Guitar Stores in Peoria, IL
Peoria has 4 guitar stores — including 1 that buys used gear, 4 with lessons, 3 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 ★★★★☆ 458 reviews
Chain music store with a large stock of guitars, amps, keyboards, and other instruments, plus lessons.
Kidder Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 222 reviews
Music store offering a range of instruments for sale and rent, plus lessons, repairs, and sheet music.
Flores Music
4.4 ★★★★☆ 107 reviews
Relaxed shop offering a large variety of stringed instruments, amplifiers, speakers (and some lessons), plus repair service.
Strings &Things by Don / Don's Music Land
5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Good to know in Peoria
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Guitar Center, Kidder Music, Flores Music and Strings &Things by Don / Don's Music Land.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center, Kidder Music and Flores Music 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 (458)
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 (458)
- Kidder Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (222)
- Flores Music ★★★★☆ 4.4 (107)