Guitar Stores in Lakeland, FL
Lakeland has 3 guitar stores — including 1 that buys used gear, 2 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.
Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 2,048 reviews
Part of a chain, this music store offers guitars, amps, keyboards, and other instruments, plus lessons.
Carlton Music Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 555 reviews
Large selection of guitars, amps and band instruments, plus lessons and repairs.
Good to know in Lakeland
1 of the 3 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Carlton Music Center and JC's Family Music.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center and Carlton Music Center 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.
- Guitar Center ★★★★☆ 4.3 (2,048)
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 (2,048)
- Carlton Music Center ★★★★★ 4.7 (555)