After deciding to learn how to play the guitar for the third time, I ended up at Varsity music, a no-brainer as I walk past it almost every day. It's a cute music store on Nicolson Street, right opposite Edinburgh University's 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'd put down to our natural charm! Although I'm not a musical expert, I will say they had a great range of guitars, some tipping the \u00a3300 scale, but mine was thankfully an affordable \u00a360. Guitars come with a case, a few picks if you're 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!