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Guitar Stores in Highland Park, IL
Highland Park has 5 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 3 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 4 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 ★★★★☆ 461 reviews
Retail musical instrument chain selling guitars amps, drums, keyboards and DJ equipment.
The Music Gallery
4.8 ★★★★★ 86 reviews
Upscale brick-and-mortar shop stocking a wide selection of guitars and offering repair services, set-ups and lessons.
Guitar Center Lessons
Good to know in Highland Park
2 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, The Music Gallery, Dean Zelinsky Guitars and Guitar Center Lessons.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, The Music Gallery, Dean Zelinsky Guitars and Guitar Center Lessons 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 ★★★★☆ 4.4 (461)
- Guitar Center Lessons
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 (461)
- The Music Gallery ★★★★★ 4.8 (86)
- Guitar Center Lessons