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Guitar Stores in Ventura, CA
Ventura has 10 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.
Salzer's Records
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,803 reviews
Retro longtime shop, known for its large selection of new and used LPs, CDs and DVDs.
Grady's Record & CD Refuge
4.7 ★★★★★ 122 reviews
Storied shop featuring vintage vinyl records, cassettes and CDs.
Guitar Planet
4.8 ★★★★★ 68 reviews
Guitar shop carrying a range of models and gear, and offering repairs and lessons.
Pawn Shop of Ventura CA
4.1 ★★★★☆ 81 reviews
Jewelry store, pawn shop and loan agency featuring guitars, amplifiers and electronics.
Musicians Brass and Woodwind
4.4 ★★★★☆ 9 reviews
Ventura Music Center
3.6 ★★★★☆ 14 reviews
Guitar Tech Corner
4.5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Guitarras Finas
3 ★★★☆☆ 2 reviews
Good to know in Ventura
2 of the 8 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Grady's Record & CD Refuge, Guitar Planet and The Guitar Rx.
Hunting vintage? Salzer's Records and Pawn Shop of Ventura CA 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.
- Pawn Shop of Ventura CA ★★★★☆ 4.1 (81)
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.
- Guitar Planet ★★★★★ 4.8 (68)