Welcome to our page of student achievements and customer testimonials. Of the thousands of students that have come through the door since 2007, many have achieved fantastic results in exams and have gone onto pursue music at university and beyond. Here we will continue to list reviews and the latest success stories coming out of Booths. If you are or know of a student who has had a recent successful achievement or performance, let us know at info@boothsmusic.co.uk!
Big well done to Ruth’s student Margaret for passing her grade 4 singing exam!
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Merit for Rishy!
Well done to Audrey’s piano student Rishy for a great Merit result in his grade 2 Trinity College exam!
Well Done Eesha!
Well done to Audrey’s pupil Eesha for achieving a merit in her grade 3 RSL Vocal exam!
Chloe’s Distinction!
Congratulations to Ruth’s student Chloe on a fantastic Distinction result in her Initial ABRSM piano exam!!
Grade 3 for Aoife!
A massive well done goes to Aoife for passing her recent ABRSM grade 3 piano exam!
Congratulations Seth!
Ruth’s piano student Seth has recently passed his grade 1 exam with Merit, congrats from all of us Seth!
Grade 1 for Kaya!
A huge well done to Ruth’s student Kaya for achieving a well deserved Merit in her grade 1 ABRSM exam!
Congrats Orla!
Audrey’s pupil Orla has recently passed her Trinity College grade 1 piano exam, well done Orla!
On to grade 5!
Congrats go to James’ student Jamie for smashing his Rockschool grade 4 drum exam!
98% for Jemimah!
A stunning result for Matt’s violin student Jemimah, who achieved a 98% distinction in her Trinity grade 2 exam!
Congrats Amelia!
A huge well done to Matt’s violin student Amelia Ehouman on an outstanding result of 92% in her grade 2 exam!
Customer Testimonials
My daughter has been going to guitar lessons and has come on leaps n bounds in a short time.
Tutors and staff are so friendly it's great. Would recommend anyone to start lessons here or just go in and look around lots to offer.
Leanne Alisa Rowles
Facebook Review
To me and Ken they are more like family then teachers and shop owners, everyone is so friendly, Ken and love them all.
They are very special people, Sadly Ken is no longer here, but lm sure he will agree, we always looked forward to Our lessons.
Dolores Evans Attard
Facebook Review
Great shop run by great family oriented folks. My son takes drum lessons with James who shows great patience and care. Don't be put off though - if you go to the Debenhams multistory you can park for 1.5 hours for nothing, its a ten min walk away.
They don't use inferior kit to teach on, will always try to adapt to your wallet in recommending the best books, kit and instruments. Truly skilled folks
Steve Nisbet
Google Review
Amazing teachers and it’s great for getting guitars Amps violins trumpets flutes clarinets.
Personal experience
I have been at booths for a few years and they have always helped me , I have done my grade 8 recently and I can say that the teachers there are super friendly and positive.
Very amenable staff, friendly atmosphere, extensive range of accessories, both new and used, also have a workshop where they will knock you up some bespoke pieces if needed. Also were kind enough to let me advertise in shop for no fee, it just doesn’t get any better than this really.
Mighty-swob Swobbenitsky 30th May 2018
Excellent customer service and another great bargain from the Booths Brothers.
Cash Wallwork 24th March 2018
Have made 2 big purchases in the last year and had a great experience both times, first time i got an honest opinion regarding the acoustics available and was aloud to thoroughly try a clouple of guitars in private, second time eas to purchase an item out of atock and the sales manager went out of his way to vet me exactly what i wanted……. Ill be back
Paul Gastall 31st May 2018
Great place , I didn’t even know it exsisted!
We attended for my son’s RSL grade exam. Everyone was so welcoming and looked after us. Great facilities nice rooms with lots of interesting instruments.
Thank you! will definitely be returning!!
Claire Daniels 26th February 2020
excellent store took my brian may red special replica in for repair today very helpful staff
Joe Threlfall 16th March 2015
Awesome products and the staff are awesome to everyone that walks through the door. Highly recommend these lot �
Chris Unsworth 30th May 2018
Tricky problem with my guitar, but they stuck with it and sorted it. Lovely people too.
Ronan O Callaghan 14th July 2017
My daughter has been going to guitar lessons and has come on leaps n bounds in a short time. Tutors and staff are so friendly it’s great. Would recommend anyone to start lessons here or just go in and look around lots to offer.
Leanne Ailsa Rowles 15th February 2017
Friendly local music shop. Knowledgeable staff, always have the bits in that you need. Impressive collection of strings, straps, accessories, and various instruments. I’ve even had luck buying a Floyd Rose saddle block from here, something you’d usually have to get on eBay.
