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Guitar Stores in Oakland, CA
Oakland has 6 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 1 with lessons, 1 vintage specialist, 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.
Oakland Guitars
4.8 ★★★★★ 177 reviews
Store offering a range of used guitars, pedals, and amps, plus repair services.
Mountain Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 103 reviews
Mom-&-pop music shop for handcrafted guitars & other instruments, plus lessons for kids & adults.
Wood Street Guitar Repair
4.9 ★★★★★ 63 reviews
Well-regarded shop specializing in setting up and fixing guitars as well as other stringed instruments.
Gold Rush Guitars - We Buy Guitars!
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
Somogyi Ervin
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Good to know in Oakland
3 of the 5 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Oakland Guitars, Mountain Music, Wood Street Guitar Repair and Stewart Port Guitars.
Hunting vintage? Mountain Music is the vintage & rare specialist 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.
- Oakland Guitars ★★★★★ 4.8 (177)
- Mountain Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (103)
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.
- Mountain Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (103)