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Guitar Stores in Pasadena, CA
Pasadena has 8 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 6 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 ★★★★☆ 1,454 reviews
Music store chain with a wide range of instruments, amps, and recording equipment.
Bertrand's Old Town Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 253 reviews
Quaint mainstay for classical & pop sheet music, plus woodwind, brass, band & string instruments.
Fantastic Musical Instruments
4.9 ★★★★★ 73 reviews
New & used cellos, violins & other stringed instruments for sale or rental, plus parts & repairs.
RDG Woodwinds, Inc.
4.8 ★★★★★ 70 reviews
Specialized provider known for clarinet and oboe repairs, also selling double-reed instruments and sheet music.
Wild West Guitars
4.6 ★★★★★ 72 reviews
Los Angeles Classical Guitars
4.7 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
Appointment-only showroom for a range of classical guitars, accessories & sheet music.
Talisman Amps
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Alegra Guitars
Good to know in Pasadena
1 of the 7 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Bertrand's Old Town Music, Fantastic Musical Instruments, RDG Woodwinds, Inc., and 2 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Fantastic Musical Instruments, RDG Woodwinds, Inc., Wild West 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 (1,454)
- RDG Woodwinds, Inc. ★★★★★ 4.8 (70)
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 (1,454)
- Bertrand's Old Town Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (253)