Guitar Stores in Springfield, IL
Springfield has 10 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 2 vintage specialists, and 5 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.
Dumb Records
4.7 ★★★★★ 298 reviews
Local establishment offering vinyl and CDs, along with an arcade, a stage and turntables.
Monster Pawn Springfield Inc
4.6 ★★★★★ 273 reviews
Pawn shop offering loans, as well as guns, jewelry, musical instruments, electronics, and tools.
Capital City Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 171 reviews
Supplier of musical instruments stocking electric and acoustic guitars as well as pianos and drum kits for purchase.
The Music Shoppe Inc.
4.8 ★★★★★ 105 reviews
Musical instrument shop offering a good selection of instruments for sale or rent, plus repairs and lessons.
Stevenson Drive Pawn Shop
4.3 ★★★★☆ 68 reviews
Anything Buy-Sell-Trade Store
3.9 ★★★★☆ 64 reviews
Anything from household goods and musical instruments to electronics and power tools can be bought, sold, or traded at this shop.
Steinway Piano Gallery - Central Illinois Selection Center
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
ZenPluck Guzheng 千音古筝
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Good to know in Springfield
2 of the 9 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Dumb Records, Capital City Music, The Music Shoppe Inc., Stevenson Drive Pawn Shop, and 1 more.
Hunting vintage? Dumb Records and Dumber Records 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.
- Dumb Records ★★★★★ 4.7 (298)
- Stevenson Drive Pawn Shop ★★★★☆ 4.3 (68)
- Dumber Records ★★★★★ 4.6 (14)
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.
- Capital City Music ★★★★★ 4.6 (171)
- The Music Shoppe Inc. ★★★★★ 4.8 (105)