text: After deciding to learn how to play the guitar for the third time I ended up at Varsity music a nobrainer as I walk past it almost every day It is a cute music store on Nicolson Street right opposite Edinburgh Universitys Old College A friend and I bought our guitars within a day of each other and managed to become quite friendly with the staff who I suspect may be the owners as well We managed to score a discount and one of those electric tuners which I would put down to our natural charm Although I am not a musical expert I will say they had a great range of guitars some tipping the ua scale but mine was thankfully an affordable ua Guitars come with a case a few picks if you are nice and will usually be tuned if not just ask and they should happily oblige They also sell some great instructional material and I believe they offer lessons as well