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The company demonstrates a mixed reputation, with positive feedback highlighting reliable product quality, efficient shipping, and competitive pricing, particularly for their own brand items. Customers appreciate the knowledgeable support team and the value offered. However, numerous complaints revolve around poor customer service, particularly concerning return processes, delayed responses, and inadequate handling of warranty claims. Many customers express frustration with lengthy resolution times and a lack of proactive communication. Overall, while the company excels in product offerings, significant improvements in customer service and return policies are essential to enhance customer satisfaction.
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I would have liked to buy an Hofner Cavern Bass but the delivery date was always postponed so I have had to change my order. The some thing happened with a Cabinet Markbass. The payment had been taken from my credit card before Thomann had sent the items. I'm waiting for the refund for two weeks.
I ordered a bag for my Denon Prime 4 and was sent the wrong bag in error. It is too small for the screen to fit.
When I called to try and sort out the situation, the lady handling the transaction was very rude, suggesting that I had ordered the wrong bag before she even checked the file. She then told me it would be three weeks to return the bag I just received and would call me back. I am still waiting!
Took less than a week to get my guitar all the way from Germany to the UK. Picked up a Harley Benton guitar and wow. I have no idea how they can sell such a great quality instrument at such a low price. Unbelievable.
Delivery was missing some items. Thomann refused to send them because I had already recycled the massive box they shipped everything in.
Hello Will,
We are sorry to hear of the missing items. Can you please contact us at [email protected] stating your customer number so that we can take a closer look into this for you?
-Your Thomann Team.
5 Stars all the way!
Incredible choice of instruments and everything else associated with making music at unbeatable prices. Fast reliable delivery service and everything arrives well protected and packaged. I have used Thomann many many times in the past and will continue to order all my guitar and amplifier parts through them in the future.
Hi Lee,
On the name of the whole Thomann Team, we woud like to thank you for your feedback and kind review.
All the best to you
Your Thomann Team
After moving to Europe from the USA I lamented the loss of my favorite music gear company, Sweetwater. However, once I discovered Thomann I forgot all about my woes! Great gear (even their own brand), great customer service, all from a great company!
Hi Paul,
We would like to thank you for the nice review. Glad to hear that you found your happiness in our service and products.
Have a great week.
Your International Thomann Team
Bought a faulty b7k ultra, it came with a noise that turned the sound horrible. Recorded some videos reproducing the fault. Now they tell me the pedal is okay and refuse to give repair, refund or replace it. Horrible experience for me. I've been a costumer for years now... I even tested other b7k and not long ago I owned the b7k and the vintage. They tell me i don't like the sound of the pedal... I love darkglass pedals, just not the faulty ones. To resume it, I've spent 422 on a piece of junk and they refuse to do anything about it and will keep my money. I fell robbed! Well done Thomann...
Dear Diogo,
We are very sorry to hear about the trouble with your b7k ultra. Can you please contact us at [email protected] with your customer number so that our service care managers can take a closer look into the matter for you?
Thank you for your understanding
Your Thomann Team
I do not use Thomann as much as I should, but whenever I do, this is the experience:
I find exactly the product I need, even when I have looked elsewhere online.
I get really good prices.
I know delivery will be fast.
Responsiveness and shipping of my order will be extremely quick.
Customer service is excellent.
I really must remind myself to shop with Thomann more frequently. Very highly recommended.
Thank you for your lovely review Michael
We can't expect a better feedback than yours.
We will be very happy to have you more often as customer on our online shop.
Have a nice day,
Your International Thomann Team
Easy and inexpensive order. Shipped quickly and with no issues even though it was the instrument was 130 cm long!
Hello Rob,
A big thanks for your review, we are delighted that you are happy with your purchase.
We wish you a good day,
Your International Thomann Team
I bought a gift to my girlfriend from thomann. First they sent a wrong order, then after contacting them many times they finally sent the right item I ordered. After that they made it my responsibility to send back their wrong package which was their responsibility. After failing many times to send it back because of internal problems between them and Ups, they started sending me letters to pay for the article I didn't even order, and it got to a point where they even threatened to sue me if I did not pay. I tried a few more times to send the article back, and every time they would send me a return label that was used.
Its 6 months later now and still they can't take responsibility for their mistake.
If you are planning on ordering something from thomann, I'd recommend checking out other companies that would put their client first and not have to deal with this kind of bs.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND.
Hello Roland,
We are very sorry to hear of the trouble with your purchase.
Can you please contact us at [email protected] and we will be able to look into this further for you.
Your Thomann Customer Care Team
I have spent over 2 thousand euros withThomann over the last couple of years and by and large the service has been reasonable. However, you only really get to know a company when something goes wrong and you need some help. I recently Ordered a B stock LD Maui 5 go, listed as "may have some slight wear marks". It arrived with the control panel unattached to the body, all the screws were missing and the unit wouldn't charge the battery. Thomann told me I could send the unit back for them to assess. Before sending it back I looked at the feedback on repairs and found a significant number of people saying they sent the goods back using the label thomann sent them and the parcels mysteriously disappeared in transit. They were left with no goods and no refund. Some of these cases have been left unresolved for more than a year! What sort of company sends out products obviously not in a salable condition and then expects the customer to either spend months waiting on a resolution or risk the goods being reported as lost and being left with nothing. In order to be sure that I actually got some value for my hard earned money, I had the unit repaired at my own expense. Thomann haven't even offered a token payment to offset the cost and inconvenience. Is saving a few euro worth the risks of dealing with unscrupulous companies? I don't think so, I won't deal with them again. Before you buy, please have a look at the feedback from customers who have had issues, then decide for yourself
Hello Mark,
We are very sorry to hear of the trouble with your purchase.
Can you please contact us at [email protected] and we will be able to look into this further for you.
