Guitar Stores in St Paul, MN
St Paul has 15 guitar stores — including 2 that buy used gear, 2 with lessons, 4 vintage specialists, and 8 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.
Vig Guitars
4.8 ★★★★★ 216 reviews
Musical-instrument seller and repair shop, also offering setups and pickup replacements.
Metro Sound & Lighting Inc.
4.8 ★★★★★ 194 reviews
Store carrying professional DJ and musical equipment, as well as audio accessories.
St Paul Guitar Repair
4.9 ★★★★★ 170 reviews
Shop specializing in the restoration and repair of electric, acoustic and bass guitars as well as other stringed instruments.
Willies American Guitars
4.5 ★★★★★ 232 reviews
Vast selection of vintage guitars and basses for sale, plus a repair service.
Overman Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 116 reviews
Guitar, bass and ukulele repair shop that also builds custom guitars and electric guitars.
Capitol Guitars
4.8 ★★★★★ 140 reviews
Friendly staff sells new and used guitars from top brands and some smaller makers, including rare and custom models. Also available are amplifiers, other musical gear and instrument repair.
Modern Day Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 106 reviews
Family-owned store for stringed instruments and other equipment, plus lessons.
Quinn Violins-Open by Appointment Only
4.8 ★★★★★ 99 reviews
Musical instruments, including bows and guitars, sold and rented, as well as repair services and accessories.
Music Go Round
4.4 ★★★★☆ 129 reviews
Chain of music stores buying, selling & trading instruments, sound equipment & accessories.
Mahler Music Center
4.9 ★★★★★ 45 reviews
Shop selling new and used accordions, concertinas and related items, with in-house tuning and repairs as well as lessons.
FYE
3.4 ★★★☆☆ 196 reviews
Entertainment retail chain selling new & pre-owned music, movies & video games, plus T-shirts.
Owasso Guitar Co.
5 ★★★★★ 5 reviews
Ron Tracy Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Thistledown Guitars
1 ★☆☆☆☆ 1 reviews
Good to know in St Paul
1 of the 13 shops with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For a setup or repair work, the shops with a bench here are Vig Guitars, St Paul Guitar Repair, Willies American Guitars, Overman Guitars, and 4 more.
Hunting vintage? Metro Sound & Lighting Inc., St Paul Guitar Repair, Willies American Guitars and FYE 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.
- Willies American Guitars ★★★★★ 4.5 (232)
- Music Go Round ★★★★☆ 4.4 (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.
- Capitol Guitars ★★★★★ 4.8 (140)
- Modern Day Music ★★★★★ 4.8 (106)