Guitar Stores in Skokie, IL
Skokie has 4 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 2 vintage specialists, and 1 with repair shop. 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.
Skokie Cash Jewelry and Loan
4.7 ★★★★★ 324 reviews
Pawn shop buying gold & silver, plus cash for valuables from watches & fine jewelry to game systems.
Evanston Band & Orchestra
4.3 ★★★★☆ 66 reviews
Snug new & used musical instrument store with rentals, accessories, sheet music, repairs & lessons.
Good to know in Skokie
For a setup or repair work, the shop with a bench here is Evanston Band & Orchestra.
Hunting vintage? Skokie Cash Jewelry and Loan and Evanston Band & Orchestra 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.
- Skokie Cash Jewelry and Loan ★★★★★ 4.7 (324)
- Evanston Band & Orchestra ★★★★☆ 4.3 (66)
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.
- Evanston Band & Orchestra ★★★★☆ 4.3 (66)
- BLUE GUITAR ZONE - Online Music Lessons ★★★★★ 5 (1)