I've been a customer for decades. Never again. I recently purchased an Empirical Labs EL-9 from Sweetwater. After very clearly specifying where I wanted this not-exactly-cheap unit shipped -- and despite having a shipping address on file I've been using for about 5 years -- somehow, SWS still sent this to the wrong place. I didn't find this out until the tracking info revealed the destination city. In a frantic effort to stop this from being delivered, I contacted my sales engineer -- no response. Then I reached out to SWS through the website's contact form. Here are the highlights from the response I finally got: "Sorry about the incorrect address. Probably the best way that you’d be able to get the package rerouted would be to contact FedEx about the order yourself," And if the delivery "occurs"... "The best course of action at [this] point would be to go to the address to recover the package if that’s possible." I finally CC'd this thread to the Director of Customer Experience, at which point SWS finally took the initiative to fix this and re-ship it. Never heard a peep after this point. I'm done here -- Sweetwater has lost a customer. P.S., I attempted to leave this on their own site, but they seem to filter negative reviews from product profiles. Explains a few things... P.P.S., I guess they now ignore negative reviews elsewhere as well.

An overall great experience. Great customer service, value, and products. I purchased an amp, among other items. Overall, a great experience.

Regular string order Regular string order. Sweetwater’s prices are competitive, but where they stand out is on customer service. Even on something as minimal as guitar strings, I get follow-up calls when they ship, and again after delivery to make sure everything’s cool. Nobody else does that. So even if the price is a dollar or two higher (usually not), it’s worth it for the support. Never regretted buying from them.

_THE_ place to purchase music gear Thanks to a dedicated sales team who knows me now and some of the best prices, I have no reason to shop anywhere besides Sweetwater. They help me make my choice and then back what they sell.

Great customer service reps I had a bit of a mishap with an order that got hit with a ~30% customs fee importing a set of speakers from sweetwater Into Canada. I ended up having to refuse the packaged due to the exceedingly high duty. At first I had though this was a total loss, but after reaching out to sweetwater i have nothing but good things to say about their customer service team. If you live in Canada, inquire about customs fees prior to ordering but rest assured their customer service is top notch.