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Guitar Center

1280 Willow Pass Rd #A
Concord, CA 94520 925-363-7770

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A good place to shop - Mar 16, 2025

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Guitar Center

3677 Stevens Creek Blvd
San Jose, CA 95117 408-249-0455

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I needed advice on buying an acoustic guitar .. 2 staffers where really great... - Mar 11, 2025

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Guitar Center

5925 Shellmound St
Emeryville, CA 94608 510-559-1055

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My favorite place - Mar 06, 2025

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Guitar Center

1645 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109 415-409-0350

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Yes guitar center is the best - Mar 19, 2025

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Gryphon Stringed Instruments

211 Lambert Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-493-2131

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First time buying a guitar--so not sure about reliability of products yet (only... - Aug 11, 2024

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West Valley Music

300 W El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94041 650-961-1566

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Great staff!!! Great selection! Great service! - Jan 24, 2018

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Starving Musician

3939 Stevens Creek Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-554-9041

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Very knowledgeable employees, trusted advice on products, decent prices when... - Mar 19, 2025

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Allegro Music

3115 Walnut Ave
Fremont, CA 94538 510-793-3500

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Great music store. Clarence is great. - Apr 09, 2020

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Sylvan Music

1521 Mission St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831-427-1917

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Great inventory and staff! Well worth the drive beyond the SF Bay Area. - Feb 20, 2019

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A & G Music Products

564 14th St
Oakland, CA 94612 510-832-0381

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Absolutely love this repair shop. They are experts! - Dec 30, 2023

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Bananas At Large

1654 Second St
San Rafael, CA 94901 415-457-7600

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MUCH rather go there than to Guitar Center!! - Aug 19, 2016

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Guitar Center

53 W Hillsdale Blvd #A
San Mateo, CA 94403 650-312-8270

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got a great guitar and great service from them. - Jan 18, 2016

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Crossroads Music & Instruments

10564 S DE Anza Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95014 408-996-8742

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Very friendly , and I'm always very happy with their service. If they don't... - Sep 05, 2017

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Magic Flute

182 Northgate One
San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-3112

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Very friendly service. I’ve always felt welcome there. - Aug 23, 2020

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Gelb Music

722 El Camino Real
Redwood City, CA 94063 650-365-8878

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great friendly service - Sep 21, 2021

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Tall Toad Music

43 Petaluma Blvd N
Petaluma, CA 94952 707-765-6807

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Superior shop - Dec 30, 2023

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Forrest's Music

1849 University Ave
Berkeley, CA 94703 510-845-7178

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Used their products for years. Great double reeds - May 06, 2020

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Music Village

2971 Union Ave
San Jose, CA 95124 408-377-2504

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Great inventory on sheet music and instruments - Mar 16, 2025

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Ingram & Brauns Musik Shoppe

3160 Santa Rita Rd #B-4
Pleasanton, CA 94566 925-462-3667

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The store usually has one person behind the counter and sometimes it takes... - Mar 13, 2025

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Kamimoto String Instruments

609 N 4th St
San Jose, CA 95112 408-298-8168

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Kamimoto Strings provided good observations and advice with bow rehairing service.... - Apr 14, 2018

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