The staff had a great balance of offering help, but also giving space when needed. Morgan helped out and did a great job when it comes to showing he knows what he is talking about, and helping me find the guitar that best suits me. Cody was also helpful when talking technical stuff and giving background info on the products.
I am current going through a Cinderella/ Goldilocks phase of choosing the right higher-end strat. I did not get the guitar I was destined to be with, but I have also been to 5 different stores.
I came in later looking for the “just right” semi-hollow and the assistance I got from Kevin and Chris was fantastic. They went above and beyond and researched specs on a Gretch. Naudia helped me select some strings. Every time I go here I am extremely satisfied by the service.
I have bought a guitar from this location before and have been extremely satisfied by the service This is the first GC on my list and I will always keep coming back. Thanks folks!
I like Guitar Center! They often have what I want for a reasonable price. The Gilroy store has friendly staff and no BS!
This place has guitars n stuff
Great
Mucha variedad de instrumentos musicales
easy returns
No true musicians run the place or know their stuff for working musicians. But if you need Mamby pamby run of the mill , they got it in bulk. As exciting as Perry Como sings Neil Sedaka . Pro audio or mngmnt persnnell is best choice for pro anything needed by the working band/ artist.
Worst “music store” I’ve ever been to. They have damaged and used instruments for sale as new. They have a PA system blasting horrible music at INSANELY loud volume. Louder than some concerts I’ve been to. IDK how they expect people to try instruments with that noise going on. Will never go back.
The times I’ve gone to this Guitar center in Gilroy I’ve had bad customer service the workers there want you to buy and get out of there quick like if I’m not there to spend my money. I’ve boughten lots of equipment for my band here some equipment I’ve boughten there has came out USED and sold as NEW!!! This happened with one of my Bose S1 speakers, opened it up it was dusty and had no charger with it. Bought some JBL’s from you guys as well and they were also used and also labeled as new. The last time I bought something from this guitar center I had boughten an 800 dollar wireless sure mic got home opened it up and it was rusty from the top of the mic it was also labeled as new. The times I do go back to complain about the used items the workers there act like they don’t know anything about it. Don’t go to this Guitar center
Aquí encuentras todo para lucir como un un buen vaquero
Huge selection on boots! Found my dream boots there…
After wandering lost thru tons of boots,I got found by a girl named Hailey. She asked me what I was looking for,went and got a few possibilates,and I got a great pair of boots. This place has tons of boots. Cowboy,work,and hiking.Prices seem good. Look for Hailey.
No help to pick out my boots but found them anyhow. Used to commission based help. No other options around here…….I’ll deal with it.
Es una tienda donde tienen diversidad de botas y ropa para mujer y hombres y al igual para niños de todas las edades y son gentiles en ayudarte.
Nice store great selection
Employees in the back of store and not very helpful…
I’ll try again another time this wasn’t the best.
Not good phone customer service at all! Will definitely not buy from here!
not good
4. Grupo la Cruzada de México
Address: 140 Ciolino Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 , San Martin , California , United States
Great experience, skill, and service. They came recommended to me, and I’ll pass it on.
We all go here for maintenance on our horse trailers! Honest, friendly, and a major part of the San Martin community.
Always efficient, helpful, & excellent work. I had a serious problem while hauling & they talked me through the issue to help me get home safely. Recommend highly!
Es una basura de trabajo tengo 5 semanas esperando un axel y cada semana me dicen que para la otra. No les recomiendo este lugar no cumplen con su trabajo
I needed help setting up my home studio and Brian provided excellent service at a very reasonable price. I would highly recommend Brian and Tool Shed Studios.
Tool Shed Studios is conveniently located roughly 45 mins to an hour from almost any where in the bay area. There’s 3-4 recording studios and you’ll have access to one of the educated musicians and experienced artists in the business in Brian Gibbs. We’re lucky to have him here in the Bay area.
Brian’s sharp, funny, patient, intuitive and spot on when it comes to all facets of recording, playing, editing etc etc. If you need and want “it” to happen….. You’d better get on it now..
Our experiences were amazing and we are looking forward to more recording sessions at Tool Shed studios and productions!
Thanks Gibbs!
Brian GIBBS is the man! He has been extremely helpful in guiding me through recording my children’s album. He is professional, friendly and gets you results. So glad I found him!
The experience was amazing and he has a very welcoming environment, but the results were completely unsatisfactory.
8. Enchanting Harp for Weddings and Special Events, Larisa Smirnova
Address: 18016 Hillwood Ln, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 , San Martin , California , United States
Larisa made our “open studio” day truly special and magical. We have been asked by our clients to repeat it.
Larisa and her harp will add magic and beauty to your special day. Her music is enchanting and graceful, and her repertoire is extensive and will be tailored per your request and need.
