Guitar Stores in Huntsville, AL
Huntsville has 13 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 5 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 7 with repair shops. Listings are ranked by what players say (rating weighted by review count) and show live open-now hours and who buys used gear, so you can pick a shop and go.
Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 985 reviews
Guitar Center branch stocking amplifiers and drums.
Vertical House Records
4.8 ★★★★★ 284 reviews
Cool, local retailer for new and pre-loved records of various genres, along with CDs and cassettes.
The Fret Shop
4.6 ★★★★★ 181 reviews
Friendly musical instrument shop offering new and used guitars, lessons and repairs.
Gadsden Music Company - Huntsville
4.4 ★★★★☆ 117 reviews
Instruments, books and accessories are sold at this shop, plus reeds and cleaning kits.
T Shepard's Discount Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 80 reviews
Store specializing in musical instruments, particularly guitars, and offering repairs.
Guitar Center Lessons
4.5 ★★★★★ 88 reviews
Harmony Sound Five Points
4.9 ★★★★★ 60 reviews
Friendly music store selling guitars, banjos and violins, with a knowledgeable and helpful staff, plus repair service.
Huntsville Strings Shop
4.7 ★★★★★ 57 reviews
Store carrying violins and other stringed instruments, with lessons also available.
The Cigar Box Guitar Store
4.9 ★★★★★ 21 reviews
Hallman's Music
3.8 ★★★★☆ 38 reviews
Musical instrument shop offering rentals and repairs, as well as a school with lessons.
Royceharmonicaworks
4.5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Danny Davis Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Good to know in Huntsville
2 of the 13 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, The Fret Shop, Gadsden Music Company - Huntsville, Guitar Center Lessons, and 3 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Vertical House Records, The Fret Shop, Gadsden Music Company - Huntsville, and 1 more are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.
Selling or trading gear?
These shops buy or trade used gear — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews, not a guess. Bring in the one you don't play; store credit usually beats the cash offer, and calling ahead with the make and model saves everyone time.
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.4 (985)
- Guitar Center Lessons ★★★★★ 4.5 (88)
- The Cigar Box Guitar Store ★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
Getting started?
These stores offer lessons — for kids, adult beginners, and players knocking off rust. There's no wrong first guitar: rent or buy the instrument, get it set up, and book the teacher in one trip.
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.4 (985)
- The Fret Shop ★★★★★ 4.6 (181)
- Guitar Center Lessons ★★★★★ 4.5 (88)