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Guitar Stores in Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis has 11 guitar stores — including 4 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 7 vintage specialists, and 6 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.
Electric Fetus
4.8 ★★★★★ 3,449 reviews
Well-stocked, longtime record store featuring a wide selection of new and used vinyl.
Twin Town Guitars
4.7 ★★★★★ 316 reviews
Music store with a variety of acoustic and electric guitars, plus lessons, repairs, and gear.
El Diablo Amps & Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 205 reviews
Music shop offering electric guitars, amps, and effects pedals, plus repairs and lessons.
Stevie's Guitars - Guitars.net
4.9 ★★★★★ 122 reviews
Midwest Musical Imports
4.7 ★★★★★ 129 reviews
Woodwind store specializing in sales and repairs, with a focus on double reeds.
Midwest Modular
4.9 ★★★★★ 66 reviews
Synth shop featuring a range of modular gear for electronic musicians, plus online sales.
Vintage Strings & Musical Instrument Co
5 ★★★★★ 50 reviews
Hoffman Guitars
4.5 ★★★★★ 68 reviews
Store offering guitars and repair services.
Blackbird Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 30 reviews
Warm, friendly music store offering stringed instruments for sale and lessons, plus repairs.
Good to know in Minneapolis
3 of the 9 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Twin Town Guitars, Stevie's Guitars - Guitars.net, Midwest Musical Imports, Vintage Strings & Musical Instrument Co, and 2 more.
Hunting vintage? Electric Fetus, Twin Town Guitars, Stevie's Guitars - Guitars.net, Midwest Musical Imports, and 3 more 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.
- Electric Fetus ★★★★★ 4.8 (3,449)
- Stevie's Guitars - Guitars.net ★★★★★ 4.9 (122)
- Midwest Musical Imports ★★★★★ 4.7 (129)
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.
- Twin Town Guitars ★★★★★ 4.7 (316)
- Blackbird Music ★★★★★ 4.9 (30)