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Guitar Stores in El Cerrito, CA
El Cerrito has 4 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 1 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 3 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.
Granters Pawn Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 361 reviews
Musical equipment, diamond rings, gold jewelry and other items bought and pawned, plus sales.
Down Home Music Store
4.8 ★★★★★ 96 reviews
Store established in 1976 carrying CDs, DVDs & LPs of roots music such as folk, gospel & zydeco.
Rockin' Robbie's Music - El Cerrito
4.7 ★★★★★ 83 reviews
Carrying music books & accessories, this shop rents & sells guitars, keyboards & band instruments.
berkeleywind
Good to know in El Cerrito
2 of the 4 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Granters Pawn Shop, Rockin' Robbie's Music - El Cerrito and berkeleywind.
Hunting vintage? Granters Pawn Shop, Down Home Music Store, Rockin' Robbie's Music - El Cerrito and berkeleywind 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.
- Granters Pawn Shop ★★★★★ 4.8 (361)
- Down Home Music Store ★★★★★ 4.8 (96)
- Rockin' Robbie's Music - El Cerrito ★★★★★ 4.7 (83)
Getting started?
This store offers 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.
- Rockin' Robbie's Music - El Cerrito ★★★★★ 4.7 (83)