Reverb Reviews 

8,881
TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

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Evaluating 1,557 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently share that the website is exceptionally user-friendly, making it simple to browse through thousands of musical instruments and equipment options. People love discovering great bargains and unique vintage gear at competitive prices, noting that transactions usually go smoothly from start to finish. Buyers and sellers alike appreciate the helpful information provided to ensure everything goes as well as possible during purchases. However, some customers also noted that the platform fees have increased significantly, making selling items less profitable than before. A few people also encountered frustrating experiences when dealing with occasional unreliable sellers or unhelpful customer support responses.

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Product

Customers had positive experiences with product, noting a wide and varied selection of musical gear at great... See more

Website

Users describe positive interactions with website, highlighting that the platform is really well made, easy... See more

Price

Consumers find price to be ambiguous, with strongly contrasting experiences regarding costs and fees. Many... See more

User experience

Customers consistently note positive experiences with user experience, highlighting smooth transactions, a... See more

Service

Reviewers mention ambiguous feedback about service, with some experiencing fast and professional... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Everything is great except for letting sellers try to ask for 2x+ the value of gear and not being able to publicly call that out. Unless these are guys whose wives told them to sell their gear and it'... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reverb is a great way to buy. They will help you if something goes wrong. You must read each listing carefully and look carefully at the photos the seller provides. Do your research. Reverb provides s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve been lucky enough to find great bargains on Reverb. In addition, I was fortunate to sell a few items at bargain prices to reliable individual purchasers. I’ve had zero problems with any of my Rev... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reverb makes it really easy to find and acquire gear, from both large commercial sellers, or private ones. I've had nothing but good transactions, and always buy with confidence, knowing Reverb will... See more


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Reverb is where musicians go to buy and sell new, used, vintage and handmade music gear. When Reverb launched in 2013, it was founded on the principle that buying and selling musical instruments should be easy and affordable. Since then we’ve become a thriving community that connects millions of people around the world to the gear and the inspiration needed to make music. From beginner musicians to collectors, mom-and-pop shops to large retailers, and popular manufacturers to boutique builders and luthiers, millions of buyers and sellers use the site and app. You might even run into some of your favorite rock stars on Reverb!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5-Star Best Buying and Selling Experience on Reverb Since 2016!

I been selling on Reverb for years now. I am very happy here with their staff, customers service, buyers and my selling experience. There is equality with both buyers and sellers as a true marketplace standard. There are no one sided favorable treatment here like in other places. The owner of Reverb and so as his staffs treat everyone with professionalism, everyone happy and you will get positive results. This is definitely my home now. Come and shop here Anytime and we will serve you best!

26 August 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The bass guitar is great!

The guitar is great! and for a 1993 vintage bass I mean GREAT! The only issue which was a small one is i had to replace the 9 volt battery, wasn't getting any sound at first. Very minor. I am just hoping nothing is shorting in the electronic that is making it short, time will tell, but this is when they made quality instruments, so i am not too worried about it. Aloha from Hawaii!

26 August 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivery problems

Reverb insists on a signature required for all purchases over $100. This is only discovered after the purchase and caused many problems for me. It would be nice to be warned ahead of time but the reasons they don't are obvious. There is also no actual customer service/ contact number/email I could find other than an AI bot. I'm super sad because I had a great experience with the actual sellers, but I wont be using reverb again because of this requirement.

24 August 2026
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We appreciate your feedback! We're happy to see you received your orders, and wanted to let you know that if you need any further assistance, you can contact our live support team by clicking on the "Need Help?" button on Reverb.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Sloppy site management, no protection for personal financial information

Listings for gear are not screened or content verified. Quite a few scammers now selling on Reverb, using blatantly inaccurate descriptions. The site also insists on being given sellers' personal bank account numbers, even when signed up for their in-house "Reverb Wallet" in which sales proceeds are held as store/site credit. No one knows what they are doing with stored bank account numbers.

22 August 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

After many years

I've been selling and buying on Reverb for many years now. Most of the time it works really well and you'll find decent deals and people. When it doesn't work, it's a nightmare regardless of whether you're buying or selling. Reverb's support has become increasingly dismissive and will shut you down as fast as possible. Resolutions take a very long time and are messy and very frustrating. Scammers are now more frequent as well (even though they are very obvious). I'm writing this as I have decided not to use this platform again. the intention is good, the execution not so much. It was fun when everything went smoothly. But the few times that it didn't sucked all the fun away from everything.

25 August 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought my bass guitar

Bought the bass guitar I have been looking for at a price way below what I expected. Easy process and quick and easy turn around. Delivered as told and now I have bought a few odds and ends to make it mine. I love shopping on Reverb and will tell others to do the same.

22 August 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total waste of time

Total waste of time. Joined to buy a cheap electric piano for my kids to take lessons on. Found one nearby. Started chatting with the seller and was immediately suspended for literally no reason. Just some security flag. Site is garbage. Use FB Marketplace or CL instead of this crummy site.

21 August 2026
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We see that our team has already been working with you on your account. Please wait for their reply to your messages for next steps.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ENSHITTIFICATION IS REAL

ENSHITTIFICATION IS REAL

Every time I spend time creating a listing, my account goes under review and suspension. I contact customer service, they fix it because i live in Sweden. I spend time creating another listing, and the same thing happens.

I have lost total faith in Reverb.com and will never buy or sell anything with them again.

UPDATE: I now have a better understanding of why reverb has become so terrible. It was purchased by Etsy and just became a hollow marketplace. At one point in time it used to be by musicians for musicians but now it is just trash. Avoid all costs.

UPDATE 2: the reply from reverb down below is total bullshit. Their customer service is awful, it took me work just to even close the damn account. There is no chance in hell I will ever use reverb again. GFY.

20 August 2026
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We see that our team has already been working with you on your account. Please wait for their reply to your messages for next steps.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Purchased a higher end preamplifier…

Purchased a higher end preamplifier described as in VERY GOOD CONDITION which was misrepresented. The actual physical condition was fair to poor. I went through the return process and was denied at every level quite summarily. When selling and purchasing used audio equipment online, integrity is paramount. I fulfilled my part of the contract. Supplying substantial number of images documenting the physical condition as fair to poor. I was matching with currently owned Classe Audio Amp. I can neither do that nor in good faith resell the item without an accurate description as fair to poor.. this will assuredly result in a substantial loss or a non sale. Hard for me to believe that both Seller and Reverb operate in this manner.

19 August 2026
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Your order was recently escalated to our Resolutions Team. A specialist will be contacting you via email shortly to assist further. Please feel free to reply to their outreach if you have any additional questions or concerns.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It used to be a wonderful site for…

It used to be a wonderful site for players to sell and buy. Now the fees are so ridiculously high, you end up losing money.

The payout time has grown exponentially also. It took them 3 weeks to get my payment after selling an item. They use to payout as soon as you entered a tracking number.

19 August 2026
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