Guitar Stores in Denver, CO
Denver has 21 guitar stores — including 5 that buy used gear, 4 with lessons, 11 vintage specialists, and 16 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
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,798 reviews
Instruments such as guitars, keyboards, drums, and amps are sold and rented at this chain store.
The Denver Folklore Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 367 reviews
This music store sells new & vintage instruments & also offers repair services & lessons.
Flipside Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 294 reviews
Chill, welcoming, pedal-stocked guitar shop, also offering repair services.
Colfax Guitar Shop
4.7 ★★★★★ 241 reviews
Music specialist providing a range of guitars, accessories & repairs in a quaint storefront space.
Hackl Guitars Repair Shop
5 ★★★★★ 161 reviews
Specializing in custom guitar building, restoration services & repairs, by appointment only.
Spampinato Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 169 reviews
Instrument store and repair shop run by guitar techs who also teach guitar setup and building.
Gravity Music Gear
4.1 ★★★★☆ 436 reviews
No-frills retailer & consignment shop selling & buying used guitars, amps & more.
Sound Town
4.7 ★★★★★ 170 reviews
Resource for new & used PA systems, microphones, lighting equipment, mixers, drum sets & more.
TENORIO WERX
5 ★★★★★ 101 reviews
Shop specializing in the repair, setup and maintenance of acoustic and electric guitars, as well as basses, with knowledgeable staff.
VON'S VIOLIN SHOP
4.9 ★★★★★ 104 reviews
Neighborhood music shop offering the sale, rental & repair of violins & other string instruments.
Victor Guitar
4.9 ★★★★★ 66 reviews
Store offering guitars, plus setup and repair services, and music instruction.
Wedgles Music & Loan
4.3 ★★★★☆ 119 reviews
Downtown shop for new and pre-owned instruments, including guitars and amps.
Dan's Guitar Works
5 ★★★★★ 39 reviews
By-appointment guitar repair shop offering setups, fretwork, and other services.
Matney Guitar Company
5 ★★★★★ 34 reviews
National Speaker and Sound
4.3 ★★★★☆ 37 reviews
Audio store offering amps, pedals & other products, plus guitars, basses & speaker repair services.
Sinister Hand Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 15 reviews
Vintage Tone Amp Repair
5 ★★★★★ 11 reviews
Good to know in Denver
7 of the 19 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, The Denver Folklore Center, Flipside Music, Colfax Guitar Shop, and 12 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, The Denver Folklore Center, Flipside Music, Colfax Guitar Shop, and 7 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 ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,798)
- The Denver Folklore Center ★★★★★ 4.8 (367)
- Gravity Music Gear ★★★★☆ 4.1 (436)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.2 (1,798)
- The Denver Folklore Center ★★★★★ 4.8 (367)
- Spampinato Guitars ★★★★★ 4.9 (169)