Great shop that is absolutely rammed full of instruments. Mainly catering for acoustic, but there were some instruments I never knew existed! We were there as I had got my husband and son some vou... See more
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Hobgoblin Music has provided musicians with otherwise hard to find acoustic, folk and traditional musical instrument for 50 years. We have nine shops across the UK, and customers can also buy online from our website. We pride ourselves on our wide knowledge and excellent customer service. All your queries will be handled by a human being, and our 40 sales staff are all experienced musicians, with an unrivalled combined expertise on all kinds of musical instruments and styles. We stock the most widely varied range of instruments and accessories available on the high street, from guitars and amps to folk and traditional instruments from all over the world. We stock new and secondhand musical instruments. If you have a used musical instrument to sell, contact us to find out how we can help - we often buy used instruments for cash, or we can sell it on your behalf. You can find our UK music shops in London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Canterbury, Bristol, Southampton and Brighton.
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PO Box 4707, BN11 9JA, Worthing, United Kingdom
- 0333 800 9500
- post@hobgoblin.co.uk
- www.hobgoblin.com
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Excellent service
Good website to consider options
Good website to consider options, quick secure delivery, I would buy from Hobgoblin again without hesitation.
I needed a gypsy jazz string set which…
I needed a gypsy jazz string set which was delivered in good time.
Efficient ordering, excellent choice, good instrument
Order arrived promply, efficient ordering process, clearly a reliable company. Excellent collection of instruments in stock.
Nice instrument, but I already knew that (Dixon low D whistle), good price. A to-go shop for this type of instruments (folk etc).
Very efficient and quick service when…
Very efficient and quick service when buying a guitar I wanted
Superb Carbony A whistle
Superb Carbony A whistle! Hobgoblin were amazingly fast at ensuring I received my order almost the day after I ordered it and just before Christmas. The whistle was very well packaged and superb quality. Thank you for getting it to me so quickly! I would definitely recommend buying from Hobgoblin.
Very popular and knowledgeable music shop
Great shop that is absolutely rammed full of instruments. Mainly catering for acoustic, but there were some instruments I never knew existed!
We were there as I had got my husband and son some vouchers for Christmas. They each picked a guitar and the guy threw in a leather guitar strap too.
Genuinely lovely staff who don't mind you trying out the instruments. There is no hard sell, no rush and they certainly know their stuff.
I'm really glad this space exists and you can tell how good it is by just how many people were coming and going.
Definitely recommend!
Very satisfied customer
Bought a Concertina from Hobgoblin online. It was exactly as described, well packaged, and arrived quickly. Very satisfied customer
Fast delivery no fuss payment and a…
Fast delivery no fuss payment and a great product
Ordered a music voucher as a Christmas…
Ordered a music voucher as a Christmas present. Arrived in a couple of days. Recipient very happy and will go towards a new guitar
My 14yr old son loves his new C whistle
My 14yr old son recently got into playing penny whistles. We have my wife’s cheap tin one, in the “standard” key of high D, plus expensive ones (MK Whistles) I’ve bought my wife over the years (at over £200 each, at least) - in the keys of High D, Low F and Low D - but my son wanted a whistle in the key of C, for his Christmas present.
MK Whistles don’t make one in the key of C, so I looked around for a good quality one in C.
I’m familiar with Hobgoblin as they bought over & continue Scayles Music shop, in Edinburgh, so I wanted to pass some business their way, as they have the best selection of whistles, in all the Edinburgh music stores.
Bought the Glenluce Wexford High C Whistle, brass whistle in chrome finish.
Anyway, long & short is he LOVES the Glenluce Wexford whistle and feels it’s very high quality (having been playing the MK Whistles for quite some time, and he says all the notes are perfectly in tune. I’ve a feeling he’ll be wanting a few more in other keys, soon enough !
NB. My 14yr old son plays piano and Highland bagpipes, and since the late summer, started to teach himself to play the whistle - so he has a good ear. He can even play two at the same time ! He’s been playing his new whistle almost non-stop since Christmas day !!!
So, I’d highly recommend this brand of whistles. Yes, you can buy cheap, non-tuneable tin whistles, but if you want something much better, THIS is the brand to go for.
NB2. The ordering process was easy and Dominique kept me informed of the order and shipping process. V happy !!!
Responsive and helpful customer service.
Had a minor issue with a couple of orders and Hobgoblin were fantastic. You phone them and within seconds you're talking to a friendly helpful person in a position to sort you out. Perfect internet purchasing. Can't recommend them highly enough.
Nothing but good words to say about…
Nothing but good words to say about Hobgoblin. They made an understandable mistake on my very small value order which they corrected super fast and very generously.
Lovely instrument
Lovely instrument. Courier absolutely dreadful. Delivered to incorrect address. Despite a different address called again a dropped guitar over the gate.
Hobgoblin staff excellent!
Delivered on time and well protected.
Easy online shopping
Easy online shopping, clear details on my selected Carbony low whistle purchase. Easy checkout and kept up to date on the delivery.
Good quality item as clearly described…
Good quality item as clearly described and supplied very quickly.
Excellent Service
Internet site easy to navigate
Very efficient service arrived quickly
Excellent packaging
Fair price & excellent value
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