James Kershaw 30th May 2018
Excellent staff who really look after their customers
Deepest Shabz 13th September 2019
Although I’ve only visited twice I’d definitely recommend any music enthusiast to visit. A friendly group of staff who’ll happily let you try out any instrument you’re interested in as well as their other services listed on their website, just google Booths Music and it’ll be the first one. I’ll certainly be returning for any future needs.
Daniel Chapman 30th June 2015
I do drum lessons there every week and its amazing!
Joel Wolstencroft 30th November 2015
My 4 year old son started drum lessons with james and he loves it. Great teacher great place to learn �
Suzanne Coleman 28th December 2016
Nick is an awesome teacher
very patient with my son toby and has a good laugh
teaches at the students pace but knows when to push hard and show my son he can do things
Craig Morrison 23rd November 2019
Amazing teachers and it’s great for getting guitars Amps violins trumpets flutes clarinets
Personal experience
I have been at booths for a few years and they have always helped me , I have done my grade 8 recently and I can say that the teachers there are super friendly and positive
Derek Williams 13th November 2019
Unfaultable. Always has everything I need in stock and the staff are always willing to assist. From the small things of kazoos and harmonicas to guitar restringing I have been helped with everything. Highly recommendable and a joy to see a local business doing so well.keep up the great work.
Tony Tank Dooley 9th September 2017
To me and Ken they are more like family then teachers and shop owners, everyone is so friendly, Ken and love them all,
They are very special people, Sadly Ken is no longer here, but lm sure he will agree, we always looked forward to Our lessons.
Dolores Evans Attard 6th December 2016
Lots of instruments,knowledgable friendly staff, would recommend to any musician, well worth a visit
Garry Moores 10th January 2017
Cracking shop. Incredibly helpful staff who work there and obviously take pride in what they do.
Si Sharp 30th May 2018
Best music shop in the world great staff great atmosphere – deserves every ounce of business it gets
Paul Meagher 26th October 2015
Been there the best part of my life, learnt to play guitar there. Bought three brilliant guitars from Booths. Staff are very friendly!
Oliver Johnson 27th December 2019
Took my guitar in for a repair, which is putting it mildly, god knows what had been done to it before it was given to me. New frets, and some serious rehabing later it looks great and sounds great.They even remembered to restring it for a left hander. I honestly though it was a lost cause but they proved me wrong and for less than a cheap replacement would have cost.
Emma Riddiford 8th September 2017
Fantastic shop with great staff. If theres anything i need for my musical endevours then its Booths i go to.
Seann Grogann 30th May 2018
The atmosphere, the students, the teachers, the life, the passion, the building, what’s not to like
Ruth Kay 27th October 2019
A most friendly and warm local store, well stocked with a veritable fountain of instruments and accessories. Experienced and knowledgeable staff
Steven Luke 30th May 2018
Lovely shop, have always visited booths music in Bolton to pick up gear! very friendly and helpful staff too!
Luke McColl PT 12th April 2018
Friendly and enthusiastic staff. Great to hear music being taught in the back rooms too! Highly recommend to anyone looking to use their local music shop!
Don Logie 27th October 2018
Always excellent service from excellent staff. Great info and advice and the best guitar set ups I’ve had! Serving us well for years and years, and here’s to many more.
Joe Lomax 30th May 2018
Great place for lessons, confidence with guitar has skyrocketed since starting with nick, recommend it to anyone
Jordan Windram 28th May 2017
Excellent guitar lessons for my son. He’s made more progress in 3 weeks than 2 yrs at school in a mixed group!!
I just took my Fender Strat in for a set up. Extremely friendly and fast service, and now my guitar plays like it’s… actually supposed to (i.e. amazingly). Wouldn’t think about going anywhere else.read more
The staff in this well established music store has a wealth of experience and knowledge. Very helpful, with a wide and… varied selection of instruments for all levels. Tuition and studios are also available. This building is like the “Tardis”. Well worth a visit.read more
Fantastic Store. I have now taken two guitars here to be Repaired here. Very friendly helpful staff. Both guitars now… sounds epic. Went and did that little bit extra and sorted my frets also just to make my guitar feel that bit better.Highly recommended.read more
A great place for music tuition.The staff are always very eager to help you with any enquirers you may have about… tuition, product and any other unrelated music questions. This lovely quaint shop has it all, friendly staff a nice atmosphere.Here they offer music tuition for guitar, violin, piano and vocals at competitive rates. They also offer tuition for other instruments.I’ve been going here for Vocal tuition for over 8 months now and I have progressed immensely due to the approach my tutor uses towards learning and progressing. I highly recommend booths for tuition.read more
Excellent Music shop. A gem in historic Churchgate. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Good range of instruments,… also has it’s own music school, sound recording studios and repairs service. A place to meet local musicians and find out about events, jam nights etc..read more
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