One of a number of greater Bay Area locations, The Starving Musician on Shattuck in Berkeley offers a good selection of instruments - some new, and more used. Among them are guitars, basses, drums, as well as accessories and some instruments from other parts of the world. The store also carries instruments for school bands.
Napa Music Supply is a musical equipment store that features an array of instruments, including acoustic guitars, electric guitars, keyboards and drum sets. Customers are also offered a wide selection of musical accessories, including recording equipment and amps. The current inventory of new and used merchandise can be viewed online.
This store sells sheet music, instruments and gives individual music lessons. Opened in 1906, it is one of the oldest business operating in southern California. There is free parking in the back.
Long Beach School of Music has been serving the community since 2005; it offers private and group music lessons for guitar, piano, bass, banjo and more. It also offers songwriting workshops, band camps, sessions and more. For a schedule and for fee information, visit the website.
Allegro Music provides professional instruction for students of all ages and skill levels who want to learn drums, percussion, keyboards and other instruments. It also provides tune-ups, instrument reconditioning, repair and dent removal. It has been in business for more than 50 years.
Long Beach Woodwinds is a locally-owned and operated retail shop that sells, rents and repairs woodwind instruments. It carries saxophones, flutes, clarinets, reeds, mouthpieces and other instrument accessories. Long Beach Woodwinds also provides music lessons.
