Guitar Stores in Gainesville, FL
Gainesville has 9 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 5 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 6 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.
TBGoods
4.8 ★★★★★ 835 reviews
Guitar Center
4.1 ★★★★☆ 559 reviews
Store of a national chain offering guitars and other instruments, plus lessons.
Hoggtowne Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 115 reviews
Guitar store with an extensive selection and repair services.
Guitar Center Lessons
4.4 ★★★★☆ 56 reviews
Tony's Stringed Instrument Repair
4.5 ★★★★★ 42 reviews
Luthier offering musical instrument repair services, including setup work, fret replacement, and electrical repairs.
Bunt Backline Event Services
4.7 ★★★★★ 22 reviews
Audiovisual equipment rental shop also providing musical instruments, lighting, and stage equipment.
Good to know in Gainesville
4 of the 9 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are TBGoods, Guitar Center, Hoggtowne Music, Guitar Center Lessons, and 2 more.
Hunting vintage? TBGoods, Guitar Center, Guitar Center Lessons and Kowal and Son LLC 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.
- TBGoods ★★★★★ 4.8 (835)
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.1 (559)
- Guitar Center Lessons ★★★★☆ 4.4 (56)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.1 (559)
- Hoggtowne Music ★★★★★ 4.6 (115)
- Safa Music Group - Gainesville ★★★★★ 4.9 (45)