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Guitar Stores in Boston, MA
Boston has 7 guitar stores — including 3 that buy used gear, 1 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.
Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,026 reviews
Music store offering a selection of guitars, keyboards, and other instruments, plus lessons and repairs.
The Boston Sax Shop, LLC
4.9 ★★★★★ 232 reviews
Repair shop for saxophones and other horns, with an inventory for sale.
Virtuosity Musical Instruments
4.9 ★★★★★ 140 reviews
Musical instrument store offering new and used items, including saxophones, plus repairs.
Good to know in Boston
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 Boston Sax Shop, LLC, Virtuosity Musical Instruments, Musical Instrument Services Center, and 1 more.
Hunting vintage? Guitar Center and The Brighton Emporium 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 (1,026)
- The Boston Sax Shop, LLC ★★★★★ 4.9 (232)
- The Brighton Emporium ★★★★★ 4.9 (186)
Getting started?
This store offers 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 (1,026)