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Anderson, SC  Premier New Music Store
Guitars and LESSONS!! You betcha!

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Guitars and GUITAR LESSONS

The store for serious musicians.
Bannister Music Center is where I teach guitar as of 09-25-06. Come by...In fact come by and play a few fine instruments. It's ok to interrupt and say "hey" if we are in a jam session. 
 
Bannister Music,
2500 North Main St
Anderson, SC 29621
PH 864-225-5322, Fax 864-225-5161 
On Main St Across from KFC (next to Talbot) 
3 blocks from Whitehall Rd, as you go downtown.
Guitars, Guitar Lessons, Pianos, PA's, Drums Everywhere and a lot more coming!  
 
It is owned and operated by Hazen Bannister (pianist) and Greg Alewine (Bassist). Hazen and I went to Berklee College of Music in Boston. Greg went to the University of North Texas (AKA U.N.T. or North Texas State, a tremendous music School. We're having a ball.
 
Come on by and say hi and check out the Takamine, Ibanez Etc Etc GUITARS, Vox and Marshall Amps Etc. Basses, Pro PA by Renkus Heinz, Mackie, Allen&Heath and various high end and midrange suppliers....with cables and accessories too numerous to mention. The complete Korg line is here, Digital recorders, all Tuners, Keyboards.....what did I forget.....well any way all of the line. Full repair, and high end tune-up facilities are supported by some of the finest pro technicians available. If your Guitar is run over by a car, bring it on in, we can get it right for ya.... Or if it simply needs to become a high performance engineered machine, bring it on by.   
   
Also a huge showroom is dedicated to PIANOS of every style and design. Note the Full YAMAHA Line, with Clavinovas, all supported by a tremendous Lesson program.
 
If you need a PA design/install for your auditorium, church, band
or arena.......we'll fix you up, turnkey, zero hassles.....and if you want it all in Birch or maybe Burl or Walnut,....Rosewood.... no problem.
Let us come by and do a full sound spectrum analysis of of what the sound is really doing in your facility, and let us suggest if it can
sound sweeter. We've got the very latest in advanced technology
and the full line of gear (the goods) to back it up. 
 
 
10-12-06: Wow...I'm glad some of you fine folks got to visit with us as Bassist MIKE POPE took a break from the Al Dimeola Tour (Other Projects: Chick Corea, Dave Sanborne, Bill Bruford) . He came in to visit as a friend. He and Greg Alewine (store owner) have been buddies for a long time. We had a Ball.
I learned an awful lot about really setting up basses to perfection, as well as advanced Harmonic/Linear concepts, and of course, pet licks we requested,  he happily duplicated from the Current Tour. What a cool guy. We set up many basses together, as we discussed his Electronics Design Projects, Proper EQ and equipment. What a Blast. Stuff this exciting always reminds why I love the Music business.  Remember Cloud Nine Does exist, and we have a good chunk of it here at Bannister.
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April 2007: Heh Check out the new Guitar Book Section. Serious Stuff, Many Berklee Books, Playing/Theory/Advanced Concepts/Basic Concepts...Taught Right the first time.
Also Musicians Instutute(Los Angeles)Books
and of course North Texas State Texts. 
 
The Great New Book Selecton IS IN, College/Pro level to current popular stuff and Fake Books galore
to book your playing and motivation. New Basses,
Guitars, Acoustic , and Electric etc etc. Ordered by pros. 
The Piano/Keyboard Section is all put in place. Wow
come on you guitar players, we need to be playing some of that stuff too! Their Theory and Concepts
are extremely cool and effective on guitar. To be a total musician, don't just listen to guitar players.
Oct 2007
Wow, What a busy Summer! We carry The Fender Line of Guitars, there is no mistaking the sound and feel of an american Telecaster or Stratocaster with a cool Fender tube amp.
We now Rent Band Instruments, and full repair services for very inexpensive rates....pass the word. We carry Trumpet Trombone  Saxophone Flute Piccolo Drums for total support of the
High Schools and Middle schools. 
Dec 2007
Too Much too fast to mention, but, The Full Boss Effects line is in.
Come Check the Dual Kiosk LOADED with Boss Pedals and serious
Guitar gear. Guitar Set up and Repairs is picking up. Come get your
Street Rod Modded into something that might win the next
NASCAR or Indy 500. Did you know your guitar can probably play like butter???
 
Why spend a fortune, when you can get the finest brands here.  
Lessons continue to go strong. Come by to see the various styles and advanced levels we offer. If your dream is to do LA or NYC or be successful in bands / studios, we can give you the tools and the plan to do it. There is no substitute for learning the correct technique and theory skills the first time...I'm not sure there are any short cuts, it takes work, but I am sure I can help students avoid a lot of dead ends, and take the fastest routes to become a successful musician.

Renkus Heinz Pro Gear

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We've got our own transportation and Warehousing/Distribution facilities.

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