Guitar Stores in Anchorage, AK
Anchorage has 7 guitar stores — including 1 that buys used gear, 2 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 4 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.
Mammoth Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 331 reviews
Musician-friendly business selling guitars (electrics, ukuleles and basses), ukuleles, drums, amps, and keyboards.
Horn Doctor Music Store Inc
4.8 ★★★★★ 164 reviews
Established retail outlet for musical instruments including guitars, plus repairs.
The Music Man
4.5 ★★★★★ 177 reviews
Musical instrument store offering guitars and a variety of other options, as well as rental programs.
Petr's Violin Shop & Guitar Central
4.6 ★★★★★ 141 reviews
Store for guitars, violins, basses, and other string instruments, plus repair services.
Guitar Center
4 ★★★★☆ 225 reviews
Musical instrument, guitar and audio equipment seller, plus rentals and repair services.
Anchorage Guitar Central
4.9 ★★★★★ 37 reviews
Music & Arts
3.9 ★★★★☆ 18 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Good to know in Anchorage
1 of the 7 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Mammoth Music, Guitar Center, Anchorage Guitar Central and Music & Arts.
Hunting vintage? Mammoth Music, Guitar Center, Anchorage Guitar Central and Music & Arts are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.
Selling or trading gear?
This shop buys or trades 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 (225)
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 (225)
- Music & Arts ★★★★☆ 3.9 (18)