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New & Used Instruments • Consignments & Band Rentals
We buy, sell & trade, new & used musical instruments.
Three Bay Area Locations: Berkley, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz

Here at The Starving Musician, we buy, sell, trade and consign musical instruments. We sell new and used products and offer a 90-day warranty on our used items, unless clearly stated "As-Is" in the description.

We have been serving musicians of all levels since 1985. We are an authorized warranty station for Getzen, Yamaha, Gemeinhardt and Jupiter.

Our band instrument rental program is the largest in Northern California. All of our band instruments are professionally inspected and adjusted by NAPBIRT Certified Technicians. 

Guitars, Drums, Keyboards, Flutes, Clarinets, Trumpets, Saxophones - We've got it all at GREAT PRICES! We service what we sell, we have our own repair shop staffed with factory trained technicians. We carry rare, vintage and hard to find items, and have the experience and know-how to keep you rockin'. Come on in and check us out.

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Features

Band & Orchestra
Drums & Percussion
Effect Pedals
Guitar & Bass Amps
Fretted & Accessories
Keyboards
Pro Audio

Reviews

4.5
Based on 233 Yelp Reviews
December 24, 2023
A nice little small business guitar store with decently nice and helpful staff. I like that you don't have to fight for amps or chords here like you do at...
November 23, 2023
The original cool "musician's thrift store" of the Bay Area. I remember coming here when I was in high school or college (the years are kinda fuzzy, but I...
October 13, 2023
Oct 12, 3:15 PM on Hwy 17 in Los Gatos, CA... This van almost ran into my car as I was entering the freeway, then quickly veered over to the left lane, then...

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The Starving Musician

New & Used Instruments • Consignments & Band Rentals We buy, sell & trade, new & used musical instruments. Three Bay Area Locations: Berkeley, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz

Based on 233 Reviews
The Starving Musician

New & Used Instruments • Consignments & Band Rentals We buy, sell & trade, new & used musical instruments. Three Bay Area Locations: Berkeley, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz

Based on 233 Reviews
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Contact Information

Hours

Closed Now
Sunday: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Location

3939 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Santa Clara, California, 95051
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Additional Locations

Berkeley 510-841-2648
2474 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, California, 94704
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Santa Cruz 831-426-1975
1003 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz, California, 95060
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Parking

  • Bike
  • Private Lot