My son needed new strings for his bass guitar so we went together (I'm a drummer, so I'm always curious to see what's out there. James gave us a very friendly greeting as we walked in. We told what we were after and he offered a couple options. Their prices on set of bass strings are about the same as Amazon, if not slightly less. But I did pay them to install them for us, which they did right away. As well as do a mild cleaning on his bass (which it was in dire need of). The drum department has lots of the essentials, and pretty fair amount of used gear at fair prices, but not a plethora of options. But I get it. I was in retail in a previous life. It's brutal. I support local when I can but I'm part of the problem.. I also order stuff online at 1 in the morning cuz I can get price and product comparisons and see what fits my needs and budget at the moment. I hope these guys are here for a long time. We need stores where we can walk in and touch and feel and test out stuff, and talk with people who are knowledgeable and passionate. Long live small businesses. Long live capitalism. Long live entrepreneurship. Long live the arts. read more

My daughter recently started guitar lessons with Mason. She has learned so much over the last few weeks and really looks forward to going every weekend! I had some trouble getting my daughter off the "waitlist" and into a class, but after calling in several times and finally getting her going, we have had no issues! The cost per class is reasonable and the staff is great when it comes to communication and lesson reminders. read more

Daughter has been coming here for piano lessons and she really enjoys the lessons. She's only 5 but she has a great teacher.

Very friendly staff, boutique customer service and unique environment. You might get more selection at a box store, but this place has an authenticity that GC can't match. read more

My daughter was interested in learning to play the ukelele. Being homeschooled, her funds could go to any vendor the charter school recognizes. I'm glad to find Bakersfield Sound Co. on top of the list of those places offering one-on-one ukelele lessons. I inquired via their Facebook page at night, not really expecting anyone to answer back but they got my number and reached back to me the following day. My daughter and I had a look around the store and the studios and got her booked to start her classes the following week right away! Everyone has been very helpful and knowledgeable and you could feel that they love working here. She's enjoying her classes and learned a lot so far! read more

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UPDATE: Ordered a specialty item for my significant other for their birthday. Used the Bakersfield Sound Co. chat option and was able to order and receive my item, delivered by hand, within a few days. I'm telling you, these people are the BEST! Will continue buying everything I can from them. read more

I went to the downtown location for my guitar to be restrung, super nice and helpful. I waited for it to be restrung, the dude was speedy and nice. I would recommend to anyone. read more

Off to a good start. Guitar selection is slim. Affordable imported gear for beginners and intermediates. Lots of small studios for lessons. Perfect location. I'd like to see a Martin dealer and PRS guitars. read more

The kind gentlemen with long hair put me on game. real nice dude ten out of ten would come back.

Gary was super helpful and creative in finding an inexpensive fix for my guitar. They are all very kind and attentive with customers and I really appreciate this level of service. Thank you! read more

Absolute banger! Staff is helpful and kind. Even at my stupidest problems they've always been there to help me!!!

I brought in a Bassmaster Fender amp that was acting up. Gary was amazing. Took the time to look it over, easy fix and played some sweet jams along the way. Explained the settings and told me about lessons they offer they offer. Made my day. Highly recommend. Thank you! read more

I'm a beginner ukulele player. I needed a small repair and was a bit intimidated to walk into an instrument store. When I walked in I was immediately greeted and helped. Gary stopped what he was doing and made the repair quickly. The cost was super reasonable and he didn't treat me like I was a ding-a-ling. I'm so glad that I didn't try to fix it myself. I did find the directions on utube but I would have taken hours to fix what Gary did in minutes. read more

Really cool store with lots of musical stuff. I highly recommend stopping by. Very decently priced. Had to stop by to pick up a set of drum sticks. They had a good selection. Lots of guitars as well. read more

My daughter is new to playing guitar. She couldn't get the guitar into the right tune. I though maybe something was wrong with the string. I called they said to bring it in. Not only did they tune it they offered to fix the string for no cost. Will only go to this store. read more

