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Downtown Sounds is a full-service
musical instrument retail store founded in 1976 by Joe Blumenthal in Northampton,
MA. 

We sell top brand names of guitars,
amplifiers, drums, keyboards, PA and 
recording equipment, woodwinds, brass, 
string instruments and sheet music, as well  as 
a full line of accessories for the 
instruments we sell.
 Brands include Fender, Yamaha, Pearl, 
Seagull, Godin, Taylor, Zildjian, LP, Gold Tone, 
Alesis, Roland, Boss, Tascam and Spector. 
In addition, we offer lessons on guitar, bass, 
drums, piano, and woodwinds by some 
of the best professional musicians in the
Pioneer Valley.
 
 

 

Downtown Sounds also an excellent
repair shops for all string instruments
featuring Downtown Lutheries' Owen
Davidson and for amplifiers and
electronics with Ron Burati.

We regularly buy and sell used instruments,
and take trade-ins. The store features a
rental-purchase plan which makes it easy
to have a quality beginner's instrument,
and revolving charge accounts for our
regular customers. 

Most important, your satisfaction is
guaranteed: ask about our seven-day
refund or exchange policy. Downtown
Sounds also rewards its regular
customers with a rebate program,
offering 1% back in store credit to
those who spend more than $750 per
year, and 2% for those whose purchases
exceed $1,751 in a year.

We are open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, 
except Thursday when we're open until 8 p.m. 
Saturdays we're open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 
Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. We're closed on 
all major holidays.

 

We can't respond quickly to email inquiries
Please call 413-586-0998 or 800-564-8863 
if you would like to contact us.