"If there was a zero star I would use it. Placed and order on 7-19-2019 through google express and got nothing but the run around. Don the supervisor should not be a supervisor. He does not return phone calls and after a week of it will ship today I cancelled the order. But now all of the sudden it shipped today. I don’t know how these people stay in business. The people on the chat line can’t help you without speaking to Don and he’s never in the office. I will NEVER use google express or this joke of a company!!!! Stay away!!!!!"

"Don't let the old negative reviews on Reseller Ratings scare you off! Studio Gears is a great company to do business with! I recently purchased a Schecter Synyster Gates USA Custom Shop Vintage Burst guitar from Don and the experience couldn't have been better! First, Studio Gears is an authorized dealer for Schecter Guitar Research (as well as other brands like ESP, etc.), so that's a definite plus. That allayed some fears as I knew that my new guitar would be covered under Schecter's warranty.

I contacted Don online and asked him several questions about this guitar before I purchased it, so communication was fantastic. I got the guitar for a great price and, once I decided to pull the trigger, Don shipped it out to me via FedEx the same day. You can't ask for better or faster shipping turn-around than that! I live on the East Coast and it took several days for the guitar to arrive, but it arrived safely and professionally packaged and in perfect condition.

The guitar exceeded my expectations on every level. The Schecter Custom Shop is putting out some amazing axes and the quality is absolutely top notch - on par or better than some boutique guitar luthiers. This was a pretty expensive guitar since it was #8 of 10 made - so it was extremely limited in availability. In fact, Studio Gears is the only dealer I found that still miraculously had one of these new guitars to purchase. Given that I'd never done business with Studio Gears before, I didn't know what to expect, but after this experience, Don's got a customer in me. I couldn't have asked for a better buying experience from coast to coast. He gave me a great price; the item was in stock as advertised; the pictures on the website were completely accurate; the instrument arrived in excellent condition; and he let me know about the 14 day return policy if the guitar wasn't what I was looking for. To top it all off, the guitar is an absolute killer! I couldn't have asked for a better experience! I can highly recommend Studio Gears and will have zero hesitation about buying from Don again in the future!"

"I just bought a Schecter SLS Blackjack v-1 FR at Studiogears. But, before making the purchase, i contacted them to make sure it was a brand new guitar, and that was what i was told by a guy named Don D. Even he told me it was brand new in box. I made the purchase and the item was delivered to me in 5 days. My surprise was that when i opened the package the guitar didn't looked brand new, since it has wear marks on some frets, and there was dust all over the fret board, and even the cases and the foam bag that contained the guitar were damaged. Then i realized this was a used guitar, and contacted customer service to let them know about the issue. What you expect when something like this happens is to get the item replaced or a refund, as normally. But instead of that, Mr. Don D. told me the guitar is brand new, and "explained" me that the dust and the bad conditions of the packages was due to the shipping process, and told me to send the guitar to Schecter Guitar Research to get it inspected... are you serious??? Then i let him know this is not my first guitar, and i know what a brand new guitar looks like. He instead of replacing the used guitar, as his website's policy says, keeps telling me to send the guitar to Schecter. He doesn't want to replace the item nor give me a refund. His website is a scam, and sells used gear as new ones. I hope this review is helpful, so no one will purchase used stuff for the price of brand new. Mr. Don D. won't fool anyone anymore."

"They have items on their website that they do not currently have in stock. When you order them the order goes through they charge your card and you get an email saying they are out of stock. When you call and talk to someone they act as if ohhh well. It is then a huge hassle to get the bank to release your monies."

"I ordered online. Waited 5 days without even a confirmation. Called them and spoke with a nice gentleman who apologized and said "somehow this was missed by their order staff"?? He then said that the merchandise was out of stock and he could order the merchandise but the models in his catalog were old and not available. He would be able to order the new models and would give me a "special price" (exactly the same as everyone else on the internet). I declined and asked for a refund. He said that he understood and would issue a refund back to my PayPal account. Waited 5 days, no refund, called them back and he said that "somehow this got past the accounting department". The refund showed up the next day. Seems like I am dealing with someone who operates out of his garage. Questionable company."