They take care of my guitars like they own them. They care about what they do. Very Knowledgable…read moreand helpful. Let me add friendly too

Any guitarists or bassists in Pinellas county should consider Hanks for instrument repair. Great…read moreCustomer Service, great work and advice, and at least competitively priced, if not cheaper. The big box stores will always be around.... we need to support stores like Hanks who go the extra mile and earn your respect and trust. Also...some interesting guitars and basses on the wall, setup and ready to go... Pay them a visit.

The absolutely best! I called to ask a technical question and Steve talked to me like I was the…read moremost important person in the store! He recommended that I come in to see the Luther Jimmy. The next day, even though he was busy, Jimmy stopped what he was doing and made me feel like I was his most respected customer. He had me taken care of in five minutes. I drive an hour each way to go to this Guitar Center and it is absolutely worth it!

Fred and Steve in the Clearwater store did a great job for us this week. Having called ahead to…read moreconfirm inventory, they were ready for us when we arrived and set up in a private studio room both a white Music Man Kaizen and a Gibson J-45 I had asked about (pretty diverse, huh?). Then Fred did a great job ordering the "Kryptonite" color Kaizen for us and in particular was able to secure the lighter weight guitar from the two on hand in the warehouse. Then the day the guitar arrived the store manager, Jim, called to make sure we were all good! Yes, yes we are ALL good. Truthfully, some Guitar Center stores have a spotty reputation but the Clearwater store is top shelf with us and I am here to spread the word!

An old school guitar shop with lots of vintage "dream" guitars while still maintaining good mid to…read moreentry level guitars and amps. You want Gibson/Fender Custom shop...yup. You want the real deal from the 50s and 60s...yup. How about an original Plexi or a Blackface Fender amp to go with it? it's a small shop packed with interesting stuff from yesterday and today. The fellow that owns the shop is a legit guitar player who will work deals with his fellow breathren

Epic location surpassed by the very hospitable and knowledgeable owner. Can wait to return. Hard to…read morewalk away without purchasing one of their great instruments.

I had some trepidation about buying an instrument here after reading some of the reviews, but I…read morehave to say I had a very positive experience. They had the guitar(s) that I wanted to compare - I wasn't pestered while I was noodling with them. The salesperson (Alan) was helpful and easygoing. I traded in some gear to help with the purchase and was satisfied that they offered a fair price on the equipment. I will not hesitate to do business with this store again. Got exactly what I wanted at a very fair price.

Staff is inconsiderate and doesn't actually care if you learn an instrument. It's strictly money to…read morethem. Went to trade in and buy a new guitar and Eric said he had better things to do like the "3000$ sale he just made on the phone" wouldn't trust anyone here 0/10 experience.

I went in to explore different piano options. It wasn't a minute before a worker told me I was not…read moreallowed to even test them out. How am I supposed to know if I like an instrument if I'm not allowed to play it? Terrible business practice.

Staff are rude, impatient and unprofessional. We were shopping for a piano for our young kid. Well…read morethey lost our business. We cut a deal with other piano dealer.

I may have reviewed this place before but all I can say is these guys are a gift. You can go in and…read morejust chat and they are just happy to talk to you. It made me feel welcome and because of that I keep going in to just say hello and to wonder at all the marvels they have.

The guys who work there are really friendly and helpful. I have bought a few items from them and…read morebecause they often work with you on the prices, I will buy more.

Look no further to address your guitar needs. Anything from set up, repair, restoration, changing…read moreout electronics, etc, Lee has got you covered! Great to work with, fairly priced and a pleasure to do business with. Highly recommend!

GREAT NEWS: I bought a Taylor 714 from West Coast dealer for HALF PRICE! BAD NEWS: this guitar…read moreplays like crap! Within 5 minutes of showing Lee, he says, 'dude, who reshimmed your neck? you play slide?' I said NO! To get this Taylor tuned up, Lee: unshimmed neck, installed custom bone nut (high E and B were buzzing), took down saddle height (to accommodate an under saddle piezo pickup I installed), and installed new Gotoh tuners. In one week's time at reasonably low prices for such high-end craftmanship, this 714 plays better than new!! RECOMMENDED!!

So far, I have purchased three guitars from DB music over the last 3 years at their brick and…read moremortar store in Zephyrhills, Florida, and the prices were fair, and I'm very happy with my purchases. My experience with them has been very good.

I had brought about 6 guitars a couple amps a wah pedal and a microphone with the stand and cords…read more One of those guitars being a Jackson rhoades it is a 500 dollar guitar brand new so I knew I wouldn't get 500 but they wanted to tell me it's fake and I didn't get it from a good place. I sold this guitar back to guitar center where I bought it and got 375 I messaged db music to let them know about the price situation and they wanted to say I don't know what I'm talking about and that nobody has ever said anything like that. He was very dude over the messages I don't suggest buying or selling to these people they have a very select choice of people they want to be fair with and others they do wrong so I would suggest staying away from here and just sticking with guitar center or a better music store

I came in on a vacation to the states and went in looking for a mouthpiece for my flute and the…read moreowner was very rude and kept hitting on me. Honestly I think he was a bit tipsy. A man came out of the back in his undies like nobody else was around. The owner said it was his son that lived in the back with him and he apologized but it was so unprofessional for Christ's sakes.

The store is horrible. These people are cons. There music is no updated. They take your instruments…read moreand don't return them when you take them in for repair.

Great guys, was able to adjust my guitar to my liking and showed me around the shop. I'm brand new…read moreto learning guitar and really appreciated being treated so well.

I'd gotten a guitar over at the local Sam Ash, they included a free setup for it so I took it. A…read moreweek passed by and I went to pick it up only to have the guitar be in even worse condition than when I had first purchased it (brand new Fender Telecaster). I then looked for a place that had people who are actually experts, and found this gem of a shop. The initial consultation alone convinced me they knew what was up. A week passed again and the guitar was finally up to standard, if not beyond that. I strongly recommend paying these guys over taking that free set up, you'll feel like you can play better just from having your guitar be taken care of here.