Good bass gear shops in San Francisco and London?

[Tim1]

I will be travelling to the UK next month, revisiting the land of my youth for the first time since I left when I was eleven. I have a two night stopover in San Francisco, so are they any stores that are particularly worth visiting for a bassist? Similar question for London if anyone has any recommendations.

[Datsgor]

Here ya go. Have a good time.
SF/ bay area bass shops?

[brndn123]

If you can make the trek out to the Sacramento area, I HIGHLY suggest Bass and Beyond in Roseville. Juan is the nicest guy, will talk gear with you till you run out of steam. Not to mention high-end gear everywhere.

[KK Jale]

London: The Bass Gallery is a well-stocked little store. It's in Camden, an area a couple of miles north of the West End and a bit like Haight-Ashbury on speed.

[deepbluesuk]

^^Definitely the Bass Gallery for London. A great store with good, knowledgable staff. Well recommended.

[Passifid]

Get a train from london victoria to brighton its like every half hour, then make your way to GAK, there is a room with four wall COVERED with basses and the amps are in the middle, unfortunately they only stock bigger brands but still well over 50 basses to try..

[rust_preacher]

The easiest store to get to is the Guitar Center, intersection of Van Ness and California. For overseas visitors, it is a good place to check out bargains, if nothing else. I usually don't leave empty-handed, as the dollar is still weak WRT Euro.

Gelb music was suggested in the other thread, and I recommend that store to anything in the area. Gryphon Strings in Palo Alto is good for acoustic stuff.

Have a good trip!

[Tim1]

Thanks guys, this all helps, especially the directions as I have only two nights in San Francisco. One month in London.