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Guitar Stores in Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield has 14 guitar stores — including 5 that buy used gear, 4 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 5 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.
Gold & Silver Trading Co
4.9 ★★★★★ 1,011 reviews
Clean, friendly shop that lets visitors buy or pawn items like electronics, jewelry and power tools, and sell their own.
Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,079 reviews
Chain store selling guitars, drums, keyboards, amplifiers and other musical accessories.
FYE
4.4 ★★★★☆ 728 reviews
Entertainment retail chain selling new & pre-owned music, movies & video games, plus T-shirts.
Gold & Silver Trading Co
4.7 ★★★★★ 466 reviews
Pawn shop selling gold, silver and diamond jewelry, as well as watches, guitars and coins.
Bakersfield Sound Co.
4.8 ★★★★★ 158 reviews
Clean operation offering guitar, drum, amp and bass gear, along with lessons and repair work.
Going Underground Records
4.4 ★★★★☆ 212 reviews
Longtime store offering a selection of vinyl albums and 45s, along with turntables.
Front Porch Music
4.5 ★★★★★ 136 reviews
Vintage and new guitars, amps and ukuleles, plus drums, keyboards and accessories for sale.
World Records
4.6 ★★★★★ 118 reviews
Store for new and used records also hosting live concerts and serving wood-fired pizza.
Buy Sell Vintage Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 62 reviews
California Keyboards Music Center
4.6 ★★★★★ 89 reviews
Dave's Guitar Shop/Bakersfield Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 17 reviews
Good to know in Bakersfield
5 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, Bakersfield Sound Co., Nick Rail Music, Buy Sell Vintage Guitars, and 1 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, FYE, Gold & Silver Trading Co, Buy Sell Vintage Guitars, 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 ★★★★☆ 4.3 (1,079)
- Gold & Silver Trading Co ★★★★★ 4.7 (466)
- Going Underground Records ★★★★☆ 4.4 (212)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.3 (1,079)
- Bakersfield Sound Co. ★★★★★ 4.8 (158)
- Nick Rail Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (105)