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Guitar Stores in San Luis Obispo, CA

San Luis Obispo has 5 guitar stores — including 1 that buys used gear, 1 with lessons, 2 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.

Grand Central Music & Conservatory

4.8 ★★★★★ 114 reviews

3195 McMillan Ave # E, San Luis Obispo, CA

Buys used gear Lessons Repairs & setups fair trade-in offersknowledgeable stafffriendly staff

Friendly store selling guitars (new and used), basses and ukuleles.

The Sauce Pot

5 ★★★★★ 25 reviews

245 Tank Farm Rd # K, San Luis Obispo, CA

expert setups & repairs

Ernie Ball Inc

4.6 ★★★★★ 23 reviews

4117 Earthwood Ln, San Luis Obispo, CA

Repairs & setups Vintage specialist

Triplett Harps

4.9 ★★★★★ 17 reviews

220 Suburban Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA

Vintage specialist

National Reso-Phonic Guitars, Inc

5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews

871 Via Esteban C, San Luis Obispo, CA

Repairs & setups

Good to know in San Luis Obispo

1 of the 5 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.

For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Grand Central Music & Conservatory, Ernie Ball Inc and National Reso-Phonic Guitars, Inc.

Hunting vintage? Ernie Ball Inc and Triplett Harps are the vintage & rare specialists in town — evidence from the shop's own site or player reviews.

Selling or trading gear?

This shop buys or trades 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.

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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.

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