My son is going to take flute in school. So we just wanted to rent a flute instead of buying one in case he loses interest. They made the process of getting one real easy. Many Thanks. read more

Love these guys. Great local company that wants to serve the community by providing musical instruments and training. Very friendly and willing to help you find out what's best for you. Give them a try. read more

Five stars doesn't give this place the love they deserve. I'm taking bass lessons there and have dealt with every member of the staff and every single one is awesome to deal with. From the owners to the manager to the instructors and the rest of the staff everyone is super knowledgeable and helpful. I fucking love this spot!! Honestly, even if you just go to browse it's a cool place to shoot the shit with people who love music and may possibly light the fire to inspire you to take up an instrument and start a personal journey toward learning music. read more

I always want to give my business to a local business owner this company needs better representation when it comes to the guitar gear in the store I know it's hard to try to compete with Guitar Center but without fenders telecasters or Gibson's hanging on the wall it's hard to do business with the company because the guitars that they do have are not acceptable expect for beginners I do my part to give them my business but I'm very disappointed because they do not have the good stuff that I'm looking for but I wish them the best of luck and for that I give him five stars for trying the Big Kahuna read more

Decent selection of pedals- and interesting boutique-y pedals at that. The guys are knowledgeable and super friendly. Also, if you are considering a top shelf Taylor acoustic- this is the place read more

I've shopped at every music store in Bakersfield and this place is special! There is an incredible wealth of knowledge among the employees and an honest care for you as the customer. I'm telling you these guys know their stuff! I bought some strings and they totally spent time to get to know me and even gave my guitar a much needed tune up on the house! At other music stores it takes so long to get any help or to check out but here it was so easy to get in and get out. They also offer lessons and seemed to have a lot of people giving lessons when I was there. I met the owner and he was super down to earth and I watched him really take time with everyone who came in. You need to check this place out and support a local gem! read more

The associates there are very friendly and knowledgeable. It's a totally different atmosphere than guitar Center. The lessons are very reasonable and so is the equipment. They have a great acoustic guitar room as well. I wish they had fender and Gibson guitars in there but other than that I really like it. read more

Everyone should be so lucky as to have a shop like this nearby... unfortunately I don't... that's why I drive 2 hours to get my gear from Master G. read more

I have known the people who work here for a while... I moved back here about six months ago and went to the store to get some guitar accessories... They take care of everybody the same way... Full service no bull crap... I recently went back with some pretty odd asks and they bend over backwards to take care of me... If this place is here for the rest of my life, this is where I'll be going for the rest of my life. read more

Best guitar place I've EVER been to; I have been here a few times with multiple artist friends and I recently felt the urge to learn guitar in order to release stress and internal expression after I visited this business. I'm a very new player and After trying to learn on an electric too large for me, I bought an acoustic from 'Donner' and it sounded HORRIBLE. My strings were hitting the frets and it sounded like metal on metal. I brought her into the sound co and the workers immediately helped me and explained what was wrong. Not only did he do that, he showed me what to look for in the future when I have this problem again(in similar weather). He explained how he was fixing it, what was happening to the guitar during the process, and what tools he used to fix it. Never once did I feel like an annoyance and it felt great to have an experienced player such as himself show me the ropes, even when he did not have to. It was 100% free after he fixed it for me and I'm ecstatic as guitar center usually charges a baseline of $30 for even getting attention/consultation for/with your instrument. I was close to giving up on learning and when I realized help is just 10 min away, and from people who are eager to share the joy of music, I felt so much relief. These people are professionals and they will never judge you on how far you are in your learning journey and it's clear to see they are passionate about encouraging others to find peace/healing/expression/etc in music as well. The energy is amazing, and no one is unworthy of learning an instrument and no question is a bad one. I would always recommend this business to anyone wanting to learn more about music and find great mentors as well. Thank you guys so much!:) read more

