Ken Stanton Music

After experiencing another local instrument store in regards to service, product selection and price, there is no comparison that this store is superior. Will make all of my purchases here from now on. Thank you for your great service.

As a band director in the area there is only one place I trust to send my students. The Band and Orchestra Department at Ken Stanton is absolutely amazing!!! Their road reps are extremely professional and accommodating, especially when dealing with our school systems. Sometimes with scheduled pick ups for repairs, bids, and meetings it is difficult for us to meet up and plan things out but the road reps always work with our schedule to make sure we can have everything prepared for our students. It is really nice having them come by weekly to check on things and do simple repairs.
They have a wide range of instruments available for renting and purchasing. All are reasonably priced and quality horns. I approve of every brand they carry. The process for renting instruments is VERY simply and easy to do. I’ve not had the first complaint from a parent.
When it comes to sound equipment they always have what folks are looking for as well as keyboards and other cords, mics, etc. for whatever you need them for. I appreciate their product knowledge and how they work to make sure you get exactly what you need.

Basically the partner of Cobb Co school band programs. If you can’t find what you need here to get your band on, something is seriously wrong.
But also a well-​respected dealer in guitars/​basses/​drums with a pretty good selection — particularly hard to find stuff. For example, some maple top Fenders and a nice selection of EVH amps greeted me one day. Top notch stuff that not every dealer gets to stock.
Copious staff is friendly and well-​schooled, if a little hands-​on — I guess they do tend to get a lot of newbies. But I have no real complaints. Prices are OK (that staffing overhead ain’t cheap) but nothing out of line, with a few real specials here and there, none of that hype «blow out» come on.
The only thing I cannot judge is their instrument repair — a key component of a full-​service music shop. Just have not had a reason to need it. Yet.

I’ve bought 4 guitars over the past 15 years or so from Billy Darling, their devoted guru. Even when it has been a lapse of years since I’ve been in there, he remembers me and asks about my family. He respects the times I’m there to just play and not purchase. I give this place 5 stars for guitars.

You won’t find another local music shop that has the selection of instruments and other goodies, paired with friendly, helpful customer service.
I recently bought a used guitar here (Taylor 114 series), and according to the staff, it should have came with a gig bag. However, they didn’t have any in stock. The next day, they found the original case that it came in, and informed me they had it. I promptly swung by and got it. That being said, they didn’t HAVE to give me the hard shell case, as that series no longer comes with the hard case, but since they went the extra mile to let me know that they had found it and offered it to me without charge was great. Not many places would go that distance anymore. Highly recommended if you are around the big chicken.

Just like Joni said, this place is cramped, but they have a good selection, and the thing I love about this place is that the amps are sectioned off and enclosed, so if you want to shop for music books, you dont have to hear Stairway for the 100^th time when you walk in, but they do have a good selection of amps.

As a beginner musician, it seems like the 3 or 4 major music stores in the area have pretty much the same prices and selection on the things that I look for. The thing that makes Ken Stanton stand out from the others is their staff. I feel much more comfortable talking to the staff here than at some of the other music stores in the area — they seem to be much more «beginner friendly» and less snotty than the other shops.
My only issue is that the guitar areas are a little cramped — I always end up bumping into stuff or almost knocking something over, but maybe that’s just me…

Ken Stanton Music does a really great job at encompassing all of the necessary qualities for a retail musical instrument store.
Their prices are very competitive and usually substantially lower than their competitors.
I am constantly amazed at this places large selection of musical instruments as well. They had brands of guitars, percussions and drums that I did not know even existed. The most surprising item for musicians that this place had was the stage lighting. What is an amateur musician going to do with stage lighting besides use it during a performance at a frat party or to when they put on a concert for mom and dad in the back yard?
Of course, like all other retail musical instrument stores, Ken Stanton offers lessons for a maximum of $ 25 every 30 minutes; however, Ken Stanton music separates itself from the competition by having access to over 100 teachers in the Atlanta area.
Also, the size of this Ken Stanton Music location easily dwarfs all of the other musician retail stores that I have visited in the Metro Atlanta area.
My only complaint about Ken Stanton music is their advertising methods on television. Not only do I see the Ken Stanton commercial way too much, but the setup and delivery of the whole commercial resembles a cheesy used car dealer’s advertisement. You know the ones… There is the fat salesman wearing a ridiculous outfit while he talks so fast that you struggle to understand what he is saying and so loud you scramble for the controller to turn down the volume.
Then there is a barrage of terrible graphics that look like a terribly drawn cartoon explosion, which give you the unbelievable price that accompanies the unbelievable deal.
Mr. Stanton if your reading this, please do something about those commercials, they make your business look cheesy, cheap and desperate.
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