Larisa is one of the warmest, professional and talented people and is absolutely delightful to work with. I highly recommend her.
Larisa played at a Holiday party. She played a wide range of tunes including classical, pop, vintage and holiday. Excellent entertainment!
9. Tank House Winery
Address: 12830 Harding Ave, San Martin, CA 95046 , San Martin , California , United States
Beautiful winery , and the nicest owners. Provide water on a hot day , comfortable seats. Recommend
The five stars are for both wines and hospitality of the winery staff. Wines are delicious. I hosted an event at winery a few days ago. I am so happy that I have chosen this winery for the special event. Wine is very good and service is top notch too. The winery is run by a family. They are caring and warm. They made myself and my guest feel we are family. The atmosphere throughout the night was beautiful and magical. A heartfelt thank you for making our celebration special.
Although it has just opened, the owners are very friendly, and if you want to feel a quiet atmosphere or a relaxing atmosphere, it is recommended. Whenever wine is ordered, it is served in a new glass. Water is also basically set.
10. Music Village
Address: 2971 Union Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 , San Martin , California , United States
Great music store. You can buy or rent instruments, get sheet music and learning books, and get instruments fixed. It’s great!
Always friendly staff. I’m able to find the products I need. I have a pianist and a saxophone player in the family. Great store!
Great to see that Music Village is still open. Great staff, lots of sheet music, instruments and novelty items. They do repairs and have many music teacher referrals.
So many music stores are closing and at a time when music is so important as a therapy for the homebound. Go there and buy something! Collaborate with people, get kids involved, and make music videos! Keep music alive!
I go to music lessons here. It is a great place to shop for many common instruments and to learn them.
Helpful staff. Good vibe. Massive selection of sheet music books and I saw books on topics like electronic music production. One wing of the store is a music school.
Good place to get guitar strings
I recently rented a flute for my son. My son tried the flute at the store and it seemed ok. My son came home and practiced it and it had problem. We went back and they tried to repair. My son went to the class and the Flute teacher said that the Flute is leaking and asked us to return it. I rented it on Sat. and returned it on Monday. The still charged even though we mentioned that the flute was bad.
DO NOT RENT FLUTE FROM HERE. Also they charge very high for repair charges. I compared our son’s flute for repair between their shop and another shop. They were expensive by $200.
I will neve go back there.
11. Vision Guitar
Address: 6300 San Ignacio Ave STE C, San Jose, CA 95119 , San Martin , California , United States
Had a great experience purchasing from Vision Guitar. Bryan responded in a timely manner and helped me with with a purchase question. Unfortunately, I had to make a late change to my order and the sales team was able to quickly make the change before it shipped. They shipped promptly and the correct Item arrived safely. Thanks goes out to the folks a VG for their helpfulness, quickness, and flexibility!
Fantastic range of the best pedals and gear!
I drove by this place at first, it’s in a light industrial park kind of place right off the street. Very unassuming. I’m glad I didn’t give up, because they are well stocked and sell really good quality stuff. They had the pedal I was looking for in stock, even though it can be hard to find. The staff was helpful, patient and knowledgeable. I felt unpressured and liked their recommendations. I will be back even though it’s a drive for me.
I needed my order within a few days so I selected the priority mail option for an extra fee—turns out the package was sent as Ground Advantage. It didn’t arrive in time.
Didn’t like the place..
12. Sylvan Music
Address: 1521 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 , San Martin , California , United States
Great help and great cost… amazing old guitars collection. Ukes, banjos etc.
Super cool guitar store. Nice selection if new and used.
SOOO MANY CHOICES! The staff was pretty chill, definitely coming back ASAP!
Its a good place to get strings… Cost a little much for me
It’s a music store
Quick and friendly service.
Drove in from Idaho. Heard the place was legendary. Went in to buy a Santa Cruz guitar, had 6k of cash in my pocket. Indeed there is nice stuff in there, but the arrogance of the employees is a joke. All of them huddled around the computer or on their phones. Asked the kid at the front desk a question about a pedal and he just stared and went back to his phone. Lame. I will find another place to buy a Santa Cruz guitar. Do not waste your time.
I brought my family violin and bow to this shop. The violin was a student violin but the bow was very nice. We got the violin back but was told that the bow broke and it had been thrown away. We never got our bow back.
The worst customer service!! take your business somewhere else. I went there today they were rude, I waited and went over few guitars couple of times to buy one. Everyone ignored me and told me to be careful with the guitars! I played guitar for 10 years.. this is the worst guitar shop I ever been to!
Reply to owner’s response:
Sure! a customer with a toddler in store will rebuff help or assistance?
I never heard of this before ! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I mentioned that I was looking for a guitar to my son’s size (he is 5, not a toddler), he even spoke to you asking for assistance, you were rude! another customer walked in after me, you chose to help him instead.
