I wanted a nylon string of my own, and Trinidad helped me find one I am extremely happy with. After…read moretesting a few for their action, feel, and sound, he brought me a 1965 Model 900 Giannini that has aged surprisingly well. Trinidad even cleaned and restored the guitar whilst telling me more about its history. I am a proud owner and will do my best to preserve my beautiful guitar.

While the band was in California, I had to go to a Music Go Round. It's a store that sells used…read moregear. This one was somewhat small but there were some deals to be found. I just wanted to buy a keepsake to remember the trip. I found a used Hobo Drive that had been marked down. Got it for less than $60 and it usually goes for more. I did see a used Studio 3 - this is really old from the 90's. I used to work for the company that made it. Those were good times!

It's really nice to have a music store, not just Amazon, I really appreciate that. It's cool to…read morebrowse all of the guitars, drums, lights, amps, etc. The guy who was helping us was very knowledgeable. The store was busier than I expected at 2pm on a Wednesday, so I guess business is good. Parking is easy, so no problem there. I recommend stopping here for any of your music needs.

Modesto~ I took 2 stars off for the excessively LONG wait…read moretime to sell a guitar. The 3 stars are for Javi who was very sweet to work with. The poor employees are definitely lacking support in this establishment. I tried calling for 3 solid days with no answer at all. We thought they had gone out of business so I drove over to check and see. Once I got there, I realized why they do not answer their phone. They are swamped with customers and not enough employees. I waited patiently for 1 1/2 hours to sell my cool guitar. I think it should have been worth more because it was 20 years old, pristine condition, and left-handed, but after I waited there such a long time I figured I just wanted to get out! They have to wait on people who are paying customers before they will wait on anybody else. Makes sense...BUT...My tip would be to have a completely separate area where one person is doing all the buying. That's very logical and should happen immediately. I saw people get frustrated and leave. If you plan to go to this place, pack your patience!

Rude over the phone when I wanted to make a last minute booking. He said " I know musicians and…read morethey wouldn't do a last-minute booking " Which is untrue because I have booked musicians the day of no problem. He didn't even give me any recommendations and is speaking on behalf of musicians. If you're lazy, just say that next time ‍

I tried to sell my guitar* because the action was too high for me. I learned that the bridge…read morestarted pulling off the body when I unsuccessfully tried to put it on consignment. I took it to Vessel. He told me the bridge issue was relatively common. He repaired the bridge AND lowered the action on the guitar. Now it is comfortable to play and I don't want to sell it. Outstanding work! When I first visited his shop, I saw Vessel sanding the inside front of a cello he is building. He is an accomplished craftsman who also plays mandolin. This is a Modesto treasure. Bravo, dude! *Alvarez AGE95CESHB Grand Auditorium Artist Elite acoustic-electric

However they are out of business. Enjoyed the familial environment in there business. Gonna miythem.read more

Have gone there all my life I played violin clarinet we bought my daughters first guitar there…read moreits home away from home staf knows there stuff very kind & Curtis. Simply said if you want to trust your sales people & feel at home Hendricksons is the place you want to be & if I remember correctly prices are affordable & I believe they have a payment plan but not sure not been there in awhile but they are people people

Recently I came into Barker's Music looking for a harmonica. Now that's not really a popular…read moreinstrument around these parts (to my knowledge, anyway), but I was happy to see that the employees working there seemed to be knowledgeable and friendly. They found me exactly the kind of blues harp I wanted AND even knocked down the price for me since I'm a beginner. And to top it all off, they even threw in an instructional booklet for me to get started with. Overall a great place, and should I ever need another harp, I know exactly where I'm going to go.

This is the only place to do business. The owner & his family are people of high skill & even…read morehigher integrity.

In my opinion they have a wide variety of instruments from beginner to professional. I think the…read morecustomer service is excellent. I thing the prices are fair. If you or your child is looking for a new instrument try giving Gottschalk Music Center a try.

If you are a music teacher or a musician I have a cautionary tale for you. Over 3 months ago, I…read moremade arrangements with Gottschalks Music in Modesto to have an instrument rental night for my students where they would come to my school and my kids could get instruments from them. Even got a phone call last week confirming that they would see me on Monday (8/15). Well, today at 3:45pm I received a phone call from Gottschalks telling me that they had to cancel my instrument rental night. I was taken aback! All i could muster was a, "Why?!?!" And then I was told by the employee that "I was told they we're not doing that and we have to cancel". When I asked why they would do that, after we had this planned and confirmed months ago, he said, "I didn't get a good reason why"... I was so livid. All I got was a "Sorry..." I told them that they really screwed me over and that it's their loss... Then they had the audacity to say, "Well if you still want information about rentals, I can send that to you." I responded with, "If you think I'll EVER do business with you again after the stunt you just pulled, you just be out of your mind!" Then he said, "Sorry..." and I hung up the call. I have never dealt with such a level of unprofessional incompetence in my life! Luckily, this story has a happy ending, and my faith in humanity has been restored. I reached out to Ingram and Brauns Musik Shoppe and told them about my situation. Not only can they host a rental night for me but, I don't have to go through the pain of trying to reschedule the whole event because they can even come this Monday on my original date. So, moral of the story: STEER CLEAR OF GOTTSCHALKS MUSIC! The most undependable, and flaky of all business. Shower Ingram & Brauns with all your affection and business!