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Bananas At Large
4.7 ★★★★★ 270 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Santa Rosa, California
Guitar shop stocking electric, acoustic and bass guitars, as well as amps and hardware.
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
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (707) 542-5588
- Website bananas.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–3 PM |
What's on the wall
“Not a great place to hear an acoustic guitar.”
“Needed an amp and electric guitar cord.”
“), as well as some assorted drums, drum hardware, electronic drums, lighting rigs, amplifiers, mics, keyboards, and more.”
“It was my first time in at Bananas At Large, and I was desperately in need of an audio recording interface for my home recording setup.”
“), as well as some assorted drums, drum hardware, electronic drums, lighting rigs, amplifiers, mics, keyboards, and more.”
“), as well as some assorted drums, drum hardware, electronic drums, lighting rigs, amplifiers, mics, keyboards, and more.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“It was my first time in at Bananas At Large, and I was desperately in need of an audio recording interface for my home recording setup.”
“Top notch location, friendly staff and great selection of equipment!”
From the reviews
It was my first time in at Bananas At Large, and I was desperately in need of an audio recording interface for my home recording setup. They had exactly what I needed, and the sales staff was very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly.
Zachary the manager is excellent. I have bought guitars, amps, pedals, etc... and every time I'm there he's a great help! Also recently needed some warranty work done on a 68 Twin and they handled it quickly and with no problems. Great service and friendly employees!
nice folks, their prices are over half what another store in town charges. it was $8 for a pack of strings from these fine folks, a bit over 17 from the other spot. I am definitely going if I need more guitar things in the future
Not a great place to hear an acoustic guitar. I really hate writing bad reviews, but I drove a long way to buy a guitar here. The staff is friendly and helpful, the bathroom is clean. I cant say anything about the pricing or selection. This review is strictly regarding the acoustic guitar buying experience.
Selling or trading gear at Bananas At Large
Bananas At Large 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.
Lessons at Bananas At Large
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Bananas At Large. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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