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Business	Distance	Ratings	Most Recent Comment
Guitar Center 1280 Willow Pass Rd #A Concord, CA 94520 925-363-7770 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 28 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 28 recommended	A good place to shop - Mar 16, 2025 See all comments
Guitar Center 5925 Shellmound St Emeryville, CA 94608 510-559-1055 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 24 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 24 recommended	Shelves are usually empty and the help doesn't always know anything about... - May 10, 2024 See all comments
Guitar Center 1645 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94109 415-409-0350 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 23 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 23 recommended	Yes guitar center is the best - Mar 19, 2025 See all comments
Guitar Center 3677 Stevens Creek Blvd San Jose, CA 95117 408-249-0455 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 22 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 22 recommended	Lots of products on display to try and staff was very kind and attentive - Dec 30, 2023 See all comments
Gryphon Stringed Instruments 211 Lambert Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-493-2131 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 19 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 19 recommended	First time buying a guitar--so not sure about reliability of products yet (only... - Aug 11, 2024 See all comments
West Valley Music 300 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94041 650-961-1566 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 18 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 18 recommended	Great staff!!! Great selection! Great service! - Jan 24, 2018 See all comments
Allegro Music 3115 Walnut Ave Fremont, CA 94538 510-793-3500 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 14 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 14 recommended	Great music store. Clarence is great. - Apr 09, 2020 See all comments
Sylvan Music 1521 Mission St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831-427-1917 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 14 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 14 recommended	Great inventory and staff! Well worth the drive beyond the SF Bay Area. - Feb 20, 2019 See all comments
Starving Musician 3939 Stevens Creek Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-554-9041 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 13 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 13 recommended	I've never needed to test whether they stand behind their products. - Jan 25, 2018 See all comments
A & G Music Products 564 14th St Oakland, CA 94612 510-832-0381 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 11 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 11 recommended	Absolutely love this repair shop. They are experts! - Dec 30, 2023 See all comments
Bananas At Large 1654 Second St San Rafael, CA 94901 415-457-7600 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 11 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 11 recommended	MUCH rather go there than to Guitar Center!! - Aug 19, 2016 See all comments
Guitar Center 53 W Hillsdale Blvd #A San Mateo, CA 94403 650-312-8270 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 11 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 11 recommended	got a great guitar and great service from them. - Jan 18, 2016 See all comments
Crossroads Music & Instruments 10564 S DE Anza Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014 408-996-8742 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 10 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 10 recommended	Very friendly , and I'm always very happy with their service. If they don't... - Sep 05, 2017 See all comments
Magic Flute 182 Northgate One San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-3112 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 10 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 10 recommended	Very friendly service. I’ve always felt welcome there. - Aug 23, 2020 See all comments
Gelb Music 722 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94063 650-365-8878 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 9 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 9 recommended	great friendly service - Sep 21, 2021 See all comments
Tall Toad Music 43 Petaluma Blvd N Petaluma, CA 94952 707-765-6807 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 9 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 9 recommended	Superior shop - Dec 30, 2023 See all comments
Forrest's Music 1849 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94703 510-845-7178 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	Used their products for years. Great double reeds - May 06, 2020 See all comments
Kamimoto String Instruments 609 N 4th St San Jose, CA 95112 408-298-8168 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	Kamimoto Strings provided good observations and advice with bow rehairing service.... - Apr 14, 2018 See all comments
Music Village 2971 Union Ave San Jose, CA 95124 408-377-2504 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	The store can be a bit disorganized, but the staff is very friendly and helpful!... - Aug 14, 2013 See all comments
Stanroy Music Center 850 4th St Santa Rosa, CA 95404 707-545-4827 Ratings: ? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	?	? ?% ? out of 7 recommended	The staff is so rude and they treat you like they don't have the time... - Dec 27, 2023 See all comments

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