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zZounds.com (zzounds.com) has 214 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.8 out of 5.
Website
zzounds.com
Category
Music & Instruments
Location
Oakland, New Jersey
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Most recent review: October 2026.
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No bs. No nonsense. Easy process. Pure satisfaction
I was looking for a site that puts the musician first. No nonsense. No bs. Easy process. Just cut and dry check all the boxes. Zzounds mailed it. I am a customer for life.
Response from zZounds.comMar 18, 2026
Thanks for sharing your experience! We're glad to be your go-to for music gear moving forward.
ZM
Zach M.
Amazing service
Amazing service
Response from zZounds.comMar 16, 2026
Thanks for your feedback!
MW
Michael W.
Their customer service is incredible
Their customer service is incredible!
I've used sweet water for years and my sales rep was the only person I enjoyed talking to and sometimes I had a hard time getting a hold of him. zZound's customer service is friendly and informative no matter who you talk to.
Wednesday I ordered a pair of HS8's. They got here Friday. Friday night I called Customer Service and told them that the speakers were way too big for my space. They immediately sent me a return label. Saturday morning I took them to FedEx, and they had the HS5's on my doorstep Tuesday morning.
You have gained a new customer for sure. I'm a DJ out of Milton, FL. I've been DJing for the last 16 years and zZounds is my new home for all my business needs.
Thank You!!!
Response from zZounds.comMar 11, 2026
Thanks for sharing your experience! We're glad to be your go-to for music gear moving forward.
WP
William P.
ZZ sounds will be my new go to.
First and foremost the first thing I noticed was the associate Jeff treated me with courtesy and respect. That is very important to me. Secondly he was extremely knowledgeable in the instrument that I was going to purchase. He made sure I understood the cost of the instrument and the final cost with the tax included. Made very sure he had the delivery address correct. To my surprise the instrument was delivered the very next day. I will go to ZZ sounds for any future purposes of my musical supplies I will need. Thank you very much for your service. Bill P
Response from zZounds.comMar 10, 2026
Thanks for sharing your experience! We're glad to be your go-to for music gear moving forward.
RJ
Ryan J.
Choose better
Make sure you read the small print of the contract or you'll be like me having to postpone it mom cancer treatment because they as in zzsounds forced a transaction to get money out of ur account and overdrew it by 600 to pay off equipment and nothing in this world they cared they didn't but they was happy they got there money but I'm here mom has to wait for me to build up my mom again cause I'm negative 600. Also besides the regards to payments the email that was on file didn't have any attempts to reach out to me but of course they did no harm. They was blunt on the phone while I'm telling them about my account and they say well ur account is paid in full now. They're happy
Response from zZounds.comMar 9, 2026
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Unfortunately, we did not hear back from you about this past due balance. We tried contacting you through email, phone calls, and the US mail regarding your past due balance, but we never received a response. We are willing to work with our customers when it comes to deferring payments and are very flexible with payment terms if there are situations preventing you from making a payment, but we must be able to contact you to set up a deferment. In this case, you placed new orders despite having the past due balance. All past due balances must be made current before we can approve new orders. We're sorry that this payment arrangement did not work out for you, but we do need communication regarding any past due balances if an arrangement needs to be made.
JT
Jerrold T.
Pitiful customer service
Pitiful customer service. They will restrict or blacklist your account for simply responding to their attitudinal agents. There are plenty of music shops to buy from, and they’ll never see a penny from me again.
EDIT/ ADDITION: Read their response. Total garbage. Sold me a faulty guitar, then dodged any and all return potential. They are the pawn shop of music stores and deserve to go bankrupt.
Response from zZounds.comMar 6, 2026
Thanks for your review. Unfortunately, duet to language and behavior inappropriate for a retail setting, we are no longer able to help you over the phone. Please contact us through email at [email protected] for a resolution for any issues you may have experienced.
JA
Jenny A.
Zzounds charged my card 5 separate…
Zzounds charged my card 5 separate charges of $120.37 after they denied me when I applied to finance a guitar.
I called zzounds and asked them to reverse their mistake and they told.me no.
I asked for the owners contact info, customer service refused to give names or contact info.
They took more than $600 from me that I never authorized and I dont have a guitar to show for it either!
Response from zZounds.comMar 5, 2026
We're sorry to hear about your experience. We couldn't find your order with the information provided. Please contact us at [email protected] for a resolution.
SY
SynapsyS
I returned a POS Jackson guitar
I returned a Jackson guitar that cost a grand. It was subpar, there were stickers on the tuners that said Jackson. Stickers? It wouldn't intonate, sounded crappy, and had other really cheap parts. The box it came in was nothing less than a gigantic puzzle, and I'm not too shabby with a puzzle. So, I call to get some tips on the best way to ship this guitar back. Not a word. I tried two more times and then the return policy was coming due. I packed it very well, making sure the headstock had the styrofoam cover and the rest had plenty of bubble wrap that it had come in, and then some. I get a picture in an email of this guitar, being held by an employee, with the headstock smashed to crap. With the ZZounds packing slip, graciously given by the company, there wasn't an option for insurance. So, they then black ball me. For returning TWO guitars that came back to them all banged up. I only returned one of the two guitars I bought, one a really nice Schecter Reaper Elite that has a few issues, but it's not built like a paper gujtar like the Jackson. They black balled me while buying strings. For real ? That's where they make money, not off of guitars, but in the little things that go with the guitar. Four counts of bad service in one transaction. No insurance offer, blame the customer and not UPS, black ball me when I'm buying the money maker, and lying about how many guitars I had returned. Talk about dumb and dumber.... Then even dumber and dumberer still!
Response from zZounds.comMar 5, 2026
We're sorry to hear about your experience. We couldn't find your order with the information provided. Please contact us at [email protected] for a resolution.