Guitar Stores in Bloomington, IN
Bloomington has 9 guitar stores — including 4 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 2 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.
Landlocked Music
4.6 ★★★★★ 275 reviews
Well-stocked store specializing in new and used vinyl albums, as well as CDs and DVDs.
Ace Pawn & Gold
4.3 ★★★★☆ 69 reviews
Long-running pawn shop buying, selling, and lending money on goods, including tools, electronics, and musical instruments.
Colonel's Guitar Ranch
4.8 ★★★★★ 36 reviews
Things With Strings and More
4.5 ★★★★★ 34 reviews
Edmonson Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 1 reviews
Good to know in Bloomington
2 of the 8 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are The Davis Academy of Music, Colonel's Guitar Ranch and Things With Strings and More.
Hunting vintage? Landlocked Music and Rewind 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.
- Ace Pawn & Gold ★★★★★ 4.5 (70)
- Ace Pawn & Gold ★★★★☆ 4.3 (69)
- Rewind Records ★★★★★ 4.8 (31)
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.
- The Davis Academy of Music ★★★★★ 5 (76)
- Things With Strings and More ★★★★★ 4.5 (34)