Your Thomann Customer Care Team
My first experience with Thomann. The selection of products, pricing, service quality is top notch! Will definitely return as soon as I will allow myself next musical joy.
Thank you so much for your five stars and your kind words, Jan! =)
Best regards and rock on,
Your Thomann team
Their courier lost our order and Thomann refused to give refund and passed blame to their UPS courier who confirmed the parcel lost. But when we first contacted Thomann they insisted that a signature was obtained which clearly was not the case and we never got a copy of said signature because it never existed hence the parcel was lost. Avoid these rogues!
Dear Emily,
We are very sad that you are not satisfied with our services. Could you please send an email with your customer number to [email protected]? Then we’ll be able to locate your account and find out, what’s going on. Best regards, your Thomann team
Received my order today 25 feb which I placed on the 20th great service and communication as always thanks and regards- Paula H... Dublin
You are welcome, Paula! =) Keep on rockin'! Your Thomann team
The best website and company...
Parcels have always arrived on time. Great customer service and returns policy.
Dear customer! Thank you so much for your kind words!
Best regards from Treppendorf, your Thomann crew
Just the worse customer service experience in my life. My order is in... Spain from Dec. 17 and I'm in Switzerland. Nobody at Thomann can tell me something about it and the do NOTHING to solve the problem. Juste..."wait please"
Dear Rob,
We are really sorry that your parcel has not been delivered yet. As we do not have many information here, we would kindly ask you send us more details regarding your case on the following email address: [email protected].
Once again, please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused
I ordered a guitar back on October 3rd 2018. They declared the first order lost in the mail and sent me a replacement on Dec 3rd 2018. It's now Dec 19th 2018. Tracking shows it's still in German Customs. Every time I reach out to them they give me ridiculous answer for the delay. This was the last one and I quote " Thank you for your e-mail.
It's saying the same status because it has not been scanned from your local post yet.
In case you want a refund, please refuse the parcel on arrival and once we have it back here, we are going to refund you the amount.
Kind regards,
They are trying to tell me that guitar left German Customs, went through US Customs and is at my local post office and didn't get scanned once. I will never use this company again. Something weird is going on over there.
Very good e-shop to buy music gear. Plenty of items to choose from and quite fast shipping. There is definitely something for any musician in here.
Dear Rudolf,
The whole Thomann Team wants to thank you for your review. We wish you all the best with your gear!
I have just had the misfortune of order a Gibson guitar from Thomman, which arrived in perfect condition but was totally unplayable due to several problems from the manufacture. Thomman claim on their website that they check every guitar but when I asked they simply take a box off the shelf and ship it. I was told that for them to send me a new one as a replacement they would either need to have received the faulty one back or I would have to pay again. Understandable I suppose, so I paid again for another Gibson, after waiting for 4 days for delivery I checked the scheduled UPS date of delivery only to find out the Thomman had reversed the delivery as they claim that all Gibsons are like the first one I received so I wouldn't be happy. So when I asked if they could credit me for the second one (the first one was still in transit back to Thomman) I was told No they had to wait until the parcel they return before it even arrived at my home address would have to be received back before they would credit me.
Long story short. I chose another make and model and Thomman then agreed to set it up and ship it Express delivery. Which they claim they did. Now they tell me that something must have gone wrong with UPS (blame someone else) and it was on a standard delivery. So still I have no guitar.
Thomman used to be really slick, now I would really think twice about ordering from this company again. Terrible experience.
Dear customer,
We are really sorry to read that you are not satisfied with our service.
The Gibson's guitars are checked by our supplier. In case you wish to have an extra setup our special check in the future, please let us know in advance. Once the order is shipped out, we can only ask our driver to return it.
The last guitar you have received has been specialty checked for you by our quality control service and shipped out by Express delivery 48h without extra cost as requested. We would like to reminder that a standard delivery takes approximately 72 to 96h.
Also, your money has been charged back on your bank account as soon as we received the item back. Once the refund has been issued, please note that it can take few days to appear on your bank account
We thank you for your understanding
Your Thomann team
I placed an online order with payment process through paypal.
I got order confirmation email and after that there was no correspondence.
I had to follow up with their department after 1 week and i was told they did not ship my order because they were waiting for my tel number.
My point is that i had to follow up to be told this. Only after that i got to know why my shipment had not been dispatched.
I was also told they sent me an email asking for my # which is not true as i didcheck all my emails and my spam folders etc, they were lying, there was no email sent to me.
This will be my first and last dealing with Thomann. Very unprofessional. I will probably not deal with them again. Very laid back company to deal with.
Like the emoticon/ emoji says doesn"t get worse than this!@! Stay away from such companies...
I reside in Dubai. UAE
Dear Rajesh,
We are terribly sorry to read your review.
Usually, if your phone number is missing, you should receive an email from our Team as soon the order has been generated. It is indeed possible that this email is landing in your Spam folder. As it is happening pretty often.
Please contact us at [email protected] with your customer number, so we can have a closer look on your case and see what we could still do for you.
Accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused
Thomann Team International
Thomann - Music Is Our Passion: Thomann is Europe's largest music retailer with 1,500 employees and over 17 million customers.
The family-owned company not only sells instruments and accessories of all kinds but also offers lighting systems, stage and studio gear, as well as equipment for video producers, podcasters, and online streamers. The online shop features more than 110,000 items.
The Thomann sales consultants in 13 specialized departments, along with native speakers from 30 different countries in the company's call center, are mostly musicians themselves. With their passion and extensive knowledge, they provide support to customers worldwide. All these factors highlight Thomann's position as the industry leader.


Hi Richard,
Thank you very much for your feedback. We are pleased to read that you are enjoying your new Harley Benton guitar. We are putting lot of efforts on the quality of those products and are glad that this makes our customers also happy.
All the best