By banging guitars, you mean putting them back to it’s place but happen to bump in the next guitar or wall?!
Take a look at previous customer reviews they complained about the same thing, if you don’t want us to touch many guitars in the store, you could help by showing suitable ones for purchase.
How can we support local business if they refuse to help us?
I didn’t storm out, I just felt unwelcomed as no one tried to help me, just yelling from behind the counter to be careful instead of assisting customers.
Owner’s response:
This person rebuffed our attempts for assistance then she and her toddler proceeded to carelessly mishandle instruments and bang them into each other. Several times! When we kindly asked that they be more careful, they stormed off as if we were making a completely unreasonable request. Oh well, I guess you can’t please all people all the time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
13. Guitar Shop
Address: 926 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 , San Martin , California , United States
Just walked in for the first time, met Steve, walked out around an hour later with a head full of new knowledge and ideas. He’s a nice guy, gave me some very clear explanations of technical topics, answered some questions I’ve had for years.
Steve’s passion for guitars is evident, and it’s great to see him help others get the most out of their instruments. Great shop.
Amazing shop with the best luthier west of Water St.
Nice little place, a little slow on the customer service.
Quality merchandise, was surprised how low some of the prices were.
Recommended.
Professional
I had the feeling that this wasn’t a legitimate business. The guy knows his guitar strings and he didn’t rip me off or anything, but I won’t visit again.
Didn’t return phone, email/website inquiry from a week ago…nobody is that bitchen. At least return a message letting me know you’re to busy and cool to accept more business work…
14. Walmart Supercenter
Address: 170 Cochrane Plaza, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 , San Martin , California , United States
Love it! Great prices on mostly everything. The meat section is small & some of it is a bit pricey but everything else is low priced and there are savings everywhere! Very budget friendly. Whenever I go to a different store I find myself back at Walmart because in my opinion Walmart has unbeatable prices! Plus an amazing amount of products.
Friendly staff
Always good
Cashiers are awsome. Got in and out quickly, as planned.
Clean, smaller, not as crowded. Staff is helpful. The smell of fresh baked bread is the first thing that hits you as you enter…mmmm… so much for my lo_carb diet. Maybe next week.
The store was organized clean and employees were really helpful
Horrible lines, if your in hurry or just grabbing a few things, good luck. This place has No Cashiers, slow and long lines. Need more self check out, or MORE CASHIERS……
Heck no
Shaving Cream $1.47 a can,under lock and key and no staff. Really? Off to Safeway and Target for other items. No need for this nonsense
15. Morgan Hill Music Studios
Address: 1295 E Dunne Ave #200, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 , San Martin , California , United States
I went in with a mandolin I bought elsewhere, to have restrung. Everyone was friendly and very helpful from beginning to end. I was helped specifically with re stringing and smoothing out the neck by Alfred(I’m 90% sure that was his name). Super cool guy that answered all of my questions without making me feel dumb for not knowing much about mandolins specifically. That’s a hard quality to find with musicians and instrument shops, but GRYPHON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS is a solid group of people that WILL help you out. Highly highly highly reccomend this place for musicians new and experienced musicians looking for new gear! Coming from a musician of over 15years.
This place is special. I can’t rave about it enough. Every guitar in there from $150-$24k has been set up great and plays super nice. It’s clear they are passionate about what they do and do a top notch job at it.
One example of this is when I was trying out a guitar I liked and noticed some buzzing on one of the strings. I brought it to the counter, asked if there was anything they could do about it. They took it to the back to inspect the problem and try to fix it. Comparing this place to somewhere like guitar center is really night and day. They truly earned my business.
The employees are great. The guitars are great. The vibe is great. This shop is great. I love it.
Gryphon Strings is the best music store for bluegrass instruments in the Bay Area. The staff are friendly and helpful, and there is a good selection of instruments including guitars, fiddles, banjos, ukuleles and mandolins. It’s rare to find a place so well-connected to the bluegrass and Americana tradition on the west coast, but the staff and teachersat Gryphon break the mold. The store is worth a visit if you’re looking to buy or repair an instrument, take lessons, or just browse.
Very friendly. Super knowledgeable.
Great selection and teachers
Very helpful associates!!
had a women yell at me when i walked in wearing a MAGA hat was a worker
Terrible people. A friend even tried to warn me not to try and shop there but, I didn’t listen. I won’t be going back after the rudeness that I had to endure when asking just a simple question. There are better alternatives nearby.
Don’t have the guitar I wanted
17. Morgan Hill Music
Address: 375 Digital Dr, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 , San Martin , California , United States
Mrs Laurie Franke is awesome! Our daughter has been going for violin classes for about 2 years now and she has improved tremendously. We would recommend Master Piano & Harpsichord to anyone who wants to see their future violinist reach their highest potential.
