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Guitar Stores in Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara has 4 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 3 with lessons, 3 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.
Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 1,996 reviews
Retail chain providing a range of guitars as well as drum sets, keyboards and recording devices.
The Starving Musician - SANTA CLARA
4.6 ★★★★★ 914 reviews
Store with a large selection of new & used instruments for sale or rent, plus accessories & repairs.
Guitar Center Repairs
4.7 ★★★★★ 43 reviews
Good to know in Santa Clara
All 3 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, The Starving Musician - SANTA CLARA and Guitar Center Repairs.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Guitar Center Repairs and Dean Markley Strings 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 (1,996)
- Guitar Center Repairs ★★★★★ 4.7 (43)
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 (1,996)
- The Starving Musician - SANTA CLARA ★★★★★ 4.6 (914)
- Guitar Center Repairs ★★★★★ 4.7 (43)