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Guitar Stores in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles has 26 guitar stores — including 4 that buy used gear, 7 with lessons, 14 vintage specialists, and 15 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.
Amoeba Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 10,713 reviews
Indie music lovers' hangout for free live shows & an eclectic stock of new releases & vintage hits.
Guitar Center
4.5 ★★★★★ 3,528 reviews
Long-running retailer for guitars and other musical instruments with repair services.
Nomadic Guitar Repairs And Lessons
5 ★★★★★ 339 reviews
Guitar tech offering lessons and repairs of all kinds, plus vintage models.
International House of Music
4.2 ★★★★☆ 469 reviews
Spacious music retailer provides a diverse selection of instruments, audio equipment & used gear.
Rockwalk
4.7 ★★★★★ 234 reviews
Store specializing in guitars, with handprints and memorabilia from famous artists.
Caveman Vintage Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 161 reviews
Resale shop featuring a range of vintage musical instruments & records, plus repairs & lessons.
Neely Guitars LLC
4.7 ★★★★★ 147 reviews
Music shop specializing in custom guitars, from acoustic to digital, plus repairs & restorations.
Los Angeles Violin Shop
4.7 ★★★★★ 118 reviews
Mikey's Hook Up - Silver Lake
4.7 ★★★★★ 113 reviews
Store offering computers, music equipment, and pro audio and video supplies.
Marina Music Center
4.5 ★★★★★ 131 reviews
Music store for guitars, amps, basses, drums & repairs, plus Western & ethnic musical instruments.
Studio Instrument Rentals
4.7 ★★★★★ 102 reviews
Chain resource for renting musical instruments, plus rehearsal space and recording studios.
Future Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 107 reviews
Neighborhood music shop with a wide range of instruments plus repairs & a performance space.
Adam's Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 83 reviews
Full-service music store that sells & rents instruments, plus offers lessons & repairs.
Old Style Guitar Shop
4.5 ★★★★★ 75 reviews
Music shop specializing in guitars and offering a variety of models, including some with signature rubber bridges.
Candelas Guitars
4.6 ★★★★★ 67 reviews
Guitar maker specializing in classical, flamenco, mariachi & bajo sexto models & accessories.
Asken Guitars Guitar Repair Los Angeles
4.7 ★★★★★ 46 reviews
Musical instrument repair shop specializing in guitars that also sells strings.
Horn Connection
4.7 ★★★★★ 42 reviews
Brass instrument shop fixing saxophones and other instruments such as flutes.
Westlake Guitar
5 ★★★★★ 29 reviews
Mikaleno's Guitar Setups
5 ★★★★★ 26 reviews
Stein On Vine
4.6 ★★★★★ 31 reviews
Circa 1940s musical instrument store for new, used & antique jazz instruments, plus repair services.
Vazquez Guitar Shop
4.1 ★★★★☆ 46 reviews
Studio of master luthier German Vazquez Rubio featuring his handmade guitars & other instruments.
Esp Guitar Co
4.4 ★★★★☆ 33 reviews
Orangewood Guitars LA Showroom
5 ★★★★★ 16 reviews
Performance Guitar
4.7 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
Open since 1976, this laid-back music shop offers custom-made instruments, plus repairs & parts.
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Good to know in Los Angeles
13 of the 24 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Nomadic Guitar Repairs And Lessons, Rockwalk, Caveman Vintage Music, and 11 more.
Hunting vintage? Amoeba Music, Guitar Center, Rockwalk, Caveman Vintage Music, and 10 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.
- Amoeba Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (10,713)
- Guitar Center ★★★★★ 4.5 (3,528)
- Rockwalk ★★★★★ 4.7 (234)
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 ★★★★★ 4.5 (3,528)
- Nomadic Guitar Repairs And Lessons ★★★★★ 5 (339)
- Rockwalk ★★★★★ 4.7 (234)