4 Eagle St
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Phone: 828-768-2826
Email: info@skinnybeatsdrums.com
Web: skinnybeatsdrums.com ↗
Web Presence Score: 86 Top Ten Score
Showroom: Public
Capacity Score: 60
Founded: 2004
Owner: Billy Zanski

Skinny Beats Sound Shop is a drum shop in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in 2004, it's the only drum specialty store in the Asheville area and one of three in North Carolina. Their showroom is open three days per week. Billy Zanski is the store owner.

Bags and cases, djembes, drum heads, drums, gongs, hand percussion, discounted pricing, drum tuning, events, lessons, and sound healing

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Demographics
City: Asheville, North Carolina Population: 96.5K Est. drum set purchases/yr: 35 *
Metro Stat. Area: Asheville, NC Population: 3.7M Est. drum set purchases/yr: 1.2K **

*	Estimated purchases of new drum sets by residents of Asheville from any retailer
**	Estimated purchases of new drum sets by residents of the Asheville area from any retailer

Competitive Profile
Skinny Beats Sound Shop holds a distinct competitive position through its specialized inventory of world instruments and its comprehensive suite of community-focused experiential services. This unique combination establishes the shop as a destination for niche percussion and sound healing, representing a major competitive strength in its market. Key Advantages Focus on world instruments and sound healing tools. The shop provides a curated selection of African djembes, crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, and handpans, catering to a specific customer segment interested in global percussion and meditative instruments. Regular hosting of sound meditation sessions, group djembe classes, and sound healing services. The shop functions as a community hub, offering unique experiential services that extend beyond product sales, fostering customer loyalty and engagement. Operational since 2004. The shop has a long-standing presence in the Asheville market, indicating established customer relationships and operational stability.
Web Presence Breakdown Transactional Presence & Quality: 30 Social Media & Video Footprint: 30 Core Landing Page Usability: 13 Community & Service Integration: 13
Nearest drum shops: Big Tez House Of Drums Greenville, South Carolina (55 mi) Atlanta Drum Shop Atlanta, Georgia (159 mi) Star City Drum Shop Salem, Virginia (183 mi) Jungle Drums Huntington, West Virginia (196 mi) Drum Center of Lexington Lexington, Kentucky (199 mi)
Nearest large competitors: Guitar Center Asheville, North Carolina (2 mi) Music & Arts Asheville, North Carolina (3 mi) Guitar Center Johnson City, Tennessee (53 mi) Guitar Center Greenville, South Carolina (54 mi) Music & Arts Greenville, South Carolina (54 mi)