I came in to get my bass guitar set up, cleaned, and restrung. The whole process was super quick and easy. My bass plays better than it ever has now! The turn around time was only a few days too which was super convenient. The person helping me (Barney) was also very nice and helpful. Thank you so much Bakersfield Sound Co. !!!! 10/10 I highly recommend this place. read more

These are good guys that care more about customer service than the big box store. Whenever I can, I'll go here instead of the corporate place on Ming avenue. read more

I came in twice today, the first time to buy sone new strings and the second time to purchase another set after a botched restringing. The manager Norman was extremely helpful and even went out of his way to show me some helpful tips on how to restring my guitar. Overall this place has a very welcoming and friendly vibe and i will definitely be returning to take part in sone lessons and pick up any gear I need here. If you need any guitar help I'd recommend this place 10x over. Thanks Norman!!! read more

Very helpful. Was at the grand opening and talked to Gary about buying some tubes. Will be coming back again.

Very nice place. Very helpful. Awesome! Great people. Obviously seems like they love music and gear. Diagnostic on my my problem guitar was easy en expertly done. honest en friendly. Very knowledgeable. Actually the problem was easily solved on this old Italian 335 copy, so no charge haha. Nice! read more

Bakersfield Sound Co. is the place to go in Bakersfield for guitars (and basses and drum stuff, too, I suppose). The storefront may be new, but every one of these employees has been an integral part of the Bakersfield music scene in one capacity or another. I'm pretty sure that manager lays down bass in about sixteen local bands. Extremely knowledgeable staff, willing to take however long it needs to explain your options and make sure you end up with the exact gear that fits your needs. read more

Honestly just got back on yelp to hype these folks up- on a tour with my band from OR this month and we stopped at the shop to kill some time and look at gear. Right away the people working here were eager to speedily help and get us set up to try guitars, pedals, and amps. After I decided to buy a Keeley Aria pedal, they helped get it velcro'd and nice and ready to put directly onto my pedalboard. On top of being super helpful and knowledgable about the gear, they were overall a kind, conversational, and personable staff! read more

This store is super cool, unique inventory, its got great aesthetic, and it's not a guitar center. It's a local music shop, it's THE local music shop, way better than front porch. the thing I don't like is how much they just trash guitar center, like it's just the thing to do when go there customers and employees alike. I feel like there is a place for both, you don't go to tire shop for groceries so why trash the tire shop? A lot of the guys seem jaded. Still a cool place though. read more

This place is awesome! Top notch customer service & great products. I brought my guitar in that's been sitting for years. It was not working when I plugged it into an amp, no sound. Mike looked at it for 5 minutes and fixed it on the spot, he also fixed to volume knob that was crackling. Thanks Mike, I will definitely be back. read more

These guys are awesome. Fair prices on equipment, extremely knowledgeable and friendly. They offer lessons and the instructors are very patient. I would recommend them to any of my friends or family members. read more

I have all 3 of my daughters in lessons there and I love it. My children love their teachers and they are truly learning. Everyone there knows their music and instruments and it is always a pleasure to walk through the door. There is a genuine care for you as a person. read more

Very good service and attentive guys, this is what old school customer service used to be. I recommend their service!

Super awesome staff that is helpful to every question and makes for great conversations. I went to sell equipment here and the pricing was very fair they truly wanted the best for me. The organization and style of this shop is wonderful as well. Will be returning here regularly. read more

This is a great shop!! Gary Rink, the GM is the best bass player in town, and Barney is fantastic. He gave my bass a tune up and gave me a free verbal lesson as well. Wow!! read more

HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE SHOP! Everyone there is super helpful and everyone is very knowledgeable. Shoutout to Gary though! No matter what it is, he will go out of his to ensure his customers get the best experience possible. In all honesty, everyone at BSC will do the same and that speaks a lot about the care and pride they put behind their customer service. I've learned a lot from the employees a BSC. Thank you guys, you always make me feel right at home every time I walk through those doors. read more