Toms Sound — Local services in Birmingham

Massive selection of live-performance equipment spanning all imaginable conditions and feature sets. Lights, PAs, mixers, mics, stage equipment, and so on are the focus, but there's also a solid selection of home audio kit and all sorts of miscellania. Don't expect to find instruments themselves if they aren't keyboards or synths, or headphones, or a large record inventory. They do have a recording booth in the back.

I suppose the man I've always seen at the desk is Tom - you get the feeling he knows what kind of visitor you are when you walk in, be it a bored window shopper or a long-time operator, and he gives you the appropriate time and attention. That's just how any money-making business should work, though, so you can't blame him for not being all smiles for all walk-ins. That doesn't mean he wouldn't try to answer question you ask, especially since it seems like he has an answer 99 times out of 100. And even if you are just tire-kicking, it's worth paying a visit just to let your mind wander, be nostalgic for...

Toms Sound is the koolest music shop in Birmingham for sure. They have used and new equipment,as well as killer vintage stereos, and the guitar pedals and microphone selection is always fun to check out because you never know what will be in stock. What's more is that Tom the owner knows his products, treats his clients and customers with respect and prices how items reasonably and may even negotiate, as well as being a really Kool guy both personally, as well as to the Birmingham music community and various other Birmingham groups and individuals. Tom has been a very important member of the Birmingham music scene for many, many years. If you're in town performing at Saturn (just about 200 yards away down the road from Tom's), make sure you stop in and check Tom's Sound...

Used Tom's Sound rentals for a friend's wedding. Had to bypass the mixer that was rented entirely because the main output of the board was going in and out, like it has a dirty connection somewhere.

When I called the employee who dropped off the equipment for setup he blamed me and said there wasn't any issue with the board, and I never got a response from the store when I e-mailed to followup on the issue and ask if they would at least partially refund the bride & groom for the issues with the rental equipment.

I had good experiences w/ Tom's rentals previously, but for setups and rentals with a bigger budget and for a week or more. For a small one day rental I felt like the issues I had were ignored, or...