About

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

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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: Berkley, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz

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

Reviews

4.0
Based on 157 Yelp Reviews
July 13, 2023
I've been kicking around guitar shops in the Bay Area since the mid 1980's- it's what musicians do sometimes, and this place is great. I've come in for...
July 16, 2023
Imagine if you will, being on stage at a music festival that is already running late. The bass player (me) it's tuning up when he hears a pop and the pig...
April 16, 2023
Pretty solid selection - staff is unwelcoming and unhelpful. Also got the impression they're rock/metal-oriented and very disinterested in helping folks in...

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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

Contact Information

Hours

Closed Now
Sunday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 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

2474 Shattuck Avenue
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94904
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Additional Locations

Santa Clara 800-381-7569
3939 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Santa Clara, California, 95051
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Santa Cruz 831-426-1975
1003 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz, California, 95060
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Parking

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  • Street