Guitar Stores in Boise, ID
Boise has 11 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 4 with lessons, 7 vintage specialists, and 8 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 ★★★★☆ 1,276 reviews
Popular, large chain outpost offering a wide selection of guitars, drums, keyboards, amplifiers and equipment.
Dorsey Music, Boise
4.5 ★★★★★ 336 reviews
Local music store stocking string, brass and woodwind instruments, offering sales, repairs, and rentals.
12th Fret Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 176 reviews
Selection of new and used guitars, basses, amps, keyboards and drums, plus lessons.
Olswanger Pianos - Piano Tuning, Restoration & Sales
4.9 ★★★★★ 131 reviews
Piano tuner (with 40+ years', 43+ years' experience) offering in-home services.
Welch Music Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 128 reviews
Pianos are among the many instruments sold and repaired at this clean shop that offers lessons and delivery.
Gates Guitar Repair
5 ★★★★★ 67 reviews
Store offering guitar repair services including adjustments and setups, plus installations.
The Better Fret Guitar Repair
5 ★★★★★ 43 reviews
Repair shop for stringed instruments, with options for setups and fretwork.
Spin Records Boise
4.5 ★★★★★ 42 reviews
Vintage and rare vinyls store for music lovers that requires an appointment.
Bolin Guitars & Repair
4.8 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
Good to know in Boise
3 of the 7 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Dorsey Music, Boise, 12th Fret Music, Olswanger Pianos - Piano Tuning, Restoration & Sales, and 4 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, 12th Fret Music, Olswanger Pianos - Piano Tuning, Restoration & Sales, Welch Music Center, and 3 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 ★★★★☆ 4.3 (1,276)
- Welch Music Center ★★★★★ 4.7 (128)
- Spin Records Boise ★★★★★ 4.5 (42)
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 (1,276)
- 12th Fret Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (176)
- Spin Records Boise ★★★★★ 4.5 (42)