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Guitar Stores in San Jose, CA
San Jose has 15 guitar stores — including 4 that buy used gear, 7 with lessons, 5 vintage specialists, and 10 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
4.4 ★★★★☆ 621 reviews
Retailer offering a wide selection of new and used guitars, drums, keyboards and recording equipment.
Accordion Repair Shop San Jose
5 ★★★★★ 185 reviews
Repairs and rentals for accordions (and even lessons to learn how to play them).
Guitar Showcase
4.7 ★★★★★ 161 reviews
Guitar specialty shop, also stocking a range of instruments & gear, including a vintage selection.
Music Village
4.7 ★★★★★ 136 reviews
Store for musical instruments; sheet music; and instructors, plus repairs.
Music Village
4.8 ★★★★★ 120 reviews
Large music shop with band & specialty instruments to buy or rent, sheet music, repairs & lessons.
Kamimoto String Instruments
4.6 ★★★★★ 143 reviews
Music store offering violins, violas & other string instruments, plus rentals, repairs & lessons.
Pro Audio World
4.7 ★★★★★ 121 reviews
Established showroom providing a wide selection of DJ equipment, audio, lighting & recording gear.
CB Perkins Guitar Shop
4.9 ★★★★★ 54 reviews
Friendly and knowledgeable family-run store offering new and used guitars, plus maintenance and repairs.
Music Exchange | Piano Store in San Jose, CA
4.1 ★★★★☆ 93 reviews
Music store chain offering new & secondhand pianos, plus rentals, tuning & repairs.
Guitar Wars
4.5 ★★★★★ 58 reviews
Musical instrument store featuring a variety of guitars, including vintage models, plus repair services.
Ukulele Source
4.9 ★★★★★ 34 reviews
This relaxed music store sells an array of ukuleles, plus strings, cases, stands, amps & tuners.
Park Avenue Music Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 56 reviews
Store offering a range of musical instruments, as well as sheet music.
Good to know in San Jose
7 of the 15 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Accordion Repair Shop San Jose, Guitar Showcase, Music Village, and 6 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Guitar Showcase, Kamimoto String Instruments, Music Exchange | Piano Store in San Jose, CA, 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 ★★★★☆ 4.4 (621)
- Guitar Showcase ★★★★★ 4.7 (161)
- Kamimoto String Instruments ★★★★★ 4.6 (143)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.4 (621)
- Accordion Repair Shop San Jose ★★★★★ 5 (185)
- Guitar Showcase ★★★★★ 4.7 (161)