This is a demo store. No orders will be fulfilled.
Hobgoblin Music in Southampton opened in 2015, and is now a well loved fixture close to the city centre. We always have a great range of unique and interesting secondhand items as well as our huge range of new folk and acoustic instruments. We are the friendliest music shop in Hampshire, with customers coming to us from Portsmouth, Havant, Winchester, Romsey and all the surrounding areas.
Come in for a brilliant range of folk and acoustic instruments, friendly service and the brands you love, like D’Addario, Washburn, Vintage, Eastman, Deering, Cort, Bromo and Cordoba.
The new location is on Priory Queensway which is just around the corner from The Law Courts and Steelhouse Lane and just across the road from SNOW HILL TRAIN STATION.
You can’t drive past the shop as it’s buses only but PARKING NEARBY IS SIMPLE! The best car park to use is the NCP multi storey in Dale End (postcode B4 7LN) which is also known as Albert St or High St.
The Car Park only costs £1.50 per hour, possibly the cheapest in the City and it’s only a 4 minute walk from our new shop!
Drew M
Shop Manager
Expertise:
- Electronics / Keys - Keyboars, Clavinova, Piano, Sheet Music, Mics, Pro-Audio, Amps and effects
- Stringed - Frets (Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Bouzouki, Mandola), Celtic Harp
- Percussion - Drum Kit, Djembe
Beth
Sales Assistant
Expertise:
- Stringed - Ukulele, Guitar, Er Hu
Sam
Sales Assistant
Expertise:
- Stringed - Fiddle, Mandolin, Ukulele, Banjo, Bass
- Free Reed - Melodeon, Concertina, Piano Accordion
- Woodwind - Traditional Whistle
We do repairs! We carry out some instrument repair work on site, and can also send instruments to specialist repairers for more complicated work. Repair work undertaken includes ukulele, bouzouki, mandolin and guitar setups and restringing, accordion, melodeon and concertina tuning and repairs, woodwind and brass repairs and maintenance, specialist violin set ups and repairs, bridge and peg fitting, bow rehairs, banjo or drum skin replacement, and much more besides – contact us for information or bring in your instrument for a free, no-obligation quote.
If you're looking to sell a musical instrument then get in touch to see what we can offer you. We buy some instruments outright if the price is right, and we'll consider a trade-in for almost any instrument. We also take lots of instruments on a commission basis, and we're particularly keen to stock instruments by local luthiers and makers. Bring in your unwanted guitars, ukuleles, banjos, concertinas, melodeons, accordions, flutes, woodwind and brass instruments, violins, keyboards and more, and we'll see what we can do for you! If your instrument is bulky or you would need to travel a fair way to get to us, please do contact us by email or phone first so we can let you know whether it's worth bringing in.
We are often able to offer short or long term musical instrument rentals for various types of instrument. If you would like to rent a musical instrument from us, please get in touch to find out how we can help.
There are many teachers listed on our site that specialise in a range of instruments including: Free Reed, Frets, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Vocal and Woodwind.
Come to the friendliest music shop in Hampshire! Whether you're looking for a beginner instrument for yourself, choosing a first instrument for your child, or looking to upgrade, our staff will be on hand to help you make the right choice. We've got accessories like bags, cases, straps, stands, strings and spare parts for most types of instrument, alongside the widest variety of instruments available anywhere on the high street.
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