Guitar Stores in Aurora, IL
Aurora has 5 guitar stores — including 1 that buys used gear, 3 with lessons, 3 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
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,004 reviews
Music store offering guitars, drums, keyboards, and other instruments, plus repair services, lessons, and rentals.
PM Music Center
4.8 ★★★★★ 171 reviews
Music store for students, teachers and professional musicians, offering rentals, instrument repair and sales, along with books and accessories.
Music & Arts
4.4 ★★★★☆ 62 reviews
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Lamentation Plus Inc
4 ★★★★☆ 3 reviews
Good to know in Aurora
3 of the 5 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, PM Music Center and Music & Arts.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Superjumbo Records and Arcade and Music & Arts 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 ★★★★☆ 4.4 (1,004)
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 ★★★★☆ 4.4 (1,004)
- PM Music Center ★★★★★ 4.8 (171)
- Music & Arts ★★★★☆ 4.4 (62)