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Bentley's Drum Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 270 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Fresno, California
Drum store featuring a variety of equipment, as well as lessons and clinics.
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (559) 222-5011
- Website bentleysdrumshop.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I have been to music stores around the world and have never seen a more perfect setup than Bentley‘s drum shop.”
“I went drum shopping with the intention of purchasing a Roland TD 516 but because I’ve never been in Bentleys before, was not committed to buying it from them.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Lots of gear, great displays, and the staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.”
“Lots of gear, great displays, and the staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.”
“Owners are super chill and will always get you a good deal.”
From the reviews
The BEST drum shop in all of California! Bentley's has everything in stock. Large show room, with so many assembled kits available and entire areas of used drums, symbols and stands.
I have been to music stores around the world and have never seen a more perfect setup than Bentley‘s drum shop. Lots of gear, great displays, and the staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. Best drum shop on planet earth. And family friendly, too.
Bentley’s Drum Shop is one of the greatest! Great staff and everyone is knowledgeable and will help you in the right direction.
Another perfect transaction, Dana and his team are very honest and helpful. Thank you for my new snare it sounds great. 😊
Selling or trading gear at Bentley's Drum Shop
Bentley's Drum Shop 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 Bentley's Drum Shop
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Bentley's Drum Shop. 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 on hand for exactly this reason.
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