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Amazing Grace Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 45 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in San Anselmo, California
Store offering a range of musical instruments, such as guitars, mandolins, and banjos, plus repair services.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (415) 456-0414
- Website amazinggracemusicmarin.com
Hours
| Monday | 10:30 AM–5:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:30 AM–5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30 AM–5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 10:30 AM–5:30 PM |
| Friday | 10:30 AM–5:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10:30 AM–5:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“John was kind enough to take the time to setup my Yamaha acoustic/electric and my Fender Stratocaster for a more than fair price.”
“John was kind enough to take the time to setup my Yamaha acoustic/electric and my Fender Stratocaster for a more than fair price.”
“Wow, this store really exudes vintage sounds and looks in each of the instruments in the store.”
“When asked how in the world he was able to redo the headstock with the original mother-of-pear John just shrugged and said, “Oh, I just used a router.”
“They also do repairs but are “booked up” for a while which is the kind of place you are looking for when you need repairs or just a professional setup.”
“Deeply thoughtful craftsmen, the Amazing Grace team does expert work on repairing guitars, violins, mandolins, and more.”
“Deeply thoughtful craftsmen, the Amazing Grace team does expert work on repairing guitars, violins, mandolins, and more.”
Brands they deal
“John was kind enough to take the time to setup my Yamaha acoustic/electric and my Fender Stratocaster for a more than fair price.”
What players say again and again
“They also do repairs but are “booked up” for a while which is the kind of place you are looking for when you need repairs or just a professional setup.”
“John was kind enough to take the time to setup my Yamaha acoustic/electric and my Fender Stratocaster for a more than fair price.”
“I appreciate John's professional experience and his years of expertise with stringed instruments, as he has now shared this experience with me.”
From the reviews
I’ve had my Paramount Style “B” Tenor Banjo since 1978 (it will turn 100 in 1922). I found out the hard way that it’s my most prized possession. While entertaining at a Novato retirement home one of the residents came forward during a break and being visually impaired knocked my banjo over.
Owners John Pedersen and Judy Kaufman operate this venerable establishment with the greatest love for musicians young and old, the music taught and played there, and the instruments that are bought, sold, rebuilt, and repaired by a master craftsman.
Deeply thoughtful craftsmen, the Amazing Grace team does expert work on repairing guitars, violins, mandolins, and more. The shop is quiet and civilized. They fixed my broken Taylor dreadnought perfectly despite the complex break in the wood and varnish. Excellent place.
This store is an absolute gem. Plus John does the best and most reasonable work on guitars of anybody I have met in my 75 years. And unlike all the Guitar Centers of the world it’s a great place to just relax, hang out, and talk music.
Selling or trading gear at Amazing Grace Music
Amazing Grace Music comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
