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Guitar Stores in Chico, CA
Chico has 11 guitar stores — including 4 that buy used gear, 4 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 8 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
4.3 ★★★★☆ 490 reviews
Shop selling guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, basses and other instruments.
Mahar's Vintage Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 101 reviews
Mike Mace Guitar Repair
5 ★★★★★ 84 reviews
Repair shop at the Music Connection specializing in stringed instruments from guitars to violins.
The Music Connection
4.8 ★★★★★ 101 reviews
Shop offering new, used and rental instruments, plus instruction and repair services.
The Guitar Place
4.4 ★★★★☆ 7 reviews
Guitar Center Lessons
Good to know in Chico
3 of the 8 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Mahar's Vintage Guitars, Mike Mace Guitar Repair, The Music Connection, and 4 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Mahar's Vintage Guitars, Mike Mace Guitar Repair, Broadway Pawn, 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 (490)
- Mahar's Vintage Guitars ★★★★★ 5 (101)
- Broadway Pawn ★★★★★ 4.7 (63)
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 (490)
- The Music Connection ★★★★★ 4.8 (101)
- Kai Music and Arts ★★★★★ 5 (14)