good. Always sign up for the free giveaways but I have also entered into a few guitar competitions too (I have never won which is fair enough its just pure luck at the end of the day) However.. I did get an email to say that I had won the 3x Fender Guitar Leads on the giveaway which I was obviously over the moon about. It was from Jacob to say i’d won and to confirm that the address they had on file was correct. I did in their defence state to allow them 2 days to acknowledge my response and then they would advise when they would send the item and provide me with tracking information. 5 days go by and I have no had anything from then about dispatching or tracking so as you would you send a polite chase email to confirm they got my email to confirm my details. Another 4 days go by and still no response from them so again I sent a chase email to try and grab their attention. Its now been 2 weeks since I got the original email to say id won. Now again I understand its a free giveaway but come on.. it would be nice to at least of had a response from you. Really really poor service in my opinion and I would be more annoyed if I had spent money on an actual competition and was getting this level of service. Do winners get their prize? Totally put me off now moving forward. I don't expect a response to this either but wanted to make future customers aware… I hope they see this and can action their customer service to improve it in the future as its really poor in my opinion.

August 13, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Watch the odds - you could be a winner too

Won an amazing Custom Shop Stratocaster. Delivered a week later. Website easy to use and comms clear. Perhaps some slightly optimistic timelines suggested in default emails, but all good within a few days.

I've also sold a guitar to these guys via Fat Bottom Guitars which was listed on the site pretty quickly and hopefully is now making someone else happy.

August 12, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fekin scam

Fekin scam, go and buy a guitar instead

August 4, 2024
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Reply from The Guitar Marketplace

Hi Ian,

Rest assured, we are not a scam. We are also by no way a means to buying a guitar - our prize competitions are to provide guitarists a chance to win guitars in a fun, interactive way.

We currently have 600+ 5-star Trustpilot reviews and over 7,500 winners since we started in 2020!

Should you have any queries on our operation and how it works, more information can be found on our website or you can contact us for assistance.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good experience

Haven't been lucky enough to win a big prize, but have won a couple of small prizes in their free draws. Communication was great and prizes delivered in reasonable time. I'd recommend them.

July 9, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great until I actually won something.


* Edit. My 1 star review has been amended to a 3 star review, as the team has now finally acknowledged my issue and credited my account. So three stars for honesty, even if it required a lot of frustration on my part and a poor trust pilot review to get there.

June 27, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome competition and great guys!

Awesome competition and a great bunch of guys! I won a dream guitar which is just nuts! Jacob from guitar market place ensured it was delivered swiftly via Royal Mail and kept me updated on the process! I’ve entered a fair few times with these guys and will be sure to continue doing so!

Thanks!

Simon

June 20, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Company & Competitions

Really good company and have won a couple of times which is fantastic. All guitars were recieved within 5 days and really good communication beforehand. Thoroughly recommend as a place to enter guitar competitions.

May 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I WON!!

I've seen The Guitar Marketplace pop up on my instagram for quite a while and was always slightly sceptical, but last week I saw they had a Taylor AD17E Blacktop guitar. This is my dream guitar, so I thought it'd be worth a punt. I bought 5 tickets for £12.50. A few days later I spotted an email from them and was completely shocked to find out I had won! They requested confirmation of my address and only 3 days later the guitar was delivered to me well packaged and in a Taylor guitar case. I can't recommend The Guitar Marketplace enough! They often don't sell all tickets which means you get great odds. I'll definitely be buying more tickets to hopefully add to my guitar collection!

June 17, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dodgy site???... not a chance!!!

I suspect that just like many others, one may be a bit suspicious of these sort of sites even thinking they're a scam of sorts.. well, today, Tuesday 18th I received a brand new guitar worth hundreds of pounds after spending a fraction of that on competition entries and winning on Thursday 13th June... five days to deliver a brand new guitar... needless to say, I will be entering more competitons... and as I've heard said.. you have to be IN it to WIN it !!.

June 18, 2024
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